Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-05
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAkES.
GIimpses of The Nutreq State.

GIimpses of The Nutmeg State.
 Hartford. the capital of the Nut meg state,'' is a beautiful city, cover Ing an area of more than IT square miles. It Is noted both as a business center and a place rich in places of historical interest.
 Among the interesting spots of this old city are Bushnell Park and the Capitol, and as they are about the first things one runs across after leav- ing the depot it is but proper to speak of them first.
 Situated in the very heart of Hart lords business district, with it's green lawns, vari- -co1cred flowers and shady trees, Bushnell Park offers a cool re-
 treat where the business man can ing to the office.
 A little stream known as the Park
 river winds it's way , completely around the park. giving an artistic touch to the scene. Then. too, there is the Corning Fountain, a handsome piece of art. On the base are four In- dians in bronze, four more Indians hold up the pedestal on which rests large elk. This is set in the center of the lawn and looks very pretty with flowers growing all around it. Benches are placed almost every where around the park and they are usually occupied. as many who can not go to the other parks on account of the distance take advantage of this
 central location.
 Farther up on the hill is the Capitol, in all It's beauty of architecture, made Of white marble and ornamented in va rious ways, it can truly be said to be one of the incest in the country. As you approach you will notice that pictures have been carved in stone over the doorways, showing some of the incidents in the settlement of the C<,, Tta1 h made in the side of the building and in these stand small statues of the states famous men, among them Ma son and Winthrop.
 Far above the golden dome of the Capitol sparkles in the sunlight. This same dome is illuminated with hun l dreds of electric lights as soon as 1 darkness comes and it can be plain 1 ly seen all over Hartford.
 | As you walk around the building 1 you will notice that memorials to men 1 that have gone are set here and there l around the capitol grounds. | In the rear is a sun-dial which tells 1 that Hartford is in a Latitude of fl l degrees 45 minutes. 48 seconds "N
 and Longitude 72 degrees, 40 minutes, | 57 seconds"
 The State Library, handsome edi- | fee of white stone can be viewed from
 this point to good advantage. It is an interesting thing to note| that this
 structure cost the state just s1.424 | 147.50; while the Capitol was built at 1 the enormous sum of $3,342, ,550.72 Leaving the Capitol grounds and
 cro1ing Trinity street you are in
 Bushnell Park proper, a little ways down stands the Soldiers and Sailors { arch-a memorial to the brave men
 who gave their lives for the country
 After walking for short while | through the park you will come upon g
 small pond inclosed with a wire fence A bubbling rock fountain is in the center and pond-lilies, ivies and other | plants grow along the edges, which | in addition to some little fish and a small rowboat nnoored along the bank 1 give it quite a natural appearance | dispite it's artificial origin.
 1 Leaving the pond we continue or
 walking under the shady trees; soor
 we come upon the Jenny Hoadley | Memorial bridge, spanning the Park river at Mulberry 1,reet. Hurrying UT 1 this short little street we are in the 1 hustle-bustle of Main street and di- l rectly across from us is-well, vel 1 talk of that some other time. l WALTER GAVIGAN. Wi1JiTTkl ntic