Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-02-09

In September, 1849, DR.. Brainard moved
his family to Green Bay, where they lived
for four years; while there Charles Rol-
lin Brainard was taken in the office of the
Green Bay Advocate by Robinson Bros,
where he learned the printers trade; he
also, for Il time, clerked in a store.
In 1852 his father came to Waupaca
Falls and entered $50 acres of land, and
in the spring of 1858 moved his family
here. The first year of their resi-
dence here, Mrs. Brainard had charge of
the hotel formerly kept by Mr.. Van du
Lee, and the doctor attended to his prac~
tice, and the building of a sawmiH and
residence on the land previously entered.
Soon after coming to Waupaca, Redfield
Bros. started the old Spirit printing office
(now the Republican office). in which
Charles Rollin Brainard worked. Some
time after Mr.. Larson started Il pager
the Waupaca Register, in which young
Brainard worked till the paper was sus-
pended. When not in the printing office
he attended school.
At 10 years of age. in 1859, by the rs-
sistance of Bishop Kemper he secured It
scholarship in Racine college. upon the
terms that the college would give him his
tuition, board, clothes, etc, and $50
year, he agreeing to preach in the Epis-
copaL church thereafter. He graduated
at Racine in 1864, at the head of his,
class. He then attended Nashotah Theo-
logical seminary three years. He was
next under the guidance of Bishop ATunit-
age in Milwaukee for one year.
While in Milwaukee he became ac-
quainted and afterwards engaged to-
Miss EIizabe Washburn, a thoroughly
educated and polished lady, who had for
merly come from Middleborough, Mass.
She was near kin to Senator and Gov.
Washburn and a second or third cousin
to the great preacher, Rev H w. Beech
er. Her family had wealth, position and
Influence In 1868 or 1869 Brainard was
chosen rector of the Episcopal church at
MiddleboFough, Mass. (the home of Miss
Washburn), which he at once accepted
and SOON after moving there they were
married. There was one child born to-
them,, daughter, that died when about
y Yeas old.
Charles, RoIlin Brainerd's married life
was not peaceful one, perhaps, on ac-
count of his very eccentric dispositions,
so they parted.
After some three or four years of MINI.
isterial life he renounced his vows to Ra-
cine college and embraced Catholicism.
He them WAS admitted to the bar by the
courts o3 fassa chusetts and became
lawyer.
But LITTLE was known of him for some
years. afterwards. He moved to New
York anF took UP literature.
Some twelve or fourteen years ago he
came to- Waupaea, and began to denounce
his mother, very hard, even going SO far
as to- swear on the stand that she was
not his; GThother); he harassed and tor
mented her almost beyond endurance,
and at tie same time trying to get pos
session of her property, but he was not
successful He then disappeared for
some years. ard no one knew what had
become of him.
After his mother died Brainard OBJ
tained temporary possession of the old
home and has lived here in Waupaea
since. He must have, early in life,. be-
come addicted to stimulants, which habit
in the end gained the mastery oven ONE
of the brightest minds, and at middle, age
he. died without dollar or a friend.