The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-26
PROMINENT CITIZEN
WAS ]. K. DARLING
One of Chelsea's Leading Citizens, as
Well as Of Orange County--Was
Well Known as
Lawyer

Chelsea, Oct. 26.-After an illness Of
about four weeks, Joseph Kimball Dar-
ling passed away Tuesday morning Al
the age OF seventy seven years Mr.
Darling was born and reared on farm
in Corinth and educated in the schools
Of that town and taught school in this
state and Massachusetts with marked
success for several years In 1853 he
went to California, where he entered the
employ of John c. Fremont and re-
manned with him until 1861, when he
returned to Corinth and in 1862 enlisted
in Company II, 10Th Vt. Vol, as a
private. He remained in the service for
three years, during which time he was
promoted to corporal
In 1864 he returned to his native town
and went into trade, conducting a gem
eral merchandise business until 1871 and
during the seven years he was IN trade
be was postmaster at East Corinth. In
1871 he sold out his business and entered
te office OF ext Gov Farnham OF Bradford
as a law student and during his three
years study he practiced quite extern
siyely in the various Justice courts IN
the east part OF the county and with
such success that when lie was admitted
to the bar OF Orange county in 1874 he
entered over thirty cases in county
court.
After being admitted, he opened an
office for the practice of his profession
in East Gorinth, where he conducted a
large and eminently successful practice
until 1884. when he removed to this
town, where he has since resided and en-
ioyed an extensive practice. In 1894,
upon the admission TO the bar OF his
son, Hale X. Darling, the partnership
of Darling & Darling was formed and
continued until 1905, when il was dis
solved, the junior member having been
appointed county clerk, at which time
the partnership of Darling & Wilson
was formed and continued until the
death OF Mr.. Darling. which removes
one of the oldest lawyers in the county
and one OF the Oldest landmarks and
most highly esteemed citizens Of our
town.
He was states attorney Of Orange
county from 1852 to 1884 and repre-
sented the town of Chelsea in the gen
eral assembly of 1890 and was reelected
in 1892 and was elected senator from
Orange county in 1894, and in both the
House and Senate became one of the
acknowledged leaders. For several years
he has been president Of the Orange
County Bar association. which ofics he
held at the time of his death.
Mr. Darling was married in 1892 TO
Miss Mary Alice Knight, daughter of
Deacon Joseph Knight OF Corinth, and
by whom he had four children, Charles
X. Darling OF Concord. Mass; Miss En-
ma l.. Darling, who has lived at home
and most tenderly cared for her father
in his declining years; Hale K Darling
of this town and son who died in
infancy. Mrs Darling died in 1873. In
1881 he married Miss Emma Webster
OF this town, a daughter of the Rev.
and Mrs Harvey Webster, who lived
In 1895 he married Miss A. NJ Dow of
Newburyport, Mass, who survives him.
A brother Perley III Darling of Corinth,
and a sister Mrs. Charles f. Abbott of
North Wolfeboro, \. H., also survive
him. He was man of absolute integ-
rity, untiring energy and unceasiug de.
votion TO duty, and in his professional,
as well as his private life, he had made
an unusually large circle of friends, who
with the bereaved family will deeply
and sincerely mourn their loss
He was stamch member Of the Con-
gregational church, member of Minerva
lodge, f. and A. NJ, OF Corinth. and
member OF Waterson post, No. As. q. A.
r., of Chelsea. The funeral will be held
from the Congregational church Thurs.
dav' at 10 o'clock a. m, and the inter-
ment will be beside his first wife in the
family lot in the cemetery at East Cor
inth.