Gin Plant and Bale of Cotton Destroyed by Fire, Sept. 18, 1923

Gin Plant Lost by Fire

Yesterday between 3 and 4 o’clock the gin plant of Mr. J.P. Parker was destroyed by fire. The plant consisted of an up-to-date oil engine and three No. 1 gins. One bale of cotton was also lost.

The plant was worth around $6,000 and $8,000.

From the front page of the Smithfield Herald, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 1923