Connecticut western news., 1907-08-15
DEATH OF w. H. BARRETT

We'll Known Lime Rock Man Dies at
 Spencertown, N. Y.-Was Founder
 of Boy Choir.
 The death of William H. Barrett of Lime Rock occurred Sunday morning Tn the little village of Spencertown, N. Y., where he had been confined to his bed for some time at the home of his father in-law. He was B years old. The cause of his demise was Bright's disease, with which he had been afflicted for some time and which attacked him in acute form during the past year. He came to this country from England when a small boy and began his battle with the world. He adopted photography as means of making livelihood and acquired more than average proficiency in the art. He married the daughter of George W. Hig gins of Spencertown and she, with one son, George, survives.
 MT. Barrett possessed fine tenor voice and while conducting a photograph gallery at Chatham, N. Y., seven years ago. an attractive inducement was made to him by Lime Rock parties to come there and act as choir master in the Epis- copal church. He accepted the offer, also became sexton of the church aud a valued and trusted employe in the pat tern department of the Barnum, Rich ardson Company. Since that time he organized a boy choir of about 15 voices and so thoroughly and effectively trained them that the choir has reputation which extends considerably beyond the boundaries of the town. He was ener- getic, faithful and conscientious in the performance of his duty and was con- spicuous figure in the church and social circles of the village. He possessed pleasing personality that formed friend ship and he possessed in a marked de- gree the faculty of retaining friendship thus formed. His death is universally regretted and deplored in Lime Rock. He will be greatly missed by the villagers ill general, by the church people and by the Barnum, Richardson company in particular, by which company he had just been promoted to the position of shipping clerk with substantial in- crease of salary.
 More than the usual measure of sym pathy is extended to the bereaved wife, a,,I ky I.o ,c and his death is viewed almost as a per sonal loss by every resident of Lime Rock. The sister above mentioned is a resident of Chicago and is his only rela- tive. The respect and esteem which was accorded him in Lime Rock is at tested by the fact that the funeral, which was held Tuesday afternoon at Spencer town, was attended by 30 or more resi- dents of Lime Rock, including Rev. G. W. Griffith, pastor of the church with which MT. Barrett had been so long identified, the 15 choir boys, the Fenton, Norton, Ensign, Weising and Eggleston families and several others. Montgom- cry Lodge, F. &. A. M.. of Lakeville, of which he was member, was also repre- sented.
 The employees of the Barnum, Rich nrdson company contributed a beautiful floral piece and there were number of individual offerings. The services were conducted by Rev. MT. Griffith, the mu- sic was provided by the choir boys and the remains were laid to rest in the Hig- gins family plot in the Spencertown cemetery.
 The News wishes to join the bereayed friends ih extending sympathy to Mrs. Barrett, the son and the sister. Between MT. Barrett and The News editor there had existed a friendship of many years duration and Mr. Barrett was one of the papers most valued correspondents. Until failing health prevented, interest ing, witty and always readable para graphs from his pen appeared regularly in the Lime Rock news column and in many instances people who have no ac- quaintance or interest in Lime Rock or it's people, read with relish these para graphs because of the original and enter taining manner in which they were written by our departed friend.
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