The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-08-23

Henry S. Marden is spending a short va
cation with his father, Henry c. Marden.
He is accompanied by his wife and four
children. Two children are with the par
ents and two are visiting with relatives in
Brooks. Mr.. Marden was an engineer on
the Maine Central a few years ago, but is
now the driver of an automobile fire engine
in Boston.
Frank Cox of Wakefield, Mass, is visit
ing friends in Belfast and vicinity. He
learned the harness makers trade in the
shop of L. F. Mcdonald of Belfast about
80 years ago, but for number OF years has
been in the clothing and furnishing goods
business. at one time having stores in Chel-
sea and Wakefield He also has an office in
Boston as an expert accountant.
Capt. and Mrs. George ". Chase and
daughter, Miss Elena, arrived Friday.
They left Callao, Peru, some months ago
to make tour of Europe and expected to
arrive in Belfast earlier, but were detained
in England by the illness OF Capt. Chase,
who is now much improved, and il is hoped
by h 5 many friends that a Sojourn in his
native place will ensure complete recovery.
Re-. T. 5. Philbrook ard party returned
last week from their cruise in the sloop
Golden Rod, and Mr.. Philbrook occupied
his pulpit in the Baptist church sunday
morning and took part in the services at
the ethodist church in the evening. The
party were favored with generally fine
weather and had very enjoyable cruise
along the Maine coast anO among the
islands. They also had good deep-sea fish
ing.
Prof. Charles j. Ross, A. NJ a graduate
of Colby, with his wife, Mrs. Lillian +.
Ross, A. B., graduate of Wellesley, teach
ers of several years experience in High
schools and Academies in Maine, MaSsa-
chuSetts and New Hampshire, have been
engaged by the trustees of East Corinth
Academy for term of years The school
year begins Aug. 2Sth Prof. Ross is a
brother of n. D. Ross of Lineolnville.
Ernest NJ. Jacobs was in Belfast last Fri
day en- route to his home in Camden. He
was returning from a tour of the Canadian
northwest with theatrical company man
aged by Perry & Patten of Old Town.
They went as far west as Vancouver and
their tour ended at Toronto Next season
they will tour California. Mr.. Jacobs en-
joys his work and will engage in some
theatrical enterprises during his vacation
Prof Robert j. Sprague, the newly
chosen professor of economics and sociology
at the University of Maine, is d native of
Frankfort, Me. He graduated from the
East Maine Conference seminary. After
years teaching at Kent's Hill. he entered
Ohio Wesleyan University, where he re-
mained two years, Then he entered BoS-
ton university, where he graduated in 1881!
Following this he taught at keuJ's Iiili and
then returned to Boston University and
Harvard for graduate work IL economies
and sociology. He received the degree of
NJ. A. from Boston University and Harvard
and the degree of Ph. y. irom Boston
Univ ersity. For the past i've Years, DR.,
Sprague has been professor oI ECONOMICS IN
Knox college All the present time LIE is
engaged III the preparation of history OF
banking in Illinois under tile auspices Of
the Carnegie Institution. Prof. eprague
has been offered the presidency of tine East
Maine Conference seminary al BucNSport
anl also of the Maine Wes cyan seminary
at keuts Hill, but has declined o1th As he
wishes to remain in college AMI university