Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Play First Game April 29th-Wage Increase at Assawaga PIant-Legis- Iators Inspect County Jail and De- eide on Improvements.
 John A. Paine died at his home on Broad street early Wednesday morn ing. He was one of the prominent citizens of Danielson and for years was connected with it's mercantile, educational church and political life. He had been i'll for several months and for a time received treatment in Boston, receiving therefrom only tenn porary benefits, for his ailment was of a nature that would not perman- ently yield to medical science.
 Mir Paine was born in Woodstock, March 13, 1850, the son of Martin and Lucia Maria (Perrin) Paine and a grandson of Mir. and Mrs. Cyril Paine, families of a line of old New England people for generations resident at Pascoag, R. l.. and vicinity. MT. Paine was educated in the common schools of his native town and at Woodstock academy, from which he was graduated in the class of 1871.
 Following his graduation he taught school for one term at Harrisville. then a school district of the town of woodstock and in September. 1872, began his business career by becom- ing bookkeeper and salesman for John O. Fox and company, lumber dealers at Putnam.
 In 1877 he bcame interested with John Davenport in the purchase Of coal. lumber and builders suppy bus mess of O. M. Capron and Son, in Danielson. and continued in this part nership until 1882, when MT. Daven- port assumed control of the coal sell ing end of the remainder of the en- taking over the remainder of the en- terprise. He continued in the lumber business until 1896. when he sold out to James A. Nichols.
 Mr Paine then engaged in the real estate business and with much suc- cess. He was interested in various building enterprises, some of which have resulted in the erection of struc- lures that add greatly to the ap- pearance of Danielson's business sec tion, these including Keystone huild- ing. of which he was a half owner and the Phoenix block and Phoenix hall building. erected by companies 1T which he was financially interested He was ever an exceedingly capable and successful business man.
 Tn 1897 MT. Paine was elected a rep resentative from Killingly to the state legislature, but an attack of serious illness prevented him from complet- ing his term. On November A. 1902 he was elected judge of the probate court for the town of Killingly- He was for several years a member of tht borough court of hurgesses and had served the town and borough in othel public capacities.
 For many years Mir Paine was member of the town school committee He was first elected to membershiI on this committee in the fall of 1890 being regularly reelected as his term expired He became secretary O the committee in 1900, and retained the place up to the fall of last year when he resigned on account of il health retaining his committee mem bership. however, though he has beer unable to take active part in worl that always was very special inter est to him.
 MT Paine was always a member O the republican party.
 Along with his other activities dur ing his long residence here MT. Pain was closely connected with differen banking institutions. He was tn last president of the First Nationa bank. which was merged with tn Windham County National bank, O which Mir. Paine was at one time a di rector He was also a trustee an later vice president and president O the Windham County Savings banl which recently was merged with tn Brooklyn Savings bank. He had serv ed as a member of the board of di rectors of the public library and ha been a deacon of the Westffeld Con gresational church since 1891.
 On January 25. 1882, MT. Pain married Fannie G. Dorrance, a nativ of Brooklyn, who survives him wit the following children: Arthur Ru pert Providence: Wallace Martin Corrine Lucia and Dorothy Dorranc' at home. A son, Everett Augustin died in 1895. Mir. Paine also leave relatives in Woodstock.