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HOTCHKISS & GADDIE J. A. Hotchkiss was born December 31, 1853, in Fayette County, Ky. He is a son of Mark and Martha (Poisel) Hotchkiss. The father was born in New York; he came to Kentucky in 1850, and engaged in agricultural pursuits, also worked at the millwright business; he died in 1868, aged fifty-one. The mother was born in Nicholas County, Ky., and is now living with her son in Arlington. Our subject was reared on his father’s farm, received a good common school education, and at the age of twenty entered a store as clerk, and since that time he has been engaged in merchandizing. In 1876 he came to Arlington and secured employment with P. Q. Read, and later with McConnell & Stanley, continuing in their employ until January, 1883, when the firm of Hotchkiss, Gaddie & Co., was established, which, has since continued, and is doing a business of about $15,000 a year. Mr. Hotchkiss is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Knights of the Golden Rule and of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. J. W. Gaddie, of the above firm, was born April 19, 1851, in Hickman County. He is a son of J. L. and Nancy (Lamkin) Gaddie. The father was born in Hart County, Ky. In 1841 he moved to Hickman County, there engaged in farming, and is now a resident of Graves County. J. W. Gaddie was reared on his father’s farm, received a good common school education, and at the age of twenty-one commenced farming for himself; this he continued until 1879, when he came to Arlington, and was employed as salesman for McConnell & Stanley, remaining with the firm until January 1, 1883, at which time the present firm was established. Mr. Gaddie was married, October 9, 1883, to Miss Fannie Turner, of Ballard County. Mr. and Mrs. Gaddie are members of the Baptist Church.