The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-04-11
ORITUARY.
From the Hamden Leader.l

From the Hamden Leader.l
Lemupl Shepherd Paine was born near Park
ersburg, Va, August l5, 1907 He was the fourth
child David and Abigail Paine, only two Of
whom, Melissa. wife OF Jacob ". Hawk and
Sally, wife of John y. Hurst, OF Ross county,
Ohio, survive. His father native Of
Massachusetts and his mother OF Connecticut.
His mother was a sister OF the late John James,
of jackson, Ohio, who settled there when the
"Scioto salt Works. were in operation. David
Paine and Abigail James were married March,
1902. They settled on the farm now owned bv
III. s. Bundy. a brother-in-law Of the subject Of
this notice, about the year 1905, bringing with
them Melissa and Lemuel S., the latter being
about six months old. They were surrounded
by a wilderness, their nearest neighbOrs on the
east bring the johnson family living near what
ii now the Vinton Station, and the cnunty-seat
OF jackson on the south. David Paine pur-
chased OF the United ~ ates all the lands con-
stituting tha Paine Farm" now owned by II.
:. Bundy. The subj ct Of this notice lived with
his parents. CLEARING and cultivating the lands
until about nineteen yea = Of ,e, when his
father proposed 10 send him TO the Ohio Uni
versiJy at Athens This was decided on the
ground Of the difficulty in those days Of pro-
curing means tor his support i'm lieu Of which
he proposed to care for himselfif his father
would give him the two remaining years OF his
minority. This was conceded, and thereupOn
| lie took "A lease Of his father upon uncleared
land, taking the crops Gpr the improvements
This lac followed until about the year 1852, when
| he purchased part of the f.rn upon which he
hgs ever since lived. His mother died June.
1882, in the 5Gfh year of her age, aud his father
January, 1856. in the slst year Of his age. There
were eight children four brothers and four
/ slsters-he having survived three brothers and
/ two sisters. The deceased was married 10 Miss
/ Eliz beth Rohy Of Pickaway county, in the
/ year Isi2. Seven children the fruits OF the mar
| riage, two Of whom-a daughter and snn-pre-
ceded him to The spirit land, the widow and
five children surviving when nineteen years
old he converted and Joined the VI. f..
Church, Of which all his fathers family were
members, aud remained an earnest christian
until death, dying in great peace In the fullest
hores Ofau Immortality. The writer Of this
notice, having been intimately associated and
/ acquainted with the deceased for more than
/ thirty -four years, can unhesiiafingly say that
/ he was rs truthful aud "s honest man as ever
I lived. He obeypd literally the apostolic in
| junction "Owe no man anything and provide
/ things honest in the sight Of all men," He
never intentionally wronged any in any man
/ ner whatever, as the writer verify believes. He
/ possessed n strong intellect, highly endowed by
nature. early cultivated by such facilities only
U
reading and mode of thought. enriched by ex-
perience. guided by unusually sound Judgment
lei him into but exceptionally few mistake or
blunder> IN theory or practice. His almost un-
broken line Of success in business led him nat
urally to diStrnst the the Judgment of others /;
hence, he supervised all his own affairs, per-
sonslly adopting his own methods after care
ful consideration and which uniformly eveniu-
ated in success. In early lie he selected farm
Ing and stocls-raiSng rs q business; adherinR
constantly and persistently 10 thison business
OF his life, never attempting speculaiions out
side, the legitimate and almost certain fruits Of
which was the acquiring OF large fortune,
which he leaves uucmblrrassed and unencum-
tered to his family. Had he adopted the early
suggestion of his father I'm reference 10 a lib
eral education. chosen any of The professions
cougcDial To his tastes AN followed u with cor
responding diligence and intelligence that he
did his LIES calling ne would have achieved
high rank in the state and Nation. IL j. Inn
possible for such man TO live without making
AN Impression for good upon the community In
which he moved. Such Il aud will be the fleet
OF his life and at his death leaving an ineffaca-
BILE assurance that all i well with him beyond.
IL died in great peac' March 5. 1875, aged 20
years, months aud 10 Jays. MARK the perfect
man and nehnld the upright for the end Of that
man j. peace"