The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-28

'1; ecatlOnS OF neatneSS.
seGEf son, the Hon. Geo. S.
-: q, was one Of the firm, yet the
1entire control and direction of the busi-
ness of the stores was conducted by her.
There is one thing in connection
with her management that's worthy of
mention, and that is, that although the
I firm did large credit business it was
! rarely ever engaged in lawsuits and
litigations with its "lstomers, which
we consider a deciued credit. to the
business skill and management.
And although in the midst, and the
head, of this large business, Mrs. Mower
found time to devote to other things.
She took lively interest in the affairs
of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church, Of which she was a devoted
member, and contributed literally of
her means to its support and the chari-
ties of the church.
The temperance cause was also dear
to her heart, and as president of the
Newberry w. G. T. U. she was an
active worker. She organized Bands
Of Hope amoag the -ct11idren, and rarely
missed one of the meetings which were
always held on Tuesday afternoon in
the Thompson street church. Her
annual Christmas treats for the chill
dren had become one OF the institutions
Of Newberry and will be greatly missed.
She began this work in Newberry
about seven yaars.
A gentleman remarked to the editor
Of The Herald and News not a great
while ago, as we were sitting together
on the steps of our office watching the
happy throng of boys and girls return
ing from Temperance" as they called
it, that if Mrs. Mower lived ten years
longer Newberry would be prohibi-
ton town. His idea was that her plan
of educating the children in temperance
was the only way to bring about ef-
fective prohibition, and We believe he
was right.
Mrs. Mower was woman Of strong
mind, of decided convictions and out
spoken in maintaining them, but
Withal kind and gentle and loving in
her disposition. Her death is loss to
the community, and she will be missed
by many.
Her only son, Hon. Geo. S.. Mower,
q prominent lawyer of this bar, was
absent in Charleston attending the
trial in the Coosaw case as associate
counsel for the State when he received
the sad intelligence. He came on spe-
cial train to Columbia Immediately,
and reached Newberry on the 7:30 train
on the c. n. & L. road Saturday after
noon. It is sore bereavement to him.
The funeral services were largely at
tended on Sunday afternoon, both at
the church here and at Prosperity.
The following gentlemen acted as
pail bearers: R. l.. Mclaughlin, M. A.
Carlisle, J. G. Wilson, J. n. Martin, E.
G. Jones, J. w. Chapman, Thos. E.
Epting, r. H. Wright, w. w. Hodges
and J. w. Chappell.
Mr.. Geo. S. Mower will continue the
business, for the present at least, under
the same style of G. & G. S. Mower.
Sundays Register contained the fol-
lowing tribute:
The sudden dealh of Mrs. Cynthia
Mower, of Newberry, an account of
which appears in another column, was
received in this city with profound re-
gret, for this noble Christian woman
had many warm friends ia this COM
munity. A gentleman who has been
acquainted with her for years said yes
terday to a Register reporter:
'She was one of the most thorough
merchants the up-country could boast.
Her business methods were models.
But it was in her warm-hearted gene
rosity to the poor that she will live.
Ofa gentle, thorough Christian charac-
tor che uac f0roOooct in oil the uorCc
Of her church. So great was her desire