The Portland daily press., 1899-04-27
OBITUARY.
MRS. DIR. MADISON J. BRAY.

MRS. DIR. MADISON J. BRAY.
Mrs. Elizabeth (Johnson) Bray died in
Evansville. Ind, April e5, 1899, aged 90
years. 10 months.
Mrs. Bray was well known In Portland.
She was born In windham. Maine. June
90, 1908 and was the augntsr of Esquire
Charles and Ann (Tate) johnson OF
Windhsm Hill. Her grandfather was
Major James johnson OF the Revolution
airy army. who first lived at Stroudwster,
but moved TO Poland, Maine. whore he
died in 1881, aged 90 years. She was a
great granddaughter Of George Tate, the
kings mast agent at Stroudwater, and q
grand niece OF Admiral George Tate Of
the Russian navy, who visited his nome
for the last time, when she was eleven
years Of age. She was a cousin to Ad-
miral James Alden of the American
navy, and sister of the late Mrs. Joseph
Walker of our city. She was the last of
her fathers family.
| Elizabeth johnson married, October q,
| 1888, DIR. Madison j. Bray, OF Naples.
Maine, and soon after removed to Evans.
| Vile, where they have since resided. Her
husband, now in his ninetieth year, sur
wives her, also son, Madison j. Bray,
Jr. They had daughter who died at the
age of four years. Mrs. Bray was loyal to
her girIhood home, and within few
weeks, named q hill that they had pur-
chased at Evansville, windham Hill. in
honor of her birthplace. One OF the
dearest places on earth to her WAS the cot
tsgs. when shs first saw the light of day,
overlooking the common with it's beauti-
| full elms. She had cheerful disposition
WAS liked by her acquaintances and re-
spected by those among whom she has
always lived. Until the death OF her
sister, Mrs. Walker, she was n constant
visitor to Portland and Windham. whers
| the news of her death will be- received
with sadness She always felt as the poet
did when he wrote:
There is no time like the old time, when
you and / were young,
| When the buds of April blossomed, and
the birds of spring time sung
The gardens brightest giories by summer
suns are nursed,
| But oh, the sweet, sweet violets, the
flowers that opened firstl
There Is no place like the old place, where
you and l were born
Where we lifted first our eyelids on the
| splendors of the morn,
From the milk white breast that warmed
US from the cliDging arms that bore,
Where the dear eyes glistened Ger us that
will look on us no more! n. u.
WILLIAM H. GIVEN.
VIM. Ii. Given, father of Mr.. Fred A.
Given. the violinist, died Sunday evening
caused by o shock following long illness
with locomotor ataxia. Born In Bruins
wick, tn . son of Col. Humphrey Given,
he entered the army at an early age and
| was the drummer of the LIST, 10th aud
18th Maine Regiments, winning great
distinction and fame as one of the finest
drummers in the entire army Of the civil
war The funeral services In Portland
were in charge of the Portland q. A. X.
aud representatives of Post 8, q. A. X,
of Lynn, OF which the deceased WAS a
member.
REV. CHARLES W. MORRILL,
New London CT, April 26.-Rev.
Charles W. Morrill,, pastor of st. John 8
| OR. CO. church at Montvilie, died late
native of Bangor, Maine. and formerly
an Episcopal minister.
l.. C. BLAIR.
Caro-, Mich, Al ril 26.-Captain l.. C.
Blair, aged ~. retired sea captain, and
capitalist of Bath, Maine died today of
heart trouble at the home of his niece,
Mrs. +. b. Auten in Cass city. Captain
Blair was member Of the banking firm