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- Mon afternoon, Jul 1, Austin Hutt died suddenly of heart failure in the garden of his son near his home.
About 1 o'clock he went in the garden to work. The family not seeing him there thought he had gone to Kasoag to keep a business engagement and did not look for him till towards night. The body had fallen in such a way that though only a few feet from the house and street it was concealed from view by corn and potato vines.
There at 8 o'clock guarded by his faithful dog the found the body.
He was born in Sharon, Schoharie county, N.Y., October 24, 1826. When 9 years of age he came to Williamstown with his parents and resided in that town till his death.
In his death the community has lost one of its best men. He believed "An honest man the noblest work of God" and lived to that ideal.
He loved the truth and no man doubted the word of Austin Hutt.
Although nearly 75 years of age he was the picture of health and strength and his death was a great shock to relatives and friends.
He is survived by a wife, two daughters, Mrs. H. J. West of Orwell, Mrs. G. H. French of Williamstown, one son E. S. Hutt of Ricard, one brother, W. S. Hunt.
The funeral services were held at his late residence at Ricard Wednesday, July 3. Conducted of Rev's Aubrey of Altmar and Hilman of WIlliamstown. Interment at Williamstown cemetery.
Sandy Creek News, July 19, 1901
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