The one-story dwelling in East Asheboro owned by Mrs. A.E. Burns and occupied by Nan Smitherman, colored, cook at the Old Hickory Café, and her two children, was burned to the ground last Saturday night about 9:30 o’clock from fire of undetermined origin.
The occupants of the house were attending church services at the time and were not aware of the fire until the house had burned down. All furniture and clothing was consumed by the flames. There had been no fire in the house since early Monday morning and the origin of the fire Saturday night, 12 hours later, is a mystery.
From the front page of The Courier, Asheboro, N.C., Thursday, October 29, 1925
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