Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-10
LOCAL LACONlCS.
Suoreme Court Decision.

r. Andral Bratton ct al, respondent
VS.. Catawba Power company, appel
liant. Affirmed. Opinion by Eugene
B. Gary, associate justice.
Special Election In No. %.
The special tax election in Bethel
township carried recently with only
four votes in opposition. The total
vote, however, was small. In the first
place, most Of the voters Of the district
favored the tax and in the second place
quite number who would have other
wise voted were without registration
certificates.
c. & NV. Reduces Wages.
Chester Reporter: Owing to the
stringency of the times the c. & NV
railway has ordered a ten per cent
reduction in all salaries exceeding fif-
teen dollars a month. This reduction
is effective in the case Of officers March
1st, and with all others April 1st. This
curtailment is intended for six months
only, it being hoped that by that time
business will have so improved as to
Justify a return to the former scale.
Dr.. J. Nit Sadler Dead.
Rock Hill Record: Dr. ]. Nit Sad
ler a former York county man and
very we'll known in this city, died at
his home in Montgomery, Ala, Sat-
urday night and was buried at Union
town, that state, yesterday afternoon
Dr. Sadler was the last Of three broth
ers, all having died within the past six
teen months. The others were Mr.. Ru-
fus Sadler who died here in Novem-
Der, 1906, and Mr. Oscar Sadler, who
died some time in 1907. Mr.. Sadler's
friends here will be grieved to learn
of his death.
Death of Mrs. Bailey.
Mrs. ]. S. Bailey died at the home of
her brother, Mr.. ]. n. Russell last Fri
day night of heart failure. Her death
was quite sudden. The deceased was
the eldest daughter Of the late ]. Y.
Russell, and was the widow Of the late
]. S. Bailey to whom she was married
in 1869. She was in the 10th year of
her age. She is survived by one Sis
ter, Mrs. o. w. Sadler, two half-sisters,
Miss Carrie Russell Of Blairsville and
Mrs. James Castles Of Eureka, Texas,
and one-half brother, Mr.. ]. N. Rus
sell of Blairsville. Mr.. Russell McCon-
nell of Chester is q grandson. The
funeral took place at Bullock's Creek
on Saturday, the services being con-
Quoted by Rev. ]. B. Swami.
Attempted Safe Blowing.
Burglars made an unsuccessful at
tempt to blow open the safe Of Mr.. j.
M. Williams in his store at McCon-
nellsville last Friday night Discovery
of the attempt was made Saturday
mC Crnng. Examination showed that
two holes had been bored near the
combination lock; but that the work
had evidently been interrupted at that
point. Two pairs Of shoes and several
other articles were missing from the
store. Somebody came for Dr. Love
in the early morning, and called at his
gate 1t is thought that this is what
frightened the burglars away. Four
strangers had been seen about McCOn-
nellsville the day hefore-two togeth-
er at different times. and suspicion at
taches to them.
Cork In Fairfield.
There is a cork tree in Fairfield
county. The Enquirer had never heard
of such a thing in this state before;
but the tree is certainly there and it is
a whopper, three feet through. Mr.. w.
w. Blair of Blairsville, York county,
has for some time been engaged on a
building contract at Woodwards. He
was home on a visit a few days ago,
and he brought into The Enquirer Of
flee a specimen from the cork tree, a
section of bark several inches long and
an inch and a half through. 1t looks