Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-19
DANIELSON

UANlElSON
 At their home here Sunday, MT. and Mrs. Timothy Earle Hopkins quietly observed the sixtieth anniversary of their wedding. The fact of the ami versary which such an exceedingly
 small number of welded couples are privilege to observe was known only to relatives and a few intimate friends of the family.
 MT. and Mrs. Hopkins are among the best known of Danielsons s citizens, residents here since 1880. Though they have advanced in years, both are well preserved and the wish of all who know them is that many more years of happiness may be their lot. MT. Hopkins is one of a family that numbered seven children; he was born December 5, 1885, in Burrillviile, R. l., where he resided until 1862. Receiving his education in the public schools of his native town, he spent a year of study at New Hampton. N. H., and then served an apprenticeship to a spindlemaker in Burrillville, where he subsequently, engaged in mercantile business for two years. He was 8 good student, quick and keen of com prehension, and early developed that degree of accuracy which later served him so we'll in public and financial af- fairs
 After leaving Burrillville in 1862, MT. Hopkins was successfully engaged in merchandising in Providence, for three years more, until 1865, when he moved to Thompson, Conn., There he 1 engaged in the manufacture of cot | ton goods, continuing until 1870, when l he returned to Burrillville and estab- i lished woolen goods manufactory. Throughout his active manufa featuring | life thereafter for many years Mir l Hopkins continued to be identified with woolen manufacturing and sue cessfully.
 In 1876 he suffered heavy loss in | the terrible floods that ruined so l much property in the Burrillivlle re- 1 zion, but With characteristic coue- | age and enterprise he again started | in business, this time in F'itchburg. l Mass. where he remained until 1880, i manufa curing woolens and building | up an extensive trade
 Tn 1880 MT. Hopkins took up his 1 permanent residence in Danie1son, and l for years was identified with manu- ] featuring activities in Kiliing1y Mir. l Hopkins has served as treasurer of l the Jesse Eddy Manufacturing com l pany of Fall River, is president and 1 g director of the Windham County Ma 1 tional bank of Danielson. president of 4 the Crystal Water company of Dan- l ielson. He also has served as vice | president of the Federal Trust com 1 pany of Boston, treasurer of the Penn | sNlvania Furnace company, Lebanon | Pa, this corporation having a paid 1 up capital of s3,0oQooo.
 1 Politically MT Hopkins always has l been a stauneil republican. joining the l party at it's organization in 1856, and | casting his first presidential vote for 1 Lincoln in 1860. Tn 1868 he represent l ed the town of Thompson in the Con- necticut legislature, where he develop l ed aptitude for politics that quickly | stamped him as leader in party af- | fairs
 He was a delegate to the republican 1 national corcention in Chicago ir l 1888. and a delegate at-large from
 Connecticut to the republican nationa ! convention in Minneapolis in 1892. During his residence in Danielsor | Mr. Hopkins took an active interest 1T
 edpca tional affairs and gained uni
 versa1 praise for the earnest and com
 handing influence which he exerted ir
 developing Killingly's school sys- ter1l.
 1 Tn 1898 Mir. Hopkins was elected z
 member of the republican state cen.
 tral committee of Connecticut While
 Nr Hopkins never sought office, Il,
 always was ready to assist in poIitica
 campaigns and. through his large bus
 mess experience. to contribute to ant
 work in his party's interest
 Achieving success and reputation a. a leading manufacturer (lisplaying l consummate ability in financial af 1 fairs, and patriotic in the sphere o | citizen, MT. Hopkins gained an hon
 orable and distinguished place anon, 1 the foremost men of southern Nev
 Ereland
 Mr Hopkins is a Mason, 2 nenbe
 of Calvary Commandery, K. T., o . Providence.
 Mrs. Honkius was Miss Narcella z
 Cook, daughter If MT and MT lame ' S. Cook of Burrillville. R. I. . snlendid woman. a charming woman Mrs HoDkins has won great man 2 friendshfps during her long life hert and all will congratulate her upo reaching her sixtieth wedding ami : versary. MT. and Mrs. Hopkins hay
 two children. Earle Cook Hopkins an Mrs. Elsie NJ. Hopkins Young, wife c
 John Young of Danielson.
 Mr. and Mrs. Nathan D. Prince lei S Saturday night for White Sulphu ,, l Springs, West Virginia. where Nil Prince will attend during the presen
 week a meeting of the executive com
 'nittee of the American Bankers asso 5 'iation. as member from Connection
 AEr. Prince is a vice president of tn
 Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposi
 company of Hartford and vice presi !. l dent of the Windham County Nationa
 bank of Danielson. The sessions (
 the executive committee which h
 will attend are to be held at the Gree = Briar hotel.
 . Connecticut mills trouneed the Dan 0 ielson Cotton Company baseball teal @ to l. on Saturday in what bot r teams considered a workout game . played on Connecticut Mills fielt : North street Danielson Cotton show I e dlacl of practice, while errors aha = were damaging cropped out at criti $ cal points during the game Connect Q cut Mills pitchers were in fine form h and this fact contributed to their eas
 1 winning of the game. Mariand pich