Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-23

BurroLrH DIED in Buffalo New York, Feb. L
1877. Othniel Jewett Buttolph, aged so years and
G months.
His was life of great physical misfortune AID
suffering. and deserves a passing notice.
The deceased was son of ths lat John P. But
tolph. OF Essex, and was born in New Haven, Vt,
Aug 81 1876, ard at the age Of toar years removed
with his parents to Essex, where he resided uaiil
1869. when, with his mother, and younger hr"t..ef
he removed to Buffalo; his father having cen kill
cd by the falling of bridge over VII eh he VAS
taking load Of hay IN the sun.:,'r o! 1856.
His mi,tortunes commenced at the age .. seven
years. by the loss Of the sht Of his right by
means of a table fork. At the age Of eight, man
servant Of his father carelessly Grove the tine Of
hay fork through his skull hut Of this he soon re-
covered. At nine he thrown from horse in
Iuence OF the breaking OF bridge. over which
he was riding, and the horse falling, rolled over
him, but fortunately, he received no permanent
injury At eleven he cut terrible cash IN his right
foot with axe. with which he WAS chopping,
sevcring several OF the Cords and partially Gripping
his foot, and the year he was again seriously
injured by being thrown from wagon attached
o span Of runaway horses belonging TO his father
At the aye ofihi-t-en while riding to church with
his mother he was again thrown from the WAGON,
and much injured as tObe laid up several days.
Two years later, was for the third time thrown
IRON a wagon causing ar l. jury TO his right hip
which gave him much trouble all his alter years
But at the age OF seventeen came tue GROWING
disaster Of his life. This was fail, head foremost
from a bridge about tw I've ieet hlSh. near ms
fathers residence. BY this fall his collar bone was
broken. and he received an ibjury 10 MS spine
which caused ossiicaton o: the spinal joints. and
which sadly bent, and de'ormed his per on. For
more than twenty five years he could not move
| JOINT in his neck. back or hips. and his head was
drawn over permanently at nearly rls lit angle
W III his body. yet with the AID Of crutch-s he was
able TO get about. and could make long journeys by
carriage, rail HIS parents called to has aid the
| bsst medical skill obtainsble. ana pared noe *
pense In his behalf hut with no beneficial results.
Upon his REMOVAL To ulilo. his eva genius did
| not fOrsake him. Being obliged a.wats To use
crutches. he was very liable TO falls. and injuries
residing Iherefrom, Tn SO were o! irtquz mt oc-
cur-i ana were necessarily the occasion ui mucn
suffering. But the end was now approaching. Un
the fourth day oi last August, he received his last
fall, breaking his arm ard sv ng hun sucn shack
| that he recovered nom ITS ELECTS During
the last months OF his Lie he great suiier-
or and required constant attention. 70 his other
| innfmities was ADDED disease Of tho heart, anu
urOpsy, Yet, Tor all this he still chung to lie and
earnestly desired to ge: we'll. hut God had ordered
| otherwise. His days ~eTo numbered and at Last,
he y .ssed quietly away from world vi trouble 10
| that happy land where. doiuImaty and deatn arc
| unknosn.
| His mind was vigorous to the last, his memory
remarkable. and he was often referred To ms au-
thurity, TO oates and iacs, anu VAS rarely his
tasen. 1t was always great trial To him that he
cuuld not mingl- actively in the affairs OF lr" lie
| formed business schemes which became Al
Zines almost mama, but whlen no never sn"
| realized.
| ne was great reader, and thinker, but the
Bible and rel sion received his first attention, ms
faith was strong in Christ, and he GIeh with firm
hope Of n glorious immortality hey ond the grave.
| EssEx, marcn II, 1877. Ii.