Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-12-12
DEATH OF MILTON P. BARRY.
Saxtons River Resident once Had
Charge Of Washington Claim Agency
Of Sanitary Commission.

Iuncral was ncld sunday AFTERNOON IN
the house that had been his home for
half n century. 81
Though in his sIth year. Mr.. Barry
during the summer and fall had been in
exceptionally good health for one of his
age. and on Friday morning he took his
customary walk to the postoIlicc. Re.
turning home, he seated himself in his
easy chair, rcmarkng cheerfully upon
the fine crispness of the air. few min
utcs later Il sudden failure of the hearts
action removed him from life without
suffering or apparent realization that
the end was at hand.
The funeral was attended by a large
number from Saxtons River and out of
town. Rev. George +. Chaplin, pastor of
thc Congregatio nal church, and Rev. Ed
ward 4. Mason of Bellows Falls, partici
pated in the services with scripture
reading. prayer and remarks. Miss
AIaudc Mark sang Lead, Kindly Light,
and Abide With Me, responding to an
expressed wish that Mr.. Barry made
some time ago when she sang for hun.
| The bearers. all near and personal friends,
were MessrS. John H. Baker, Il. w. Dill
ingham, w. h. Glynn, Hugh Hatfield, +.
y. Locke and G.. NJ Richardson. Both
| clergymen paid high tribute to the life
and character of Mr.. Barry. Mr.. Chaplin
referring to his sudden departure as al
| most Il translat ion"
Milton Perry Barry was born in SAX
tons River Feb. 3. 1896, the second son of
Kendall Pattcn (lS02- 1857 and Clariasa
Perry Barry 1S0j-lSo9). He re-
ccivcd his early education in the SaXtohs
River village school and later studied
! for Il time in the Saxton1 River seminary.
which years afterwards became the home
of the public school. In the fall of 1856,
Mt the age of 20. he made what was for
! that time M unusually long journey. ac-
complaining his elder brother Lucius p.
and Young man friend Jud Cobb, TO
Minnesota for the purpose of taking up
tract OF government land in land
grant which had been opened to the pub
! lie Finding, however. that because not
vet 81 he could not secure Il title to this
| land. Mr.. Barry came back aS far as Hi
ncis. stopping at Galva, where several
easternerS whom he knew were locat.
ed. Not long after his arrival he learned
Of an opportunity to obtain place as n
teacher in public school in Brimlield,
ILL.,, town 30 miles from Galva, and he
set out on foot for that place and walked
the entire distance in a day. For teach
| ing this school he received 80 a month
and his board.
The following spring (lS57) he and his
brother. Lucins, drove a pair OF horses
| from Illinois into northern Iowa. but not
finding land there suited to their needs
and available for pre-empting they con
inued their drive through the country to
! Moore county. Minnesota. and there took
up claim of land to The number of 100
acres. The brothers had brought with
them in their wagon quantity of lum'
Der from Iowa. and they bnilt a shack
with this material and temporarily set
tied there for the summer, proving up
their claim. the following autumn at
lChatfeld, MINI. Mr.. Barry then returned
to Galva. and the next year, 1913. came
back to SaXtons River, engaging in the
tinware business for about two years.
in 1860 he went into business in
Wmchcndon, Mass, opening a stove
store, and continued in that enterprise
until the fall of 1861. In September,
1861, he went to Washington, d. C., and
took Il position as paymasters clerk
serving under Major James w. Carpen'
ter a year later. on Sept. "a, 1862, he
married in Galva, Ill, Sarah Adelaide
johnson of Saxtons River, who at that
time was with her sister i'll the West
Mrs Barry died Sept ., 1905, aged &c
wears One son was born to them, Henry
Milton. who now lives in Washington, p
&c.
In the spring Of 1864 Mr.. Barry became
a clerk i'll the pension Office at Washing
ton, where he remained about two years
res igning 10 take charge of the Wash
ington claim agency OF the Sanitary Com
mission. an Office whose chief activit,
was in the preparation of pension claims
= In the course OF his duties there he be
came deputy clerk of the suprem
: court of the District of Columbia, so n
to facilitate his work with the commits
sion Late in the fall of 1866 lac wa
transferred TO the commissions NcN
York office on similar service, continuing
there until he wound up the affairs
: that office May |, 1867.
Returning then TO SaNtons River, h
I Engaged in business here, also in Green
Il field. Mass. for short time. In Septen'
bnr. 1877. he bought OF the estate q
J, Charles Hubbard at anction the WOO
Il pullerv in Saxtons River. and with III
late Frank T.. Scofcld formed the tirr
= of Barry & Saofrld. This partnerfhi
continued until the death of MIR. S"oiiel
in 1898. and for a number at Neal
: thereafter Mr. Barry carried on the h'iS
: ness alone. finally closing IL out ahot
y 1904. For time the part ncrsnp opr'
- oted tanncry in connection with N
!. wool pullcry.
In March, 1895, Mr.. Barry joined I'll
, Baptist church of SaXtons River, and
-. the time of his death was the Oldest Su
W viving member Of that church. Dprir
" his residence in Washington he WAS
u member of The f. street Baptist churc
:, He took an active part in the work 81 h
y, home church and, was superintendent
:, the Sunday school a number Of year
" also clerk Of The church, Though near
blind for some years, he maintained u
kecnest intcrcat in The affairs OF Il
community and state, a. we'll IA III even
20 of national and international scope, ~
~ daily listened to the reading Of the new
= holding fast to the essentials with
y exceptionally tenacious and accura
memory.