Mountain advocate., 1920-06-18
HICKORY MILL CHIPS


torcss with the Hickory Mill outfit
and viii Sndo tyor to keep the books
straight IN their office. II he is as
good boCkkeeper as he Ia ball play
err, W say he is some bookkeeper.
Mat H..le and Ewards should make
a coed tenn. for Old Hickory, and
no doubt they will score heavily.
N. e. Robbs is enjoying putting
the kcntucey saddle horses thru
Their paC,j these fine evenings.
Homer cain is assisting b F. sny-
der and Mr.. Tomlinson in the Golf
Department
We miss Jaky Howard's smiling
face around the mill. We under
stand they call him "Billy" Howard
since the ball game with Harlan.
Esier Dozier aud Jonah Martin
are very busy putting up an addi-
ton to the office which they call
Miss Nolas private Office. but the
Hickory Mill boys know they are
WQlCOUlt Ill lHlS OlllCc any Hii
time. and will get the glad hand.
Harold Miller and Willie Jones
are spending thsir vacation" with
us. We are glad to have them.
Speed Smith became very much
attached to the. old Duplex truck
while hauling logs the past week
and has been shedding crocodile
tears ever since it left town.
Steve Golden, the boss Of the
hosting. mach;n. has his hands full
these days unloading loss a1d tho
pile Is soon 10 reach the moon, SO
ne vows.
c. l.. Banks has returned from
measuring logs and lumber in Tenn.
Mr.. Tomlinson believes in having
his picture taken while in the noun
tains in good company. Ask him.
Grover Mealer has bought lot of
new wall board and will commence
remodeling his home at once.
Walter Cory was called home on
Tuesday by the illness OF his baby
who is much better now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Banks, Of Wes-
ton, Ohio, are visiting their son, c.
L. Banks. Mrs. Banks has fallen in
love with our beautiful country and
gays she would like to live here.
Mrs. 4. w, Minton surprised her
family Sunday night by returning
homa from Cincinnati Unexpectedly.
Saturday she became homesick for
the meuntatns and her flowers, SO
climbed OH the train that night and
GAME home. slipped In the house and
Cetired When the family were ready
for theiF Sunday breakfast, they
were iumbfounded to have Mrs. Min
isa appear,
aFrJ. z. W. Mintan and son, r.
bassett NintOn, left tor Cincinnati
Tuesday night.
Mrs. Il. b. Minton entertained at
six o'clock dinner Tuesday, the
guests being Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Banks. of Weston. Ohio, Mr.. Tomlin-
con. OF Chicopee, Mass, Mrs. T. w.
Mintpn, Clarence L. Banks and Miss
Nola E. Minton.
T. w. Minton was called to Spring
field. Ky. Monday by the death OF
his neice. Miss Helene Cregor.
T. w. Minton & Co. sold thcir
big log Duplex truck to Mr.. Dan
Faulkner, of Pineville, Ky. Oscar
jackson drove the truck thru to Pine
VILE Tor Mr.. Faulkner on Monday
and will remain in Pineville this
week demonstrating the use Of the
truck in logging.
T. w. Minton & Co. ordered by
wire two duplex trucks for logging.
Immediately upon the receipt Of
these trucks, they will be Dut to
work hauling hickory logs to their
plant at Barbourville. The Duplex
has demonstrated its ability to han
die logs ia this territory, and Jonah
Martin beat the record last week by
hauling SO hickory logs from the
foot of Gillian Hill to the Minton
factory in one day, Friday, Junell.
II would have taken twenty-five
teams to have handled these logs In
the same time the truck hauled
them.
T. W. Minton. r. b. Minton and
Miss Nola Minton have bought a
new Franklin touring car which
they say il the finest car In the
world for this part OF the country,
being light and powerful and a
great gasoline and tire saver,
OLD HICKORY vs. MIDDI.ESBORO