The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-22
FEE DEATH Or GENERAL HOP
EIzNS.

Frederick William Hopkins Familiarity
Hopkins-dicd suddenly, at his residence,
in this place, yesterday "wednesday Jan
uary 2lst, at II o'clock in the forenoon, at
the age of sixty-scven years He had been
out of health for several yoars, so much so
that, perhaps, his death might not have
been unlocked for, or unexpected, at any
time but it finally came, as is so much apt
to be the case, with strange and uncx-
pccted suddcnness. He had been around
the village, every day, for some days, and,
so late as Tuesday afternoon and evening,
was at the county clerks oflicc--an Office
which he so long held and which will al
ways be connected with his name. Re
turning home in the evening, he retired to
rest at about his usual hour and seemed to
enjoy his accustomed sleep. AT about
four o'clock in the morning, being some
what restless, he arose from his sleeping
chair, partially clothed himself, and walked
the floor. No particular attention was
paid to this, as II was a customary practice,
for him so to do, when re9less and unable
to sleep, In the morning, he was found on
sofa, OF lounge, in semi-sitting, SEMI
reclining position, but apparently uncon-
scious \ physician was summoned. who
found him with scarcely pcrceptiblc
pulse, but little vital action, unconscious
in Il word, in u semi-comatosc state. He
fingered along in this condition, apparent
ly unconscious of anything, and suffering
no pain, until death put a period to his ex
istence at about eleven O'Clock.
Frederick William Hopkins, son of Hi
ram and Rachel [Spottenl Hopkins, was
born in Pittsford, September 10Th, 1906
His father was a native Of Nine Partners,
n. Y, from whence he removed to Pitts
ford in 1903, remaining there until 1903,
when he removed to Middcbury. How
long he remained in Middlebury we are un-
able to state, but, probably, nntil after the
removal Of son to Rutland His son,
whose death we are noticing, of course, re-
moved with his father to Middlcbury, where
after pursuing the usual preparatory stud
les, he entered, and graduated at Middle
bury College in the class OF 1925. After
graduation, he commenced the study of
law with the Hon. Ambrose l.. Brown
(who married his sister, in Rutland, and
was admitted to the bar at the April term.
1881, of the Rutland county court From
that time until 1880, he practiced law in
Rutland with more or less success, being in
the meanwhile, from 1888 to 1886, register
OF probate for the district Of Rutland. The
practice of law was not, however congen-
ial to his tastes and, upon his appointment
as clerk Of the supreme and county courts
for Rutland county, in April, 1899, he re-
lnqulshed it forever The same year he
was again appointed register of probate,
but held the office only single term AS
county clerk, he was model officer, and
II can be said without disparagement to
others, living or dead, he was the best
county clerk that was ever appointed to or
held the office in Vermont His rules of
conduct in this important Office were ar.
rangement, Order system, accuracy, neat
ness and dispatch. His forms, his arrange
mcnts, his blanks, his system were adopted
in all the counties of the state, and will
probably, continue as long as the present
rules of practice endure, Our own prac-
ticc in the courts Of Rutland county, while
he was clerk, was so limited, prior to our
retirement aud choice of another field of
labor, that we must leave ii to others to
speak in BETTING terms of his services in
this capacity. lie continued as county
clerk until 1868, when his age and infrmi.
ties compelled him to retire.
He 'did the state some service" in an
other capacity, Of which we are fitted, nei-
ther by habits or taste, to speak in be-
coming manner He had a natural taste
for military life, and took an active part
in the old state militia rising from the
ranks to the office of adjutant and nspec-
tor general, to which he was appointed in