Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19

remarkably good dividend for these times.
 Death of Mrs. sieourney.
 Thursday, June Is, 1865.-The death of Mrs. Lydia Sigourney IS an event of deep and peculiar interest in this community. She was the daughter and only child of Ezekial Huntley of Norwich and was undoubtedly the most distinguished daughter of the town. She was born in the Lathrop House on the Town plot, on Septem- Der l, 1794. In early life her most in- innate friend was Nancy Maria Hyde. They were equal in ages and liter ary tastes. Having finished their ed ucation in Hartford, these inseparable friends, Misses Hyde and Huntley, in the year 1S10. opened a school to- gether in Norwich, in the house built by Captain Zebulon Burnham, near the Little Park.
 The first regular meeting of the Norwich Horticultural Society as held at their rooms last evening. le time was principally occupied by is cussing matters connected with the exhibition of the society. A special committee was appointed to make awards for the exhibition on Friday. The society now numbers over 100 members and bids 1air to succeed. Let the public sustain it and it will be sure to do so.
 Strawberries. Roses, Weddings.
 The month of June will be com memorable here and herea.bouts for it's extraordinary crops of strawber- ries, roses and weddings. Scarce a day has passed this month that we have not chronIcIed one or more of the latter important events either here or in the immediate vicinity of the city and the cry is, still they come. All over the country the same state of events is said to exist.
 General Burnside's Visit.
 Friday, June 16, 1865.-Major-. Gen. Burnside was in town Thursday. the guest of A. H. Amy. Having oc in the morning, he was surrounded by a large number of citizens and had to undergo a general handshahng. During the evening he received many callers at MT. Almys residnce.
 Parties from this city have consult ed with the owners of the steamer Ulysses at Mystic for the purpose of inducing them to run the vessel be- tween Norwich and Watch Hill but the owners prefer to either sell or charter the steamer. Parties from New York are endeayoring to charter the steamer for the summer in that vicinity and it is possible that they will succeed. There is little prospect that there will be any steamer on the Watch Hill route this summer
 The Norwich Directory, edited and published by John W. Stedman, lis now out and ready for delivery. The directory has become a necessity in Norwich and is probably now on a permanent footing.
 Saturday. June r, 1S65.-The bill on the subject of the New London County courts has finally passed both branches of the legislature. By it's provisions the question as to whether Norwich shall be the sole shire, town, is to be decided by popular vote two thirds of the votes cast being neces- sary to make the change.
 Crops Look Good.
 We have recently looked over quite a portion of New London County and can say as a whole that the crops have not promised better for many years. The clip of wool now ready for market will not be quite as heavy as in former years. Farmers say that the feeces are lighter than usual.
 The first exhibition of the Norwich Horticultural Society took place on Friday afternoon and evening and was a success beyond the expectations of it's projectors. One thing this exhi- bition settled and that is that the pea pie will take a lively interest in the Horticultural society and it's exhibi- tions.