The Republican journal., 1919-04-03
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The Florida Times Union of March
Goth has the following in regard to a for
mer Belfast boy and a graduate Of B. H.
S: "The postmastership at Palm Beach,
which has been vacant for some time be-
cause of the resignation of the postmis-
tress, has at last been awarded to John
w. Doe, a druggist of twenty years
standing in this community. DR.. Doe
was one Of eight applicants for the posi-
ton, and each of them had to pass civil
service examination in order to deter
mine who would be the appointee. DR..
Doe was the lucky one, and his appoint
ment was made by cable, the president
being in France, DR.. Doe intends to de-
vote his whole time to this federal office,
which is gradually getting more and more
important as the town expands, and he
has sold his drug store on Clematis ave-
nue., West Palm Beach to DR.. w. w.
Broadwell He has also advertised for
sale numerous parcels of real estate
which he held around the community,
and intends only to keep the lot that he
owns on the ocean front Just north of the
Breakers. He expects to build home as
soon as he has disposed of his other hold
irgs Mrs. Doe who was the originator
of the Conservatory of Music at West
Palm Beach, and who for many years has
been leading lady in the community, is
now n Jacksonville in charge of a SINH
lar organization there during the absence
of it's principal, who is in France doing
war work. Miss Etfie Doe, who has been
carrying on the conservatory in West
| Palm Beach during the season, will leave
the first { the month to JOIN her mother,
so the new postmaster of Palm Beach
will have to keep bachelors hall for a
while. Or. Doe is a very reputable man,
who originally came from Bar Harbor,
Me. He Is prominent Mason and good
mixer, and his appointment to this re-
sponsble position at Palm Beach is about
as good as can be made.
Mrs. Roy H. Southard returned last
! Friday from weeks visit at her former
home in Lewiston She went to meet
I her brother, Corp. Steven Ferrll, who
had been in France for fifteen and one
| half months with the trench mortar brig
aie of the Twenty sixth Division. They
arrived in Lewiston Thursday and were
given most loyal reception. Mrs.
! Southard had only a few hours with her
brother and found out only little of
what this branch of the famous Twenty
Sixth had accomplished and endured.
OF the 80 Lewiston boys who enlisted
two were killed, four died of natural
/ eau eS and tive were wounded; four of
the Latter returned and the other was de-
tanned in New York hospital Corp.
Ferrll brought MS medals stripes, etc,
with him, but is not inclined to wear
them or his unifoIm simply for show.
These boys had been in the thickest of
the fighting lined up with the infantry.
and know what it is to meet death in all
its FORMS On answering the question as
to how SO many of the Lewiston bows
escaped, he said no one can account for
|. it, but 1t is e fortunes of war. On one
occasion he had received orders to fire
and with two comrades was within few
feet of the gun when a German shell
struck it, He was landed in near by
trench, one OF his -ompanions was thrown
! through the dugout door and the other
/ was mounted on a gun several feet away
and none were injured. Things like this
happened time and again. T second
night before the armistice was signed the
Germans near them built a large bonfire
and the Americans let them enjoy their
celebration in peace. The next night
the Americans built their fire and were
thankful of the opportunity to celebrate,
but the Germans threw gasses at them
and our boys turned heavy guns on them,
their Just desert. Corp. Ferrill says too
much praise cannot be accorded the won-
derful work of the American Red Cross
for their representatives were everywhere
and their care and attention wonder ul.
Corp. Ferrill is % years of age and a
Maine woods guide. He did not see a
French girl he cared to bring home with
him, but prefers the English young wom-
en-. His many souvenirs are wonderfully
interesting and he can tell where they
came from and what they mean.