Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-18
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TRUE Judge II. c. True, of
Springfield, Tenn, according to the
Springfield News, has created a sen
sation by cutting off his hair, which
had long been worn la Talmadge.
WOODRUFF - Demmett Wood
ruff, one of the two men assassinateo
in Hopkins county while guarding
Woodruff's store, was brother-in-
law of r. J. Salmon. of Ilsley. A
reward of $500 has been offered, but
no clue has yet been discovered as t.
the identity of the men who did the
killing.
FLETCHER-Robert Fletcher, the
travelling man who died in Louisville
the other night after attending a
banquet, was one of the best-known
of the many commercial travellers
who have from time to time visited
Hopkinsville. Mr.. Fletcher had beer
making this city for many years anc
his familiar face will be missed by
many people outside of his trade
circles who knew him well and es-
teemed him highly.
BIBLE--John Franklin Bible, poll
teal leader, manufacturer and pub
lie speaker, who last fall retired from
the wagon business in Hopkinsville,
is about to appear in brand new
role. He left for Yazoo City, Miss.
Saturday to close deal for planta-
ton of 600 acres of fine land, with q
view of engaging in the live stock
and poultry business on a big scale
A part of the plantation is in timber
and Mr.. Bible became impressed
( with it while hunting there last fall
! If his proposition is accepted, he Will
j move to the property at once ahc
e become a Mississippi agriculturisr
and stock breeder,
= THOMPSON-Rev. c. M. Thorn
~ son, of the First Baptist Church, filled
>. his pulpit Sunday after an absence
,s of two weeks in evangelistic WORN.
d BASSETT-Dr. and Mrs. Franz
e Bassett brought their son, Charles
h Bassett, home from school in Jeffer-
e son county Saturday. He had been
n critically i'll, but has been slowly i'm
o proving for week or more and was
t moved as soon as he was able to
l. travel.
GUYNN Since the closing Ct the
store of T. M. Jones by the retire
> ment of Mr.. Jones from active bust
ness, Robert Guynn, better known as
Bud Guynn, is out of the harness as
a dry goods clerk for the first time
in many years. Mr.. Guynn, was born
in Hopkinsville in 1916 and when
boy began his career as dry goods
clerk by taking position in the store
: of w. A. Glass. Here he remained
until 1862 when at the age of II he
laid down his yardstick and picked
up gun for the Confederacy. For
81 years he made a gallant soldier,
, fighting until the flag was furled at
Appomattox. Returning home then
but little more than 20 years Of age.
he resumed his place in the Glass
store, then run by a man named
Scrogglns. In a year or two Nj.
Scroggins retired and the firm of j.
T. Glass 4 Co, began business, Mr..
Guynn stayed with this house until
1875 when he decided to go into the
grocery business for himself. He
conducted a grocery store for ten or
twelve years. Nearly 30 years ago
he moved to farm near Beverly and
adopted the simple life" for several
years. There came a time when he
realized that his place was behind the
counter and not between the pillow
handles and he came back to town
and took up his old calling of selling
dry goods.
Throughout the years that have
come and gone since then he has been
"a fixture" in the Jones store, al
most as well known as Mr.. Jones
himself. His health has not been
very good of late and he is entitled
to the rest he is taking for while.
AS soldier Mr.. Guynn was MEM