The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-24
REV.A. ]. BARRON IS
DEAD At THE AGE
OF FIFTY-FIVE
Pastor OF ST. Francis de SAILS
Passed Away Sunday
HAD BEEN ILL MANY MONTHS
Earring Twenty One Years in Ben
nlngton He Made Parish One Of
the Nest Prosperous in Diocese

Rev. AN. Barron, pastor Of ST.
Francis dc Sales church, died
the parochial residence at Old Ben
nington at 9.45 Sunday morning
Valyular disease of the heart, iron
which the pastor had suffered loi
moro than a year, was the cause O.
death Late last winter Father Bar
ron's condition became such that h,
was forced TO take a long vacation
which he passed in the south am
from which he returned CONSIDERABLE
improved in health The improve
ment, however, was not permauen
and when Bishop Rice made his yisl
tation to the two Bennington p8I
isnes in September he realized tha
Father Barron was In no condid0
10 carry on the duties of his parisl
alone and insisted that a cufate b,
established here On November
Father Barron had severe and sud
den attack Of heart trouble from
which he failed to make any mater
ial recovery There were othe
miaor complications which gradual
but steadily cut down the re5istenc,
Of an originally srone consuu ion
until the end came Sunday morning
Rev, Andrew J. Barron was born
in Burlington September H. 1856
the son Of Patrick and Julia Balrol
lie was educated at The publ
school near his home but later con
pletod a grammar course OF IN
cathedral school Early in life b
manifested a vocation TO the prizes
hood and Immediately after compile
ing his studies at the parochic
school in Burlington he went E
Montreal where he entered tho co
lege OF the re hers Of ST. Sulpioc. ST
ter finishing his course in the co
legiate department he continued d
studies in the philosophical and thee
logical departments. He completed
his theological course with high ho
ors, receiving The degree of Bacbclo
Of Sacred Theology Oh. S. I'd.
lie was ordained to the priesthoo
August 81, 1884 In the cathedral @
the Immaculate Conception in BuI
lington by the late IT. Rev. Lou
DoGoesbriand, bishop of the see c
Burlington.
As q priest Father Barron uevC
acted as a cuiGte end had but tire
parishes during his life time II
was first sent TO ST. Peters churc
Vergennes where he remained Pea
six weeks. The Yergennes pastoral
at that time also included The tow
OF Charlotte.
Upon the dea'h OF the late Rev
Father Francis Claver, pastor OF III,
church OF our Lady OF tie Rosary a
Richmond, in France whore De
had gone in the hope OF regliniug hii
health, Rev. Fr Barron was trans
ferred from Vereeunos by Bishop
DeGoesbriaDd to Richmond.
Father Barron went TO RiGbmon,
in October. 1884. and was n ch7rg
ot the parish for eight years. He be
came deeply attached 10 the town and
in his labors was given the supper
OF the people Of all denominations
While in Richmond he made natter
ial improvements I'm the church prop
crty, purchased land for new
church and erected thereon "a nal
which Is now used by the parish and
also by The town and village for The
transaction OF public buan ness and
entertainments.
In 1882 tho late RI. Rev. John S.
Michaud, who was ut Chat time pas
tor of ST. Francis De Sales. was
iradc coadiu'or bishop or thc Bur
lington diocese. Tathcr Barren. who
was Cd ,hat time in Richmond. o- the
request of C,oiiutor Nichegi was
rppoiu'ed bv She late IT, heU. De-
Gocsbr.7nd pastor at Bennington
This appointment was made Cu .ay
~. 1899. end Father Barron has
therefore been OIL tlc head o, lc
parish for mere than % gears.
AT toe time of Father Barron
appointment the parish nas heavily
in debt. tic corner stone ri tre
magnificent now church having bccl
laid but three years previous The
new pastor Cd once undertook tte
work of uayua the heavy mor.se-c
which steadily decreased under Dos
efforts. Hc odd not oonfue DIS enc
crsies Co tlc llin- cl tte church
debt What is considered the crown
ing event ln his career as pastor was
the purchase OF tho r. H. Putulu
property on North street. flr COD.