Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-06

very short tims Doctors Fewell and Craw-
ford were there but Cureton had passed be-
yond all human hid. -.s..
Gordon was taken to the lookup. A jury
! of inquest was summoned. Trial Justice Few
ell acting as coroner. There being but two
material witnesses to examine, the jury soon
arrived at verdict, to the effect that Andrew
Cureton came I'd his death by knife in the
hands of Robert Kitchens Gordon, between
the hours of 8 ard II OH the night Of the 25th
of December, 1880.
Mr.. Cobb, the committing constable, went
to the lookup alDut two hours after he had
committed Gordn, for the purpose OF giving
Gordon an extra supply Of bed clothing, but
to his amazement he discovered the doors Of
the prison standing wide open and the inmates
gone. Ii is supposed it was the werk OF some
of GOrdOn's friends. Gordon has not been
heard of since. On the morning following,
the town was, atir with the intelligence.
Trial Justice Feyell was informed Of the fact
of the escape, and he Immediately published a
reward of 500 fo the apprehension of Gordon
and also communicated the facts to the Gov
ernor. On Sundy night, the 26th, some one
broke into the stable of Dr.. j. w. Fewell and
stole horse, saddh and bride, and kept them
until Thursday light, when they were all
brought back andleft in the lot. The horse
had not been i'll teated, notwithstanding the
severely cold weather.
Speaking of theweather. am informed that
never before in tle history of this section has
the thermometer registered zero. On two
days it registeredB and degrees below zero.
This protracted SPELL of intensely cold wealth
er has untitled evTy body in every avocation
for business in fct, business has been virtu-
ally suspended forthe past two weeks.
Several changes, in business circles have
taken place Mr.. l.llen Jones, of the firm of
J. M. Ivy & Co., his withdrawn. DR.. T. c.
Robertson, of the firm of T.. G.. Robertson
Co., has withdrawn A new firm has been
formed--Jones Il RdertsOn--who will deal ~
groceries and famiE supplies, banking and
commission business They will occupy the
new brick building receEly erected by DR..
Robertson. j. Bony Johnson will continue
the DRUG business in his own name, in the
same building. He ia worthy. young man,
and deserves the patronage Of the people.
Four wears ago he begun business as a clerk
in the drug store of D. T. G. Robertson. Mr..
johnson was Graded in the town of York
vile, and is but the chld of adoption in Rock
Hill. He is a graduabiin pharmacy and con-
ducts the drug BUSINESS successfully. Many
changes have take plae in the private resi-
dences Of our citizen. Four new cottages,
the property of Mai. /. Ell. White, are now
about completed. Tlpy will be occupied at
once.
The machinery for he cotton factory is "
route. The company expect to commence OPP
erations by the first of fMarch.
Rev. II. E. Cooper las moved to our town:
He has rented his EbneZer home. BE will
continue his pastoral c,arge of both churches,
as heretofore. Our pople are delighted to
have Rev. J. NJ. Boyt pastor Of the NJ: +.
Church, with us again ior another year. We
are 10th to have him lesve us at all,
The question now agtating the minds of our
citizens is the anti-liqur ticket. at the coming
municipal election. Also is our sister town,
Chester, deeply stirred upon the same ques-
ton, and the friends temperance in chat
GOOD town assert their Intention to use Hercu-
lean efforts to prevent the promiscuous sale of
whisky. LUX.