The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-17
DEATH TO-DAY OF
DANIEL M. BARBER
Was Prominent and Successful Farmer
and Stock Breeder - Long AT
ficted with Heart Disease.

After long illness with valvular
heart disease, Daniel NJ. Barber, 20,
one of Brattleboro's most successful
ana best-known farmers, died about z
Q clock this morning at his home in
clstnet no. 8, near the Dummerston
llne. lie had been failing since June.
but was confined to his house only a
few days. The end came while he
was IN chair, not being able to lie
down.
For many years Mr. Barber had
been afflicted with a valvular heart
disease, and the afflietion prevented
him from participating in the Civil
war. Last June, while he was in the
held, storm came up suddenly. and
IN his effort to reach the house quic xiv
he over-eXerted himself and was oblig-
Ell to be out during part of the
storm Pneumonia followed, leaving his
heart In a greatly weakened condition.
but he was able to go out for ride
occasionally until few davs before
his death.
Daniel Miller Barber was born in
Jamaica Jan. 2, 1913, and was one of
seven children of Junia and Sarah
(Smith1 Barber. On April %. 1863.
he married Lydia E. Barnard of Jamai
ca, daughter of Isaac Barnard. one
OF the pioneer settlers of Traverse
City, Mich. After their marriage Mr..
and Mrs. Barber settled on the old
Barber homestead on West hill. Wards
boro. Mr.. Barber buying the farm of
his father. This was one of five al
Joining farms in Wardsboro and
Townshend settled in 1889 by Thomas
Barber, great great grandfather Of the
deceased, and his five sons, who came
from Warwick, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barber lived on the
old farm until they bought their
present farm Oct. 80. 1850. of the late
Isaac h. Taft on the West Dummers-
ton road. three and 4 half miles from
Main street, which j. partly in Dunn
merston, but principally in Brattleboro.
the buildings being in this town, Seven
children were born to them. Hollis D..
who lives at home; Herbert c.. of the
well known law firm Of II. G. & +. +.
Barber; Walter J.. who also lives at
home; Carrie L.. who was stenograph-
er for Holden & Martin and who died
in 1908; Frank f., who Is associated
with his brother in the law business:
Clarence A., a milk dealer and owner
Of the J. B. Taft farm two miles
south Of his father : farm: and Flor
ence NJ, wife of Jason +. Bushnell.
grocer. all of this town.
Besides his wife and children Mr..
Barber leaves one sister, Celia. wife
Of James o. Adams of West Dummers-
ton, who recently moved from Brat
tleboro. and three brothers. +. c. Bar
Der of Cedar Rapids, Ia, successful
lawyer and newspaper publisher. and
Frank j. Barber and Arthur J. Barber
Of Oshkosh, Wis prominent lawyers
composing the firm OF f. j. & A. J..
Barber. Two sisters have died
Mr.. Barber was much interested in
cattle breeding and dairying and had
a fine herd of registered Shorthorns.
Ills farm, which consists of COO acres.
IS one of the best stock farms in this
locality. For manv years Mr. Barber
had had from 20 TO so head of cattle.
He was q man of sterling integrity
and of generous. charitable and svm-
pathetic nature. thoroughly devoted 70
his family and highly regarded by his
neighbors, to whom he was accommo-
dating and obhging. He was a firm
'OiAN 81 AA 'it y nv ct sdllsl 4allh anu
IN politics was q staunch Republican.
Mr. Barber began peddling milk in
1880 and continued until he sold the
route to one of his sons, and during
that time he lost but six trips, which
i Indicative Of his application to his
business
Funeral services viii he held at the
house Wednesday at O'Clock. Rev
ID. +. Trout of the Universalist church
officiating, and burial will take place
in Morningside cemetery