The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-08
TRIPLE DEATHS
SHOCK TOWN
Three Sons of RownaI Die within
a Few Hours.

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three young men, all of whom spent
their youth in Pownal and left here to
pursue fields of labor elsewhere, have
been seriously i'll. All three bore the
name of Barber, though of different
families and by strange coincidence,
all died within few hours of each
other. The three we're Edward Charles
Barber of Albany, Edwin Augustus
Barber Of Greenfield, Mass, and Sol
omon G. Barber OF North Adams
Edward c. Barber was born in this
town, being the son of Charles II. Bar
Der. He was educated at the Wesley
an academy, Wilbraham, Mass.
where he did good work. He married
Miss Alice Thompson, by whom he had
two children, who survive him. Soon
after marriage Mr. Barber went to Al
bany, where he had fine position for
a number of years with a carriage
dealer there. His health failing, he
returned to Pownal to reeuperate. He
took the farm now occupied by Walter
Towslee and although he had had no
previous experience atthis work, made
It pay and at the same time regained
his health. He now received an invit-
alton to take a responsible position
with the Albany Paper Co, which he
accepted and held at the time of his
death. His death was caused by pneu-
monia. The funeral took place Monday
at the home of his father.
Edwin A. Barber died at the Monta-
que, Mass, City hospital Sunday
night. He never was able to
rally from severe railroad accident,
although at one time strong hopes were
entertained that he would recover.
Mr. Barber was 81 years old, being the
eldest son OF f. j. Barber of this
town. Early in life he took up rail-
roading as a profession with such sue
cess that he had been a conductor on
the B & NJ for some years. He owned
a fine home in Greenfield which was
presided over by loving wife and
made bright by two handsome boys.
Besides these, he is survived by his
parents and three brothers, Frank J.
of this village; Walter of Hoosick
Tunnel, and Wright s., of Melrose,
n. y. Funeral Wednesday at Green
field.
Solomon G. Barber died atthe home
of DR. Homer Bushnell in North
Adams Sunday morning. He had
long suffered from an organic weak
ness of the heart, and when pneumonia
placed its grip on him only a short week
ago, his heart was unable to keep up
with the extra strain. Altho but "A
years of age he had made his mark in
the business world, being employed by
w. T.. Underwood of North Adams as
book-keeper who never had man in
his employ whom he so relied on as he
did on Solomon.
He had the rare knack of knowing
how to reach a man in tactful
manner, and he rarely if ever met with
a rebuff. His evenness of temper and
the beauty of his character were evi'
dent to all and his pleasant smile was
rarely absent from his face.
He was graduate of Bliss Bust
ness College where he did good con
sistent work. The funeral occurred to-
day at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs j. A. Barber, Rev r. II. Wash
burne officiating. Interment in the
family lot in Oak Hill cemetery. He is
survived by his parents and by thret
brothers, and one sister, WarrenJ. o.
Haverill, Mass George Of Williams
town, Mass, Arthur G. of Amsterdam
N. Y, and Miss Harriet A. Barber o.
this town.
"Let them sleep with kindred ashes
OF the noble and the true,
Hands that never failed their duty,
Hearts that never baseness knew.
Sleep, and TIL the latest trumpet
Wakes the dead In earth and sea,
Pownal will see no nober
Bows. than these departed three"