Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-06-02

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1926.
This is cleanup week in Ellis
worth, by proclamation of Mayor
Hodgkins. See that your premises
are cleared of unsightly rubbish
heaps. Set such an example that
your neighbor will do the same
Merchants should clear their cellars
or sheds of old boxes, straw and
waste material Those are not I'M
slightly, perhaps, but they are I'M
safe-a fire menace. We had one
such fire this week. This should be
mot only cleanup week duty, but
a year-round duty.
Taking as a barometer records on
ole at the State of Maine Publicity
Bureau on inquiries received as a
result of newspaper and magazine
advertising, made possible through
%he fund raised by cities and towns,
Maine should have its banner season
Ghe coming summer, The records
show that for the week ending May
4 this year, the fourth week after
advertising began, 1882 inquiries
were made by mail, as against 5S1
For the same period last year. This
shows nearly so per cent. increase.
inquiries made in person at the
Bureau are as heavy at the present
zine as in the middle of June last
wear.
We must certainly "hand it, to
our firemen for the work done at
&he Main street fire Sunday morning.
When they arrived at the fire, in a
NEST of frame buildings, fire had
already reached four buildings, and
was spreading rapidly, fed by high
1y inflammable material. Within
Few minutes they had it under con-
1rol, and in forty-hve minutes the
truck was back in the engine house
for a clean up. That was good
work. A word must also be said
Cor the good water supply. Ellis
worth is ready with praise of its
iremen and its water supply, but
let us not raise any feeling OF false
security. Eternal vigilance is the
price of safety. Clean up your fire
traps
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A Mcclellan OF
ISLAND Falls and Earle Anderson OF
sherman Mills, were in Ellsworth
for the weekend and Memorial day.
A large attendance is requested
AT a meeting of the Odd Fellows on
FRIDAY night, when the first and sec
end degrees will be worked.
Mrs. H. W. Dunn has sold her
nouse on Dean street to Mrs. Addle
Iavey of Otis.
This is commencement week IN
Ellsworth. An inspiring baccalau-
veate sermon was delivered by kew.
Clarence Emery at a union service
at Hancock hall Sunday evening.
This afternoon the ball game be
tween the high school team and the
alumni will be played. Tomorro"
forenoon, class day exercises Will De
held at the high school auditorium.
The play, scheduled for tomofro"
evening, has been cancelled. Inc
graduation exercises will take place
FRIDAY afternoon at O'Clock, at
Hancock hall. The graduation pail
Fridav evening will close the week
program.
Some criticism has been caused Wy
The sending of the fire truck out oa
town to answer alarms or hre. VI
course. the first duty of the hremen
IS TO protect home property, anu
there is possibility of ire starr
ing while the truck is away, but that
danger is remote. On the other
T1and. we owe something to our
neighbors. If property is threat,
aned it is a poor neighbor who VIII
not. even at some risk to nlmseil'
lend a hand to help protect II; Inc
FIllsworth firemen have already
saved much property in neighporlng
4owns. Such service is appreciated
and tends to create feeling Oh XIII
shin between our neighboring towns
and ourselves. OF course, some
discretion should be used, both as
70 distance and the property en-
f1angered, but that, we believe, may
safely be left to the towns Gaining
Cor aid. If Ellsworth, threatened
Nv a. fire that seemed likely to get
Toevond control, should call for AID
srom Bar Harbor or Bangor, ana De
refused, we would feel pretty sore.
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