The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-06-23
Death of Judge X. l.. Thomas.


depce Isl North East. ii,s de- rh va
CAUSED hV "A kidney affection from whic
, he had suffered Tor number OF Years
He was able to transact business. how
death.
Judge Thomas was prominent either
. of the county, and during his long lif
took an active part in It's political. mora
and religious affairs.
He was the sou of Samuel Thomas, tn,
elder. who, for many years and until the
time of his death, was overseer of tn,
Turkey Point farm then the property o
! the P ,ca family Samuel Thomas wa.
twice married and had by his first wife
five sons aud one daughter. The son.
were Samuel, John, Lewis Wesley, Rich
ard and Brian. The daughter Emily
married Thomas Wilson. His SECOND
wife, whose maiden name was II eudrick
son, was the widow of Edward Cosder
when she married SImuel Thomas
Richard l.. Thomas was born in New
Castle county, Del, June 30, 1909, and
was consequently nearly 70 years of age
at the time of his death. His father
removed IL SaSsatras Neck white he was
yet child. He earnt the wooden man
ufacturing business in mill on Pike
Creek, near Stanton, Del. being appren.
ticed at ID years OF age. He returned to
this county aud engaged in the WOODEN
factory of Charles Johnson, in The Fifth
District.
He began merchandising in North
East in 1912 and continued in business
continuously and successfully until the
time OF his death. IL, maiDtained an
mistaken credit during all his business
career and accumulated con- iderable
wealth. He did not believe in making Il
show and his store bore a modest appear
he did not do business for show but
for money"
Judge Thomas took an active interest
in politics for many years. He WAS APP
appointed postmaster at North East by
President Tyler and again by President
| Polk. He represented Cecil county in
the House of Delegates in 1850 and was
returned in 1854. He was Il warm advo
cate of the temperance measures that
were agitated at the latter term and con
tinued throughout his life "a friend of the
| H. al nd, -
| the calling OF the convention for framing
a new State convention and was active in
securing a charter for the Port Deposit
| National Bank.
In looking over the files of THE WING
we find that when Judge Thomas was
elected to the House of Delegates for the
session of 1854 he received more votes
than any other candidate of either party,
numbering six in all, for that office. Iu
| 1879 he was nominated by the Demo
cratic party for Judge of the Orphans
Court, and was elected, receiving the
highest number of votes of the six candi
dates for the office. He received 9S votes
more in his own district than the candi-
date on the same ticket for governor. In
this position he showed the same atteu-
ton to duty aud strong common sense
that marked all his career. He served
one term of four years. He was also
trustee of the almshouse for three terms.
He had been for many years and up to
the time OF his death a member of the
board of managers OF the Cecil County
Fire Insurance Company and member
of the board of discount of the Elkton
National Bank. He was a consistent
member of the North East NJ E. Church
for many years, and was trustee and
steward He contributed literally to the
needs OF the church.
Judge Thomas was married twice. HIS
first wife was Mary Johnson, daughter of
Charles johnson, in whose wooden mill
in the Fifth district he worked in his
youth. They were married in 1880 and
she died in 1898. leaving no children. L
daughter of John McCracken, a promi-
nent citizen of North East She died in
1867 leaving eight children, one son and
seven daughters. Richard L. Thomas.
the only son, was engaged in business
with his father at North East, and was
a member of the legislature of 1856. OF
the daughters another one is the wife of
DR.. Theodore A. Worrell Of North East,
and the other of Rev. W. T. Hammond.
of the same place. Theodore Black we'll
and James Ricard also married daugh ters
of the Judge.
The funeral was held on Tuesday after
noon at o'clock in the North East NJ
E. Church and was very largely attended.
The services were opened by the singing
of hymn that was IA favorite with the
deceased, after which Rev. c. F. Shep
pard, of Delaware City, a former pastor,
offered prayer. Rev. J. B Qligg, pastor
of The church, then delivered an address
concerning tie life of the deceased
R"v. T. Snnwden Thomas then read the
scrlptural lesson. r marks by Rev. n.
VI btoHHt, vi ANt"dIh iolIu"tu. MT
Browne, who is IA native OF North East,
WAS. i'll his youth, employed by Judge
Thomas and it was through financial aid
received from him that he was enabled
to secure an education for the ministry.
Rev. Chas. Hill, of Elkton, who, as pre-
siding elder Of the Wilmington district,
was well acquainted with the deceased,
spoke of his worth and Rev. w. L. S.
Murray, formerly pastor of North East
Church and now presiding elder of the
Wilmington district, made few remarks
The services at the church closed with
singing the hymn Farewell" The in
terment was at the North East NJ. E.
cemetery. The services at the grave were
read by Rev. J. b. q igg. Rev. w. L. s.
Murray pronounced the benedictiou.
An Old Paper.
We were recently shown by R.v. John
Squire copy of the l.: Derry JourRdl
md Domegul and Tyrone -AdcertiSer, of
August 6, 1893 Il is very interesting
paper and although showing signs of old
age can yet be read without difficulty
1t contains four pages. each with four
columns. large part of the paper is
taken up with the publication OF petitions
declaring III favor of 4 Legislative nnion
of Ireland, with Great Britain, which is
of peculiar interest at this time, owing to
the agitation of home rule for Ireland.