The independent-reporter., 1910-09-15
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

By announcement made in another
column our readers will note that
the LeWia Shoe Co., have secured the
exclusive control of the popular
Packard Shoes in this vicinity and
have them on sale in all sizes.
w. L. Walker of Seattle, Wash, is
listing at the home of Col. and Mrs
". R. G. Estes. Mr.. Walker is Il
brother of Mrs. Estes and one of the
prominent business men of Seattle.
He is we'll known in Skowhegan ana
his many friends extend him royaI
elcome.
George H. Pishon is buying hay as
fast as offered and is shipping sew
Ell al cars day. He has three press
es at work now and expects two
more next week. If you have hay.
potatoes or bark see him before SELL
ing.
About twenty young people went
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Williams Wednesday evening to give
N Gerry Plummer a surprise, the fol
lowing day being his birthday MI,
Plummer must have had PRESENT.
ment, for when the door bell rang
and he was told that someone wished
to see him he replied They can come
in" Various games were played and
refreshments of cocoa and cakes were
served The young people were de
termined that at least one feature of
the evening should be unexpected
and were not disappointed, for when
beautiful scarf pin was presented to
the host, he was actually surprised.
On Monday evening a party of
eighteen young ladies, members and
guests of the Queen Esther Circle of
the Methodist church, met at the
home of Miss Ethel Brainerd A
short business Meeting was held, fol-
lowed by a rehearsal of a play soon
to be presented by the society, and
then a game of ghost was instituted.
Just as the game was at its height,
suddenly great grinning face ap-
peared at the window, much to the
surprise and CONSERVATION of the as
sembly. AS soon as the hostess could
collect her senses she approached the
window and opening it discovered the
cause of the excitement to be but a
harmless lantern, constructed
from a large basket covered with
crepe paper and bearing the name of
Miss Briggs. Investigation found it to
contain tinware of all shapes and
sizes, for kitchen use. A jolly TYNE
was enjoyed as Miss Briggs opened
the packages, guessing the contents
of each before opening. After a social
game the girls departed. wishing
Miss Briggs all happiness and assur-
ing her of their readiness to test the
use of the various articles at some
future date.
In regard to the pictures of Miss
Zaidee Morrison exhibited at the
Sta.e fair, the Lewiston Journal has
the following: The work of Miss q.
Morrison of Skowhegan stands out as
among the best ever shown at the
State fair. Miss Morrison is little
known here, but she has studied in
New York and her pictures are ample
proof of her ability. They will at
tract the attention of any judge of
paintings even If they are not conspi-
cuously placed. Her pictures in oils
are wholly portraits, the first pic
lures on the left as one enters the
wing of the third floor which contains
the exhibit They are adequately
but quietly framed, and are quiet pic
lures anyway The best of the collec-
tion perhaps, or at least the one
which attracts earliest recognition,
is the full length portrait of a wo-
man, a harmonious we'll poised and
finely painted portrait. Many of the
others are simply heads of various
subjects, always portraits in which
one dwells upon the subject rather
than the painting itself There are
some pictures upon viewing which
all one can think Of is paint. Miss
Morrison uses paint to attain her end,
but that end isn't paint. One head in
pencil which seems of unusual eX-
cellence is that of a man, small por-
trait, but showing that Miss Morri-
son has facility with pencil and cray
on as well as with brush, That is
further proven when one runs across
more of her pencil work near the far
ther side of the wing and on the OPP
posite wall-a little girl in a field of
flowers, a wood scene in which are
three figures-this in wash-and d
number of others.