The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-30
NORTHFIELD
Funerals of George King and John
Kingston Were Held Monday.

The funeral Of George King, whose
death occurred at his home last week
Thursday night from pneumonia, was
held Monday, Rev. G. II. Redding off
eating. The remains were placed IN
the receiving vault at Elmwood Gene
terry to await burial in the spring. Mr..
King was native of Mortified, beng
born ~ years ago and had spent his
entire life in the town. His father, the
late Philip King, was also born IN
Mortified. Mr.. King was 4 progress
siye farmer and man held i'll high
esteem by a large circle of aequain
tances. He il survived by his wife,
one son. Lloyd King, and two brothers,
Moses King of Mortified and Harvey
King of Dorchester, Mass.
The funeral of John Kingston, whose
death occurred suddenly at his home
last Friday, was held from st. Johns
Catholic church Monday morning, Rev.
j. A. Lynch officiating. lnterment was
in Calvary cemetery. Mr.. Kingston
was born in Ireland 62 years ago, but
had been in this country for the past
40 years and was resident of this
town for over 20 years. He is survived
bv his wife. one son, William e., and
three daughters, Mary NJ, Julia-C. and
Katherine G., all of whom live at home.
He is also survived by -four sisters, Mrs
James Fitzgerald, Mrs. Thomas Brown,
Mrs. John Cleary and Mrs. Thomas
Carroll, all Of Barre; also three broth
ers. Paul and Samuel of Barre and
William Kingston of North Carolina.
A militia company has recently been
formed in Bellows Falls. with Y men
signing up, The company is to be
known as Company + and Melvin H..
Damon. graduate of Norwich univer-
sity in the class of 1909, has been elect
ed captain.
AT the regular meeting Of the North
field Merchants association, held at
Nisatin club, the following Officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
w. w. Hartwell; vice president, ID. B..
Howe; secretary, A. M. Cutler; treas
urer, T. NJ. Holton; trustees, f. >.
Dyke, f. j. Moriarty and u. M. Holton.
The young son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cross, who was taken to Heaton hos
pital for an operation, is getting along
nicely. The operation was serious but
was successful.
Frank Plumley has gone to Akron,
O.. to visit his son, Charles A. Plumley.
He will 90 later TO Pittsburg, Pa, TO
spend some time with his daughter,
Mrs. Homer Flint.
Prof. A. W. Peach of Norwich uni
yersity gave his lecture on James Whit
comb Riley before the Womans club in
Bethel and the Community club in
Rochester last week.
The adjourned annual meeting Of
the Universalist church was held Tues
day evening and the following trustees
elected for the ensuing year; {. E.
Wescott, Mrs. r. +. Silver, Mrs. Will
liam Nelson Supt Charles Mcknight
and A. C. Cook. 1t was voted to pay
500 on the church debt.
Louis i. Garcia SON of G. + Garcia
of this town, has enlisted in the signal
corps OF the Z. S. navy and is stationed
at Camp Little Vail, Little Silver, \. j,
Mrs. Dexter Macy has taken her
young daughter, Arlene, to Barre for
treatment The young child has been
i'll some time, having undergone a Sc
rious operation on her jaw some time
ago.
Mrs. w. H. Holley is visiting rela-
tivcs in Burlington and Grand Isle.
Mrs. L. 4. Neill of Randolph has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. w. j. Me
Glaflin.
Neal Templeton of Mortified Falls
is working in the Atlantic & Pacific
store He is taking Horace Smiths
place. who recently finished work in
the store.
Mrs. Thomas O'Grady, who has been
quite seriously ill., is better. Her son,
Gerald O'Grady, was called home from
Essex Junction by her illness.