McCutcheon, Thomas

A Well-Known Erin Pioneer Dead.
At midnight on December 8th, one of the pioneers of Erin Township, in the person of Thomas McCutcheon, passed to his reward. A week before Mr. McCutcheon had the misfortune to fall and break his thigh bone, while carrying a bag of grain up a step. He also suffered internal injuries, and the shock resulted in his death. Deceased was born in Eastern Ontario in 1830, and was a son of the late Hugh McCutcheon, one of the early settlers in Erin Township. He was raised in Erin and was married to Miss Sarah Smith, daughter of the late Matthew Smith in October, 1854. October last he and he aged wife celebrated the fiftieth anniversay of their wedding day. They lived on the second line and the ninth lot of Erin. Three years ago Mr. McCutcheon gave up farming, and retired with his wife to Everton, where they have since lived a very quiet life. As members of the Disciples' church of Everton, they took a deep interest in its work. Besides his aged widow, eleven children survie. They are: Matthew and Hugh R., Erin; John, Eramosa; William, Erin; Henry and David, at home; Thomas, South Dakota; Smith, Guelph; Mrs. Mitchell, Eramosa; Mrs. D. McCullugh, Mohawk, Brant county; and Mrs. Wm. Smith, Everton. The funeral at Everton on Sunday was largely attended.