the T booth richard thornton booth whose death we noticed in our last issue was the son of james booth and june Thornton bom at turton near baltun lancashire england august 12 1821 his parents being poor he had a hard time as a boy he was put to work in the cotton factory at 8 years old working fourteen hours a day his work was such that it crippled him in his lower limbs the affliction getting worse all through his life As a boy be was ambitious for knowledge and without having the advantage of a days schooling succeeded in getting a very good english education and quarried quah ried himself as a school teacher which business he followed when a young man on the day of august is ld he as united in martuge to eline edge both of them being members in ahe methodist church in december 1848 lie was baptized into the mormon church and abou after his wife followed in alie same way by reason of liis education both and otherwise and his religious zeal he soon received the priesthood and at once was sent out to preach being very successful in pre benting the gospel he however suf berred alie fate of many others alio have left their friends for the gospel he lost his situation and he was reduced to extreme poverty for some years before tie obtained labor jie was well qualified as an accountant and many lucrative positions were him if he would leave the saints he refused he participated in and witnessed some remarkable cases of healing as recorded in the millennial star he finally succeeded in getting employment with samuel jackson co and continued with them till march 1857 during this time he and his wife kept an open house for alie elders ho presided over a flourishing branch at bedford leigh in with his wife immigrated to utah in jesse B martins company arrived in salt lake sep 12 in the move he located at alpine where aphas since resided he was a member 01 the city council for 20 years in succession he was a high priest iu the church and labored very faithfully in his calling ho was precinct justice for many years and only ceased to act athen his health began failing he was one of the directors and secretary of tho alpine coop co op from its organization and successfully managed it for some years he was the father of ten children six bons and four daughters bishop J E booth being hia eldest and miss may bootle his youngest he was in excellent burso with the faick both by nature disposition and study and if he had not been injured would probably have succeeded to eminence emin enco as a physician and surgeon sure eon As a trainer of youth he stood preeminent pre eminent as bis family and neighbors cao testify he passed off peaceably in full faith and hope of a glorious resurrection the funeral services were held in the alpine meetinghouse meeting house on a large assembly being present from his immediate neighborhood as well as from other paces appropriate remarks were rendered by bishop me cullough and elders W J strong and thomas barrett his remains were laid to rest iu alpine city cemetery