Hail and Wind Damage in Lumber Bridge Area, Sept. 24, 1925

There was considerable hail and wind up Lumber Bridge way in the storm Tuesday afternoon, some cotton being beaten out of the ground, according to Mr. J.J. Shaw of Lumber Bridge, who was a Lumberton visitor this morning. This was confined to a stretch about 5 miles long by 1 mile wide, Big Swamp to Parkton.

At Rex the same afternoon, lightning tore out the steeple of the church, knocked down three people in Mr. J.S. Johnson’s store, and damaged screen doors in Mr. Johnson’s residence.

Fire caused by lightning yesterday afternoon completely destroyed a warehouse and 250 bales of cotton at Marietta belonging to J.S. Oliver & Co., according to information received here this morning. The loss is estimated at $40,000, partially covered by insurance.

From the front page of the Hoke County Journal, Raeford, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 24, 1925

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