The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-24
MRS. MARY Z. BUTTON.
Native of Dummerstcn Dies in Home Of
Her Daughter in Greenfield Mass.
(By S. II. Manchester D. DA

(By S. II. McCollcstcr. D. %
Mrs. Mary H. Dutton, 81 widow of Asa
Dalton j.. of Dummerston (ted at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. ! L. Taylor.
n Greenfield, Mass, April l6. after years
If failing health. Thus another richly
laden soul has passed from the mortal to
the immortal, freed from the illness Of the
flesh to the hlissfulncss of heaven
She was the daughter of Joel and Fan
ne Knight of Dummerston in the sunny
Orchard Dale Here she spent hcl. early
days enjoying a truly sweet home with
|! a brother and sisters and grandparents;
it was a model dwelling place, such as
| all homes ought to be When of suitable
age she attended the district school on
F., tie hill and always helped to make a
| good school In due time She went from
| home to attend seminaues and select
| schools until she was well fitted to teach
public schools SO in her own town and
| in New Hampshire she taught most sue
| ccssfuly for years until she married Asa
| Dutton ir. who was noble man and
successful farmer They went to live on
tie old Dutton place, noted for its pro
mincnt buildings and raising corn and
| grass. Its outlook was extended and most
beautiful How the welded couple lived
and rcjoiced in the splendid views of the
Connecticut river and the Monadnock
mountain,
In the course of events a fair daughter
came into the home to bless and make
kindred hearts glad. But man finds n
lasting abiding place ON earth, the dealt
angel came near and took the noble hcat
of that happy family away
Now circumstances forced widow am
+, dan"i+cr to leave the delightful farm Of
tho ! N aud seek home on the banks o
one Of the grandest rivers in the world
| This proved happy change for the goo
| mother and faithful daughter Not Ion
| after this the marital chain drew deyote
| daughter into vcdl0ck with J l.. Taylo
WHO has proved himself one Of the mos
devoted husbands, and they have mad
the truest home for mother Dutton !
| hor sunset Illness 4 few years ago the
q moved into a connexions homo ON Chal
man street where with Their son. I.e
q they have partaken Of the brightest il
n and love So as the dear mothers wOi
Z was finished here she most peacefully al
n sweetlv fell asleep in the care of 60
b secrated nurse.
z The funeral vas held April 20 in Il
81 afternoon Of most proptious day IN t
81 home where goodlv number of Kin al
II friends were assembled. The service V
81 conducted bv Rev Dr. Lee s. McColl'
III tor Of Tufts College, a nephev
"a tho departed. and his father S. Fl \
III CoHester, d D. brothcr-in law Of {
s deceased The body was entomhed
sN Greenfield for the settling Of the h.
m way when it will he horne to Dummerst
sM tn 10 buried beside that of her huehai
M OF her immediate family. consisting
M eoven children. only brother, Char
sA NJ Knight Sc D. director Of chemi
III ~necarch Of the Municinai university ?
s Brchtel college of Akron, Ohio, tn
6% nenhews ard one niece remain
Her Christian faith was first and
n with her. rendering her tender and low
III as wife ard mother and friend;
" noroas full cf kind words and deeds.
DELIGHTED to study carefully the teac2:i
oe Christ and read the best poems
nroee. She lonred to live, yet as
dark messenger h6vered near she expr
81 no fear. hnt went nut into
''heaut;fnl light" sending back halo
light b;ddno those left behind 10 C
IN higher. She is not dead hat liv,
Tpnderiy and praycrfully YVES she coffin
ard her casket was covered with a
fusion Of cut flowers and several
pieces In the evening shadows The
- ket was borne from the home but
M spirit was with God ana her believed
y Heaven and on earth.