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ing. He had been one of the selectmen, also an assessor 

 of Beverly. 



Elijah E. Looius, of Beverly, died during the past 

 year, aged 63 years. He was a well known and highly 

 esteemed citizen. For many years he had been engaged m 

 the Agricultural Implement business in Boston, and had 

 an extensive acquaintance. He had served as selectman and 

 overseer, and also represented the town in the legislature. 



James P. King was born in Danvei-s (now Peabody,) 

 Nov. 8, 1817, and died in Peabody, March 17. 1894, in the 

 seventy-eighth year of his age, surrounded by his immedi- 

 ate family and household friends. Mr. King was one of 

 the oldest and most useful members of our society, having 

 served the society as one of its Trustees for many years, 

 and for several of the last years of his life, was one of its 

 Vice Presidents. As a member of the society he was 

 always found at his post of duty, serving on the most im- 

 portant committees, and lecturing before our farmers' 

 Institutes upon agricultural subjects, where he was always 

 welcome as an intelligent, practical farmer. Mr. King was 

 as widely known among our farmers as any man in the 

 state, among whom his death is sincerely lamented. As 

 a citizen of his native town, Mr. King had but few equals, 

 and no superiors ; he was always in favor of town improve, 

 ments, gi^■ing of his time and money to secure the best 

 results. About thirty of the best years of his life were sf)ent 

 on the board of overseers of the poor of the town, by 

 which he endeared himself to the unfortunate poor, who 

 looked to him as a father and protector. Working always^ 

 he marched in the front rank of the moral movements of 

 his time, from hLs earliest boyhood. The caase of anti-slavery, 

 temperance and woman suffrage found in him a warm 

 friend and ardent defender. During the war of the Rebellion 

 he was a true patriot, a friend of the soldier ; but the 

 proudest position of his useful life was that of a practical 



