Milford chronicle., 1931-10-09
GLENDALE
Sir Thomas Linton

Upton at his home in London on Oc
tober 2 of heart disease, aged 81
years.
The writer has always been an
admirer of Sir Thomas. He was such
a good sport and an all around
man.
No sportsman from other coun-
tries have come to our shores and
won such love and respect from the
American people as Sir Thomas
did.
While defeated time after time in
his zeal to win the cup which the
yacht America had won from the
British many years ago, yet he al
ways came to the front with a smil-
ing face, and simply said to the Am
erican competitors, You beat me
fairly, but | will try again" And no
doubt if he had lived he would have
continued to try to win the cup and
sometimes the people almost wish
ed he could be successful, as he was
such a gallant sportsman.
Sir Thomas was a self made man
and spent sometime in this country
during his young life, and carried
back to the old country the sum of
eight pounds in which he establish
ed his first grocery store in GLASGOW
and at twenty-five years Cf age he
opened his second shop. From that
time on he established branches in
all parts of the country and he was
recognized as one of the worlds !
greatest of merchants princes.
LiptOn's tea from which Sir |
Thomas made his fortune is now on
sale in the principal grocery stores
of this country.
Sir Thomas was never married,
and his love for his mother will ever
remain bright spot in his remark
able life.
We wish that many more men of
the character manifested by Sir
Thomas could live in the islands be-
yond the seas. While not jealous wei
have ICON here ~ this country for
many men like Sir Th0E.as, who a.
all times showed what a gcnat man
he was, Oy his gifts to charity ami
his true spo"Sma7ship Whirt show
ed more prominently aaId the
hours when he met defeat with
smiling face.
Born in GLASGOW, Scotland. in the
year 1859 of poor Irish parents.
an errana boy at nine, and sailing
Tor this country where he earned ,
eight pounds and returning TO Glas-
COW where he opened his first gro
Gerry store, and at the age of % Op- {
ened his second shop and by STRICT i
attention to business anG alvel It's
ing, built up one of the greatest Yea S
which characterized him '
as one of the great merchant pIin- v
ces and an all around sportsman
such as the world has rarely seen. v
Boys living in any country could a
with profit to themselves study the a
life and character of Sir Thomas Fl
Upton, the Irish baronet, which h
through his own efforts became one Il
Of the outstanding citizens and mer- a
chants in the country where his e
residence was and was loved far and Q
wide, not only by people of this
country but the inhabitants of ev- G
cry part of the globe. h
Peace be to his ashes. a
Building Cement Roads 81
And Side Walks
The Governor is to be commend W
ID for instituting plan where el
some of the unemployed of the State w
AN be kept busy for the next few b,
months in building cement roads al
md side walks in several parts of F,
he State. R
AS the plan of the Governor will
nly employ a few men who are now er
nut of work, it would be fine if some al
# the rich men of the State would an
o as Pierre du POnt is now doing,
aving one of the public roads re- ye
aired at his own expense. to
There are other things of similar wi
haracter which would give the un-
mployed work for sometime to in
ONE. III
Winter will soon be here and un- st
ess some means is found to give an
Employment to those who are out of to-
'ork, the suffering will be terrible wi
uring the cold period. ca
We feel satisfied that some means tn
i'll be found to feed and clothe the
oor when necessity demands it, but alb
mid all the preparations which will alb
made to care for the poor the be
lffering will be great. Our women Is
nd men desire employment and to
in an independent position where ua
ley will not need the help of char de-
able organizations of any kind. civ
This is time when everyone who wa
able should help. We are told Pc
lat at the present time 5000. 900 7
en- are idle in the nation. This is net
'mething to think about and only
heroic work can the vast amount mo
people be fed and clothed during Ma
e time when the depression now VIII
listing shall continue. Po
Relief committees have been ap- {
tinted in all parts of the country vac
I'd will do their best to prepare for str
e worst. dor
1t may not be amiss to remind ]
e Governor that the stretch of ce- the
ent road leading from the du Pont str,
'ulevard into Glendale, need ce- bui
INT side walks, as many pedes- nor
ans travel over this portion of the Sic
ad and the travel to and from Re- J
both through Glendale becomes sicl
eater each year, makes it unsafe his
travellers to walk on the main and
nent road; also the road running frie
I'M the boulevard from Milford to G
hoboth into Slaughter Beach. era
is road is only fourteen feet wide. sha
g travel to Slaughter Beach this wit