Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1921-01-28
For High Grade
BLUE GEM COAL
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The Mitchell Coal Co.
Incorporated
CHAS. II. MITCHELL, MGR.
Phones IS and 102.


vocate. II
Clarence Parker was in Corbin on
Sunday
Miss Lillian Albright is visiting
her sister Mrs d. c. Talbot, in In
dianapolis.
Mrs. G. II. Albright spent Sunday
in Corbin the guest Of her daughter
Mrs. T. 4. Haden. Jr.
Mrs. II. n. Baldwin left this week
for the Lakewood Sanitarium at
Louisville.
Found - A pocketbook Wednes-
day. Please describe to Frank
Catron AMI pay for advertisement.
Mrs. John Crolcy. who is suffering
from an attack of appendicitis. is
/ h. ppily improving.
Rev. g. =. Kelley, who has been
quite III with bad cold is improving
nicely al his home with Mrs. Fanny
sampson.
/ Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus
Shearer. Of Maupin, Oregan, ten
ipoun boy, January 14th. Mr.. Shear
err was formerly saw-fler at the T.
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Crit and George Jackson are
agents for the Pineville Steam
Laundry. Anyone who wishes laun-
dry sent off will please call at the
X. +. Davis Barber shop.
Owing to the severe illness of Mr..
and Mrs. w. NJ. Barge of Flat Lick,
II was necessary to close the store
for a week Mr.. and Mrs. Barge are
happily improving.
Obie Barge, we'll known merchant
of Scalf and his neighbors, Nasty
Mills and Finley Mills were in town
Monday. The latter gentlemen are
breeders OF fine mules.
The Department OF Agriculture Ii
urging farmers to raise horses. The
reason advanced is that it is found
that tractors have tendency to
pack the soil and they predict that
it will be necessary to use horses
again,
Sheriff Read p. Black and officers
Hinkle, Shorter, Johnson and Bow
les on Thursday night sought a re-
puted moonshine still on Smoky but
found no trace of it. Sheriff Black
has appointed number of deputies
who are determined to put moon
shining out of bushes.
As proving the interest even Of
outsiders. in the Southeastern Ken
lucky Fox Hunters Association. Mr..
j. Fred Catron is in receipt of a let
ter from AIR. j. Ii. Richardson of
Hartville, Mo, and formerly of
BarbOurville, that he is sending Il
dog to compete in the meets now be-
ing held. AIR. j. s. Golden is pre-
IparinG more interesting reading on
the work OF the Association.
Judge J. ID. Tuggle was out over
the route of the new road near the
Bell County line Saturday and states
that the contractors are making fine
progress, In connection with the
road building programme, 1t is inter-
esting to note the recent statement
of State Road Commissioner Boggs,
that Kentucky will have between
$1,000, 900 and $S,OOO,0OO to expend
on roads this year.
Jim Gambrell of near Girdler and
Il man named Clark from Tennessee
were arrested near Girdler by Deputy
Sheriff Geo. Perry Monday. Jan.
I17th. They were brought to town
land on u charge of drunkenness and
llIdHSlblNlhS lllhOl' hdlllblNi lNNVlN
ed Il sentence of $50 fine and ten
, days in Jail while Clark was senten-
ced to 10 days in Jail on the same
charge.
Hon. Caleb Powers is an appli-
cant for director of the Bureau of
Census in the administration of
President Harding. The appoint
ment carries salary of $4,000 IA
year. II is an appointive Office
His many friends will hope for his
success along the line of his ambi-
lion. The same news item states
he will not be a candidate for Con-
gress next year as has been sug-
gested.
Lady or Gentleman Agent Wanted