Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-31
VERMONT PHOENIX, BRrATTIEBORO FRIDAY 81,


have decided to hold their annual
fair in Festival hall July IL.
The Windham and Bennington asso-
citation of Universalists will hold the
annual meetings at Vernon, June 10
and II.
The women of the Episcopal socie-
ty made over $40 at their supper at
the home of Mrs. Shea on Oak street
Wednesday evening. The house was
brilliantly lighted with candles and
colored lights.
Superintendent j. II. Holton of the
street railroad of Bellows Falls has
made arrangements with E. j. De
vine to open a summer amusement
season in Barber park June 3. The
first attraction will be "Devine's Elite
Vaudeville Stars" who will give some
of the best acts seen on the Keith and
other circuits.
The May session of the probate
! court was held Saturday. The ac-
count of Eta A. Bell, administrators
of the Charles c.. Bell estate of Hall
fax, was allowed. The will of
| Shepard ID. Faulkner of Nottingham
! was allowed. The hearing on the pro-
! bate of the will of Henrietta A. Fisher
| of Newfane was continued to June 20.
| The will of Diana Tyler of Brattleboro
! was allowed. The motion of John
e. Gale, administrator of the Russell
| l.. Roberts estate of Amherst, Mass,
| for a settlement was continued to the
last Saturday in July.
About GO stockholders of the Brat
tleboro & Whitehall railroad attended
! the annual meeting at the Brooks
! House Saturday, and the annual din
ner was served as usual. The stock
| holders elected the following board
! of directors: c. +. Thompson, e. L.
| Waterman, Francis Goodhue, O. L.
| Sherman, j. w. Melendy, J. @. Shum-
way, e. b. Batchelder, Josiah Taft
and John II. Merrifeld. The direc-
tors organized by electing c. F.
Thompson president, e. l.. Waterman
vice president; c. f. Thompson, e. l..
| Waterman and j. w. Melendy eXecu-
tive committee and C. II. Thompson
treasurer. The stockholders also
elected j. l.. Martin auditor.
Mrs. d. p. Cobb received a telegram
from Buffalo, N. Y, Monday after
noon, announcing the death of her
brother, Lyman b. Guellow of that
city. Mr.. Guellow was born in Green
field, Mass, and spent a large part of
his life there. His trade was that of
ornamental painting, and he was also
a musician of ability. He was twice
married and is survived by his second
wife and daughter, Lottie, of Buffalo.
and a daughter, Mrs. Frank Tiff of
Somerville, Mass. He leaves two
brothers and two sisters, II. p Guel-
low and Mrs. Cobb of Brattleboro.
Chauncey Guellow of Springfield.
Mass, and mrs. Fred Newcomb of
| Linden, Mass. The funeral was in
Buffalo Wednesday.
William b. Mettee of West Brat.
tleboro was arrested Wednesday
night for intoXication and disturbing
the peace. Constable j. l.. Stockwell
telephoned to Chiefof- Police Hall for
help in making the arrest, as Mettee
was acting too violently for one man
to undertake the job. Chief Hall sent
Policeman Amidon to West Brattle-
boro and the two officers brought
Mettee to this village and placed him
in the lookup. He was arraigned
before Justice Newton yesterday
morning and was fined So and costs
for intoXication, and the same amount
for disturbing the 6eace:~"''Mettee
was 'i,.aced' under bonds to keep the
/ peace and the payment of the fines
was suspended pending his good be-
havior.
The funeral of Lorenzo Harris. who
died suddenly last Friday morning
was held at the house on Forest
street Monday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock, Rev. F. f. Marble and
Rev. H. R. Niles officiating Sedg-
wick post, G. A. r. of which Mr.
Harris was member. attended in a
body. There were large number
of beautiful floral tributes, including
pieces from several organizations
The singing was by E. V. Morse and
Mrs. w. B. Eddy. The burial was in
Prospect Hill cemetery, the bearers
being George w. Norcross, A. b.
stone, John Stafford, George f. Sell
leck, S. S. Hunt and S. A. Smith the
two latter being members of the firm
by whom Mr. Harris was so long en-
ployed. Among those who attended
the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Harris of Proctor, Fayette Niles of
Halifax, Mr.. Smith of Bondville, and
Mr. Walker of Saxtons River.
WiIIiams-Moody Wedding in EIyra.
Miss Dora Moody, daughter of NAL
colin Moody of Pasadena, Cal, former
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