The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-26
WALLTNGFORD.


monument dedicated here last October
was sent by messenger to Rev. DR..
Watson L. Phillips of New Haven, who
delivered the dedicatory address. The
letter and photograph were sent with
the expectation that they would be
delivered on December % as Christ
mas present but for some reason of
other they did not reach their destina-
ton until Thursday. The letter was as
follows:
AT a regular meeting Of Arthur
IL. Dutton post, No. IS, G. A. r.,
vote was passed thanking you for the
very able, interesting and instructive
address delivered by you on the occa-
sion of the unwilling of the Soldiers
and Sailors monument at Wallingford
October %, 1902. In behalf of said post
we send you to-day photograph of
the monument and beg you to accept
it as a slight reminder of the esteem
entertained by the post for you, and
appreciation of the very able address
delivered by YOU
The letter was signed by c. A. Har-
rison, w. Fl. Newton and w. N. Mix.
In reply to the above the following
was received.
Your kind note of appreciation and
thanks, together with beautiful
framed photograph of the monument
we dedicated last October, is this day
received. Allow me to express to you
and through you to Dutton post my
warmest gratitude for your kind re-
membrance. The words you have writ
ten and the token of your esteem you
have sent will ever be carefully cher
ished. I congrat ulate you again on
the successful termination of your
long struggle to build the monument
and trust that its teachings may help
to rear in Wallingford a race of pa
triots worthy toesuceeed the men whose
devotion 1t commentaries. That re-
suit I know will be to you a sufficient
reward for your self-denying labors."
Saturdays recorded real estate trans
fers were Margaret Allen of New Ha-
ven to H. H. Lincoln, 75x150 feet on
Martin avenue; L. NJ. Hubbard and r.
S, Austin to Charles f. Wooding house
and lot 90x90 feet, corner Of Main and
Center streets.
The Biggins-Rodgers company fac
tory was closed Saturday on account
of the scarcity of COAL The shop will
start up this morning as other arrange
ments to get coal have been made.
M. D. Munson has his face, arm and
knee quite badly injured by a fall on
the ice Friday evening. The injuries
are not serious but rather unpleasant.
Tickets for the course Of lectures by
the Ladies' Library association will go
on sale to-day. The course tickets for
the three lectures have been placed at
one dollar.
Tickets are on sale for the Eintracht
Singing society masquerade ball to be
given at Leighton's hall Monday even
ing, February %.
The board of relief will be in session
to-day from 10 a. m. to p. m. to hear
appeals from the grand list as made
by the assessors,
Joel R. Hough, one of Wallingford's
time-honored and highly respected citi-
zens, whose residence is on the North
Farms, met with a. painful accident
last week which will confine him to bed
for some time.
Mr. Hough was on a load of wood
that was being carted from the woods
to his house and one of the wheels
struck a stone and upset the team,
throwing Mr.. Hough to the ground.
Considerable of the wood also fell upon
him.
DR.. Hall of Meriden found that one
of Mr.. Hough's' hips was dislocated
and that the bone was fractured. Mr..
Hough is sixty-one years of age. He
is a past master Of the grange.
Company ks walking club concert
and dance was held in the armory Sat
urday evening.
The old town clock has been doctored
up and was running along all right yes
terday.
Mrs. M. w. Brown and Miss Frances
Brown have returned home from North
Attleboro, Mass.
Henry Morse and Stillman Doolittle
attended the tenth annual meeting Of
the New England Homestead club at
Springfield Saturday.
Attorney E. p. Arvine of New Haven
will give the lecture in the Ladies' Lii
brary association course on Thursday
evening, February II. Mexico" will be
the subject.
"a Ruined Life" is the next attrac-
ton booked for the opera house OH
Thursday evening, January 20.