After his honorable career as an officer in the Union service Capt. Cutler returned to his old home from the seat of war, bearing with him a high reputation for coolness and courage in the heat of battle and for fidelity in the performance of his duty. He quietly resumed farming on the old homestead in Indiana and dwelt there until he took up his residence in this county in 1872. He then bought the farm in Penn Township, which he still occupies and which at the time of purchase was merely a tract of wild prairie. He has trans-
formed it into one of the most valuable farms in the township, ranking with the best in the county, as regards its many fine improvements, its high state of tillage and its productiveness. He has erected upon it a fine set of buildings, commodious and roomy and neat in their appointments. In the management of his farm the Captain has shown himself to he an expert farmer, of progressive views, with a good understanding of the besl modern methods of carrying on agriculture, and on every hand are evidences of his successful prosecution of that calling, which Horace Greeley denominated “the noblest of professions.”

Capt. Cutler’s marriage with Miss Mary Hyde was solemnized in 1860. She was a native of Perry County, Ind.. and a daughter of William and Nancy Hyde. As daughter, wife, mother and friend she filled in a perfect measure those sacred relationships, and in her the Baptist Church had an exemplary Christian member. Her death in February, 1891, was a sad bereavement not only to those of her own household, but to others to whom she had endeared herself. Our subject has four children to solace his declining years. They are Grant, Florence, Heber and Verton.

The Captain is an intelligent thinker and observer, is fond of reading, having an excellent literary taste, and keeps himself well informed on all topics of general and public interest. He has decided opinions of his own; especially is this true in regard to politics, and we find him firmly arrayed on the side of the Republican party, voting as he fought for what he considers to be the best interests of the country. Religiously lie is of the Methodist Episcopal faith; socially he is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of John Clement Post, No. 363, G. A. R. The worth of his loyal citizenship is appreciated by his fellow- townsmen, who have entrusted responsible offices to his care, and at one time he represented Penn
Township as a member of the County Board of Supervisors.