The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-29

| yesterday this communication was received
| from the directors:
In BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
January %, 1890.
| The president announced the DEATH on the
| twenty third instant, of George Lewis Deb
| lois, a member of this Board; and there
| upon
| Voted, that the following minute be en-
| tered upon the record Of the Board
Mr.. Debl0is was native of Boston, and
graduate OF the English High School. He
| first engaged in mercantile business. but
soon became connected with the Merchants
Insurance Company, and during the remain
der of his life, more than forty years, he
was identified with the interests Of Insurance
From 1853 until his death he was secretary
or president of the China Mutual Insurance
Company. This long official connection
with one company Is the strongest possible
evidence of his ability fidelity and integrity.
While his chief care vas cons
pany with which he was so long connected,
he found time to devote to many good causes,
| In aid OF the public welware as well as OF
private business, and In all his relations he
won the respect and regard of the community
IN which he lived. and OF all with whom he
came In contact.
The members Of the Board will greatly
miss his genial eompanionship, his deep in
terest In our company,-aRdN his ever ready
efforts to promote its success. fn~hiS. death
they lose not only trusted associate, but a
taiuCu lO tuCii oOAkOh lOT Hl3 lOSS,
they add their earnest sympathy for his
widow and children; the death of such a
husband and father is bereavement which
only those, upon whom 1t falls, can appre-
ciate, and their grief Is too great and too
sacred to allow any attempt at words Of con-
ISOLATION"
Henry o. Smith.
Director Bonney having been designated
at meeting Of the finance committee Of the
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company Of
Maine to report in relation to the death of
Henry ID. Smith, presented the following.
which was adopted, and ordered to be spread
upon the record:
The directors OF the Union Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company have learned with sorrow ofthe
decease Of Mr.. Henry ID. Smith. who has been
connected with the company In various capacities
for more than twenty-seven years.
Mr.. Smith entered the service OF the company
as an office boy, and as a reward for faithful de-
made secretary in 1881, which position he was
compelled to resign two years ago, on account of
falling health. Since then he has continued In
the employ OF the company In the mild climate OF
the Southwest.
The directors desire to place on record their ap-
preciatioh OF his fidelity and devotion to the COM
pany's welfare during this long period OF service
Isabelle c. Lowell.
Miss Isabelle G. Lowell, whose death was
lately announced. was member OF one of
the old Portland families, daughter Of
Capt. William Lowell, one of the old time
shipmasters Of Portland, engaged in the
West India trade. For many years she kept
a private school with her sisters, Annie and
Ellen, who were well-known teachers. Her
sister Harriet, married the late Joseph X.
Brazier, one of whose daughters Is the wife
of Mr.. Payson Tucker.
Isabelle was employed In few years ago at
the Register of Deeds office. She was per-
many friends by whom she was much be-
loved The funeral services yesterday were
conducted by Rev. DIR. Merrill Of the Second
Parish church. There was a large atten-
dance of her friends. Two Duets were sung
by Mrs Chase and Mrs. Farley, Zone by
One" and "Sister thou vast mild and love-
ly."
0ats,e.iro T.. wo~siios.
Mrs. Catherine l.. Wording, the generous
donor of Wording Hall to Kicker Classical
Judge VIM. 4. Wording of Racine, Wis,
died in Boston on Friday, January "a, aged
72 years and 10 months.
Mrs. Wording was daughter OF Samuel
Lawrence, and she was married to Judge
Wording at her home hin Meredith Bridge,
now Laconia, NH, July II, 1889. An only
son died when nearly years of age at Ra-
cine, Wis, August 25, 1858 The remains Of
Mrs. Wording were taken to Racine for in
ter rMent.
Darwin ingalls,.
BRIDGToN, January 2S,-Darwin lngalls,
the wealthiet man In this region and high
ly respected citizen, died yesterday. aged
81. He was a brother to Hon Henry In
gals Of Wiscas5et. Years ago he accumula.
ted fortune iu Western land Investments
and had also dealt largely in lumber in
Maine. He represented the town in the leg
islature, served as selectmau and on the
school committee, and was also a director of
the Bridgton Il Saeo River railroad. He
leaves widow and several children.
Notes.
Mrs Sarah Bainbridgs Hayes, last suryl-
wing child of Commodore Banbridge, VINO
commanded the frigate Constitution after the
latter's celebrated battle with the GuerrleTe
| in the war Cf 1912, died yesterday at the resi-
| dence of her son-in-law, Howard Il. Phllllps,
| In New York, in her S7th year.
| Ex-Coyern0r Bruss Of Illinois, for the past
| 20 wears large stocshod-r aud editorial
writer of the Chicago Tribune, died at late
| hour Monday night