Putnam patriot., 1921-03-25
POMFRET WOMAN
 DIES IN NORWICH
End Comes Suddenly to Mrs. Elizabeth Jewett Brown,
 Aged 52 Years
Hard Work During War Time Under
 mined Her Health

Pomfret.-Mrs Elizabeth Jewett Brown, wife of Walter E. Brown of Pomfret, died suddenly early last Sunday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. Susan J. Howe, 97 Sum- init street, Norwich, where she had been a visitor for three weeks. AL though she had been in poor health for nearly a year, a sacrifice she made in work for others, the end came sud- denly as the result of bursting blood vessel in the brain. She was 52 years old
 The news of Mrs. Browns death came as a shock to the community. She was one of the most widely known women in this section and was beloved by large circle of friends and ac- quaintances.
 Mrs. Brown was Christian woman and much of her life was devoted to helping others. She was especially fond of children and her great love for young people was returned. The minister of the church she attended paid fitting tribute to her memory when he said of her: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall see God" It was only few days before the end that Mrs Brown was telling her sis ter that she had never had quarrel, neither in the Grange, the church, the school, or in her home. She loved peace and sought to bring peace to others.
 During the war Mrs. Brown was an interchangeable worker for the Red Cross, Liberty Loan drives and in all work that was necessary during those strenuous days She received per sonal letter from the governor com plimenting her on the work she was doing. It was this untiring labor, her friends believe, that brought about her impaired health.
 Mrs. Brown was born in Greenfield, N. Y., daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. Ebenezer Jewett. Her father, who died four years ago in Hampton, was one of the oldest clergymen in the state.
 The family had been living in Mich igan, where Mir. Jewett was preaching, when, in 1895, they removed to the old home in Hampton. Mrs. Brown engaged in teaching school and taught in Hampton, Chaplin, Pomfret and other places. Most of her teaching, however, was in Pomfret, where she had lived for twenty-five years. Her fondness for children made her most successful as a teacher, for the chil- dren respected and loved her.
 In 1903 she married Walter k. Brown. a successful farmer of Pom fret. She enjoyed her home life, but continued her activities in school, Tn church and in public movements for the general good She was Baptist in her religious profession, but as there is no Baptist church in Pomfret, she attended the Congregational church and was interested and active in church affairs.
 Mrs. Brown was a woman of re- markable intelligence and acute ob- SerVatlOn ana Hetu lOubd bhHS w write several books, complete several historical sketches of Pomfret, be- sides writing a number of poems and often contributing to the local pa pers. She was always ready to help and never turned a deaf ear to re- quest from another.
 Besides her husband, Mrs. Brown leaves her sister, Mrs. Howe of Nor wich. and sister, Mrs. George Hicks of Abingdon.
 The body was brought to Pomfret Sunday afternoon. The funeral was from the home at ? o'clock Wednes- day afternoon, Rev. J. Spencer Voor- bees officiating. There was large gathering of friends to pay their last tribute to the woman whom they had known. and, having known, came to revere and respect during the past quarter century. The floral tributes were beautiful.
 Among the bearers were Alfred Griggs, George Hicks and William Weeks. Burial was in the South cem- etery.