Connecticut western news., 1886-02-24
WEST CORNWALL.

Miss Bessie Ocain of Amenia institute is home for the present week.
 MT James Cochrane, who, has been sick for the past two weeks, is now able to be out again
 Smith & Sons are in the midst of the perplexities of inventory.
 Messrs. c. B. Baldwin and George Hughes attended the funeral of William H. Williams at Lakeville Monday.
 Hon T. s. Gold has been shut up in the house for week past with a severe cold
 Fred Wood from New York spent the Sabbath at home. He is still connected with tue Chemical National bank where he has lucrative position. l John Salweski has returned from the west and resumed his old job at J. Nal linson's shear factory.
 Joseph Cole and wife have both been on the sick list the past week. At this writing they are improving.
 The fancy dress party at Prof Frost's at Cornwall on Monday evening was the event of the season and called many of the young people from the hill to partici- pate in its festivities. .,,
 The receipts for tue sociable at West Cornwall last Friday evening was about S7.
 Mrs Laura Emmons is visiting at l. wy~r Chamberlain's in Bridgeport this week.
 Miss Jennie Cochrane closes her school for the winter term on Prospect hill Thursday of the present wee k. She leaves fora visit in Bridgeport on Friday.
 H. II, Pratt of Cream Hill is visiting friends in New Britian and Higgamun.
 Mrs Oldfield has so much improved in health as to be able to return with her daughter, Mrs Heath. to her home in Stockbridge, where she will remain until she entirely recovers.
 Dr Isaac Sanford of Sheffield called on old friends in this place Monday and Tuesday. ...-
 Cochrane Bros. are taking stock in-, stead of ''selling" this week
 Miss Edna Dean entertained party of young people on Monday evening and an enjoyable time was the result
 Last weeks letter from the Hotel De Wood in Florida is really encouraging. Frank B., writes: 1T will give you an other edition from observations taken later or after the cold wave is past, although during the blizzard and for some time after we thought every thing frozen stiff and killed, but now the leaves are putting out on all the orange trees and in short time the groves will look the same as ever. Bananas ar" growing finely and real estate is booming there being more transfers during the month of January than any month on record, and the hotel arrivals at Jacksonville so far this winter stand 29,OOO against 23, GOO of last year and still they keep coming"
 Never was the community more terri- bly, shocked than last Tuesday afternoon February 16, when the terrible fate that had befallen Marshall Hickory was male known. He shouldered his axe in the morning and started from his home, cheerful and light hearted as usual, to a coal bush about two miles north of this village where half dozen other wood choppers were employed. Just after noon while striking @ powerful blow to split stick the axe glanced and dealt him the fated blow in the ankle, sever- ing cords, arteries and bones. All rushed at once to his assistance but in their extreme fright did not succeed in cording the leg sufficiently to stop the bleeding, and it was with difficulty he reached the foot of the mountain to the road where a team was in readiness which carried the poor fellow back to his home about mile and a half, the blood flowing profusely along the road the whole distance. He reached the desired spot he insisted on being taken to but breathed his last soon after, and before medical aid could avail anything for him. Marshall was a genial, kind hearted young man and much esteemed hy his many friends who sadly deplore his sudden and untim lv enl. His funeral was largely attended on Thurs day and the remains inferred at the North Cornwall ceme cry.