Connecticut western news., 1872-11-22

Sudden Death.--While our edition fol this week was being worked off and part of the papers mailed, we learned that Mr. George Ccfing of this village died in au epileptic fit this CThursday) noon, soon after l2 o'clock.
 1egegraph workmen who are stringing the wire for telegraph along the Conn. Western railroad started from Ca naan two or threel days ago and are now nearly to Salisbury. It is expected the wire will be up through to, ,Lakeville and connection made with the Nilterton wires there by Saturday night.
 Certifcates.- Fanny A. Dauchy, Miss A lmira Cleveland and Miss Fillmore Candee received very comprehensive cer. tificates last Saturday, from the Board of School Visitors. They were called General Certificates, entitling the holders to teach without further examination in town till re- voked. Miss Dauchy is again installed teacher in Lakeville, and we have right to expect much from her, for she has proved her abilities as teacher, and is the choice of both pupils and parents. We hope her valuable services as teacher will be retained for many years. X.
 I'he Epsootic. horse disease seems at it's height now in this region, there being scarcely horse but what is effected by it more or less, Those at the Davis ore bed, which we last week said had suc- ceeded in staying off the disease by the use of disinfectants, have succumbed to the malady and HOW are all sick. A cor respondent to the Hartford Courant very truthfully says tha: the iron interests at Salisbury are quite seriously affected by the epizootic-work has almost utterly ceased at the different mines, and the stock of ore nearly exhausted, except at the Davis bed, where they areb fortunate enough to have few thousand tons on hand. If the disease proves of long con- tinuance it will eventually cause the smelt- ing furnaces to stop for want of stock.
 OC 1HUIG CttJ CJ Ut-1JdoL uCSOd3 WC lC- ceived a letter (we'll not tell whose, ) closing money for renewal of subscrip ton to the NEWS. This letter had no name of post office signed to it. and after few hours search we very likely shall be able to find such name on our list, but if there happens to be two of his name there, of course we shall not know which to give credit. Will people try to be careful in writing us and have their letters so written we shall have no trouble in attending to their wants. If the writer of that letter had written the name of the post office at which the paper is received, an act con- suming not half a moment of time, we could have quickly found the name and given the credit, but to look over list of 1900 names to search out any particular one is considerable more work. We do not write this because of this one letter, but because we receive so many carelessly writ ten letters.
 7'he Sc7ooI Meeting. The special school meeting held in this district last Saturday evening resulted in directing the District Committee to carry out the arrangement made by the committee last year with Geo. W. Peet, Esq, for the lot north of the school house, and the appointment of 8 committee to procure information as to the probable expense of suitable building and to report at the adjourned meeting two weeks from that evening. There were some who would have preferred different location. but as the district directed the committee last year 70 purchase the lot north of Mir. Feet, there seemed to be no necessity for adopting this location. We would not object to the location provided the district will purchase MT. Parsons lot in the rear of the present school house, which would give about one and half acres and which we regard as none too much for the building and grounds. But if this cannot be done we should much pre- fer to buy off MT. Peet to secure location elsewhere, than to expend so much money in building with a lot of such unsuitable shape With It's rurrOundlnYS.
 NortA CGnGGn.-The last nail is being driven at the Union Depot. Another week and agents, passengers and freight will be and the grand building stand model of architecture. re.-The;''G Goose pond" on Main street now furnishes the village urchins with amusement: surely the official board are quite thoughtful, only another year it would be we'll to fence it in and put out a few willow sprouts and call it village park.-A call was made last Sabbath for bible meeting at the Town Hall on Thursday evening, Nov. Fist, to organize Young Mems Christian As sociation and secure if possible a course of lee lures and reading room. This is a move in the right direction. The last temperance meeting at the Depot, ad- dressed by M. E. Emmons of Winsted, was quite largely attended, and the young orator proved no novice as speaker. His remarks were pointed and we'll calculated to help the reform if practically improved. We notice few additions and improve ments in different parts ot the village. MT. George Gilbert has commenced the foundation of a new dwelling house in place of the old land mark which he now occupies-A question for some one-whY does our village grow west instead of east
 OCCASIONAL.
 "Speed. Under the caption of ''Speed' we published an item two or three weeks since, concerning the time consumed Qf days,) in getting package from this Yil lage to New Milford after placing it ir charge of the Adams Express Company E. G. Westcott Esq.,, Superintendent of tho New England division, saw the item ane immediately investigated the matter, say ing ID his note of inquiry to us that thu