Connecticut western news., 1917-02-22
WEST CORNWALL

Miss Eliza Leslie died in New Mil ford at the winter home of her niece, Mrs. George R. Smith. The body was brought to West Cornwall, Friday nn the noon train for burial in the family lot She was an old resident in town, but of late years had much of the time been quite feeble.
 At last has come the accident always feared by the older people when they see the young people sliding down Main street. This time it was even worse than other accidents have been. Omar Bailey, younger son of the station agent, and John Crosby, son of Robert Crosby, were sliding and reach ed the track just in time to be struck by the engine of an extra freight train. The bodies were carried several rods down the track and terribly mangled. While it is dreadful for the friends and relatives, there is one ameliorating thought which is that the boys were severely for hours, with no hope of recovery Howard Bailey was also sliding at the same time. but being be. hind, he turned the corner safely and went back for one more slide at the end of which, seeing nothing of his brother, concluded he had gone home, so started for there himself. The double funeral was held in the chapel, Sunday morn ing. The caskets were in the usual place, but the flowers were so abundant that on first entering the chapel one saw only huge bank of flowers. It was beautiful sight and reminded one more of Easter than of funeral. A quartette sang twice, each time an ex- ceedingly helpful and appropriate hymn. The singers were Mrs. He'd. don, Mrs. W. c. Hart, W. O. Hart and Louis Gekler. Rev. O. N. Fitch was the officiating clergyman. The chapel was filled with people who wished to express their sympathy with the rela. tives. aThe accident was @ terrible shock to the whole community.
 Whitney and Hazel Dayton Monroe was performed by Rev. O. N. Fitch at the parsonage in West Cornwall, Monday, Feb. 19. The young pair will make their home in West Cornwall. He is to be caretaker on the farm of Rev. MT. SchIeter.
 Miss Eliza Leslie's decease occurred in New Milford, Feb. IA, 1917 at the house of George Smith and his wife, her niece, of heart failure as result of cold directly, but her heart had warned her long time of it's weakness. She had reached the age of ST years nearly. Herself and sister fair faced "colleens" entered the gates at Ellis Island in her Both year from the northern county of Ireland and came directly to her kin. dred uncle James Cochrane's family. She spent seven years as friend and helper in Julius Hart's household. There she began her record of fidility to responsibility that commended her character to all concerned. Her next period of @ score of years or more was passed in New York city, caretaker and companion in travels in Europe and winning friends for lifetime by her loyalty to the interests entrusted to her. The balance of her life was spent in Cornwall, where she became @ mem- Der of our church 28 years since, SUD- porting and comforting member. Miss Leslie or Auntie Eliza as known by everybody, adorned the gospel by an attractive personality which impressed her views and convictions clearly upon her social circle with entire con. sistency. She lived the simple life in a form described by the pastoral poets or the new testament.
 Her conviction of plain duty was ever that it was near duty. "Many walk through life whose eyes are in tently fixed on distant lights, on the horizon. treading meanwhile on the