Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-02
STATE CONTEMPORARIES.
Mort h Havens OUT IN SCOTLAND SONS OF THE REVOLUTION MEETING.

OUT IN SCOTLAND SONS OF THE REVOLUTION
 April 1.-Chu rch services were thinly at- tended yesterday, both morning and even- ing. At the evening meeting letter was read from James Reynolds, dated Aberdeen, giving an aceoun of his work, showing that he had been vey busy. He has met with several notable people from the United States and formed. many pleasant acquaint- ances. It is expec. ted that large delegation for MT. Moody's schoel next summer will be the result of his effoGts.
 MT. and Mrs. Sturtevant, of Brigdeport, spent the Sabbath in town with relatives.
 The Congregations lal Sunday school is to contribute for the Sunday school library the first Sunday in each month. s. F. Linsley and S. B. Thorpe expect to attend the meeting of the Sons of the Revo- lution at Hartford on Tuesday, April 3. MT. Linsley is great-grandson of Col. William Douglass of Northford, member of a very patriotic family. MT. Thorpe and Mr. Lins- icy both served in the Fifteenth regiment during the late war. There are several more among them F. L. and z. W. Mansfield and J. W. and L. P. Futile and Edwin Futile. The Ladies' Benevolent society is to meet in the cb apel on Thursday afternoon. General State News. HoRT1CULTURAL. The Hartford county Horticultural society HoWezs this week.
 About 10000 quarts of milk constitutes Waterbury's supply of the lactael fluid, ac. cording to the Republican lactael editors fig uring.
 $2oO,o0o. Walter Hubbard and J. D. Billand of Mer- ! iden are premium steokholder in the Unaka Timber company which has a capital stock of $200, GOO and whose field of operation is I Tennessee.
 GONE TO WoRCESTER. H. E. Merrigan of New London, who had charge last summer of the postal telegraph office at Fenwick Hall, has accepted the posi- ton of chief clerk in the postal telegraph office in Worcester.
 BROKE 200 WINDOW LIGHTS. The farm house owned by Mr. G.B. Fuller, situated in Columbia, was recently raided by some rascals who broke out about 200 win dow lights and badly damaged the sash, be- sides girdling large quantity of choice young fruit trees.
 TAKING THEIR sHooK.e The people of Derby who are afflicted with rheumatism and neuralgia pains have new fad. The pretend they secure relief by mak- ing daily trip on tbe electric street railway running between Ansonia and Birmingham. They call the treatment taking their shock" :" THE EARLY BIRDS. A party of young naturalists belonging to Miss Hewins' Agassiz association, Hartford, made visit to Colts dyke on Saturday and found robbins, bluebirds, fox sparrows, yell low hammers, song sparrows and thrushes enjoying the pleasant weather. How they enjoyed it yesterday is not reported.
 ELECTRIC LIGHTING. It is rumored that the Norwich Electric Light works are contemplating the purchase of lot of land on Broadway, the erection of a new building and the increase of their plant to fully meet the demand for the cleo trio light It is also said five hundred horse power engine will be put in to drive the dynamos.
 THE COOPER WIFE MURDER.
 M1DDLKTowN, April 1.-Stste Attorney Elmer states that George Cooper, the wife murderer, who will be brought up for trial in the Superior court Tuesday, will not be allowed to plead guilty to murder in the sec- ond degree, as has been reported. Cooper is at Haddam jail. He maintains dogged de- meanor and apparently does not realize the situation.
 PLUCKY LADY.
 BRISTOL, April 1.-Nrs. E. G. Hubbell, wife of Manager Hubbell, paid visit to the bottom of the copper mine on Saturday. So far as known, Mrs. Hubbeu is the first wo- man that ever dared the danger of going in- to this mine. She descended the shaft, which is 180 feet deep, in the regulation bucket used by a1l the miners. She was accompa- nied by her husband and Captain Julif.
 THIS IS APRIL.
 This, if you please, Is April, "the merry month of the cuckoo and the violet" It has also been variously described by MT. George Meredith as "weeping tenderness" and "blue delight" A little less of the moisture and little more of the azure would be gen. erally welcomed as an improvement, but we have to take our Aprils (l1ke our other expe riences) as they come, and mako the best of m.-Hartford Courant.
 AWARDED TO NEW HAVEN CONTRACTORS.
 The contract for laying the mains for the new water system of Manchester has been awarded to the Connections Patent Water Pipe company of New Haven. They will build the bulkhead at the reservoir, lay the mains and connect them with the fire hydrants. The contractors will send about half dozen overseers from New Haven, and the other laborers, about fifty in number, will be hired in Manchester. The work will occuDy the preater mart of the summer.