The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-05-20

THE Rev. Mr.. Marten was absent from
town last Sunday, and the Rev. M. Con-
oyer preached in the First Baptist
church.
THE Rev. Chas. r. Seymour takes a
much needed vacation of two weeks.
The pulpit of the Second Congregational
Church will be supplied during his alb
sence.
Snow fell to-day MAY 2Oth), on the
East and West mountain so that the
ground was white, lasting all day.
There was quite a furry of snow in the
valley but not to whiten the ground.
THE elegant testimonial of the 32nd
Separate Company of Hoosick Falls, n.
Y, TO the Bennington Rifles. that has
been exhibited for several weeks in the
show windows of Cole & Burt, has been
removed and will grace the armory. 1t
is safe to say that the artistic work
is not easily excelled anywhere.
GEORGE GARDNER of Oneonta, N. Y,
a carpenter employed by the Eagle
Square Manufacturing Company, was
badly injured by falling from the roof of
the chapel, at the Soldiers Home on
Thursday. He struck upon his head and
shoulders and his limbs have been in
paralized state ever since. He is being
cared for at the Home Hospital.
DIR. S. W. ScoTT of Troy, N. Y, for
merly of Pownal, and, later, of Green
witch, N. Y, has won verdict of $40,
600 in his libel suit against the New York
Sun. The case was tried at Salem last
week. DR.. Scott says he cared more for
the vindieation than for the size of the
Judgment. He has relatives in Benning-
ton. The case was appealed, but that
does not change the complete vindica-
ton as the issue is ON the question of
the size of the verdict
Posi-, No. 112, G.. A. R., held and in
teresting meeting on Thursday evening.
Among those present were two Past De-
partment Commanders and two Past
Junior Vice-Commanders. Brigadier
General VIM. L. Greenleaf commanding
the National Guard of Vermont, and a
Past Department Commander were pres
ent and made some excellent remarks
upon the proper observance of Memorial
Day, saying it should be the duty of all
Comrades of the G. A. R., to discourage
all exercises not appropriate to the
sacrifice made by those that have died
for their country and our good. Two
new applications were made for member
ship which will make the membership of
the Post, 81.
THE Geneva, Nebraska, Journal, I'M
der date of last Friday, has this item:
mr.. l. Matteson and wife, and his son,
G. W., and wife, and G. II. Harrington,
father of Mrs. l. MattesOn, arrived from
Fondulac county, Wis, last Friday, and
expect to make Fillmore county their
future home. They shipped their house
hoI Good, nd Enn tno of hnrcaS
Mr.. Matteson expects to buy farm ere
long and be a citizen among us. This is
the first move Mr.. MatteSOn has made in
45 years. He purchased his first farm
of "Uncle Sam 45 years ago, then a
wilderness of heavy timber, and by hard
and steady toiling he has acquired
considerable amount of this worlds
goods. The Journal joins with the bal
ance of our citizens in welcoming them
among us, and that they may never re-
greet the change" Isaiah Matteson,
wife and Clark Harrington, above men
toned were born and brought up in
Bennington county, where they have a
large circle of relatives and friends.
Another gentleman, r. A. Matteson,
County Clerk of Fillmore county, is also
a resident of Geneva.
WE have had occasion during the past
three months to often refer to the prev
alence of stariet fever in town. 1t has
been a subject of constant conversation
in private circles because there has been
little diminution of its ravages since
the fever came into public notice in Feb
ruary. Just now there are several fami-
lies afflicted in Bennington Centre.
Roger Williams last week had three
1. l. 4. 1rr Of
these is in a critical condition, the Others
will recover. On Sunday, Grace,
bright little girl of nearly three years,
was taken with the disease. She died
Wednesday and was buried yesterday.
The parents will receive sincere sym
pathy and many will hope that the
others will be spared. Chas. F. Sears
little daughter, Lucy, is also. quite i'll
with the fever and report says critically
so. We hope this case is not as bad as
reported. There are some of us who
wept in sympathy with Mr.. and Mrs.
Sears, not so many years ago, when
their bright little ones were taken away
by diphtheria, and we trust this child may
recover. We speak of these cases to
again urge our people ito take all the
cautious measures possible to prevent
the spread of the scarlet fever. There
seems to be a disposition to conceal
the existence of the disease in some
quarters, and this spirit is wrong. The
place where it wages its relentless on
slaught should be noted that others be
not exposed. AS stated few weeks
ago, and as as our readers may notice,
the large number of deaths of children
of late we believe is due to this disease.
We have mentioned the disease with the
death notice when authorized, but num-
bers have died of scarlet fever, in our
opinion, that have not been so designat-
ed in our columns. The question be-
fore this community is practical one of
whether desultory policy shall contin-
ne with probable epidemic later, or
vigilant measures be adopted to stamp
OUT the scarlet fever.