The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-06-07
LUNENBURG

He married Hattie Benton of Maid
stone, June %, 1881, coming to the
village i've years after his marriage
and building the house which he and
Mrs. Balch have since occupied. lie
was associated with his father for
some years in manufacturing carriag-
G., the two men later beginning the
making of burial cases, from which
WAS formed a stock company after
the burning of the original buildings
in 1902 resulting in the Lunenbmg
| Manufacturing Company, Mr.. Balch
beng manager and chief stakeholder.
He was Overseer of the Poor from
1894 to the present year with the eX-
ccption Of the year 1893 and many a
one has said Il hope if ever / come
on the town that George Balch will
b. Overseel." His kindness to those
in trouble was proverbial. Hardly
home in the town but has lost some
dear one for whom he performed the
last sed Offices, always with tender
ness and sympathy for the bercaved
ores. Nh. Balch represented the
town in the State Legislature in 1908.
He was one OF the original incorpor
ators OF the Lunenburg Telephone
! Company, beng manager and treas
urel up to the time when too con-
slant attention to his varied business
Interests undermined his health and
he was forced TO give up that which
! to him was his life,-his business
and for the past seven months grad
ually failed till the end came quietly
a. noon on the 9th OF May, 1920,
Funeral services were held at his
late home at 4.30 p. M, Sunday, May
80, the employees Of the Casket fac
tory sitting in d body with the rela-
tiYes around the casket which had
beer chosen and made by them ac-
ding to his wishes. Rev. C. W.
douglas spoke briefly of his life work
and the love in which he will always
be held in this community, quoting
appropriately "Abide With Ne, Fast
Falls the Eventide" and ending with
Crossing the Bar.
AT the close cf the eulogy four of
his brother Masons and close bust
ness associates, w. r. Bell, Julian
Bell, Willard g. King and Herbert 4
Silsby carried his body from the
house and, followed by family and
friends, he was borne to Riverside
cemetery where brother Masons from
Moose River Lodge, of which he had
long been a member, committed to
TIE earth at sunset with the ritual
service of the order. The employees
titul floral pillow and there were 9th
er lovely floral offerings from friends
and relatives. Lunenburg has lost
one of its most influential citizens
and one whose place it will be I'M
possible to fill. The sympathy of
the community is extended to the
wife and daughter, sister and broth
er3 and other relatives who mourn.
Among those who attended the fu-
neral of George A. Balch were Isaac
A. Balch, Lyons, Mich: Mrs. Annie
Balch Cameron, Maiden, Mass. Mr..
ami Mrs. II. F. Balch. Mrs. H. M.
Pearl, st. Johnsbury; Mrs. Ellen Fish
er, North Haverhill. N. H.; Joseph
Benton, Concord, N. H.; Mr.. and
Mrs. S. s. Benton and daughter,
Maidstone; Mitchell BQwker, Mr.. and
Ms. Edward Bowker, Frank Currier,
Whitefeld, Mrs. Ezra Tucker, Mel
vim Tucker, Dalton; Misses Gray,
iCEardson, Hastings and other mem
bors of Moose River Lodge of Con-
cord
Among those who attended the
funeral of George A. Balch on Sun
day were Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert F.
Balch, Mrs. H. M. Pearl of st. Johns
hn1txy M pn1ol, 20 nF
Maiden. Mass, Isaac A. Balch, Lyons
Mich, Joseph Benton, Concord, N.
H., Mr. and Mrs. s. S. Benton, Maid
stone, Mrs. Ellen Benton Fisher, Nc,
Haverhill, N. H., C. c. King, Mitchell
Bowker, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bow
ker, Frank Currier, Whitefield, Mrs.
Ezra Tucker, Melvin Ticker, Dalton,
N. H., Messrs. Gray, Richardson,
Hastings, Davis and others of Moose
River Lodge, Concord.
Memorial Sunday was observed,
Pastor Douglas speaking on the
theme "The Meaning of Memorial
and music by the Chorus Choir and
duet by Mrs. Smith and Mr.. Brown.
The Decoration Day program was
carried out as planned with an inter
esting address by c. A. Shields, Esq,
of st. Johnsbury.
l.. II. Wilson, overseer of The
poor of Lunenburg went with Sheriff
Beattie and an attendant of Maid
stone to take Della Morrison to the
state hospital at Waterbury on Mon
day to which place she was committed
by Judge Brewer last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ladd of st. Johns
bury were guests of the II. X. Phelps
and Mrs. Ann Phelps last week, go
ing on Friday to Lancaster to the
home of Mrs. T. H. Ellis on Williams
street where Mrs. Richardson and
Mr.. Ladd celebrated their birthday
together on Sunday, she being 81 and
Mr.. Ladd 85 the last children Of
family of twelve.
DR.. Farmer of St. Johnsbury was
called in consultation with Dr. Wlggn
of Whitefield on the case Of X. ..
Balch on Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Harley Cowles OF
Lyndonville were recent visitors for
business and pleasure at the F. ID.
Hales'.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prude Woods of
Pond Hill announce the engagement
of their daughter, Claire, to Henry
.evuone of st. Johnsbury. The mar