Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-20
OF G. e. THOMAS

Mr.. George T.. InOInaS, WnoSS iiHeSS
was mentioned in the last issue Of THE
ENQUIRER, died Saturday morning at
$3.50 o'clock, after an Hines Of only one
week. He succumbed to pneumonia.
Mr.. Thomas was a young man Of
sterling worth, high Christian charac-
ter and great promise as valuable
citizen. His sudden taking Off Is pc
cu,iarly sad blow to his many friends
and acquaintances. A short sketch Of
his career will be interesting. He was
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Thomas, Of
Sharon, and was born July e. 1861. He
had but few Of the advantages that
were afforded even by the common
schools of 20 years ago; but was frugal,
industrious and ambitious. His father
and mother had taught HIM to treat his
fellowman with honesty and to work
and save. After he was 81 years Of age
he began to apply these teachings to
his own advancement, and within a
few years got fairly good footing in
the world. At 29 or 80 he was married
to Miss Matte A. Dunlap, who proved
most worthy helpmeet. By good
management a farm was paid for, and
afterward another, and then still an
other, until it began to look as If the
foundation of handsome fortune was
being rapidly laid.
Something like year ago, Mr.. Thom-
as bought a farm Of 125 acres on the
outskirts of Yorkville for $25 an acre.
He paid $1,000 cash and agreed to pay
the rema aiming $4,000 in three years. At
that time the trade apeared to him
to be one Of stupendous proportions.
He built a temporary house on the
land and buckled down to the task Of
paying the debt. Originally he was
worried only about the installments.
During the first year, on this and his
other two farms, he made more than
enough money to pay the $4,000, and he
bition was to build handsome resi-
dence just within the incorporate linn
it's of Yorkville, and he was making his
arrangements to carry out this project
when he died.
The funeral Of Mr.. Thomas took
place at Kings Mountain Chapel last
Sunday afternoon, the services being
conducted by Rev. A. N. Brunson, as
sisted by Rev. ]. M. Smith, pastor of
York circuit. The deceased was q
Methodist and had long been valued
member of the Kings Mountain Chapel
congregation. The funeral was attend
ed by an immense concourse Of people
gathered from all directions for a dis
tance of seven or eight miles, and in
Guiding quite number Of prominent
citizens Of Yorkville.
The deceased leaves a widow and
four cnildren-three sons and a daugh-
ter. The eldest is about years Of age
and the youngest about II months.
The family is left we'll provided for
Shortly after his marriage, Mr.. Thomas
took out a life insurance policy for
1000 in the Travellers company. Some
thing over a year ago, he took out an
additional policy Of 81, 900 in the Mutual
Benefit Company of Newark, N. j., and
on the 29th Of December last, he applied
for $4,000 additional in the same COM
pany. The policies were delivered on
the WEDNESDAY proceeding his death, and
the wife and children will receive alto
gether from insurance, the sum of
$4,000.
Mr.. Thomas's last illness dates from
February 9. On account Of the illness
in families of relatives and the press
of his own business affairs, he had been