Sadie Cromer
Mill millwright
Hung the slate in 2009 after years marking millwright jobs at a mill south of Pacolet. Stops sessions that want cup stories before the condition is named.
Who holds the stick
Three hands. One slate. Zero village votes.
The mill rewards people who can wash a pretty bow that cupped on clay.
Holt Pruitt
Clay clerk
Keeps Pacolet dust honest. Drayton resident. Unsentimental about forum grips. Rings the mill horn when a ticket is honest.
Nelle Wingo
Grease hand
Watches the lead wrist and will not average a cup as a kindness. Writes BOWED or CUPPED in stick that survives a sweaty palm.