The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-10-28
For the Democrat.


JACKSON HAWKINS GILMORE, son of ex-
Chief Justice Gilmore, died peacefully
at his former home here OF Sunday eve
ming, of lingering consumption. Nh. g..
was born in Eaton, March, 4th, 1850, and
has resided here during the greater por-
ton of his brief life. He graduatedR at
Miami University, O., in 1873, at the
Law Department of Virginia University
in 1875, and at the Cincinnati Law School
in 1876, and was soon after admitted to
the bar, and commenced practice with
Messrs. Jordan, of Cincinnati. His health
failing, he sought for relief in travel, 60
ing first to the beautiful Lake Superior
country and subsequently to the noun
famous regions of Colorado, and al
though for a while the results seemed
good, they were only temporary and
evanescent. Alas, the arrow that was
drinking up his life was deeply mixed,
and all that skill and affection could do
the fatal and m%ournful result. His fune-
3 D. m, conducted by Rev. A. j. Rey-
nolds, of Eaton.
1t is with no ordinary feelings of sad
ness that we record the death of our be-
loved young friend, and with trembling
hand we would weave a chaplet of en-
during myrtle to his memory, and lay it
upon his tomb. His many good quail
ties naturally attracted around him a
multitude of those who could not but adj
mire and love him. When in addition
to this the fell hand of relentless disease
was laid upon him, and we saw him sure
ly though slowly descending to the mar
row house appointed for all living, sym
pathy combined with love, in doing all
that was possible to soothe him. 1t is a
comfort to know that his last hours were
cheered by the affectionate hands and
hearts of many, first among whom were
his dear parents, who with sad hearts
brought him home a few days since, that
he might die amid the enc and asso-
Citations of his early childhood. A kind
brother too added his efforts to bring
comfort and hope. There was another
present, with whom he had exchanged
vows of mutual devotion more than six
years ago, when good health was pres
emit and bright prospects were before
them, and which engagement was so
strong as to survive the years of his i'll
health, and was only severed by his
death. She felt it to be the only boon
left her in the strength and tenderness
of woman's love to comfort him amid the
gathering shadows OF his closing life. In
the midst of these and other friends, as
the calm Sabbath evening had just come
on, sweetly he slept his life away, and
his ransomed spirit we trust through the
merits of our Redeemer, was at rest with
the saints of God around the Throne. In
early infancy he received the baptismal
sign in the Presbyterian church, and was
for many years faithful attendant upon
her services, both in the sanctuary ano
in the Sabbath school. As a baptized
member of the church, and as a child Of
the covenant taught in the ways of the
Lord, and singularly free from the way:
OF worldly impurity and sin, and trusting
in his Saviour for pardon and peace, We
have hope in his departure. He said tt
one he loved, that he never wentto sleel
at night without repeating the praye.
taught him in infancy by his mother
IT'S sad to see a young life thus appar
emily cut off too soon, when the futur,
was so bright and its hopes so fair, boil
for professional success and for the swee
ties of home; but our Father knows best
and we hope yet to read in the light G
: Eternity this page of our life's histor
which Is now blotted with our tears, bu
which shall be radiant with the bright
est of Heavens flashing jewels. OF tn
departed, we can say that he ever grieN
ed his dearest friends, except when h
left them for Eternity's shore, an
through Christ, We believe, that tn
parting shall by and by be followed by
glorious reunion. A. j. X.