Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-08
LOCAL lACONIcS.
High School Aid.

High School Aid.
Superintendent Of Education Swear
ingen announced yesterday that aid
had been apportioned to York county
high schools as follows: Bethany,
$500; Glover, $500; Fort Mill, $500;
Hickory Grove, $500; Sharon, 5000;
Yorkville, $500.
County Commissioners.
The county board of commissioners
held its regular monthly meeting on
Wednesday, but transacted no busi-
ness outside the usual routine. The
tax receipts have been very slow of
late, and there was but little money
available for the payment Of outstand-
Ing accounts.
|"Toney" lumpkin Dead.
Columbia, December 5: T. B. Lump
sion, died here tonight at II o'clock of
pneumonia, after a short illness COM
mencing last Friday night. He was
born in Chester county. Mr.. Lump
kin was AZ years old. He Is survived
by a widow and three children. Mr..
Lumpkin was we'll known throughout
the state. He was a sergeant major of
the First South Carolina regiment
during the late Spanish war; Funeral
services will be held Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. Black Injured In Rock Hill.
Rock Hill Herald, Wednesday: Mrs.
E. L. Black, formerly Of Barnwell,
but who has for the past few years
been matron in the dining room at
the Episcopal orphanage at Yorkville,
was injured at the passenger station
this morning by a negro woman
crowding her off the platform. Mrs
Black was on her way to Perry Sta
ton Ga, and had gotten off the train
from Yorkville and was going down
the platform with her four small
children to board the south-bound
train when she met the negro woman
about midway Of the platform. The
negro brushed against her, and see
ing that she was going to fall, Mrs
Black turned loose a little child's hand
and leaped to the ground. In jumping
she injured one Of her limbs. but not
too bad, however to continue her
Journey. Mrs. Black was on the way
to her fathers, where she will live
in the future.
Mr.. J. A. Owen Dead.
Chester Reporter, December Z: Mr..
James A. Owen died at his residence
on York street, in this city, yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock, after a gradual
decline Of several months. Recently
Mr.. Owen had been considerably bet
ter, but Saturday evening he had a
bad attack. and from that time until
his death his condition grew steadily
worse. Throughout his long illness
Mr.. Owen bore his suffering with for
titude and patience, evidencing every
day in Illness and suffering the same
meek and submissive Christian faith
that had characterized his previous
life. The deceased was born in the
Belair section Of Lancaster county,
and was in the seth year Of his age.
Although very young, he was a regu-
larly enlisted soldier in the Confeder-
ate army, and bore arms for his coun-
try during the latter part Of the strug-
gle between the states. Most of Mr..
Owens boyhood was spent In and
around Yorkville, where he was mar
ried the first time, to Miss Amanda
Horney, who died, leaving one son,
Mr.. Albert J. owen Of High Point, N.
c. Moving to Chester, Mr.. Owen was
who survives him, with the follow
ing children: Messrs. c. C. and T.
NJ. Owen, Of Columbia; Mrs. R. M.
Brown, of Rock Hill; Mrs. ]. II.
James, Of Lincolnton, N. c.; Mrs.
John Thrailkill, of Fort Pierce, Fla.
and Misses Mary and Kate Owen, of
Chester He Is also survived by three
brothers, Messrs. B. B. Owen, Of Or
angeburg; William owen, Of Char
lotte; and Darby Owen, Of Washing
ton; and one sister, Mrs. Sidney Nail,
Of Charlotte. For many years the de-
ceased was engaged in business In
this city, until Ill health enforced his
retirement last spring. He was fair
and just in his business dealings and
enjoyed the unbounded confidence of
all who ever had any dealings with
him. He was a lifelong member of
the Methodist church, being steward
Of Bethel M. E. church for years; also
church treasurer. No pastor or con-
gregation ever had a more faithful
and efficient helper In these relations.
He also took an active part In pro-
noting Sunday school work; and for
years was instrumental in carrying on
a Sunday school at Eureka mill.