The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-01-06
HINTON RECEIVES
OATH OF OFFICE
Begins Fifth Term as Mayor
of Paris on Yesterday
Morning.
NEW POLICE ON JOB
Mcmillan and Other County
Officials Assume Their
New Duties.
NEW POLICE ON JOB

For the fifth time during his
career Of public man, Mayor J. T.
Hmtoa. of Paris, yesterday took the
oath Of Office and began on another
four-year term as the chief executive
of the city. The oath was admins
tered by County Clery Pearce Patton.
Although nearing the seventy-seventh
year Of his life, Mayor Hinton is ex-
-ceedingiy active.
For a number Of years he has been
a prominent figure in Democratic
politics. He was a member of the
Board of Council of this city for fif-
teen years and in 1895 was elected
as Representative from Bourbon
Caunty in the Kentucky Legislature
and was twice elected to succeed him
self. He has been delegate to three
Democratic National Conventions.
During his past four terms as
Mayor of Paris, Mr.. Hinton by a wise
and economical administration i'm
proved the civic conditions of the
city, and brought its financial stand
ing to the highest. point. In addi-
ton TO this he and his colleagues
have succeeded in working out the
intricacies of the tax system, with
the result that the rate of taxation in
this city is at lowest point in half a
century.
All of the city and county officers
elected at the November election
were indicted into office yesterday.
County Judge c. A. Mcmillan, sue
ceeding Judge Denis Dundon, receiv-
ing the oath. Judge Dundon, who re-
tires after holding the Office for two
consecutive terms, will engage in the
proctice of law and will open Offices
in the Agricultural Bank building.
Fred Link, who has been a member
of the Paris police force for the past
four years, and who made a very en-
viable record as an officer, being
chosen in the Democratic primary last
August over four opponents and in
the general election without opposi-
ton, entered upon his new duties as
Chief of Police yesterday morning
Mr.. Link was the recipient of a
handsome gold badge, the gift of sew
eral OF his admiring friends, and
which was presented to him in an
appropriate speech afetr the oath
been administered by County Clerk
Pearce Patton in his private Office in
the court house. Other members of
the police force are George w. Judy.
J. H. King. James Moreland and ].
G. Elgin, the latter retiring from the
office Of Chief of Police, and was
elected as member of the police
force at the last meeting of the
Council in December. The retiring
members of the force are G. n. Nc
Kenney and Charles Thomas.
0fhor oitv pffioorc aIaof;ro ood ~.
pointive who began their terms yes
terday were ]. w. Hayden, CITY
Weights and Measures; John K. Cain.
Street Superintendent; Howard Lam
caster, City Electrician; Chas. Bar
nett, Chief Of the Fire Department;
e. B. January, Police Judge; L. d.
Harris, City Assessor
County Officers: w. F. Talbot,
Sheriff: George Batterton, County
Attorney; Pearce Patton, County
Clerk; NJ. F. Kenney, Inspector of
Rudolph Davis, Coroner; r. NJ. Gil
key, County Assessor; Ernest Martin,
Magistrate Paris Precinct; S. n. Tur-
pin, Constable Paris Precinct.
Others who qualified for the Offices
TO which they were elected were as
follows: T. p Wadell, Police Judge
of Millersburg; Ben F. Bedford, Sur
veyor; John T. & Redmon, Justice
North Middletown; E., p. Thomson,
Justice Millersburg: John N. Shrop-
shire, Justice Centerville; r. o. Tur-
ner, Justice Riddles Mills; r. H. Bur-
Tis, Justice Little Rock; o. B. Lloyd,
Justice Hutchison; A. L. Stevenson,
Justice Clintonville: c. P. Taoketf,
Constable Millersburg: William Beas-
ley, Justice Clintonville.