Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-02-12


nounced. Full information concerning
the requirements OF the examination can
be secured from the postmaster at Ellis
worth Falls, or from the United States
civil service commission, Washington,
ID. G.
The auxiliary boat Alexis /. DUPONT,
built by the Ellsworth Foundry & Ma
chine Works, will sail to-day from South
west Harbor, where she has been receiv-
ing the finishing touches. DR.. e. Fl. Baker
will take the trip on her to Jacksonville,
Fla, returning Immediately by rail. He
expects to be away about three weeks.
Capt. John Peterson will go as far as Bos
ton as pilot. air
There was a large attendance at the
Roosevelt memorial exercises at the
Unitarian church Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Ashley A. Smith, pastor OF the
Universalist church Of Bangor, paid elo-
quent tribute to Col. Roosevelt. Miss
Erva Giles was soloist, with Mrs. A. A.
| Pickett at the organ. Mr.. Smith also
preached an inspiring sermon at the same
church Sunday forenoon.
| The firemen were called out Friday
evening for fire at the store of Frank A.
Rideout, on State street. The store has
been closed during the illness of Mr..
Rideout, but fire was kept in it to pre-
vent goods from freezing. The fire caught
the woodwork back of the stove, and
| spread to the ceiling. The damage to the
building is comparatively small, but
damage from smoke and water is con-
| siderable.
These are busy days for one Ellsworth
boy, DR.. George Parcher, now head of the
San Francisco marine hospital, with eight
surgeons, two pharmacists and ffty-three
employees. At present the hospital is
| filed to its capacity, 1S0 patients, with
thirty pltients in other hospitals. A new
burden recently has been added requiring
the hospital staff to examine all soldiers
and sailors discharged from the army or
| navy who make claims under the war risk
| insurance law. At a cost of S232, 800 the
hospital, which is maintained by the
| United States Public Health Service, is
erecting four frame temporary ward build
| ings and two small permanent structures
| for attendants and surgeons quarters. A
bill is now before Congress appropriating
| $500 for permanent buildings. DR..
| Parcher hopes the new temporary build
ings will be ready for occupancy next
June.
Plans to bring marked improvement in
| the express service throughout the country,
| have been announced by A. FL. Sawyer,
| local representative of the American Rail-
way Express Co. "Better Service Cam
paign" will be undertaken by the 1876, 900
men and women employed in the express
business, for the purpose et raising the
standards of packing, wrapping and mark
ing express shipments. The drive
started this week in every city and
town in the county. 1t will COM
prise campaign of education and
appeal among express employees stimuli
taneously with a widespread effort to
secure the cooperation OF the shipping
| public along the same lines. No new
| packingor marking rules have been adopt
ed for the campaign, but express drivers
and receiving clerks will be instructed
hereafter to insist, firmly but courteously,
that the rules already in force be strictly
adhered to. The chief purpose of the
campaign is to check the waste of time,
effort and money that result from lost or
damaged shipments.