Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1895 — In Life’s Bright Morning. [ARTICLE]

In Life’s Bright Morning.

I UDD, B">n of Ludd and Mary C. (Austin) Hopkins, wns born in Rensselaer, Indiana, April 14,1874, and died at the same place, and in the same house in which he wag born, on Noveinbe 4, 1895, at the ige ot 21 years, G mouths and 21 days. He was the third of a family of foui children, all of whom with his mother survive him His father died in 1891. A complication of diseases, reaching probably evi ry vital oigan in his body, caused hiß death. He was educated in the public schools of Rensselaer, and aftoward took a course of book keeping and stenography, in bpth of which he became very exp. rt He held a position in Austin & Co’s office for several years until failing health compelled him to abandon it, and in 1894 ho went to California, where he rapidly regained his health, in fact, about three months after he went west he weighed thirty pounds more than whon he left Indiana. He returned here in March of this year and took a place in the Commercial State B ink, but in a short time his health failed again and ho had to give it upi He united with the Presbyterian church in 1891, and has been a faithful and consistent member ever since. He was musically inclined, and was a member of the cornet band of hi*? native town for vears, which organization took part at his funeral. He was a faithful and affectionate son nd brother. He was in dnstrious persevering and very ambitions, and had he been spared would doubtless have made a success in I*is choseu work. His funeral was preached in the Methodist church Wednesday at 2 p. m., by Rev. M. R. Paradis,of the Presbyterian church. A quartette composed of Mrs. C. D. Martin, Miss Carrie Eger, Joseph Matheson and Dr. hT L Brown, furnished the music, and bis body was followed to the grave by a large number of relatives, fiiends ana citizens. The pall bearers w ire George Hopkins, Chase K.-lley, Charley Chamberlain, Ross Grant, Job Harrison and Joe Re nolds.