The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-08-28
Recent Deaths.

home on Fernald street, East Deerinp.
August 18th after a long and hopeless
illness of heart trouble and dropsy. Mr..
Foss was first taken i'll some three years
ago and for time his life was despaired
of. He made partial recovery, how
ever, and was even able to resume duty
in quiet way, bei,g detailed to the
parks last summer. But even this slight
exertion proved too much for him and
he fell ill again and since last September
his condition has been bad varied by &C.
casional rallies. Mr.. Foss was appointed
to the police department py Mayor In
graham q years ago, at the same time
with Inspector Quinn and Sergeant
Chase. He was born in Belfast, Me,
November l, 1868, and went on his first
voyage at the age of 10 years. This was
coasting vessel. He continued with her
one year. and then spent two years as
boy aboard deep sea vessel. While he
was away his father moved his family to
Portland. When young Foss returned to
this city. He stayed ashore but very
short while and soon shipped aboard the
English ship Nebo. That was the last
his people saw of him for II years. In
the Nebo he went to Glasgow, to Car
diff and to Bombay and back to Eng
land; he was two and one-half years
aboard her. During the II years he
made three voyages around the world.
AT the age of II he was second mate
of full rugged ship. In 1883. while in
Nagasaki, he shipped in the American
navy. serving three years, first on the
Monocacy and then on the Trenton.
After returning to America in the
a short visit at his home in Portland, and
then shipped in the merchant service
again. AS first mate of big ship he
made long voyage out of New York,
and on this trip he was the first man to
cross the Nicaraguan bar. Despite the
peril of the adventure he rowed safely
over the bar with companion in
dinghy. Alter this voyage he was mate
OF the biggest sailing ship that ever
weighed anchor in Portland harbor, the
Jacob A. Stanler of New York. In 1891
Mr.. toss spent one year on coasting
schooners, and this made him sick of the
sea for he liked only deep water sailing.
After serving on various beats in the
city Mr.. Foss was assigned to duty in
East Deering from noon to midnight,
and it is no eXaggeration to say that he
was one of the most useful officers in the
entire police department. He made a
study of the section of the city where he
was stationed and had everybody for his
friend. He preserved the peace by the
power of persuasion rather than by
force, but he was fully equal to forcible,
methods if it ever became necessary.
During his prime he stood six feet two
and half inches in height and weighed
2S5 pounds. His training on ship board
gave him a good idea of discipline and
he had very little trouble In handling his
beat. But he used methods that are
now being preached at great lenghth by
exception that he worked them out of
his experience and built up things as he
came to them. He was one of the first
policemen to go before police court
judge to intercede for arrested persons,
offering to be responsible for their good
behavior. In this he was virtually the
founder of the probation system in this
city. Mr.. Foss was the inspiration of
two or three groups of boys in East
Deerlng having camps or clubs, thereby
working out far in advance of others,
the idea that is now crystalized in the
Boy Scout movements. Mr.. Foss was
made member of the Masonic order in
Shanghai, China, and he became a mem
Der of Beacon Commandery, Knights of
Malta, in this city when the organization
was founded. Portland Argus.
Job P Ingraham died August 18th at
his home in Rockland. He had been fail
ing steadily the past year, but was con-
fined to the house only few weeks. He
was born in Rockland March Is, 1885, and
| his connection with the business affairs
of Rockland began when he was IS and
he conducted a little store at the south
end. Later his father built store at
lngraham hill and Mr.. 1ngraham and his
brother, Calvin c. 1ngraham, were in the
grocery business there seven or eight
years "Uncle Job came up town in
1861 and bought from John Wiley the
store now occupied by his son, E. B. Ingra-
ham. He was in the provision business
there 26 years One day-May Is, 1855
Fred W. Wight, then a member of the
firm Of Cobb, Wight & Co. came to him
and asked him to go on the road to sell
carload of 5-pound pals of lard. This
was Mr.. lngraham's first work of that
kind, and it was destined to be followed
by ~ active years as travelling salesman,
in the course of which he was to become
intimately acquainted with every trader
in Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties,
and part of Kennebec county. For the
first four years his territory was Knox
county, after which his route was gradu-
ally extended to the three other counties
aforementioned. Early in the summer
of 1908 the realization forced itself upon
him that he was no longer physically ca
pable of performing this arduous work,
and he came home from an uncompleted |
trip to tender the resignation which h is
employers SO regretfully received. The
Masonic fraternity CLAIM ed large share
of Mr.. 1ngraham's spare moments. He
was life member Of Aurora Lodge and |
belonged to other local branches of that .
order up to and including Claremont Com
mandery, K. T., of which he was past
Eminent Commander. He was also an
active member of Golden Rod Chapter,
0. E. S. One who was his intimate friend
for nearly half a century has said of him:
mot only in this city, but all over the
territory he covered in his business duties,
he was lovingly greeted as Uncle job
This was not expressive OF any undue
familiarity but of the friendliest and
highest esteem. There were reasons for
this universal regard, among which may
be named: his genial nature, uniform
courtesy and kindness, sympathy and