Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-05-25

funeral was held Monday morning from
st. Peters church, Rev. Father Wilde
officiating. Burial was in the Drews-
Vile cemetery. She was always a ia
vorite with her schooimates and teachers,
and was much beloved by them. Her
gentle and patient disposition helped her
to bear her long sickness.
The annual exhibit Of work by pupils in
our public schools will be held next
week Thursday and Friday in what is
known as the ''old high school, building
This exhibit consists of work in drawing
water color, designing, manual training,
color work, clay modelling, etc, and will
be of unusual interest The public is
most earnestly urged to inspect the work
between the hours of nine and five on
these days. The exhibition was omitted
last year in consequence of which fact
there will be on hand some of the work
which won commentator last year at
Montpelier.
The subject chosen by the judges upon
the joint debate between Bellows Falls
high school and Vermont academy has
been announced as Resolved, That the
nations of the world should disarm, and
settle all differences by arbitration"
The Bellows Falls boys, having the
choice of sides upon the question, took
the affirmative. The students chosen to
represent the school are Guy w. Powers
of Athens, John Putnam and Harold H.
Cady of the senior class The debate
will be held in assembly hall of the high
school building on the evening of Me-
mortal day.
During the past few weeks an effort
has been made to raise money by sub
scription to furnish A. p. Crossctt with
new hack and complete outfit for his
business. Mr. Crossett is an elderly
citizen who has been in town the most
of the time during the last 90 years, and
| has much sympathy in his efforts of the
| past year or two in his endeaVors to
| earn a living in the hack business. His
! hack had become much dilapidated and
! the effort met with a generous response.
| The ladies voted $40 toward the project.
! The presentation was made to him We'd
nesday evening and IT is a matter of
much congratulation all around that the
movement has been successful. The
carriage is a nearly new one and the
harness one of the smart looking.
Mrs. Louise Switzer entertained a
party of over so friends, including men,
bers of the Woman's Relief Corps, the
Jolly Ten and Quilting clubs, and in
vited guests at Oak lodge, Barber park,
! Tuesday afternoon and evening The
afternoon was spent in enjoying the de-
lights of shooting the shutes roller
skating, and other amusements of the
park. Whist was also played. Supper
! was SeTNeu at u ClOChi ONSA W buVSe1
sitting down, including several of the
men folks" who came out for the even
ing. The occasion was the birthday an
niversary of Mrs. Switzer. She was pre-
scented with a number of pretty gifts
including a silver chatting dish. toasting
fork and waiter from the members of the
Jolly Ten club, of which she is men,
Der.
The following from the Walpole cor
respondence Of the Keene Sentinel will be
Of interest to many friends here, where
Mr. Banning attended the high school
before entering Dartmouth college: ken
dali Banning and Miss Hedwig Won
Briesen of New York were married May
10 at the summer home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Won Briesen
at Fort Wadsworth. Staten Island, New
York. This announcement Is of much in
terest to the many friends of the bride
and groom in this village. The groom''
mother, Mrs. w. c. Banning, and his
aunt, Mrs NJ. L. Kendall both Of Wal
pole, and his sisters, Miss Helen Ban
ming of Briarcliff Manor n. Y, Miss
Dorothy Banning of this town and Mis-:
Nellie B. Banning of Boston were present
at the ceremony"