Milford chronicle., 1921-11-04
JOHN STANLEY SHORT DEAD
DEATH RESULTED FROM ACUTE INDI-
GESTION CAUSING HEART FAILURE.

One of the most useful men in Mil
ford died on Wednesday evening, No
vember End, 1921, at S:45 O'Clock,
when John Stanley Short passed
away at his residence on South Wal
nut street, Unexpectedly, after an at
tack of accute indigestion which he
first experienced on Saturday last.
He had been ill with heart trouble
for the past three years, but up to
last Saturday his condition was far
better than for long time-so death
came Unexpectedly after all to his
family and friends.
He was born June 18th, 1858, and
was 6S years, months and 19 days
old, when his useful life came to an
end. He was born in Sussex county,
near Georgetown, and was the young
est son of John Wingate Short and
Sabra J. Hosea, his wife. His oldest
brother was DR.. Short of near Chin
colleague, Va, who died about eight
years ago. His sister, Mrs. Georgia
Ottwell, who died two years ago at
Georgetown.
He was a leading factor in the bus
mess affairs of Milford because he
was broad in mind, well read and
ready to apply his great store of good
common sense to all enterprises
which would advance the financial
welfare of Delaware, but especially
Sussex county and the town of Mil
ford. His association with George H.
Hall in buying outright real estate
and improving it so that others who
re-bOught, were beneiciaries thru
fair methods as practiced by the firm
of Short & Hall, made Mr.. Short well
known to all the people.
His management of the Potter Es-
tate, which was left nearly century
ago by Colonel Potter to the Poor
of Kent County Outside the Aims
house." has made it one of the most
valuable assets owned by the county.
The trustee of that estate was named
by Colonel Potter, as the Chancellor
of Delaware, and Mr.. Short has been
reappOinted by Democrat and Repub-
lican Chancellors for many years as
it's manager.
To a large extent the bringing of
the Milford Emergency Hospital to
it's present success was due to the
DGISlSLGuI
Short.
The public schools of Delaware |
have lost one of their strongest |
friends, who worked at all times to
widen their scope and build up their
effectiveness.
While not a communicating member
of any church, yet he was one of the |
and supporters of the
churches-the Presbyterian especial
ly.
He leaves a wife, who was Alice
Prettyman of Sussex county and six
sons and daughters Stanley Short,
Jr., Burton Short, John Short, George
Short, Miss Lena Short and Mrs.
John Munson. The date for the fu-
neral was not fixed when this paper
went to press
The death of Mr.. Short has been
shock to the people of Milford and
we can express our feelings as well
as those of his many friends, by
quoting the following lines:
Our friend has gone-his spirit flown
Away into the vast unknown,
That region of supernal light,
Where myriad suns make day of
night!
A glory from the great White Throne
Upon his earth-closed eyes has
shown;
While we, in sorrow, make our moan,
AS brimming tears obscure our
sight,
"Our friend has gone"
Crave on his monumental stone,
His virtues for his faults atone"
Let no rash one essay to write
His epitaph, in phrases triate;
But simply say, Were left alone,
"Our friend has gone"