Milford chronicle., 1958-12-12

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1 II you expect to receive large par
cells advise your carrier whether to
leave parcels outside of box or if
you win meet him or call at the
post Office.
Please mail your cards and pack
ages early.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman E. Pretty
man, of Glendale, Delaware, ac-
companied Mr.. and Mrs. John Al
fred Prettyman and daughter,
Kathy, of Milford, on a motor trip
to Levittown, Pa, during the week
end and were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George d. Benjamin. Mrs.
benjamin. was the former Miss
Norma Prettyman.
Mrs. Lizzie Donovan, a former
resident of this town, is receiving
treatment in the Milford Memorial
Hospital. Milford, Delaware.
Mr.. George Fisher also a former
resident of this community is
patient in the Milford Memorial
Hospital, Milford, Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beebe and
family were callers in Milford last
week.
Sunday evening dinner guests of
Mr.. and MyE. Harvey NJ Wilson,
near town, were Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Turner and daughter, Susan, OF
fredericksburg, Md.
Glendale Fire Company will have
Santa to treat the little ones on
Friday evening, December 18th at
the Fire lot, on Main ST., Ellen
dale, Delaware.
w. j. w. L., Georgetown local ra-
diO station has for the past month
on one of iss quiz programs been
broadcasting question relative to
the founding of Glendale, Della.
Due to publicity a great deal of
interest has been stimulated and
flood of questions have been di-
rected at our local people.
An old family Bible In the pos
session of Mr.. Benjamin Short,
grandson of Mr.. Alfred Short, who
founded and laid out what is now
the town of Glendale, has been
found to. contain much information
of value, also old deeds.
For the benefit of anyone in
terested we are sending the in
formation together with reprints
from the Milford Chronicle publish
ed in 1905.
This is being done with Mr..
Shorts knowledge and permission.
Again death has invaded Ellen
dale and taken the mortal of our
Oldest and most distinguished citi-
zen who was the father of this
thriving little town, Alfred Short.
Last Friday October goth, 1905,
at 9 o'clock the spirit of the aged
and talented Alfred Short left the
body for it's eternal rest. He was
the founder 6f Glendale and her
prosperity is the result of his skill
full guidance and sound advice. 1t
was he who first suggested the
spot, cut out the roads and up
rooted the stumps where Glendale
now stands. BY his personal efforts
the first house was built, and in
which he kept store. 1t was his
efforts that raised the money from
public subscription to build the
depot now in use by the d. M. &
" R., and for many years he was
the stationmaster, ticket agent and
postmaster. He was also, at that
time a notary public; occupying
that position up to the election of
Grover Cleveland's second admin
stration. The Office has never been
so satisfactorily kept since that
time and many leading Democrats
protested earnestly against his re-
moval; but rank partisanship sue
ceeded in disgracing the office.
Alfred Short was in his Goth year,
and had always been true Wing
and an honest Republican. In 1882,
when the Democrats were in full
power, Mr.. Short was candidate
for representative, and his popu-
larity elected him over his Demo-
cratic competitor Charles Raw
lings, by two votes. He was a great
admirer of John M. Layton and
stood with Manlove Hayes, of Dow
er, for him as Delaware's United
States Senator. Mr.. Hayes is the
only survivor of that memorable
body.
In his youth he was a success
full school teacher, and studied sur
veying, at which profession he
stood at the head in Sussex Coun-
ty. and was in full authority in dis
puted land lines and cases. Few,
if any, were more familiar with the
land marks or public records of
this section, than was Mr.. Short for
the past seventy years.
In the Methodist Church he was
tower of strength and through
him it was built and sustained in
Glendale for years.
He took great interest in both
the Union and New Market Meth
odist Churches and it was in the
cemetery at the latter that his re-
mains were buried last Sunday
after large funeral service at
Glendale had been held. Rev.