Small Store in Groveton Burns to Ground, Aug. 1, 1921

Early Morning Fire Burns Small Store

A small, one-roomed store building on White street near the city incinerator, in Groveton, was burned to the ground early Monday morning. Firemen were called from their beds at 4:15 o’clock by an alarm from Box 415. When they arrived, the fire had virtually wrecked the building. Difficulty was found in getting a stream of water as the nearest hydrant was several blocks away.

At 8:30 o’clock the fire company was called at Mint and Hill street when the roof of a store owned by J.H. Bennett caught fire, shingles catching from sparks from the flue. The damage there was slight.

From the front page of The Charlotte News, Monday, August 1, 1921