The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-01-18
Charles Greene Ca me.

Ii is with the sincerest sorrow that we have
to record the death of Mr.. Charles Greene
Came-for nearly twenty 1.-two years an editorial
writer upon the Boston Journal. Mr.. Games
death occurred at noon Thursday, at his home
on Clifford street, in the Highland District,
Boston. He has been in failing health for year
or more and has been confined TO the house for
several months; but his condition was not
such as to occasion apprehension of 60 sudden
termination of his sickness, and the news of
his death brings shock of surprise as we'll as
OF grief to his many friends. Mr.. Came was
born in Buxton, September 26. 1926, and en-
tered yale College in 1916. Gradu ating in
1S49, he studied law ia this city for three years,
occupying portion of his time in teaching.
He was admitted to the bar in this city in Oct
1852, aud it was in this same year that he had
several months of editorial experience in this
city, which may have contributed to turn him
toward that profession and away from the bar,
for which, in the opinion of his friends, he
possessed peculiar qualifications. He practiced
law in Rockland from October, 1852, to August,
1858, and from September, 1858, to July, 1856,
he practiced his profession in Portland and
filled the position of assistant editor upon the
Portland Advertiser. For the two years next
succeeding he was chief editor OF that journal.
lie was elected a member of the Maine House
of Representatives in February, 1854, and
reelected in September of that year. In May,
1857, be accepted position upon the Boston
Journal as editorial writer, which he retained
TO the tims of his death. La September, 1856,
he was married to Miss Sarah M. Lewis of
New Haven. His wife died, after long and
painful illness, about year and half ago.
Three children are left, two daughters and
son.
Mr. Games literary labors were confoed
chiefly to his articles for the journals with
which he was connected. He wrote an essay on
the Legal Organization of the People to
Select Candidates for Office,' which received
the second prize offered by the Union League
of Philadelphia. He was lected to give the
poem at the centennial celebration at Buxton,
which was afterward published he contributed
one or two essays to the North American
Review and he wrote frequently fer the Boston
Every Saturday. He has written regularly for
the Boston Journal since his connection with
the paper was formed, and although failing
health has of late obliged him to relinquish
active labor, he has still contributed occasional
articles to its columns
Mr.. Came, as writer, was easy, versatile
and vigorous; he possessed an ample store of
reformation on wide variety of subjects, and
his judgment was clear and impartial Re
was man OF affable, but very quiet manner,
and of singularly even and tranquil temper
ament Hlghminded and honorable in all his
ways, he won AMI held the respect, as we'll as
the sincere affection of those who were
associated with him. In sickness and in
health, in sff1iction as in happiness, he was the
same kind, gentle, equable Christian gentle
man. and those who knew him most closely in
the walks of daily life can recall nothing in
his intercourse with them which was other
than cordial and endearing.