The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-18
IN MEMOKIAM.

! Jamie Cain Hinton, son of Charles
l.. Hinton and Bessie Tate Hinton, was
/ born February 9th, 1880. He was
grandson of David and Mary Hinton,
great grandson of Charles l.. Hinton
and Nancy Perry Hinton, a great, great
! grandson of David Hinton and Jane
/ Lewis Hinton and great great, great
grandson of Col John Hinton (of the
Revolutionary army and Grizelle
Hunbrough Hinton.
Three of his ancestors, among them
! Col. Jonas Johnston. We're colonies in
/ The Revolution. ana one bore the rank
of major in th'tt struggle. hence his
great fondness for the military and his
earnest desire to be soldier
Jamie was born and raised six miles
east of Raleigh cr the Neuse river. at the
, Old Hinton Homestead, where so HI my
of his ancestors had lived and cultivated
the soil. He loved country life and de
voted himself. when not at school. to his
farm. Though 50 young, he was quite sue
cesSful in his farming operations. having
of his volition made several cropS-h0th
Of tobacco and cotton. doing the pillow
! ing himself and ALSO the curing CT the
tobacco. He was recognized good
Immediately after laying it by-instead
of n rest from his labors-he WIS seen
daily. morning and evening, good wealth
er and bad weather. driving his little
thoroughbred (of his own raising) on his
way to school to Mr.. MorSon in Raleigh.
eight miles distant. jamie never had
time to loiter, never slackened the speed
of his horse. except to extend friend
w
offer his services-he never forgot that
On the 30th day of December, 1899.
young Jamie. with two of his young
friends lost their lives by drowning.
The three friends were alone at the time
of the terrible calamity, with no eye to
see save that of the great God who
made them and who took them unto
Himself
The life Of Jamie was singularly at
tractive to his father, grandmother
and aunt with whom he lived. His mother
has been for nearly his lifetime citi-
zen of that Blessed Country. and was
there TO welcome her boy. He was al
ways obediently respectful and devoted
to these of his acquaintance of mature
years. He was ever polite and gracious
of manner to both white and colored:
high estimation and Loved by all. In
very truth the qualities which make the
coed, useful and wise citizen were pos
sessed by him in an eminent degree.
jamie comes from revolutionary Gm-
cestry of high reprre and. though young
IN years. he gave fair promise of excel
lence in those manly virtues that gave
birth to our nation, and established it
in tho 11nf his of 1ibnrfv
Jamie Wits not addicted to any bad
hattt; he was a model yoUtll--so kind
so gentle. so true and so brave. 1t is
believed by those who knew him best
that he knew the danger and knowingly
went to his death to save his friends.
To write thus of Il youth of fourteen
years seems. Cit first thought. too full of
praise. but docs not the woodslnan know
that from the acorn grows the sapling
and from the sapling the sturdy oak
which deheS the tempests and makes
fruitful the earth? Even so may the mind
Of man discern those character marks
III youth that foretell lives of usefulness
and high cndeayor
81 knew him well. perhaps better than
any one, save and except his immediate
family. Nome knew EXCEPT to love him
His death is Il public calamity Peace.
noble youth: may eternal peace and
blessedness be thine
j. A. HAYWOOD.
Milburnie.