San Mateo County CA Archives Obituaries.....Nutting, Horatio Nelson November 30, 1882 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Steve Harrison raleighwood@juno.com May 8, 2009, 5:52 pm The Times and Gazette, December 2, 1882 “DEATH’S CALL. Two Well-Known Citizens have Passed Away. Redwood’s Proverbial Maxim, It is an old saying in Redwood that when one Dies two More are sure to Follow. The Proverb Still Holds Good. On Thursday afternoon about half-past three o’clock the sad news was heralded that ex-District Attorney H[oratio] N[elson] Nutting was dead. The first report was scarcely credited, as he had been seen walking along Main street not ten minutes before. But the rumor was soon confirmed. He had slowly walked down Bridge street, from Hadler’s corner, frequently stopping to rest himself, as he was very feeble at the time, and could scarcely walk a block without resting. As he arrived at Martin Kuck’s corner he stopped and entered the saloon for the purpose of sitting down a moment before his walk homeward. Just as he was passing in the door the funeral procession of J. W. Turner was proceeding along A street, and Mr. Nutting casually remarked to a friend in the place, “Another one gone.” The friend noticed that he looked unusually pale, and asked what the matter was. Mr. Nutting replied, “I am sick,” and immediately sank into a chair and expired. Several parties conveyed the remains to the family residence. The stricken widow was nearly paralyzed with grief, the shock being so sudden. Mr. Nutting was born in Parkman, Maine, in March 1838, and his age at the time of his death was 44 years. He graduated at the Colby University, Maine, in 1863, and immediately came to California. He arrived in Redwood City, in 1865, and in the same year secured the position of Principal of the Redwood Public Schools. His popularity as a teacher so increased that in a short time he was elected to the position of County Superintendent of Public Instruction. In the year 1872 he was elected District Attorney of San Mateo County, which position he held for eight years. In the mean time he edited the TIMES AND GAZETTE, until 1879. Since then Mr. Nutting has pursued his profession of attorney in Redwood City. His untimely death will be mourned by many sincere friends in this community, and especially does his bereaved wife and children feel their loss. The funeral will take place at the Congregational Church to-day, (Saturday), at 1:30 P.M., under the auspices of Bay View Lodge No. 109, I.O.O.F. Mr. Nutting had been very ill for the past six weeks; not however, sufficiently so as to prevent his attending to a portion of his business. But it was only through his strength of will that he left his room at all, as he was suffering incessantly from Doctor Addison’s disease, which eventually resulted in his death. Mr. Nutting, at the time of his death, was a member of the Masons, Odd Fellows, Chosen Friends and United Workmen, from which latter Order his widow will receive $2,000. This will indeed prove a great help to Mrs. Nutting and her two little ones, illustrating with telling effect the great need of every man of family becoming a member of some society of this nature.” END Additional Comments: The Times and Gazette (Redwood City, California). December 2, 1882 (Saturday). Page 3, Column 3. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/sanmateo/obits/n/nutting4046gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb