Putnam patriot., 1929-01-17
Stricken With Heart Attack While Sitting In Favorite
 Arm Chair
Funeral and Mass This Morning at
 St. Msry's Church

Funeral and Mass This Morning at
 St. Msry's Church
 Mrs. Sarah Macdonald. wife of Postmaster Archibald Macdonald. died suddenly and peacefully while sitting in her favorite arm chair in the living room of her home on George street, about half past six O. clock, Monday evening. A heart at tack was the cause of death. In ex- cellent spirit and apparently in her usual good health her death came as a great shock to relatives and friends.
 Mrs. Archibald Macdonald, IT,. and her two children, had been at he home during the afternoon but had left for their own home \ dau shter, Miss Jessie Macdonald, had eaten her supper and left for the telephone ex- change where she is employed. It was nearly 6:30 when Mr. Macdonald arrived home.
 When MT. Macdonald entered the room he greeted h;s wife who was sitting listening to some beautiful music coming over the radio. Mir Macdonald placed two evening news papers in his wife's lap and adjusted the lights so that she might read. He spoke of something that was in the house to eat and Mrs. Macdonald told him that they had it for supper and that his portion was on the kitchen stove. The cat was lying in a chair l in the room. Mrs. Macdonald remark ed that the cat seemed cold.
 Appeared Asleep
 Mir. Macdonald went down into the cellar and put several shovels of coal on the furnace and then returned to where his wife was sitting. As ne looked into the room he saw Mrs. Macdonald with her head thrown back. one newspaper was in her lap, the other she had placed upon the table. Her hands were resting upon the newspaper she was holding and she appeared to have fallen asleep.
 Wake up, Sarah" said Mir Maedon aid. When there was no response from Mrs. Macdonald. Mir. Maedon- aid became suddenly alarmed. He rushed across the room and threw his arms about Mrs Macdonald and rais- ed her head up. He shook her and spoke to her again. It was then that he realized that Mrs Macdonald had nassed away. Her eyes were closed. Apparently she had fallen into a sud den doze as she listened to the mu- sic She was never to awaken but her death was without pain or sui fering.
 ! lA fr, Frenchvale. Nova Scotia daughter of John and Margaret (Mac'eanl Macdonald, June 27th. 1865. While she was but q baby the family re- moved to Glace Bay, N. S., where they lived until Mrs. Macdonald was IS years old and where she attended school From there they moved to North Sydney, N. s.
 Married in Salem
 | Mrs. Macdonald came to the United States and was employed at the Mas sachusetts Insane Asylum in Danvers It was there she met Mir. Macdonald also an emplove of the state at the institution. They were married at Salem. Mass. November 13. 1886.
 From Salem they went to Boston where Mir. Macdonald entered the employ of the Western Union Tele- graph Company. It was in Boston that their first child. a daughter. Es- meralda. now Mrs. Meier, was born. Thirty-hve years ago they came to Putnam where they have since re- sided and where three more children were born to them.
 f.l A. 4 the American Legion Auxiliary, St. Mary's church and the Catholic Vel fare Council of the church; also of Putnam Grange and Pomona Grange. She was actively interested in the church and the organizations to which she belonged.
 Loved Her Home
 It was in the home that Mrs. Mac donald took her greatest enjoyment. She was never happier than when surrounded by her children. and, as time passed, by her children and grandchildren. They were frequent visitors to the home and at such times her great love for her home and family was manifest.
 While not active or aggressive in politics Mrs. Macdonald was interest ed in political problems and was de- voted to and a firm believer in the leaders and policies of the Republican party. Her interest in the party bordered on enthusiasm for the party's principles.
 The wife. the mother, the grand mother, will be sadly missed Her a abanueQ from eburrh and ,.,.ee....;..,. tions in which she was interested will also be felt, for she was con- scientious worker for all matters in which she was concerned. Pleasant and cheerful always, those about her say that never had she seemed in such good spirits as during the past few weeks. She was under a doe tors care. being treated for a vari- cose vein, but 1t was expected that the trouble would be overcome with