The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-21
DEATH OF THOMAS GREEN.

hOnOred townsman, Thomas GREEN, was
announced to our community yesterday
morning. A good and useful man
has fallen. The, community will not
look upon llisllike again, and in the heart
of his distressed family there is void
which can never be filled. Now and then
inthe history of every community the good
must be called away; but with what
feelings of regret must we. be affected
when one whose history is identified with
everything about, him, rounds his life
and goes to'the spirit land Id.zat4 ~ Z
Thomas Greep was born at Havre. de
Grace, 'Maryhhd,s August 49, 1915, and
lived to see the varying FORTUNES Of more
than sixty Years, When b at twenty enc
yearstof, age,> he removed to this city,
and, with his surviving brother :estab-
lished book and drug store. Of the
citizens who were here then. only three
remain to tell the story Of his intelli
gencey-yirsuAs and zeal in all the walks
Of life Wish; nothing: TO favor him
except its own strong.WiH, good purpose
and dhfagggii1fg1 energy, he. became dis
tinguished, prior to the late war, as a
merchant, manufactured aud banker
His accumulatfons were rapid :, steady
and successful uhtiF the war deranged
his plans and prostrated his fortunes
Since the war he has been engaged here
only as banker, and through all the
vicissitudes of changes and panics has
always maintained .hisi position and
standing 10 the7c6minercial scenters ofthe
country, never wavering OF faltering in
meeting all the obligations of the bank
with which he was CONNECTED. This
must eyer ,besa,s o1fee-o Of gratifyation to
his faef4lsg How much it has contrib:
utedso Rhe's9ccssss AID fortune, qf,1otlters.
musrT1Se lefFasi the adsvelopment sof the
1uture'D Pr > as4st0i .,:.;1.q>c sra
Perhaps the most interesting feature
connected with the pablte55lifs Of ,s1r?;i;
Green, is his career as "a, e fipeHan.n
When the city was inceiitisi Infancy, he par
ticipated actively, in TIE organization of
Jackson lire. Company Np.11, &FrQlp
MaRt1,,2 1885, until the inf,qnities@ of
yeas pressed heavily upon him, he was
uniting ih'Kis7 ldbofs to'levelop hdsper.
feet the fire companies of the city, and to
render thems efficient, for the protection
of LIFE and Al property; There is something
ennohling in5the Life, of the fireman, whose
life ,eneef fsgies are employed IN doing good
to oshers.% Will no hope of reward ok
cepttHat Which results from a work of
chariastweil done. The. is always. on, the
alert to hear the signal of distress,
and respond tos,the,. call. To- contend
wit%satiisenemya on q the. = field 4,sof
battle often calls into exercise the
very highest qualities If our nature,
but there is something to stimulate and
encourage-something to strain our en-
erges to their highest .capacity-but to
the fireman the ou1y incentive to exer-
ton il the 0ppfFFtppitty to, do good How
hondrAbiyastldl efficiently Mr. Green dis
charged his duty as private 'ris 'ffranea,
President and Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department, is as familiar as
household words We have offan saer
his face glow. and his GENEROUS. breast
swell with exdltation.sds our gallant FIRE:
mea Isaned out On dress! p parade ssddd and
heard, hh manly aNgr'et that Hislhge pre-.
vented him from QfurtheE aaciiKe. partiei-
patton in their ;tnoxea,eHtss y-Let those
who are to follow shfmi enrdFate4 vir-
tuessnda sxanfple:s,..s' -, %, g. = = 'fs.a.o
Mr.. Green was. a. deNoted,. mambeE. of
the Methctl4st Church in this. 7plape p al,
ways contributing IbssalE toeafiE, faa9iks
of benevolence, and7the t-sslppeYs ,of his
minister. FotsyearseehS wasthe sSuper-
int saaepd 81 sehaoib, i s4b6;
itiug htthtf gficegrhe asafhel! fhalifiesso1
head and heart saAch marked, his inter.
course ax, vi With h. tts World greatly
beleged by the schldsenands members sci
his sglii tssahl;s alff,uP6R frin q;
ty everifailedsto ulsetsa ready sgrespontse,
andh6 .sss Is iafIiSe f@ gQoa, Was PFeSshtl!
ed which lherdid nat cheerfully endorse,
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