The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-02-13
CORRESPONDENCE.
From The Lake CITY,

To the Editor of the Banner DEAR
SIR:-You are very well aware there
has been grip" so called extending
over the whole of our own country, aud
G NADIA. and the loss of life has been
fearful on its account. Seven hundred
we're taken out of this city with this and
other diseases in one week. and the
death rates have been larger during the
same months of last year. l suppose
it has been on account of the open win
ter which we have had here. 1t has
been rainy, foggy, clear and no snow
but once or twice very little, did not
stay long, and at the present writing we
are enjoying a genuine spring weather.
Nearly all the time since winter conf
menced there has been but a very few
days that the farmers could not plough.
There is no frost in the ground. The
work of building the Elevated railroad
is progressing and another cable line of
considerable length is nearly completed.
Mechanics are busy in buildil z. and the
drainage of this city is being discussed
as To which and what way it shall be
done. Ibis is agitated by those most in
terested. The commissioners lately
elected are more than anxious to get the
question settled as TO the (which" and
whats" so they ca be getting hold of
the millions which will come into their
hands. After this will come another
grip" not like the other, but it is dis
ease which has fast hold on Ger
tain class of men in this city; and be
cause they can't get a grip upon it hey
get kind OF crazy for this kind of a grip.
They are trying their level best TO get a
grip on the Worlds fair, bu' at this
writing the question is not settled.
p obably before his letter reaches you
it will be settled. Of course We
are all anxious for the Fair in Chi
csgo, so | concluded would not occupy
more space in he columns of the BAN
NER till this Fair question is decided one
way or the other. When this Is done,
then l will give your readers all the
news | can afford to. While in this
city, there is much to be seen and heard
every day in the week. After the great
"CrOnin trial" is over, still there is
plenty Of important news to be gathered
for the readers of any paper. The only
thing regretted about the Cronin trial
is that all the prisoners did not get what
they deserved. THE rope !" is what
they should have had and would have
received had it not been for one misera-
BILE traitor. Murders are quite too com
mon in this city, every day, and fire.
quently double murders, and we may eX-
pect it as long as the law is not vindl-
Gated. Too many escape the hangman's
ope, there are two many bribed jur RS.
too many Clan ma Gaels, too many mis-
cradle tricksters to party and the gov
eminent. Money is doing lis hellish
ork in spite of law and 6 cd order
The whiskey power in this city and in
thu country, generally, is defying even
the general government. 1t seems this
element is bound to rule or ruin. That
seems to be the spirit here, and the in
f1uence that goes out from this city is
fell far and near. Whiskey in high and
low places is doing its terrible work. II
is filling our jails and peni entiaries tull,
so that there is cry for more room
and of course the tax payer is called up.
on for more money. Five undred thou
sand dollars was aid out in one month
to the employees of this city, and the
city expenses are increasing every year.
The gr' alter part of this, yes. nine-tenths
Of the expen comes directly or indi-
rectly from the liquor traffic Tax payer
look from whence all his comes.
CORP. W. E. SHELDON.
P. S.-This morning. Feb. It'll, snow
ing fast, the frs, of winter just going
out. 1t begins to look like the setting in
of winter.
Chicago, Feb, 1890.