The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-15

travels and fiction and read continuously
understandingly and with such apprOpria
ton of their contents that he became man
of most varied and extensive information
All this helped equip him as lawyer
! His mind was enlarged by broader views
of affairs and of men and full of the illus
trationS from history and biography that
! frequently tell so much before jury. lie
was a complete refutatiOn of that implied
SANDER upon the profession uttered by
| Wendell Philips, that ''lawyers can halt
| learn thing quicker than any other class
of men" He was full of actual and exact
knowledge and learned the whole of things
quickly and thoroughly.
Mr.. Clark was never an office seeker and
seldom an office holder. He was register
of Probate under Judge Villas in 1913 and
1S49 and again under Judge Perrin in 1872
| and 1858. He was also clerk OF the courts
of Orange County in 1858 and 1854.
After Mr.. Clarke entered into the full
practice of his profession his business
steadily increased until it was more than
one man ought to attempt to attend to and
it was of lucrative character for country
practice. He was frequently called to act
as Auditor, Referee, Commissioner and MasS
ter in Chancery in the takingof testimony un-
der the old system, all of which work heidi
well. He was emphatically an industrious
man. He never wasted any time
and when not in the actual trial of cases,
he was busy in their preparation in his
office. This hard labor continued up to
1878 when the continued strain began to tell
upon his hitherto unaffected nervous syS-
tenn and the action of his clear and power
full brain began to be impeded and he grad
ually broke down until he was compelled
to give up business altogether and although
he recovered his physical and to great ex-
tent his mental equilibrium he never did
much business after 1879 The troubles
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connection with his long period of ill
health. His originally powerful constitu-
ton was finally broken down by heart
disease induced by urinary trouble and
dropSy.
Mr. Clarke's first wife was his cousin.
Miss Martha M. Stevens of his native town.
They were married July 13, 1851 and she
died Feb. IA, 1866. 1 remember well how
profound his sorrow was at this great
bereavement His affections were always
strong and he suffered keenly,
His second wife and the mother of his
children was Miss Laura l.. Moore, daugh-
ter of S. J. Moore Esq, of Chelsea. She
survive. Mrs Laura M. Clarke died June
5, 1881.
SO has passed from our midst brother
who made many friends by his genial |
modest and friendly manner. The younger |
of the bar who only knew Mr.. |
Clarke during the year Swhen the shadow
was upon him can have no realizing sense
Of the elegant gentleman who for so many
years stood among the shining lights of
the bar of Vermont.
Interesting speeches were then made,
suited to the occasion by Col. A. M.
Dickey, Judge H. A. White, Hon. S.
b. Hebard, Judge VIM. H. Nichols,
J. X. Darling, Esq, G. S. Emery, Esq,
Hon. r.. M. Harvey, E. w Smith.
Esq, and Judge Ross, all of whom had
some acquaintance with Mr.. Clarke.
The exercises were very touching and
he speakers evidently felt deeply all
hat was said.