The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13
Obituary of H. A. Daniels.

Henry A. Daniels was born Aug. %
1861, at Middlesex Center on the Dan
iels farm, where his father, Sylvanus
Daniels, was born July IL. 1922. This
| farm is now owned by B. w. Daniels of
Montpelier. His early life was spent
on the farm He was married to Jennie
Lewis Jan. 5, 1887. She died May 27,
1905. Their married life was spent in
the towns of Middlesex and Moretown.
After the death of his wife, Mr.. Dam
iels made his home with Mrs Albert
Taplin, his sister-in-law, in the town of
Moretown, near Middlesex village. Dec.
|, 1918, he married, in Waterbury, Lii
liam Kellogg, widow of S. c. Kellogg
They lived in Middlesex village, where
he had charge of the lumber yard un-
til April 1920, when they moved to the
Swift farm. On this farm his mother,
Jane Holden, was born May 30, 1881,
and here he died Jan. 4.
Nearly all his life he suffered from
rheumatism or neurits, but worked
hard always, He had one serious i'll
ness in 1880, an attack of the measles,
which left him insane for few months,
but from which he entirely recovered
Since April he had suffered constant
ust, while repairing the barn, fell to the
basement from the first floor, nearly
breaking the cords in his neck He went
to work in a few days, but did not en-.
tirely recover from the effects of the
fall, In November he became nervous,
unable to sleep and weak, both in body
and mind Dec. IL, he went to his sis !
ters in Montpelier in order to be near
his physician and have perfect rest He .
seemed to be gaining and went home
Dec. %. He was able to do little work (
and Monday Jan. 3, was feeling bet. I
ter, having had some sleep for a few I
nights. Tuesday morning he awoke at I
half past twelve, saying he had been
having dreams. He seemed to 90 to
sleep again quickly. About o'clock he
was found dead beside the water tub
near the barn.
The funeral service was held at the
house Thursday, Jan. @, conducted by
Rev, w. S, Nichols of Montpelier. Mr..
Daniels loved music and was so fond of
singing the old hymns of the church it
fitting that Sometime Wen
Understand" and Face TO Face" should
De sung at the funeral Mr.. Bingham
If Middlesex sang two hymns.
That he was a man loved by friends I
md neighbors was evident from the
rowded house and the beautiful flow
RS. His life was spent in hard work /;
md loving service for others. He at
anIaI hn oht,rnhn, -, Nf.IJ1U.o.~ I'll {
age and was one of the organizers and
of the Glee club that did so
much for the social life of the village,
" maintaining lecture course and
'utting on musicals, plays and enter
He was treasurer of the or
for several years.
He is survived by his wife, one
rother, b. w, Daniels Of Montpelier,
wo sisters, Mrs. G. c. Graves of Wa
erbury and Mrs. F. w, Nichols of
Those present at the funeral from
ut Of town were: Mr.. and Mrs. B. w
Daniels, Miss Ruth Daniels, Mr.. and
FRS. F. W. Nichols Mrs Wallace Good.
in and Miss Mary Daniels, all of
Mr. and Mrs C. c. Graves,
Iiss Eta Graves and P. j. Chase of :
Waterbury; Mrs Newell Jones of Ran
olph, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Taplin of
Ioretowu, George Lewis of Manchester.
H., Mr.. and Mrs C. C. Kellogg Of
'inooski, Louis Kellogg of Spring
ED, Mass, and Mr. and Mrs Herbert
olt of Plainfeld Mr.. Daniels nephew,
arl W Daniels, was detained by bust
sss in Worcester, Mass
cannot say and will not say
hat he is dead-he is just away!
nd you, oh, you, who the widest yearn
or the old-time step and the glad re
turn,
hink of him faring on, as dear
! the love of There as the love Of
Here.
hink Of him still as the same, say;
e is not dead-he is just away" =,