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VILLAGE CuIREu INTER ESTS

At the annual meeting of the Ecclc-
81 ,St ica society here on Monday of
last week the same board of officers
were elected for the ensuing year, ex-
cept the retirement OF f. NJ. Taylor
as first committee and the necessary
aIvanc >'ment of e. o. Sperry to that
position and the pllcingO of Dea George
:. Humphrey, second committee and
Howard Hopkins as third. Sherman
COgsWell, aftera long service us chOris-
ter, handed in his resignation, last
week, but by the combined effort of
the Ecclesiastical society>and individ-
ual friends with resolutions passed at
the annual church meeting ON Thurs
day evening of last week, it is to be
hoped that he will continue in that
Office till some one is found willing and
capable to take the place which is not
easily filed. Mr. Cogswell absented
himself from the choir, last Sunday.
but he will run counter to the wishes
of a host Of friends here if he firmly
decides to let the choir alone. 1;
hardly seems at this time that he can
be spared.
Mrs II. T.. Tucker and oldest son
have been, the past week. confined to
their home with grip colds. Mrs Tuck
er lopts to e abe, this week. to visit
friends in New York city.
Homer G. StrDnU of Illinois il ~ nrar
ent visiting his brother in Lake dis
trict, VI. \. Strong. Mr. Strong has !
re :ent1y resigned his position as con
luctOr in Wisconsin and settled down
% Western farming in accordance with
lis physicians request. Miss Agnes
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BANTAM.
BAPTIST CHURCH ITEMS,

The Baptist Sunday school held it's
annual meeting, Sunday last, and elect
ed the following officers: Superintend-
ent, Edgar r. Wedge; assistant super
intendent, Miss Lille baldwin; secre-
tary and treasurer, Edward O. Phelps:
organist, Minnie Robinson; librarian,
Lizzie HallOck.
The annual meeting OF the Bantam
Baptist Ecclesiastical society will be
held in the vestry of the church, Sat-
urday evening, January IL, at 7 O'Clock.
Rev Fred S. feathers was in New
Britain, Monday, to attend the minis
terS' meeting.
Zen IIallock, who has worked for U.
l.. Bartholomew as teamster, for the
last three years, has a position with
Brothers, truckmen, New Ha-
ven.
Alfred MatSon is getting out timber
for Il new house he intends to build in
the spring.
Herbert Benedict OF Litchtield has
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WESTON.

PASTOR ROOT DISMISSED.
A council of ministers and delegates
from neighboring towns met at the
Congregational church on January 3,
and dismissed Rev b. +. Root from
the passionate, which he has occupied
here for one year and half During
this time the relations between Mr.
Root. and his people here have been of
most cordial nature and it was with
regret that his resignation was accept
ed,
David L. Coley was ordained as a
deacon at the morning service on Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs Eugene Buckley of Dan
bury have visited Mrs Martin Row
land.
Miss Irene Perry is the guest of
friends in Ridgefeld.
A.Mrs Josephine Fitch returned from
New York, last week.
The Matinee whist club met with
Mrs James Coley on Wednesday.
Mrs w. Il. Morehouse and son re-
/ turned from n visit in New York, last
week.
Mrs Root, who has been spending
several days with her son, Rev b. f.
Root, has returned to her home in
Bridgeport.
Miss Eva Ferris has been seriously
i'll for several days.
Mrs N. c. Hill OF Redding has visit
ed Miss Carrie Morehouse.
A. C. Bradley, who has been on the
sick list for several days, is better.
Miss Jane Nichols has visited friends
in Bridgeport.
Mrs Harriet Beers Of Georgetown
has spent few days with Mrs Lyman
Beers.
Adam Blackert has horse that has
been i'll for several days.
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WOODBURY..

THE LOCAL NEWS BUDGET
Charles Nichols of New York spent
New Years day with his parents.
Mrs j. G. Dowd is visiting at Asahel
Mitchell'S.
Miss Edith Allen visited in Hart
ford, recently, stopping with her broth
er in Waterbury on her return.
Alfred johnson and Gilbert Allen
are filling their ice houses.
Miss Fanny Trowbridge is much i'm
proved in health. Her sister has re-
turned to BridgeWater.
Miss Hattie Atwood spent the holt
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AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.

AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.
Representative S. B. Smith leaves,
this week, to enter upon his legisla-
tive duties at Hartford.
Miss Susie Pierce, Beulah Dickin-
son and Mable Thomas returned to
the Moody school at Northfeld., Mass,
Tuesday. -.
Charles Gilbert is the night watch
man at the Armour Co.'s garnet
works.
Dwight Atwood end wife from Mid
dlebury spent Sunday at George r.
Crofut's.
The remains Of Ulysses S. Booth
formerly Of this place were, brought
here from Waterbury, Wednesday, for
burial. Mr. Booth leaves wife and
six small children who have the SYM
pathy of the whole community.
William Evans and daughter, Miss
Ida, from Bridgeport spent Sunday at
Fl. W. Trowbridge's
DR. Pons is improved in health so as
to be able to sit up little while each
day. All hope to see him out soon.
The annual New Years party given
by the young people of this place
came off Monday evening, December 81.
Just 50 couples tripped the light fan
tastic to the music of Philo Northrop's
orchestra from New Milford. There
were people present from Bridgewater.
New Milford, New Preston, Wood
bury, Middlebury and Southbury.
Mrs c.. E. Prindle received a visit
from her daughter, Mrs Grace Morris,
from Bridgeport, last week.
Miss Grt1ffn,-Mho has been visiting
friends in town, returned to her home
in New Haven, Wednesday.
The real estate of the late Levi
Smith was appraised Wednesday. D.
L. Gillette and Myron Thomas being
the appraisers.
Frank Pierce is expecting to erect
large tobacco barn in the Spring.
Daniel Garfield from Bridgewater
was in town, last week, looking for
working oxen.
The Booth school opened Monday,
the 7th; also the Center district school.
Col A. L. Hodge spent a few days in
Hartford, last week.
Skating on. the pond south of the
Center has been much enjoyed by the
young people.
Edward Preston is closing out the
goods in his store by an auction. Platt
Crane of Woodbury. is the auctioneer
A very pleasant social dance was
held in the hall on New Years eve.
Adelaide Pons has been sick with
pneumonia, the past week.
Miss Amelia Davidson is visiting at
Ellie Thomas's.
Mrs Lorraine Camp is spending the
winter at Mrs Elizabeth Odells
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Strong is at present being treated at
the Bridgeport hospital.

Strong is at present being treated at
the Bridgeport hospital.
THE YOUNG FOLKS RETURN TO SCHOOL.
Ralph Averill returned to Storrs
Agricultural college on Wednesday of
last week.
Miss Hi Hoffman returned to her
school at Mortified, Mass, on Tuesday
Of this week taking with her by re-
quest of faculty good purse of money
she had obtained here by subscription
to defray expense of educating some
more needy but deserving pupil or
help add to the fund of the Moody
school. If each girl does as well, it
must be a profitable vacation for the
institution.
There was rumor In the air here
during the latter part Of last week of
boxing match to take place in this
village, last Saturday evening, but as
the NEST -iHtefested~~ parties failed to
get together we are spared marathon of
bloodshed, knockOuts, etc. This is
too small village for such butchery.
a vast amount OF talk is all we can,
thus far this winter, report as preva-
lent.
L. q. Bristol felt obliged to contine
himself closely to his home at Mrs
Feldstein's, last week, with a severe
cold.
Most Of the young people from Brook
lyn and New Jersey, who passed New
Years here at hotel Villa Lucerne re-
turned home by Wednesday of last
week. Misses Ida and Gertrude
443}aEr did not 60 till the first part of
the present week, choosing to still
stay within sight Of Lake Waramaug
than return to city festivities they
are so much connected with at this
season of the year.
Mrs \. E. Corning has gone to J. II.
Marcy's in Litchtield for the remain
der of the winter.
Miss Lottie Brown returned, last
Saturday, from 10 days stay with
friends in Brooklyn, N, Y.
The extra prayer meetings are en-
joyed here, this week, in addition to
the regular Thursday evening meeting.
Mrs Emma Hall and son, Arvin, re-
tnrned to Washington, this week, after
passing two weeks, Arvin IS holiday va
cation, at Dea Dayton Burnham's.
George McCan has resumed his du-
ties as church sexton, after a years
rest occasioned a year ago by the APP
pointment of julius NJ. Snow to that
position.
An owl was recently caught near
here with trout in his bill. Do owls
fish: Is that the reason there are no
more. trout in our streams? If So the
more owls trapped the better.
Alfred Whittlesey and his niece,
Miss Ruth Whittlesey, returned to
their home on Thursday of last week
from a 10 days. trip to Trenton, N. J.
Whileabsent, they visited Washington,
ID. c., also.
Your correspondent is informed that
Prime Wright and Henry Calhoun in
tend soon as partners to engage in the
meat business. They are said to be
preparing a cooler and each expects to
run wagon in his vicinity daily for
the accommodation of the public.
Frederick Hoffman has had a sick
COW during the past week.
y pleasant surprise was given to
Miss Bertha Schultz at e. II. Beard
sley IS, last Friday evening, by 80 of the
young people of this vicinity.
The Newtown bee., 1901-01-11

septic application ever devised is De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. 1t relieves
at once and cures piles, sores, eczema
and skin diseases. Beware of imita-
tions. R. H. Beers & Co., Newtown;
S. G. Bull & Co., Sandy Hook; A. B.
Brakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley & Co.,
Stepney; A. B. Fancher, Hawleyville;
w. N. Hurd, Long Hill. -*
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bought Of J. d. Wheeler the meat bus
mess here, and took possession, Janua-
ry l. Fillmore Brown. who has work.
ed in the market the last 16 years, has
the position of night watchman in the
new factory.
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REV MT YORK RESIGNS.

Rev Burt York has resigned the pas
torate of the Congregational church to
take effect the first of February. He
will 60 to Bridgeport. He has made
many friends in town during his min
istration. A new organ and a furnace
has been added to the church and a
furnace placed in the parsonage.
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Painin Head, Side and Back.

For years suffered with pain in the head,
pain in the side, and in the small of the back
l was nervous and constipated and could not
sleep. The pills and other medicines tried
only made a bad matter worse Then tried
Celery King. One package cured me and
made new woman of me.-Mrs. TIL. Klee-
hammer, Croton- on-Hudson, N. Y.
Celery King cures Constipation and Nerve,
Stomach, Liver and Kidney Diseases. 2
The Newtown bee., 1901-01-11

sediment or SET
Ting indicates an.
unhealthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys: If 1t stains
your linen 1t Is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble: too
frequent desire to
pass 1t or pain In
the back is also
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C0nfa 9iOuS
BLOOdPOf8On

There is no poison so highly contagious,
70 deceptive and so destructive. Don't be
too sure you are cured because all external
signs of the disease have disappeared, and
the doctor says you are we'll. Many per
sons have been dosed with Mercury and
Potash for months or years, and pro-
uounced cured-to realize when too late
that the disease was only covered up
Ike Ro0ofs like. snrfsce to break
out again, and to their sorrow and NORTH
cation find those nearest and dearest to
them have been infected by this loath-
some disease, for no other poison Is 80
surely transmitted from parent to child
as this. Often 4 bad ease Of Rheumatism,
Catarrh, Scrofula or severe skin disease.
an old sore or ulcer developing in middle
life, can be traced to blood poison con-
r etc TbS Sin ~ tie Parent.
life, for it remains smoldering in the sys-
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Our little book on contagious blood
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Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know It.
How TO Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a
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Feed and
Ensilage
Cutters.
We sell the DICKS and GALE
BALDWIN. Either one a machine
that will work to your entire sat
isfactlon We shall be pleased
to show you the machines and
give you the prices.
Hardware.
We have the largest stock of
all kinds of Hardware and Ag-
ricultural Implements of any
house in Litch6eld County and
we'll be pleased to have you look
at the goods and get prices
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-01-04

comes settled By the Court, it IS best 10
maintain it, even though it may have
been settled wrong, upon the ground
that It is desirable to mainEain peace
and quiet. The Supreme Con,st of Ne
vada has decided IN the case of ". b.
Stanley W. The Mineral Union Limit ed,
ct al. that an agricultural patent from
the State of Nevada does not carry the
veins, lodes and lodges, whether they
are known to exist at the time of the
issuance of the patent or not, and that
miner going upon an agricultural
patent, and discovering a vein thereon
may locate it, and as much surface as
other vein locations are emitted TO,
and he is not a trespasser thereby, and
if any Improvements exist thereon he
can have the same condemped for his
purposes. This decision, at first blush,
would appear to be contrary to the de-
cisions Of the Supreme Court of the
United States-whieh under the law
every State Supreme Court is supposed
to be controlled by-but our Supreme
Court holds that their opinion is sup
ported by special Acts of the Legisla-
ture of Nevada, which particularly
emphasize the fact that Nevada dis
claims all right, title or interest in and
to the veins, lodes and lodges, and does
so upon the ground that mining is a
paramount industry in Nevada. Other
States have similar statutes, but not
quite as strong, although they certain
ly attempted to make them as strong
as they could. There are two words
in our statute which may save the de-
cision from reversal. In reserving the
minerals from sale, it says all that may
exist in such land. The words ''may
exist would seem to be broad enough
TO include unknown veins, lodes and
lodges in the land at the time of the is
suance Of the patent. The case will be
taken either on certiorari or writ of
error to the Supreme Court of the
United States, and as that august body
may not be interfered with by the
Central Pacific on the ground that the
G +. in this State has made practice
of deciding its mineral lands to miners
who discover veins for nominal con-
it seems to me that the
case will have q fair show.
QUELQUEFoIs
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-01-04
The Twentieth Century.

am the New Time,
Risen Ike god
From what IS representative
Since Earth began,
And Man,
Six thousand years ago.
am the Twentieth Century,
So called
The latest and the best
Of sixty gone before,
And in me live and grow
The Great Creators
Purpose and his principles;
MANS progress
And his opportunity.
| move upon the waters
Of Creations sea,
Aud looking back upon
Six Thousand years,
/ say farewell to them,
And turn to face Infinity.
The dead years give their best to me,
And what is strong in them
grid about my loins
For strength to do the work
Appointed unto me.
What was is not,
What is to be is what
| am the herald of cry
Aloud to earth and sky,
To God and Man proclaim
The nobler aim
Of thought and action.
What man has done
Is nothing. | shall lead
Him to greatness
That is great indeed.
All Science, Art and Industry
Concenter in what is to be.
Forgot
Is what
The old time was. The New
Shall do.
The unknown things; the wondrous
deeds
Earth's future needs
Demand.
It's hand
Shall shape the course; tE
It's brain devise.
The plan
To win the richest prize that man can
win
The betterment of man.
am that New Time;
Welcome me;
All hail
The Twentieth Century!
- William j. hampton IN Pearson's
MaJasine.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-01-04
How's This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
L. j. Cheney for the last is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm
WEST & I'RuAx, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, O.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARTIN,
Wholesale Druggists,>Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price roc. per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-01-04
Mormon Chiefs Greeting.

President Lorenzo Snow of the Nor
mon Church has issued New Years
greeting to the world, in which he
says:
81, in the eighty-seventh year of my
age on earth, feel full of earnest desire
for the benefit of humanity. wish all
happy new year. | hope and look
for grand events to occur in the TWEEN
tieth century. At its suspicious dawn
lift my hands and invoke the bless
ing of heaven upon the inhabitants of
the earth. May the sunshine from
above smile upon yon. May the treas
ures of the ground and the fruits of
the soil be brought forth freely for
your good. May the light of truth
chase darkness from your souls. May
righteousness increase and iniquity
diminish as the years of the century
roll on. May justice triumph and cor
ruption be stamped out.
LET these sentiments, as the voice
of the ''Mormons' in the mountains of
Utah, go forth to the whole world, and
let all people know that our wish and
our mission are for the blessing and
salvation of the entire human race.o
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-01-04

1t il asserted by his enemies that
Congressman Newlands will be a Re-
publican in 1902. What possible pleas
ure can they derive from attempting
to convict the Congressman from Ne
vada of being an idiot? remarks the
Virginia Report.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-01-04

Gordon Freeman, who was Second
Lieutenant of Troop A, Nevada Cav
airy, during the latter part of its SER
vice in the Philippines, committed sui
eide at Reno last week by shooting
himself in the head.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-01-04

The Supreme Court of the State of
Nevada has recently rendered very
important decision for this State.
Until not many years ago we were
underline belief that the veins of gold
and silver and other minerals belonged
to the United States, and when the
United States patented its lands to
railroads and others they reserved
from sale and from the patent such
veins, lodes and lodges, and the patents
so express the fact to be. The early
decisions of the Supreme Court of Cal
ifornia and other States looked at it
that way, and doubtless would yet
look at it the same way but for the ire
mendous grants to the big railroads,
the owners of which became stronger
than the Courts, and made them look
at it the other way, and then they con-
strued the law differently from it was
or intended TO be, and made law un-
to themselves, and said that the reser-
walton in the patents and in the law
meant to apply to all veins, lodes and
lodges then known to exist--at the
time of the issuance of the patent
land the land must then be more valu-
able for the minerals than for agricul-
tnre) but the law and the reservations
in the patents did not apply to I'M
known veins, lodes and lodges nor to
land that was more valuable for agri-
culture than for mining, and the only
reason assigned for this flop and the
reversal of adiudicated and settled
cases was that it was desirable to settle
titles. This reasoning is against the
rule of law that after a principle be.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-01-04

Corn Is SO plentiful in the vicinity of
Chelsea, |. T., that the farmers are let
ting it rot in the fields. Twenty cents
bushel is all they can get for it.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-01-04

All the leading Democratic papers
of the State have only kind and en-
couraging words for Hon. G. d Van
Duzer of Humboldt county, who is a
candidate for Speaker of the Assembly.
Readers of the COURIER will remember
Mr.. Van Duzer, as he made aspeech in
Gardnerville last fall He stumped the
State for the fusion ticket and accom-
plished as much good as any speaker
in the field. He is an active, earnest,
eloquent and loyal member of the
party, and will make dignified and
capable officer. The COURIER hopes he
will get the prize.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-01-04
Carson Letter.

EDITOR CouRIER: The election re
Gently held in Carson on the question
az to whether the ax-payers desired
that the city should issue bonds to pur
chase the plant of the Carson Water
Company revealed the fact that one in
seven favored the plan. It is my
opinion that this demonstrates the
reason why P. II. Petersen and Mr..
Slingerland were beaten at the polls
last election for County Commission
ers. 1t was generally believed that
they favored the plan-or some plan
whereby the city should own it's own
water, and it was we'll understood that
their apprenticeship Daugherty and
Mr.. Bray-were opposed to it. The
people themselves oppose it by ma
jority of seven to one. This vote also
acquits the members of the last Legis-
lature of having been unduly infiu-
epced to vote against the plan then be-
fore the Legislature to authorize Car
son to issue bonds to own its water.
To walk up and down the street two
years ago and canvass the opinion of
the people on the subject; one would
believe that nearly every one favored
the plan of bonding. But after think
ing the matter over, the taxpayer
concluded that he could not, under
existing conditions, afford to tax him
self at the present time for the benefit
of posterity, as the chances were very
much against the ability of the city
paying its bonds during the life of the
average citizen. / voted for the plan
upon the ground that if don't live to
enjoy it myself my children will.
carry life insurance in the Workmen
on the same principle, and | know
many men who voted against it who
carry life insurance, too, which | do
not understand how they expect to
enjoy 1t during their life time. The
principal stockholders in the Carson
Water Company expressed themselves
as' willing to sell, and if they took any
part in the election at all, it is nv
opinion that they voted in favor of the
plan. In two short years the town of
Carson entirely changed its opinion on
2 simple, plain business proposition.
Itclearly demonstrates that all laws
should first be proposed by the legis-
lature, and referred back for the people
to vote on, and If carried at the election
TO be finally adopted by the Legisa-
ture and signed by the Governor.
Hybrid and unconsidered laws foul our
statute books, and it is time to put the
brakes on.