CITY COURT
Samuel I .adieu w as before the City
court on Friday charged with drunk
enness and sleeping on private prem
ises without the consent of the own
er lie pleaded guilty to spending the
night in Powhaftan mill with a com
panion. Ills friend, however, having
had sufficient warning made good Ms
escape The night watchman. Manuel
Hemmingw ay. discovered Ladlen
asleep on his last round, and put him
out of the mill. John W. Sherry,
agent for the mill, said that he did not
j care to have the charge pushed, but
; the court was of the opinion that it
was very dangerous proceeding, es
i peciallv, as the prisoner did not re
, memlver how he came to be in the
mill He was given fill days in jail,
and the costs.
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OFFICERS ELECTED
At a meeting of the Putnam Theft
Detecting society held in the Union
block New Year's afternoon the fol
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President. David E.
Clark; vice-president. Lewis F Rat
tev; clerk and treasurer. Edwin L.
Wood; collector, Edwin I.. Wood;
executive committee, Ernest E. Tor
' rev. Arthur Tourtellotte. Franklin W.
PePrrv, Clarence E Pierce. Herman
; I* Davis; pursuers. E. E. Torrev.
I I-everett C. Burrill, Clarence E.
j Pierre, Arthur J. Shippee. Fremont S.
; Bruce, Charles Clemons; auditors.
1 Arthur Tourtellotte. I,ewi» F. Battey.
NORTH ASHFORD
Tilt1 Christmas tree at the Baptist
church was well attended, and all
present were well pleased with the
program.
There is to be an important Farm
er's Institute at the Baptist chapel
Saturday, the 13th.
Emma Hilton French is_visiting rel
atives in New York. She expects to
b& away two weeks.
