The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-08-31

aged 10 years. t
Mr.. Barbour was born in Bridport,
Vermont Feb. IA, 1874. He was the
son of James and Dorcas (Doane) Bar
bour, and brother of the late Rev. Mel
son Barbour. He prepared for colleg,
at Newton Academy, Shoreham,
After his graduation, he taught school
one year in Nantucket. Having finish
ed his studies at Andover Theological
Seminary, he started, in the Autumn
of 1923, for Charleston, sc, making
the Journey in chaise for the benefit
of his wife's health. He was ordained
and preached in Charleston two or three
years. He was pastor at New Ipswich
". H., from March till September, 1875.
Starting for the South again for his
wife's health, he went only so far a.
Mortified, Mass, where she died. Hi
next settlement was at Byfield, Mass,
from 1927 to 1888. He was agent fol
the Boston Society for the Moral and
Religious Education of the Poor from
1888 to 1884 He resided awhile in Phil
adelphia, Pa. was Pastor in Charles
ton, Mass, in 1886. i...
In 1910 he resided i'm Oxford, Mass
afterwards in Worcester, engaged as
farmer and for the last twelve or fiji
teen years in Brooklyn, n. Y. Though
in the early years of his ministry q
preacher of much power, since 1910 1t
has not preached regularly, but has
been engaged much of the time as agen
for different mining companies, and in
other speculative enterprises, none OF
which, it is believed, were pecuniarily
successful to him.
He was thrice married, Sept. 20, 1922,
to Clarissa H. Adams, of New Ipswich,
N. H., who died Oct. 81, 1926; to Car
oline NJ. Rogers, of Weston n. Y, Nov
10, 1923, who died Feb. 81, 1926, and
to Elizabeth Greenough, of Newton
Mass, 1888, who also died. One of hi
daughters after engaging extensively IN
teaching in Illinois and in Western
Massachusetts, went as family teacher
to Constantinople, and afterwards be-
came the wife of Rev. Williams, mis-.
sionary of A. b. C. F. NJ, at Mardin
Turkey. She is dead. Two sons anC
two daughters yet survive.
ROSWELL MARTIN FIELD, born in
Newfane, Vermont, February %, 1907
died in St Louis, Mo-, July ~, 1869
aged " years.
He was the son of Martin Field and
Esther Smith Kellogg Field. TIL,
father was a native of Leverett, Mass
Roswell NJ Field fitted for colleg,
with Rev. Luke Whitcomb, of Town
send, VT. and entered Middlebury Col
lege in the autumn of 1918, at clever
years of age.
Graduating in 1922, he studied Law
with Hon. David Kellogg, of Rocking
ham, VT, and was admitted to practic,
in September 1925. He practiced law
in Windham County from 1925 to 1889
when he removed to ST. Louis, where h,
remained until his death. He repre-
scented the town of Newfane in TIT
General Assembly, during the year
1885 and 1886. He was elected State
Attorney for Windham County in 1882
and reelected in 1888 1884 1886.
He wrote a report to the Legislature
of Vermont in 1885, in favor of relaxin,
the common law rule excluding atheist
from giving testimony. The specia
pleas which he drew and filed in tn,
libel suit of Torrey VS.. Field, reporte
in the 10th of Vt Reports, were declare
by Judge Story to be masterpieces {
special pleading. These, except mu
titude of briefs of his cas- SEES, reported i
the Vermont and Missouri reports, NJ
all the memorials of his learning tina
are left.
Mr.. Field was finished scholar, an
read Greek, Latin, French, German
italian and Spanish, besides having a
extensive acquaintance with Englis
literature and general science Hi
scholarship was critical and exact. II
lived in late years life of studious st
clusion, resorting to the Greek and Lati
classics and scientific research, particl
larry in the department of pure math'
MATES, for his chief mental recreation
But it was as II lawyer that he VOL
distinction. When he went to S
Louis he had to contend against sue
men as Benton, Gamble, Spauldini
Scott, Leslie, &c. TO no one of the.
was he second in legal attainment
sound judgment, and keen foresight
AS an advocate he was very eloquen
and as lawyer very learned. His a
quirements were Of that solid charact
that were always ready upon an eme
gency. His first distinction at the b
was in the intricate old SPANS
claims, which he thoroughly mastert
at an early day. In a short time !
had his choice of cases, and ever aftt
stood in the front rank, beyond disput
the ablest lawyer at the bar His OPT
ions always had weight in the high
courts. He wasregarded by many
the younger lawyers as an oracle. I
freely gave advice to all young lawye
who sought his counsel, and took pie
sure in lending helping hand to me
of talent, struggling with adversely.
He gained a national reputation
the famous bred Scott case, which
started and carried on until the appe
was entered in the Supreme Court
Washington, when he turned IL over
Montgomery Blair, then residing
Washington In the dark days of is
and 1862, when st. Louis felt that S
slept upon powder mine, Mr.. File
was one of the calm and patriotic m