Carl Bost, 14, Accidentally Shoots, Kills Self, Dec. 18, 1922

Boy Accidentally Shoots and Kills Himself Near Salisbury

Salisbury, Dec. 17—Carl Bost, 14-year-old son of Labon Bost, living between Barber and Woodleaf, Rowan county, accidentally shot himself with a shotgun Saturday, inflicting a fatal wound. The boy was taken to a hospital in Statesville, where he died Sunday.

From the front page of the Greensboro Daily News, Dec. 18, 1922