The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-12-03
NUMBER 40.

mothers for the daughters. In suspense
the issue hung till Saturday evening, and
while the day was declining, peacefully as
the sun sank behind the western hills her
bright spirit passed to him who gave it.
On Tuesday, in the presence of its nani-
mate parent, the innocent child was chris
tened with the sweet name those mute ips
would have spoken, and in Carrie Dorothy
Scott the mother will live again. The
pathos of the event. of the succeeding
funeral OCCASION needs not the incense of
flowers or the words Of the writer or the
preacher to mark its infinite depth and
tenderness.
NUTT-In the death of Henry Mutt, ESQ.
which occurred on Sunday, the Both ult.
Montpelier loses one OF her most familiar
landmarks, as well as a worthy and hon
ored citizen. Among the few survivors of
her earlier residents few were more widely
known, and none more universally re-
spected for his genial and kindly heart his
unbending integrity, and his genuine Chris
tian character and life; and this will be the
spontaneous tribute of multitudes of hearts
far beyond the confines of the community in
which his life was spent, as the sad news of
his decease is received Mr.. Nnft was born
in Topsham, Vermont, May 26, 1907. When
nine years old he became member of the
family of the late General Parley Davis
of Montpelier, and was thenceforth ever re-
garded as son. though never formally
adopted. May %, 1928, he married Asenath
daughter of the late Benjamin l. Wheeler of
East Montpelier. In 1916 he removed to the
farm where his subsequent life was spent
and established what has indeed been a
model home for nearly half century Not
lew Will recall the exceedingly interest
ing golden wedding which was observed in
1878. In early life Mr.. Mutt professed re-
ligion and the uniform testimony of more
than sixty years attests the genuineness of
that profession When, in 1923, Montpelier
was first made a " station " Of the Meth
odist church, Mr.. Mutt was chosen one of
the stewards, and that relation to his
church remained unbroken up to his decease.
In recognition OF this distinguished service
pleasant reunion of the official board and
other members Of the denomination was held
at his home on the sixtieth aud sixty first au-
niverSaries of the organization of the church;
but the sixty-second found him too feeble
for its repetition. He was also chosen
leader of the drst of seven classes into
which the original church was divided.
For more than twenty years he served as
superintendent of the Sunday-scbool, and
has been trustee of the Methodist Sem
mary ever since its removal to Montpelier.
He was also for many years director of
the Vermont Bible Society. Although
serving his town in various capacities from
time to time, Mr.. Mutt was never an
aspiring politician. Nevertheless, he was
great admirer of Henry CLAY, and was
chosen a delegate to the whig national
convention at Baltimore, in 1914, which
nominated Mr.. Clay for the presidency.
On his introduction to Mr.. Clay. to attest
his friendship he informed Mr.. Clay that
he had named a for him, where
upon Mr.. Clay grasped his hand, and, with
that heartiness and grace peculiarly his
own, added, My compliments to his
mother, and may God bless herr" On the
death of Mrs. Mutt, in 1882 the light of the
home went out, but the faith of the vener-
able patriarch never for a moment faltered,
and his genial smile and kindly greeting
ceased only with his life. OF the seven
children who survived childhood three
have deceased: Fanny w. wife of the late
DIR. G. III. Tenney, assistant superintendent
of the insane a. ylum at Brattleboro; Huldah
wife of S. NJ Collins, Esq, of San Fran
cisco, California, and Aseuath, wife of the
late George Bowen, ESQ.,, of Springfield,
H.; while Colonel Henry c., of Boston,
late president Of the Atlantic & Pacific rail-
road, Alpha, wife of - Whitney, of Bos-
ton, and Mary and Edward, the home keep
ers, survive. Appropriate funeral serv-
ices were held at the late residence on Tues
day afternoon. conducted by Rev. A. j.
Hough, assisted by Rev. j. Edward Wright
Professor Il. A. Bishop had charge of the
services, while Messrs. c. II. Cross, w. n.
Peck, II. r. Bunnell, G.. w. Parmenter, X.
f. Rand and p. II. Hnkley served as bear
ers. The burial was in Green Mount Gem
etery. "The pure in heart shall see God"