The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-24
PLAMFIELD
Funeral of Mrs. George M. King Held
Tuesday.

Tuesday.
The funeral of Mrs. George NJ. Kin.
was held at her late home in Plain
field Tuesday, June %, at 2 p. M, Rev
A. w. Hewitt officiating. w. b. Lance
accompanied on the piano by Bertha
Chamberlin Kellogg, sang Face tt
Face" and "One Sweetly Solemn
| Thought. The great esteem in whicl
Mrs. King was held was shown by Tho
| unusually profuse and beautiful flora
| tributes and by an attendance which
filled the house in every room and hall
| Burial was in the Eaton cemetery. the
bearers being h. L. Leavitt, Arthur G.
Cutler, G. 2. Kellogg and w. H. Mar.
tin.
Among those present from out of
town were A. n Blanchard and daugb
ter, Mrs. VIII Palmer; Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Blanchard, Mrs. John Blanch
ard, p j. Blanchard of Montpelier,
Mrs. Calvin Parmenter of Montpelier,
Mrs. Jane and Miss Ella Ayers of
West Berlin, Mrs Walter Reyes of
Woodsyille, N. H., Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Pike of Calais, Mr.. and Mrs.
Merne Hawkins, Miss Inez Maberini
of Barre, Mr.. and Mrs. George Martin
of Williamstown and leslie and Earl
Dayton of Mddlebury.
Besides her husband, Mrs. King
leaves an aged mother, Mary ]. Batch
elder, and four daughters. Mrs. Eta
Myrick, whose husband died but
few weeks ago. Myrtle, wife of Roy
Dayton of Middlehury; Laura. wife Of
Herbert Cate of East Montpelier, and
Miss Edith A. King of Plainfeld.
These were all present except Mrs.
Dayton, whose health would not per-
nit, though her husband and daugh-
ter, wis, came.
Melissa j.. daughter of Marshall and
Mary j, Blapehard, was born in Brain
tfee, near Roxbury, Dec. 27, 1864. At
the age of Is years of age she came
to this community and on March 10,
1888, she was married to George NJ
King, with whom from then until their
removal to the village short time ago
she lived on a farm two miles up the
river toward Alarshtield. Five chill
dren were born to them, the four
named above and boy who died in in
fancy.
Mrs. King was received into the |
Plainfeld Methodist Episcopal church |
)y Rev. G. H. Farnsworth on Christ |
mas day, 1887. She has been a leading |
member ever since and was for a
ong time president of the ladies' aid
In all her sufferings, which were ex-
rene and baffled the best skill of
zine physicians and two hospitals. Mrs.
King was patient and cheerful With
10 enemies, true friend of the com
nunity. kindly, hospitable and much
espected her death will be deeply
nourned for a long time.
A very pleasant meeting of the
iothers' club was held on Thursday
asst, when 81 members and their
riends met with Maude Bartlett. Rou-
inc business was transacted and three
ew members were added to the club.
'lans were made for picnic to be
ED in Henry Batchelder's woods June
0, to which the public is invited. A
lost delicious supper was served and
II went home thinking Maude Bart
1T an ideal hostess. The next meet
lg will be held at Lunetta Titles on
thursday afternoon, July s, Lunetta
title and Jessie Davis entertaining
Shareholders in the Winooski Valley ,
took Horse Go. are urged to attend !
he meeting at +, c. Gould's Saturday
fening, June 26, at s o'clock, as there 4;
important business to transact. o. :
Pitkin, secretary.
Annual |. O. o. F. memorial service
i'll be held Sunday morning, June q, .
the NJ. +. church. Rev George +.
rice of Rutland will deliver the adj
.ess Members of Arcadia and Pleas I
1t Valley Rebekah lodges are vquest
to meet at the hall at 10 O'clock All
Id Fellows and Rebekahs are cordial
invited to attend Per order y. G.
II. Townsend. secretary. 81