The Worcester spy., 1899-08-12
TWOGOOD men GONE.
Clinton Bank Presi-
dent and Another
Expire.
CHARLES |. SWAN WELL KNOWN.
Frank NJ. Loring Was a
Resident For More Than
Forty Years.
CHARLES |. SWAN WELL KNOWN.

Clinton, Aug. 1.-THE death of Chas.
L. Swan president of the Clinton Saw
sngs Bank, occurred this morning at II
o'clock. His last illness dates from Aug.
6, when he was seized with a severe at
tack of indigestion. A series of chills,
which REQUIRED every other day, came
10 make his condition worse. In the last
three days he was beset by severe
paroxysms of hiccoughing which
wraeked his frame and weakened him.
His death was due to a general break
tng down. incident to his age.
The funeral has been arranged for 8
O'Clock Monday afternoon Rev. W. ".
Jordan will officiate if he can be com
municated with in time. Mr. Jordan is
out of town enjoying his summer vaca-
tion.
At one time or another Mr.. Swan was
identified with nearly every large man
ufacturing enterprise in town.
He was born in Biddleford, Me, Dec.
Is, 1916. His education was secured in
the schools of that town. He came to
Clintunville in 1S4S. This was two years
before the town had been set off from
Lancaster. He filed the place of pay
master at the Lancaster mills for seven
years, or until 1866, When he became
assistant and right-hand man to Hora.
Nio n. Bigelow in the factories Of the
Bigelow Carpet company. He was later
superintendent of the weaving depart
ment of the carpet company, and as late
as February. 1872.
He became a stockkolder in the Gibbs
Loom Harness and Reed company, and
afterward the treasurer of the corn
pany. He resigned this office in April Of
1his year, As late as Saturday he looked
over some documents relating to the
affairs of the company and sWore to the
truth of the statements contained in
them.
The Clinton Savings Bank became a
legal entity in 1851. Mr.. Swan was elect
ed the first treasurer of the institution.
HE held the office continuously for 8
years until the retirement of Franklin
FORBES, when he became president.
holding the latter Office until his death
Mr.. Swan became member of the
directorate of the Clinton Gas Light
company in 1855. He was elected treas
urer In 1865. He retired from the enter
prise in 1882.
When the war of the rebellion stirred
me country Mr.. Swan had passed the
fighting age. Nevertheless he actively
interested himself in the business of
z-lfsing recruits. At meeting held Aug
%, 1852, he offered SO, in addition to the
bounty, TO each of the first five men
who Should enlist from Clinton.
Two qualities that characterized Mr.
Swan were kindness and justice He
was pre-eminently a man of business
aud of undoubted integrity. In politics
he was a republican. He was devout
Congrega ationalist. The new Congrega-
tional church is in part q monument to
his generosity. OF the $40, 900 required to
pay for it he contributed $780,
He was married in 1S4s to Miss Lucy
w. Haskell, who was the daughter of
Seth Haskell of Rochester. She died in
1885.
He is survived by a son, Charles IT,.
Swan, and a daughter, Mrs Caroline H.
Shaw, who is the wife of Town Treas
urer Charles E. Shaw.
In the death of Frank NJ Loring,
which took place at 11.40 this morning,
the town loses one of its oldest citizens.
He was born July 10, 1927. He has been
a resident here for 40 years. Almost half
this time he was employed in the Ian
caster mills. He had been Ill for nearly
a year, His malady defled the skill Of
his physicians. His appetite remained,
but he lost the power of deriving nutri-
tion from his food.
Mr.. Loring was married in Leomin-
ster in October, 1862, to Mrs. Louise B.
Damon. He is survived by his wife and
his daughter, Miss Edith NJ Loring
-Four of his brothers are also living. H
was q member of Lancaster Lodge,
Odd Fellows, and Clinton Lodge, United
Workmen.
The funeral of Joseph F. Lavelle will
take place Sunday afternoon. The fune-
raj viii be attended by members of Co
X, Ninth regiment Nj. v. NJ. A deiega-
ton from Court Clinton, F. of A., will
be present. Lavelle was a member of
the court.