The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-20
JACOB T. BARRON PASSES AWAY
Prominent Lawyer and Mason Dies
Suddenly.-Sufferer For Many
Months.

Suddenly.-Sufferer For Many
Months.
Columbia, September 16.-Mr. Jacob
r. Barron, senior member of the Co.
lumbia law firm Of Barron, Moore &
Barron, one of the leading lawyers o.
the State and high officer in several
dignifed secret orders, died at II
o'clock this morning in Kansas City,
where he had gone for treatment.
News of Mr.. Barron's death came
in telegram to his family. Mr.. Bar
ron had been in i'll health for about
eight months, and had vainly sought
healing at a number of sanitariums
during that time, but lately his condi-
ton was thought to have improved
The sad news received today was
therefore most unexpected.
Funeral Date Not Fixed.
Mr. Charles H. Barron, son and law
partner of the deceased, will leave
Friday afternoon for the West. 1t can
net be determined at this time when
the funeral will be held, though it is
probable the service will take place
here Tuesday. All arrangements must
be held in abeyance until it can be
learned when Mr.. C. H. Barron will re-
turn with the body. NJ member Of
the family was with the deceased at
the last, because recently letters from
him and advices from his physicians
had seemed to indicate notable i'm
provement.
Mr.. Barron leave his wife, Mrs.
Floride Rion Barron, and besides Mr..
C. H. Barron above mentioned, four
children, these being Mr. J. T. Barron,
Jr., associated with the public service
corporation of New Jersey, at Newark;
Mrs. Floride Barron DePass, wife of
Mr.. E. o. DePass, of the Columbia bar,
and the Misses Elizabeth and Jane
Barron. The family residence is 1925
Hampton street.
The Law Firm.
Surviving members of the law firm.
quartered at 910-913 National Loan
and Exchange Bank building, are Mr..
Charles H. Barron and Mr.. Douglas
Mckay. Mr.. NJ. Herndon Moore died
some months ago. Mr. R. Beverly Her.
bert has retired within the past few
days, to form a law partnership with
Mr.. William Elliott, who resigned as
vice president and general manager
of the Columbia Electric Street rail-
way, Light and Power company, to re-
sumo work at the bar. Messrs. Bar
ron, Moore & Barron have long deyot-
ed special attention to corporation
practice and in this field have attain
ed high position. The firm holds the
relation of State counsel to the Pull
man company, the Southern Express
company and the American Bridge
company, among other, and represents
the Atlantic Coast Line as division
counsel.
Seemed Improved.
Mr.. J. T. Barron was here last In
July. He had spent some months in
Florida, consulted specialists in sever
al cities and was then on his way to
the mountains Of North Carolina.
Friends who then saw him took COM
fort in the thought which his improv-
ed appearance seemed to warrant, that
he was in e fair way to recover his
wcnted health and accustomed vigor,
which was great.
Mr.. Barron was a man of imposing
presence, one likely to attract atten-
ton in any gathering, and he had a
fund of tolerance, kindliness and gen
iality which made him the we'll belov-
ed friend of a really remarkable num-
Der of persons whose esteem and lik-
ing are worth while. As lawyer he
Was a man of solid attainments,
practitioner, diligent, acute and far-see-
ing. 1t is hardly necessary that any
South Carolina journal should more
than refer in passing to his high sense
OF honor, his scrupulous adherence to
the best ideals of professional conduct
and his absolute integrity in private
and public life.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.