The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-02-04

Full of years and honOrS, having
lived long and useful life in a COM
munity where he did a great deal of
good, death came to one of the most
distinguished citizens of the city,
former Mayor John T. Hinton, bust
ness man, legislator and city official
for many years. at his home on High
Street, Friday morning at three
o'clock, Mr.. Hinton's death came
peacefully following long illness of
Bright's disease and heart trouble,
from which he had been a sufferer.
Mr.. Hinton has been in declining
health for several weeks, or since
the sad death of his granddaughter,
Mrs. VIM. NJ. Talbot, who was a VIC
tim of pneumonia. He was devoted to
his grandchildren and the taking
away of this attractive and lovable
young woman greatly depressed him.
However, he remained up and about
his home until Thursday morning,
when he told members of his family
that he would remain in his bed. Dur
ing the day his wife and children
were with him and despite the fact
that he realized that his end was but
matter of few hours, he retained
his faculties to a remarkable de-
gree, and talked freely with his fam
lily. Thursday evening he told his
wife and children goodbye, impress
ing on them the fact that he realized
better than they that the end was
near. Shortly after midnight Thurs
day, Mr.. Hinton went to sleep and at
three O'Clock Friday morning he pass
ed away peacefully without gaining
consciousness. His death was attrib-
uted to heart disease. o..
This is an age of progress and. the
man who has forged ahead and made
a place for himself in the foremost
ranks of the business and official life
of his home city and the State is the
man of initiative, the man who can
formulate his ideas and make begin
nings, in short, the man whose ener-
gies is on a par with his desires. This
style of man gets what he goes after
and he makes of success not an acct
| dent but a logical result.
| Of this type of citizenship Mr.. John
: T.. Hinton was an able and worthy
representative He was born in this
city on the site of the new home now
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. William
Clarke, on Pleasant Street, on Jan
uary 10, 1887. The old home IN
which he was born was occupied fol
many years as residence by Mr.. ant
Mrs. John McGrain, and was for year.
lone of the landmarks of Paris.
Mr.. Hinton was a son of Richard
and Elizabeth (Marston) Hinton, TIT
former of whom claimed the State o.
Virginia as the place of his nativity
HE emigrated from the Old Dominion
to. the county Of Bourbon, when
I young man. He was halter by trad
land was. for some time engaged II
that line of business in the city o
Paris. Mrs. Hinton WIS born II
Maryland, where she was reared AM
came to Kentucky as a young girl
She was married to Mr.. Hinton in thi
city. Mr.. and Mrs. Hinton becam
the parents of ten children. amonI
them being the son whose death 1
lnow being chronicled. I
John T. Hinton availed himself o
the educational advantages afforde
in the public schools Of Paris, such a
thew were at that time. At the az
sof sixteen he entered upon an appren
lticeship at the trade of cabinet-mak
ing under the preceptorship Of MI
George w. Davis, OF Paris. At tn
end. of four years he had become
skilled workman, and spent the fol