In Walworth, Wis., Oct. 16, 1890, of consumption, Prof. Edwin Swinney, aged 45 years, 7 months and 7 days.
He was born in Shiloh, Cumberland Co., N. J., March 9, 1845, and with his parents moved to Walworth when about seven years old. At the age of 18 he professed religion, and united with the Seventh-day Baptist Church of that place, of which he remained a faithful member till death. During the late war he served three months in the 40th Wisconsin regiment, located in Tennessee. He was a graduate from Milton College. He taught as principal in graded schools at Lawn Ridge and Harvard, Ill., Edgerton, Walworth and Fountain City, Wis., and Martinet, Cal. He was as perfect a specimen of a Christian gentleman as is often met, respected and loved by all. He leaves a widowed mother, a brother and sister, and many other relatives and friends to mourn his loss. His funeral was held in Walworth on Sabbath, the 18th, sermon by the writer, from 2 Cor. 4: 18. N. W.
