The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-07-27
GEORGE s. MOWER
DIEiS IN NEWBERJtY
Death Soon Follows Stroke Of Paraly,
sis. Funeral Held Tuesday.

Mower died at his home, 1901 John
stone street, this city. this morning,
at 9:35 o'clock, following a stroke
or paralysis some time during Sat-
urday night. When his daughter-in
law, Mrs. Frank Mower, went to his
room to wake him for breakfast Sun
day morning at 9:35 o'clock she found
him unconscious. DR.. u. G. Ellcsor,
who was called Immediately, thinks
he was stricken with paralysis in the
earlier hours Of the night Mr.. Mower
mad been In feeble health for year or
more, but kept to his Office and bust
ness most of the time, with occasional
short vacations. Recently he has ap
peared to be in better health. He was
on the street Saturday and remarked
to friend that he was feeling better
than for some time.
The funeral will be held at 1880
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the
home and the interment will be in
Rosemont cemetery.
WI. mower was born in Greene
county, Maine, April 20, 1913. He came
to Ncwberry county with his parents,
MI. and Mrs. Duane Mower, in 1864,
settling in Prosperity, where Mr.
Mower conducted a prosperous mer-
camille business, moving later to New
Derry where the business was con-
tlnucd with much success On the
death of Mr.. Mower, his widow Mrs
cynthia Mower, continued the bust
ness, and was one Of the most sue
ccSSlul merchants in this state-a wo-
man of unusually fine business judg-
ment and enterprise She was a wo-
man OF large sympathies also, and did
a great deal for the religious welfare
OF this community, devoting time and
money freely and lavishly to train
ing the young people in principles Of
temperance and sobriety, her Band Of
hope being one Of the best known
and best beloved features Of Newberry
until her sudden death at Little Noun
tain some years ago where she had
1
me. iler temperance work was con
tinucd by her son, George S. Mower.
who was also 4 person OF large SYM
pathies and Of Il libcrality that is ap-
preciatcd by the entire community but
Ia fully known to very few, for his
deeds of kindness were done very
| quietly, and On the principle of let
ting not the left hand know what the
right hand doeth. He was a good
man, charitable, pure in heart and
life and devoted to his church and
! state.
| Mr.. Mower chose the law as his
profession. and followed it diligcnt-
~, enjoying a good practice. He was
lrst partner with his fathcr-in-law,
the late Lambert J. Jones, and since
the lattcrs death with Frank l.. BY
mum. He was engaged in many i'm
portant cases; among others, he was
assistant counsel for the state in the
ICoosaw phosphate litigation in 1891
and in the election or registration cas-
cs in 1898. He served as a member of
the constitutional convention in 1895;
served in the house Of representatives
| lSSS-S9; l9ll-l6 (speaker pro TEN;
l9l9-20, and the first session of 1921
", and served in the senate thrco
terms, lS93-l90I In all these posi-
/ tons he was faithful to the trust the
people placed in him.
/ Mr.. Mower graduated at Bowdoin
college, Maine, in 1873 with the a. B.
degree, receiving the degree of a. NJ
from the same institution in 1876, and
in 1918 received the honorary degree
of Ill. ID from Ersknc college, of
which institution he was a trustee for
many years, up to the day Of his death.
| Nh. Mower was married June 13,
1876, to Miss Fannie d. Jones of New
berry, who passed away March 10,
1910. lie is survived by four chill
dren, Mrs. Foster N. Martin, DR.. Frank
ID. Mower, McHardy Mower and Mrs
Henry II. Cannon-all Of Ncwberry.
Mr.. Mower was at the time of his
death tie oldest member in point of
service on the board of trustees OF
Newberry college, was vice president
! or the board and chairman Of the
standing committee of the board.
He was one Of the most prominent
Masons in South Carolina, being past
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