Litchfield enquirer., 1858-03-11
From the Anienia Times.
Andrew HOtchkiss.

It seldom co ics wltIlu our province to re- cori tilc death ot any one in our vicli.ty whose i.fc clalilIs at our hands all extended notice. N:t because the lives ot those who pass away from our milst are uevuiu of interest: en the Contrary, there Is in niahy O them much that would r,li.cI the best attributes Ui human na- turc, ti,at would disp ay Virtue and ptty m their purcst light, and would shed glory up On the hutnbi,r Walks Ul htc, Whch Would not pale before the splc,,lor oi iisglcr faiic. But tue guudaeSs wii.rn adornS the lives Of these, Is known and cherished Ill the memory of all those to whom their death is a burcavc,ncnt and for whom their livrs can iurnsi interest. The sui,jec, of our sketch has d claim ni,on our uol.ce beyond the consideration oi iocai crcunlstan Ills nailc IS a part of Histo- ". it IS written Ill the archives of hts country, and wilt Tank with those of n'eh Whose gciiius and skill have wrilte" tine times Ill Winch they Lyed, the lhdelibic siy:is, Progress. anu Pr,slerty.
 ANDREW HoTcHK1ss, son of ASahcl A.. Holcl,k,s>, Was born Ill Waterbury, Ct., Ill tilc year ,lo23, Whrice lie removed wnrm years ut age with i,.s latihr's family to Suarom Val icy wh.re t,e continued to live untI the ray oi hs death which took place FcO. .Oit,, looS, at tine age of 35 years. When he Was Yet d chlld, the aflel, d father and nothcr discover cd tltav he had neither use nor Scllsation i the lower part oi his limbs. No Ill :dlcai hor sur sica a,u could Uv,lcume the calamity, aud t,ruIyli the whole ot hls life he i,as Uurnc the burden and cndurcu the suffering ot ah ihcura- rlc lAtirnty. This lr,tlu,eu the possibility ni the enjoyment by i,.,n ol suc' advantages 5 as We're Milhin the reach Of other boys. Hc never went to school. He Was, however, um- ply compensated for tllis ln the ;f, ct.oittc anu hmweartcd tffurtS Of h.s parents to give hm that Imstruction at home winch he could not obtain elsewhere. And 50 successful w,rc ,nry in their teachings, and such Was thc cner- yy nf the,r rup.ps maud, that ile had gra>pcd the l,iyi.cSt objects of education at all age wlleu others w,rc grarpl,lg with its mere cIc- nvnts. He had rals.d the finished column when others were laying the pedestal; III otii- CT words, at an ear.y age he bccaii,e cambIc of dep aud concentrated thCuyht-llad uc- q,,rc,t d subtle lri,rtration, a clear uscrstand- lng, and most uuvrr.ug jaLgmcnt. Fms ear iy maturity of mind pract!caiIy bent upon us,;- lu. o,i cts uf industry, has bccm tic incal's oi establishing the cnt, ,rrisrg irm of HorcH- KISS & eoNi, of Slarol Fall,y, of winch hc Was a partner, aud whicl, IS so Well known Ill Connection With tlc ni,l.us;,rtuie Of Various ,at,ut,,i art ,ci,s, uf which the >ui,j ct Of ths sketch was the inventor From Il si,all Lcg.n- nin, lm Il few feet sou ,rr, tue works have ytar aitcr year unticr thu presiding genus ot Az drew, so llcrraS, ti,er prol,Olt tons, that now the, are capable of making and flashing nor, than eighteen hundred .ury Combs il lO hours of each day, and thls Is ol'ly one articl of a great number, for the manufacture 0. which they i've the facilities of power, rooln and anu tiost fhcicnt mac:,,mry.
 At the age oi la, he showed unmIstakable sigus of a., extraordinary construcrvc and in- vcmtve faculty The first fruit ot his vigorous mind Was rcalrd from that small but useful ar cle just mentioned, the Curry Comb, on which tr had two dl>t,,ct patents. The fic,u- can manufacture twenty-five varieties of them, and can more than eDnllrte with the world ii' re' gard to pr!cc His other inventions of which he Was the Pate ler, are the Ox-Bow, Pm, Screw Wreucl.. R hu-Canlloa Pr..jt culc, Rake Had. and SnowPiow Our space is too l.nl- tied to bestow even a passing glance on each 0f these inventions. and we can only remark i th t most of then have proved valuable. The patnt on the little Bow Pm alone is worth l the price of a good farm. The Snow Piow, which is q recent invention, suggested by the necessities of las, winter, and designed for the use of Railroads, has not Yet ie,'n brought ,,,- to use because there has not been u fall of snow sufficient to require it, The RiHe-Ca non Projectilcs gave tho inventor perhaps more anxieiy than any of the other children of bis brain, from the fact, that it was only valuable Fto Governments of Nations, which it is known