Milford chronicle., 1915-04-02
GLENDALE

Gangs of men and teams are now en-
gagged in work on the highway north of
here-tearing down the hills, widening
and grading the rOad-bed, while teams
are placing the gravel along the center.
In widening the highway it becomes
necessary to remove many of the large
old oak and maple trees that have been
( landmarks for centuries, with history
rich in romance and memories. The
absence of the lofty cedars that have
so kindly sheltered the wayside traveller
/ from the scorching sun and the storms
and wintery blasts, is most noticeable.
In their history they stand out as the
guide to Caesar Rodney on his famous
ride to the City of Brotherly Love, that
! he might do the State of Delaware the
honor of being the first to sign the Dec
laration of Independence. But these
beautiful trees, like all else, must give
way to things of this progressive age,
and nothing remains familiar to those
passing along what will soon be a mod
ern highway.
The disaster which resulted in the loss
J of $4,000 worth of timber on last Friday
was caused by a negro named Brown
starting a brush fire during a gale of
wind that sent the flames broadcast.
The fire first spread to the timber land
of Mr. Legates. and then coursed through
the timber owned by Mr.. Robinson, and
through one half of the tract owned by
Paul Clifton, and also through that of
Franklin and Lacy Marvel. In the latter
woods valuable dog was burned to death
Mrs. Cora Jester has come to the fore
to aid the citizens generally by purchas-
ing the property of Elias Macklin, the
best available, on which she has begun
the erection of a Town Hall 30x40 feet
1t will be modernly equipped and for the
use of the citizens generally. Mrs. Jes-
ter is being lauded for her generosity,
which is much appreciated by all.
Miss Davis of near Bridgeville, teacher
at Webb's School. was accompanied to
the school by her father early last week.
He was apparently in the best of health,
robust and weighing more than 200
pounds. She was astOnished on Tuesday
to learn that her father, on returning
home from his long drive, had become
i'll and on Wednesday she returned home.
Her father died on Thursday of pneu-
monia. His funeral was held from his
late home on Saturday last.
Charles Donovan, well-known young
farmer of near town, is i'll with pneu-
monia and under the care of DR.. Samson.
The Adams family of Oakley has
bought new automobile, and his friends
expect soon that Herbert Adams will be
fitting hearabouts in it on his business
trips.
Mrs. Dickerson is in a critical condi- !
tion and if anything is weaker than last
week
/ David Shingle, who has just returned /
from a visit to his children in Philadel- /
phia, purposes to enter the poultry busi- |
ness on an elaborate scale He is now /
building his plant, and will equip it with /
electric burglar alarms so that no one /
can pry his way into the buildings with |
out alarming the household. Chicken F..
thieves have become very bold recently. |
Robert Workman, an old-time and |
venerable Democrat of Kent County,
has been visiting his son, William Work
man, and many of his friends have been
acquaintance with the visitor.
Mr. Workman is remembered by many
of the older residents as one of the ablest
school teachers in lower Delaware in his
earlier life. Paul Pry.