The Portland daily press., 1892-02-05
Henry Lord of Bangor, president of the
State Board, and others.
DAUGHTER OF A MAINE FAMILY.
Death of Mrs. Brush Who Wrote "The
ColonePs Opera Cloak"

BROOKLYN, N. Y, February 4.-Chris-
tine Champlin Brush, wife of Rev. Alfred
Fl. Brush, died at New Utrecht, l.. l.,
yesterday. She was well known as the
writer of ''The Colonels Opera Cloak
and other stories. Mrs. Brush was born
in Providence, R. l., in May, 1S41. Prior
to 1867, for several years she taught
drawing in the state normal school at
birmingham, Mass, and subsequently
devoted her time to water color painting,
in which she attained great success. She
married in 1878. Her husband the pas
tor of the Reformed Dutch church at
New Utrecht, and two children survive
her. One of Mrs. Brushs grandfathers
was Rev. DR.. jeremiah Champlin, one of
the founders and first president of Wat
erville College, now Colby University.
Her father was the late Rev. DR.. Jere-
miah Champlin, author of many we'll
known books. Her mother was the late
Mrs. Jane Dunbar, for many years a
constant contributor of stories and
sketches to various periodicals and also
the author of numerous popular Sunday
school books.
Isaac L. Stanwood,
Mr.. Isaac L. Stanwood of North Var
mouth died at his home in that town,
Wednesday, aged 63 years. MI. Stan
wood has been for many years the prln-
cipal trader in Yarmouth, and he held
the constant respect and esteem OF all
his fellow citizens. For three years MI.
Stanwood was an invalid, and for the
last year he was an extreme sufferer.
His wife died last autumn. He leaves
no children. Mr.. Stanwood was prom
inent Mason, and was foremost in for
warding all public enterprises in his ma
tive town and will be a great loss.
Deaths in Rockland.
Especial to the Press.l
RocKLAND, February 4.-Wyman Wal
lace Ulmer, assistant deputy collector of
customs and inspector for the Port of
Rockland, died this morning of consump-
ton aged 53 years. Mr.. Ulmer went out
ing in active service until 1864. In the
battle of Gettysburg, he was seriously
| injured by fragment of shell and was
honorably discharged on account of disa-
bility. The deceased was member and
at one time commander of Edwin Libby
Post, G.. A. r. Mrs. Ulmer survives
| him.
Mrs. Clarissa Bird, widow of John
Bird, Sr., and the mother of the late A.
J. Bird died this, morning at the ad-
vanced age of nearly 95 years.
e. Everett Robbins.
GARDINER, February 5.-E. Everett
Robbins, age 81, well known and re-
spected citizen, died at his residence in
this city this morning of dropsy after
protracted illness. The deceased was
| the senior member of the firm of G. A.
Robbins & Sons, and a prominent mem
Der of the Methodist church. He was q
member of the city government mum
ber of years, and at the time of his death
was director of the high school. Ht
leaves widow and three sons.
| Rev. Thomas r. Lambert, ID. d.
Boston, February 4.-Rev. Thomas R.
| Lambert, D. D., well known clergy.
man, died at Hotel Oxford this morning
| He has been i'll for some weeks. DR.
| Lambert was the oldest Episcopal cler
gyman in the state, though some years
ago he resigned the rectorship Of St
Johns church, Charlestown, which he
had held for over thirty years, that being
his last active work in the ministry. HI
was born in Berwick, Me-, in 1909.
| Obituary Notes.
Russell Sage, Jr., nephew and heir O.
the financier, Russell Sage, died in New
York yesterday.
| Sidney F. Whitehouse, an old and wei
known citizea of East Boston, died Wed
nesday afternoon at $50 o'clock. The
| deceased was a native of Auburn.
Rev. Seth Sawyer died yesterday al
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