Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-25
WELLS p. JONES.
Manager Of Estey Organ Company's Re-
tail Department Died Suddenly from
Heart Disease.

with no premoniton of death. the life
of Wells Perry Jones, So, manager of
the retail department of the Estey Or
gan company, came to an end at his
home on oak street about $50 o'clock
sunday morning, while Mr. Jones was
asleep i'm bed. Mr.. Jones returned on
the 10t0 train Saturday night from a
short business trip and went directly to
bed About $50 Mrs. Jones heard her
husband make peculiar sound
though in distress, and she tried to
arouse him, but he died almost immedi-
atelv without waking. Death was
caused 10y enlargement of the heart, a
trouble of several years duration.
Mir Jones was born in West Dover,
NOV. ., 1886 and was a son Of Judge
William H. and Diana Allis Jones AZ
ter attending the common schools in his
native town and Powers Institute IN
Bernardston. Mass. he went to Whining
ton as clerk for Gorham Brothers and
afterwards formed partnership I'm the
mercantile business with g. NJ Russell.
In lSGN he was appointed postmaster at
Wilmington, ana in the following year
he went to Nashua, y. H.. where he en-
gagged Independently I'm the dry goods
business. Ills store was burned in 1870.
Next he became partner with the late
Norris l.. Stctson in general merchan-
disc store in Jacksonville, where he re-
manned until 1855. when he was offered
a position in the office of the Estcv or
gan company ana came to Brattlcboro.
His sound judgment and business sa-
gacity soon made him almost an indis-
pensable man in the Estey office. For
the past several years he has had the en-
tire management of the retail depart
meut. which he has conducted as "A sep
arate and Independent branch OF the
business. lie married Miss Marion /.
StetSou of Jacksonville June l. 1870.
tie. wife of Joseph II. Soliday of Ded-
ham. Mass, and Amy, wife of Howard G.
Rice Of Brattleboro. Mr. Jones also
leaves two brothers. w. Frank Jones Of
West Dover, town clerk, and Narillus q.
Jones. of BrattcbOrO, member of the
firm Of Clapp d Jones. He was a mem
Der OF Beauscaut Commandery, Knights
remplar. Bingham chapter order of
Eastern star. Wantastuuct lodge OF odd
Fellows. Alpha lodge. knights of Honor,
and the Vermont Wheel club of Brat
tlcporo and a charter member of Unity
lodge. +. q y. NJ, OF Jacksonville.
Twice. while living in jacksonville, he
represented the town of Nottingham in
the Vermont Legislature. lie was AN cN-
pert accountant and gave valuable as
sistunce To the late Gen. j. j. Estey ON
the financial side Of several institutions
of which Gen. Estcy was treasurer. MAX
ing practically the complete financial re-
Academy and the Valley Fair
In tn, death of Mir. Jones those who
were nearest him In home ties have met
with an Unreasonable loss those who
were associated with him in business
have lost a valuable counsellor. and tine
town has lost citizen whom 1t held in
tho highest regard The personal friends
of Mr. Jones knew him as "a man of
| rarely genial and companionahe temper
pf wide information. of ready Wit and of
great kindness OF heart
The funeral was held at the house at
, o'clock Tuesday Rev II. r. Miles. pas
tor of the Congregational church. Off
ciating. Appropriate musical selections
were sung by +. II Brasor. The mem
bers of Beauseant Commandery knights
Templar. were present and participated
in the service. There were many rarely
beautiful floral pieces. The Knights
Templar ofiiciated at the committal
vice. which was in the tomb in Morning
side cemetery The bearers were ". II
Ninton. G. J.. Piper. j. \. Taylor II. T.
Taylor, J. Henry Pratt and O. +. Randall.