Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-01-14
Death Of Mrs. A. N. Swain.

Mrs A N. Swain died Saturday morning
in her home, rs Westminster street, after
an illness of about year. Mrs. Swain
was born in Florida, N. Y, May 10, 1882.
Her parents Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Put
nam, moved the following year to Brat
tleboro. For some 40 years Mr.. and Mrs.
Putnam occupied the house at the New
Hampshire end of the Connecticut river
toll bridge, and their Goth wedding ami
versary was celebrated there in Novem-
Der, 1886, six of their eight children being
present on the occasion Mrs. Swain at
tended the public schools of BrattleborO
graduating from the high school in 1854
She was married to Mr.. Swain Nov 49,
1856. and her home had ever since been
in Bellows Falls. Mr.. Swain established
the Bellows Falls Times and was its
editor and publisher continuously SO years
During the years when Mr.. Swain was in
the legislature Mrs. Swain was the acting
editor, and for many years she assisted
her husband in preparing copy and in the
general work of the editorial and business
departments of the paper In her quiet
way she had been closely identified with
every movement for public good in Bel
lows Falls She possessed strength of
character and a rarely winning PERSONAL
ity 1t was through her efforts that the
first $1,000 for establishing the public
library was raised. She was a charter
member of the Bellows Falls Woman's
club. She organized the William French
chapter, d, A. R., and was its first regent.
She had been a member of the Congrega-
tonal church for more than so years.
Mrs. Swain is survived by her husband,
brother, Josiah l.. Putnam, Charlestown,
N. H., and three sisters Mrs w. E.
Clark, Charlestown, N. H., Mrs. Sylvia
Clark and Mrs. E. NJ, Smith, both of
Bratueboro.
The funeral was held in the home at
o'clock Monday afternoon. Rev. DR.. A.
p. Pratt ofiiciated. His brief eulogistic
remarks embodied the loving messages
from Mrs. Swain to her church, her
neighbors and townspeople, at the close of
which, according to her request, the con-
gregation repeated together her favorite
23d psalm.
A quartet, B. c. Mason, A. w. Truax.
o. c. Wilson and Harry Elliott. sang
abide With Me-" Nearer, My God, to
Thee" Lead Kindly Light" and "Stn,
Still With Thee" Among the floral trib-
utes were pieces from the ladies' union
of the Congregational church and the
William French chapter, d. A. r. The
honorary bearers We're Gen. N. G. Will
liams, c. w. Osgood, ], ], Fenton, j. c.
Day. F. G. Flint and Clark Chase. The
pallbearers were relatives of the deceased
Frank S. Written of Lynn, Mass E. NJ
Smith and Charles r. Dunkee of Brat
tleboro, W. F. Clark of Charlestown, N.
H., Albert S. Colburn of Maiden, Mass
and DR., w. E. Clark of Lempster, N. H.
Out-of-town people present were Mr.
and Mrs. w. e. Clark OF Lempster, N H..
Mrs. Edwin F. Putnam of Lebanon, N II.
Albert 5. Colburn of Maiden, Mass Mrs
Joseph Harris of Plaistow, N. H., Mrs. f.
Smith, Mrs Sylvia Clark and Miss Phoebe
Clark, Misses Cora and Susie Liscomb
Mrs. Emily F. Johnson and Mr.. and Mrs
Charles r. Dunldee of Brattleboro, Mrs
W. Il. Clark and Josiah L. Putnam OF
CharlestOwn, N. H., and Mrs. John Lane
of Springfield.