The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-12-19
CORRESPONDENCE.
The Garden CITY.


having for quite a number of days.
cant but help speak about it as it Is 8
unexpected and different from wha
every body had predicted. Many hsC
prophesied hard, cold winter, for they
had noticed the muskrats were building
large houses; so when these were seel
building and making preparations, W,
might expect long cold winter.
Mr.. Editor, don't go much on sign
these days, 1 know in the West we liv,
in q very treacherous climate And it il
very difficult to predict what the weather
will be twenty-four hours head. Their
Is no knowing when we may expect {
Manitoba blizzard, but at the presen
tune the weather is as perfectly beauti
ful as in spring time, and has been for 4
number of day. II doesn't even freezt
at night scarcely; streets are getting
dusty. / noticed in the BANNER, few
days since, that the thermometer in Yer
mont had been down at one time to IA
degrees below zero, and think in the
last (but one) issue it was as low as de
grees, Newsp ipers don't always tell
che truth, don't saylthie of the BANNEE
only wish to know il this is true2
am anxious that you would let us know
every week 80 as to know how the
weather corresponds with the weather
here. Will you be so kind as to do this
for you humble CORRESPONDENT? The
temperature quoted was that OF North
ern Vermont The night of the l2th,
inst, was b clear, beautiful one and it
did not freeze. This friday morning
the 10, it is cl1udy and has the appear
ny. Id 81 , l.
mentioning has stopped general outside
business and there lie much need OF good
weather, for all the public improvements
which are now in progress An elevated
street railroad; q surface cable line well
under way and nearly completed OF 4 or
o miles in length. was informed yes
terday by a gentleman connected with
the elevated road that it would probably
be in operation at an early day of the
spring. We are becoming such a fast
people-all are anxious for a rapid tram
Sit
A very important election took place
here Thursday, for drainage Commit
tee." All wanted the Office, so that they
could handle the great amount of money
that will naturally pass through the COM
mittee's hands; and in all probability
make "boodlers" of themselves.
As you very we'll know, we had the
great men of the nation here few days
ago, to open the doors Of one of the
greatest buildings on this continent, and
l was about to say would hold the
worlds people in case we are lucky
enough to get it here. l don't suppose
it would make millionaire Of me if it
should come. Senator Ingalls, thinks il
will need 800 acres of land for site.
This is just the place as we have
plenty of prairie land short distance
out from the city. We have plenty of
land to build upon, for all the convent
ences which will be needed and plenty OF
hotel Accommodations, and AS have made
mention of come in other letters, l have
many more to tell your readers about.
In this will tell you something about
the Palace Hotel" of this city, one of
the most beautiful on the outside. to say
nothing of it's beauties and accomoda-
ton 10 the interior. This is the Ire
mont House. Among the leading and
strictly first-class houses OF this CONT
nent is the famous fremont, the Palace
Hotel of Chicago, which shares with the
Palmer" the high honor, as standing
at the head of this business in the great
Western Metropolis. 1t was originally
erected in 1888 and was rebuilt and
opened to the public in 1910. In 1851 it
was remodeled and improvements made
at a cost OF 800. 900. In 1871 it WIS en-
tirely destroyed in the great fire. The
present magnificent structure was COM
pleted 10 1874 at cost of 81, 900 900, in
GLIDING the furniture. This hotel is on
the corner of Lake and Dearborn streets,
and has frontage Of over five hundred
feet in the very neart of the city, 1t is
Elk stories high, above the basement,
crowned with towers of two stories.
The fron's are of the beautiful aud dur
able Amherst sandstone, elegantly
carved, yet Of solid and massive appear
ance. And in architectural beauty and
elegance the fremont surpasses any
building 10 Chicago. 1t will accOmmo-
date 1--WE hundred guests in first class
style. Each chamber is supplied with
hot and cold water marble mantles and
omen CRATES, and all have ample light
and air from the outside or the large
central court. This the natural ventila-
ton is supplemented by shaft 100 feet
high or 4x5 feet area. which by means
of supplied heat draws the foul air out
and off above the roof. The ample pro-
vision for the protection OF the inmates
from fire or possible panic are so readily
apparent that no one can feel, in any
apartment, the least apprehension on
that score. The building is practically
fireproof, the floors and partitions being
lined with DrIck and cement, preventing
any possibility of fire spreading from
story to story or from one room to an
other. Gongs run by electricity control
led from the Office can be sounded ir-
stantly, and will awaken every person in
the house upon the first alarm. At the
end of each corridor are outside iron
fire escapes to the ground, and in each
hall red lanterns burning oil show the
stairway even though the gas be turn
ed out. The furniture of the hotel was
manufactured from a special design, land
in no hotel in the world can be seen
more elegance and comfort, while no
expense or pains have been spared by
Mr.. Rice, the proprietor, to render it a
strictly first-c ass hotel in every detail. |
Without exception, the fremont is one
OF the best conducted houses in this or
any country, and guests will at all times
find here courteous and prompt atten-
ton, a very pleasant locality cultured
society and everything to make them
feel at home and comfortable, at all sea
IONS of the year. So much for the
weather and another Palace Hotel"
The Cronin trial is drawing to a close
and before this letter will go to your
readers we hope the jury will get the
rope around everyone of the men on
trial, for this terrible crime Of which
the people Of this city believe from the
evidence of this important case are guilty
OF a most foul conspiracy to take the
life of an innocent and good citizen.
..... Corp. w. E. SHELDON.
THE CRoNIN VERDICT.
We append the verdict Of the Cronin
jury, in this connection
CHICAGO, Dec. 16-The verdict Of the
Jury in the Cronin case IL as follows:
We. the iury. find the defendant JOHN