Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-28
DEATH OF COL. JASPER STOWE.
Long and Useful Life Ended Last
Thursday.

Col. Jasper Stowe, who has been In
feeble health for long time, died yes
terday afternoon at the home OF MS
brother. Col. William A. Stowe, near
Belmont, in CASTOR county. The fu-
neral services will take place at New
Hope church this afternoon at o'clock.
Col. Stowe was in his 50 year. He
was born in Gaston-then Lincoln
county. His father was Larkin Stowe,
a prominent citizen who had several
times represented his county in the
legislature, His mother was a sister
of the late Capt. A. G. Neal, of Steel
Creek.
When quite young, COL Stowe came
to Charlotte and clerked for irwin g
Elms. After a few years residence
here he moved to Lincolnton and
clerked for Hoke & Childs, who owned
the first cotton mill built in this Sec
ton Of the country. After being con-
nected with this mill for some time,
Col Stowe purchased the property on
which Is now located the Long Shoals
mill, and erected a cotton factory,
which he operated successfully. Some
years before the Civil war he moved
the machinery Of this mill to the local
ity where Col. Thomas H. Gather, of
this city, now has a cotton factory.
Before and during the Civil war, Col.
Stowe operated this factory to great
profit and became a very wealthy man.
Mr.. M. P. Pegram, Of this city. relates
that just at the close Of the war he
visited Col. Stowe and the latter show
ed him about 100000 in Confederate
money, which he had refused to use In
the payment of his debts. He declared
that his debts were just debts, and
should be paid in good money. During
the war--and always when able-Col.
Stowe gave freely of his means to any
deserving causes. He was ever the
soul Of generosity. His big-hearted-
ness, in fact, was probably the cause
of his failure and his retirement from
the cotton mill business in 1875.
patriotism, Col. Stowe was always in
terested in public affairs, and was an
active and prominent figure in many
political campaigns. Without shadow
of turning he had been Democrat all
his life; had been a Democrat when
Wings were the chiefest enemy; was
Democrat during the reconstruction;
was a conservative Democrat through
a thousand vicissitudes and ill-fortune
of the party. And he died Grover
Cleveland Democrat. In larger part
Of his nature. and without taint of fear
or retraction, his politics was his re-
ligion.
Before and since the Civil war, Col.
Stowe represented his county in the
state senate and in the house of repre-
sentatives, and he was a useful figure
in debates and counsels that BODIED
much good or evil for his native state.
His "reminiscences Of his legislative ex-
perence were most interesting. With
Governor Morehead and other distin-
guished North Carolinians, he was a
member of the legislature that passed
the bill providing for the Danville con-
nection-the railroad connection be-
tween Greensboro and Danville. Near
the close of the war he was lieutenant
colonel in regiment of Home guards.
of which Captain A. G. Brenizer, Of
Charlotte. was colonel. A number Of
other minor offices Col. Stowe filled
with credit, If not distinction.
He was a man Of singularly genial
and attractive personality; a ready
worded, direct man who courteously,
but firmly, spoke his mind on all
things. He was the soul of honesty
and honor in deed and speech, and he
had a grim, gentle humor that won the
hearts of all with whom he came In
contact. He vas of the olj type of
gruff- gentlemen; and his ttik
was favored, at once. with ante-bellum
persifage, and the jargon of toiay's