The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-18

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Abbot Kendall, WIFI
have been filling musical engage
ment in st. Petersburg, Fla, arrived
home Monday forenoon and are agail
occupying their apartment in tn
Greene house on East Front street
Mrs. Abbie X. Wildes, who recent
| ly returned from Rochester, ". Y
is storing her household goods AM
/ expects to leave about the first o
June to spend the summer with he
| son, William Wildes in Chicago.
Mrs. A. L. Ireland of Gardiner wal
in town Monday attending to matters
of business. Mrs. Ireland fomerl!
| lived on the River Road Ind is nov
| located on twenty acre farm foul
miles from Gardiner on the electric
| car line to Lewiston
Word has been received here tina
Howard l.. Jewett, formerly of Soutl
Scion and Skowhegan, now of New
Bedford, Mass, Is seriously i'll from
the effects of a paralytic shock. Mr.
Jewett is the father of Mrs. C. Fl
Tilton and Miss Blanche Jewett.
Early Sunday morning, while herd
of cattle belonging to Frank Palmer
was being driven through the town
one of the heifers ran wild on Water
street and plunged through the door
of Bison & Conants shoe store. The
plate glass was badly smashed and
the two and a quarter inch door was
broken.
A masquerade party was much en-
ioyed in Heselton Hall Friday even
ing under the direction of the Polly
anna Club. About 100 attended and
music was furnished by Varney's or
chestra. A meeting of several lad
les and gentlemen interested was held
Saturday evening in view of. organic
ing regular club for the purpose of
having series of dances next win
ter.
Mrs Carl Curtis returned yesterday
from Portland where she has been
attending the White Openings and Wis
iting with relatives. On Tuesday
she was present at the observance of
tie 53rd marriage anniversary of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund L. Wal
ker. Mr.: and Mrs. Walker were mar
ried in Portland but about ten years
later moved to Skewhegan were they
resided for nearly thirty years Many
local people will wish to extend con-
gratulations and we'll wishes to the
couple.
The last in the series of pianoforte
recitals given by the pupils of Mrs
Dora. T.. Nya occurred Friday evening
in the parlors of the Public Library
No admission was asked. The three
niano pupils who played were Miss
Helen HAYES, Miss Helen Bouchard
and Claiide Bouchard. Descriptive
readings were given, by Miss Ruth
Viles and Kenneth Woodbury., clarin-
etist, assisted in the program. Miss
Halves. an accomplished young pia-
mist played 1.-THE Storm" one of her
own compositions without notes while
Miss Boucharti and Nh. Bouchard
played difIicult selections with much
ease and splendid Interpretation
Their duet numbers were played In
perfect unison and were especially
pleasing features of, the entertain
,ment. The players were very lib
eral with their encores occasioned by
persistent applause, and from start
to finish the program was of unusual
excellence. Through the efforts OF
Mrs. Nye. Skowhegan people have had
an opportunity to listen to much good
music during the winter and spring
aud the young performers have been
given excellent training. Mr.. Bou-
charl and Miss Halves are both stud
ents at Skowhegan High school. The
following numbers were played: Valse
Chromatique. 9Th. Ieschetezky). Miss
Bouchard; Sunday Morning at Glin
tFr. ,BendeD. Mr. Bouchard; 1.-THE
Myrtles" paul Wache), Miss Halves
piano duet, "Sextetter from Lucia
di Lemermoor'" (DonizettD, Miss ant
Mr.. Bouchard; reading, 'Fr. Schubert
Miss Ruth Viles; a group of three
numbers (a) "Impromptu in A uat'
(Fr. Schubert), (b) La Refine des
Fetes' Is. Smith and fc) The Storm
(Hawes). Miss Halves; clarinet solo
"Cabaletta" (DonizettD, Kenneth
Woodbury., accompanied by his mother
Mrs. william B. Woodbury.; group o
three numbers (a) 'To Wild Rose,
| ED. MacDowelD, (b) "Venitenne
Fourth Barcaulle" tBenj. GODDARD
and (c) Romance (Sibetins) Mis-
Boaehard; reading. description o
Polonaise I'm c sharp minor" Mis-
lvtles; group of three numbers Ia
i''nolonaise in three sharp minor
Chopin, 90 Song from the. Sci
IPieces" tMacDowelD, tc) La Biel
Aimee" ED Schultz, Mr.. Bouchard
fpiano duet. "Valse from Faust" tCh
Gounedl, Miss Bouchard and MI
| blanchard