Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-29
STATE NEWS JoTr1NGs.

SINGING IN ITALY.
 Miss Beatrics M. States, formerly of New London, is now singing in concert in Italy with great success.
 EPISCOPAL.
 In Hartford yesterday Dr. Avery, assisted by Dr. W. T. Bacon, performed upon pa tient the difficult operation of removing tumor from the rear of the frontal bono above the eye.
 NEW SWEDISH CHURCH.
 The swedes of Deep River, Chester and other places in the vicinity, have organized q Swedish church society. They have already negotiated for land in Deep River on, which to build church, and 1t will probably be erected before next winter.
 Cobolt, twelve miles East of Aiddletown, had an exciting fire Monday. It broke out at 1:3O a. m. Captain Simpson's barn, with horses. COWS and hay, large shed filled with paper waste, cider mill and g coal shed filled with 150 tons of coal were burned; loss about S4. .OOO The fire is believed to have been of incendiary origin.
 DEATH OF MOTHER CowLEs.
 Mrs. Julia Cowles of Meriden, better known as "Mother Cowles," who claimed to be an inspired prophecies, died Sunday. She was injured by fall several weeks ago and never recovered from the effects. She was eighty-two years old and lived with her relatives in Meriden and Oakville.
 MRRIDEN PASTOR RESIGNS.
 MERIDEN, April 25.-Rev. I. R. Wheelook, for the past five years pastor of the Main street Baptist church, surprised his congre- gation by resigning after last evenings ser- vice. The resignation is to take effect June 1. The church people had no idea that MT. Wheelook had any intention of resigntng.
 ON THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. Mir. H. Sizer. who has been engaged in fishing on the Connecticut river over forty years, says that it is probable that single fish place below Essex will bs manned this year. The few that do fish use drag nets, and but few of the pounds off Westbrook and Clinton will be utilized this spring un- less there should be an unusual run of shad which is hardly expected.
 STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. Lightning struck at Bangall, near Meriden, Sunday morning and shattered fourteen tele- graph poles.
 The house of John Fl. Thayer of Rocky Hill, was struck by lightning at 8 o'clock Sunday morning. The bolt entered the roof Of the house and tore away the covering from a space ten by fifteen feet. The heavy rain extinguished the flames. THE OLD CAPTAIN, NATHAN HALE, HOME.
 Edwin Whitefield of Fremont street, Bos- ton, artist and publisher of the Home of Our Forefathers, was in Willimsntic Saturday. He will visit the old Captain Nathan Hale place and home of the illustrious Rev. Harden Page, both in Coventry, and sketch them for his new work on Connecticut fore fathers home. Coventry has many ancient homes of distinction.
 NEW EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Arrangements are nearly complete for the consecratioA of the new St. Shepherds church at East Haddam, which will occur on Thurs day, May 1, at 12 o'clock noon. Bishop Williams, with the assistance of probably from fifteen to twenty clergymsn, some of whom will be past rectors of St. Stephen'e, will perform the cermony, very probably in the presence of large number of people. I.o.o.F
 A new lodge of Odd Fellows will be insti- tuted at Stafford Springs next Thursday night. All the. degrees will be exemplifed on the charter members by a degree team from Mohegan lodge of New London. A special train will convey the official parties from New London, Norwich and Willimantio over the New London Northern road. Grand Master Bishop of New Haven was expected to attend, but owing to his present illness will probably not be able to be present.