The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-27
WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
INTER ESTING LETTER FROM SER
GEANT WHITON.

Received From tho Phtlippimes-St
Pierre Society Fair Opened Last Night
Board of Trade Meeting Tonight.
Sergeant Edward Wilton, well known
here, now en- route to the Philippines,
sends from the Island of Malta under
the date of November 80, the following
letter:
AFTER very pleasant voyage Of
twelve days we dropped anchor in the
farbor of Gibraltar about $3.50 p. M.
Sunday. 1t was a fine day and the
night was a grand one. The most Won
derful thing I ever saw. 1t is a tre-
mendous rock about a mile from the
shore of Spain, very tall and ragged.
The city of Gibraltar is situated on this
rock. A city of 10000 population with
1000 English soldiers on it. To look
at the place one would wonder how
so many people lived in so small a
place, but the houses are crowded in
very thick, two or three stories and very
small rooms. They are built of brick
or cement-no wood. The city is
built on the side of the rock and the
main streets which are very narrow
and the sidewalks which are about two
feet wide run lengthwise of the rock.
If you want to get to another street
you have to go up or down large stone
steps. There are some beautiful houses
here and ruins that are wonderful,
pleasant parks and fine scenery. This
is the strongest fort in the world They
have 365 large guns mounted and you
cannot see one from the other as they
are so well protected. At night it is a
beautiful sight to see the lights show
ing out from the rock in different places
where they have cut out the rock for
a battery. The rock is all tunneled
and full of rooms and they are most all
entered by one passageway.
1.-THE English soldiers treated us fine
while we were there. Sir Robert
White of South African fame, came on
board Sunday to visit our officers. I
went ashore twice while there and
stayed ten hours. That is all the
time could get as we only stad there
a day and half. We left Gibraltar
Monday at 945 p. M and started on
our trip for Malta through the Mediter-
IdDGdlI sea. lG NSdlllGI 10 IlllC dllu
the sea calm and altogether a fine
voyage. The north coast of Africa is
most always in sight. We spent
Thanksgiving on the sea. We had a
fine dinner Of turkey, cranberry sauce,
etc.
1--WE arrived in the harbor of Malta
Friday, November 30, at a. m. 1t is
much larger place than Gibraltar and
it is fine sight from the ship. We left
there at $3.50 p. m. the same day and
started on our trip to Port Said"
Rev. J. j. Blair OBLIGATED at the flu
neral of Robert 3. Wallace Tuesday
afternoon. The bearers were his six
nephews, C. w. Leavenworth, H. l..
Morris, John Leavenworth. Frank w.
Morris, Charles D. Morris and Robert
Wallace. The interment was in the
''In Memoriam" cemetery.
Rev. J. f. Wildman officiated at the
funeral of Forrest William yesterday
afternoon. The burial was in the Cen
ter street cemetery.
The street lighting in the borough for
the next two weeks will be done mostly
by the rays of the moon, except in
cloudy weather. Moonlight takes less
coal than electric light
The st. Pierre society fail will open in
Leighton's hall this evening, continuing
for three nights.
The Nashville Students are booked for |
the opera house Saturday evening.
Mrs. Walter Ives Of North Farms is |
critically Ill, the result of shock on |
Christmas evening. Her right side is
affected Mrs. Ives is seventy-eight |
years of age.
The Christmas musical programme at |
st. Paul's church will be repeated next
at the morning service.
The board of trade will meet for or
ganization at the selectmen's room this
evening at 1880 o'clock. The members
If the board are Delano w, Ives, George
NJ. Hallenbeck, Andrew Andrews, Mi
chael O'Callahan and George Cook.
Accanaut lodge, l. o. O. F., has elect
I'd the following officers: David Ross,
n. g.; F. G. Hill, V. G.; f. w. Phelps,
T.; Charles Hill, P. s.; J. M. Hull,
R. S.
Harmony chapter, o. E. S., of South
ngton, will be the guest of Mizpah
CHAPTER this evening. Three candidates
will be initiated.
officers this evening.
Andrew Ennis left here yesterday for
Denver.
Miss Bertha Wildman returned yes
erday to Madison, N. j.
Ellsworth Baldwin is now working IN
New Britain.
Frank M Staley is under treatment
n Grace hospital, New Haven, for a
rouble with his jaw.
Edward Toelle of the Southern Boule-
,ard was thrown from his bicycle on I
)uinnipiac street on Christmas day and i
lis face was quite badly bruised. His /
Wheel picked up mass of telegraph !
wire which some one had carelessly ]
brown in the street, and sudden stop '
ma fall resulted. {
Morton Griswold is now the owner of {
small iceboat and is having great
mort on the lake every day and gets up
ute a speed.
DID NOT VOTE FOR M K1NLEY.