Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-11
NORWICH THROUGH
 CALIFORNIA EYES
Rose of New England Has Much to
 Allure.

Under the caption, Norwich. Conn. Rose of New England, Has Much to Allure, a San Francisco paper has the following to say or this city:
 Norwich, Conn.-Located down in the southeastern portion of the state. at the Junction of the Ehetucket and the Yan.ic rivers, which form the Thames at this city. Norwich. with Its quaint old landmarks and notable for it's beautiful homes built upon several elevated terraces. has been apt ly cahed The rose of New England" Its public square, known as Frank lin square, nestles in a hollow. with streets radiatng in many directions Some follow the natural valleys be- tween the rocky hills. others boldly climb their stony heights, while a few run along the banks of the three beau tfful little rivers.
 This city has much to lure the stranger within its boundaries. or to quaint loveliness. Those who have spent their childhood here have a love for it which grows In the many trib- utes given in later life, not only by erecting fine buildings, monuments, and giving money, but by the humble stone seat. under a protecting tree. or a gushing fountain of clear spreng wa ter, or what is perhaps a still more enduring offering, heartfelt verse, a glowing essay or an honest life. Among the many famous men and wo- men who are proud to call this dear old place home. are poets. statesmen, teachers men of financial prominence painters and essayists.
 stately mansion, on the sunny side of a large opening of grassy lawn, in the heart of the city. bears the name of being the site of the birthplace of Donald c. Mitchell (Ike MarveD, and his early home. Next but one is a handsome brick house where Lafayette s. Foster lived. He was one time mayor of Norwich, also a United States senator, and after the administration Of President Lincoln he was acting vice president of the United States. Down one of the principal streets, shaded by great elms. back several hundred feet and surrounded by a seemingly deep wood, is the large, many widowed. yine-covered house which was the home of Daniel Colt Gilman He was a professor at Yale college, president of the University of California, and first president of Johns Hopkins university.
 It was Henry Harland, author of the Cardinals Snuff Box and other delight full sketches, who left his tough not only by his writings but on the beau tiful place of his ancestors It was his idea to make the terraces in the rocky hillside all grassy paths. banked by thousands of flowers, and at the top of Sentry Hill to build a breezy summer house with it's distant outlook, remov ing all unsightly buildings and leaving a corner the delight of many. Under the hill by the dusty highway a spark ling fountain gives many a thirsty passerby refreshment.
 Edmund Clarence Stedman lived in Norwich about fourteen years during his boyhood and held agreeable mem ories of this pleasant place and peo- ple. Mrs Lydia Huntley Sigourney, of literary fame, gives charming pie lures of this, her native town. in her Letters of Life" Two historians, Frances M Caulkins and Mary E. Perkins. have done much to make available the interesting facts as well as the fancies. bits of hearsay and odd incidents one finds twined about the old houses, shady lanes, wayside stones and great trees.
 Norwich is proud of being connected in various ways, with sixe presidents of the United States. A great-grad- father of Willard Fillmore lived fifty three years at a place called West Farms. An ancestor of Ulpsses s. Grant can be traced as a serident of this historic place. Rutherford B. Hayes had as a forebear. one of the field had ancestors. in which such il- lustrious men as Major John Mason and Rev. James Fitch figured both founders of Norwich. Grover Cleve- lands great grandfather carried on the business of hat making in this city in a little shop still stand in. He also possessed literary ability. His grandfather, William Cleveland, was a silversmith
 fatLer was a resident of Norwich.