Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-05-19
PROMINENT LAWYER DEAD.
Henry m. Barnum Passes Away at
Freeport, III.

Henry Martin Barnum died at Free
port, ILL.,, Wednesday night, May 10, at
the Globe hospital where he had SUBJ
mitted to an operation. Mr.. Barnum
was in the 18th year of his age. The
deceased was taken from his home to
the hospital week before his death in
the hope of prolonging his life, but it
was otherwise willed. Mrs. Barnum
preceded him to the beyond on Septem-
Der Is, 1910. Mr.. Barnum was native
of Shoreham, Addison county, where he
was born February 6, 1885, and where he
grew to manhood. He received his
early education in the district schools of
this county and fitted himself for Mid
dlebury college, graduating in the class
of 1858. Mr.. Barnum taught school for
three years in Little Falls, N. Y, fol-
lowing which he went West and located
in Freeport, where he began the study
of law and, having brought his studies
to successful completion, he was ad-
mitted to the bar 1861. Although be-
ing we'll qualified to begin practice at
once he decided to wait few years be-
fore so doing and in the meantime &C.
cepted position as teacher in the pub
lie schools of Freeport. He was subse-
quently appointed principal of the high
school and held that position until the
year 1864, when he resigned to enter
the practice of his chosen profession.
On August of that year he was mar
ried to Miss Ellen P. Wright of Shore
ham, in this county. Returning to
Freeport he became associated with H.
practice of law, the firm being known
as Burchard, Barton and Barnum, and
continued with them until 1891, when
the firm dissolved. He then formed a
partnership with Mr.. Barton which
lasted until the death of the latter in
1893. In 1867 Mr.. Barnum was elected
city attorney and subsequently held the
office of justice of the peace as well as
other offices. He took a prominent
part in all matters of an educational
nature and was for several years a
member of the board of education and
public library board. Mr.. Barnum
ranked among the foremost in his pro-
fession and was held in the highest
esteem and regarded as safe counsellor
and lawyer of excellent judgment.
Mr.. Barnum was the son of Stephen and
Mary M. (Colton) Barnum, prom
inent people of Shoreham. OF the 10
graduates of his college class, but three
are now living, Prof. Brainerd Kel
logg, dean of the Brooklyn Polytechnic
institute, julius Wilcox, a well known
newspaper man of New York city, and
John NJ Parker, who has been connected
with the pension bureau in Was
hin gton for forty years. The late
Hon. Stephen A. Walker, at one
time chairman of the board of educa-
ton in New York city, was also class
mate. The body was brought here
Sunday morning on the newspaper
train and taken to the home of A. j.
the deceased. The funeral services
were held Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock in the Congregational church
at Shoreham, his native town. Pres
dent John NJ Thomas, of Middlebury
college, family friend, officiated,
assisted by the Rev. Charles Waite,
pastor of the church. In terment was
in the Lake View cemetery. Mr..
Barnum is survived by two nieces,
Mrs. Arthur j. Blackmer and Mrs.
F. S. Whiting of Burlington and a
cousin, Miss Ella Mum, who accom-
panied the remains from Freeport, be-
sides several distant relatives in Shore
ham. There were large number of
friends at the fun eral services in
Shoreham to pay their last tribute to
the deceased