Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-27
AVID oyER rHE STATE.

A Law Case DecIded-Hartford Skat-
ing-COnfessed After Two Years.
A swedish PastOr-White Birch
Trees and Connecticut Farmers.
In the case Of William 81. Haskell VS..
the Hotchkiss & Epson company, involv-
ing patent for machine fer gimlet
pointing screws, recently tried in the
above court, Judge Shipman has fled an
opinion in favor Of defendant, Diminishing
the bill with costs.
Hartford boys and young men are hay-
ing glorious skating all about that little
city and none better than on the North
meadows and along the Connecticut river
front in that locality. Thousands enjoyed
it there on Christmas day.
Labor Commissioner Hotchkiss is in
Washington attending the fourth annual
meeting of the American Economic associ-
alton.
Edward E. Fay of Hartford has con-
fessed the theft Of Z 200 stamped envelopes
from the United States Envelope works,
on the corner of Jewell and South Ann
streets in that city. Fay was inside
Waterman of the shop two years ago and
| it was then that he stole the envelopes.
About 5000 of the envelopes have been
found and redeemed SO that the loss is
small. He is held to answer.
About 100 friends called upon Mrs.
Emily Talcott of West Hartford, who was
100 years old Christmas day.
The Rev. L. w. A. Bjorkman was or
dained and installed as pastor of the Swe-
dish Zion Congregational church of Hart
ford last night.
George Washington Gilbert, the missing
Ridgefeld hermit, has turned up again.
He called at the Ridgefeld Press Office to
contradict the story that he was among
meddled round my house he'd no bisness
to tell that story to them newspaper fell
1ers. Why, hain't he'd minit's peace
sence it was printed. Folks keep coming
up to my place and pryin' round, thinkin'
I hev got money buried in forty thousan'
places to onct. hain't dead, nor I hain't
got twenty thousan' cents. only went
over to Nor Salem to see o girl I know
over there.
has broken up housekeeping and with his
wife has gone to Higganum, where he will
spend week among friends previous to
commencing his lecturing tour through
the west. He will begin his labors al
Philadelphia.
Dr. R. G. White of Willimantic, who
has been ill at the Hooker house there
some time past, is now suffering relapse
Connecticut farmers are developing 6
novel industry in Windham and Holland
counties in cultivating white birch trees or
account of the big and steady demand fol
spools made of birch wood on which thread
is wound. Birch trees have been very poo
property, but since the big Willimanti,
thread mill was started the cultivation O
these trees has become profitable. Bircl
is light, fine, evenly grained timber, jus
the thing to be made into spools. It i
worth So and So cord to be delivered a
the door of the spool-maker, and as it i
easy to chop it there is plenty of money il
| it for the 1umbermen.
At Mansfield hollow William 81. johnson
recently established a thread mill plant ant
|nowTolland farmers are rushing their bircl
wood to his factory. Mr.Johnson pays onl
$3.50 cord, but the birch men, who dwell
in the back country towns, whose yearl
expenses are not more than $75 or 500
think they see fortune in their hard birc
: forests at that price.