Loud Explosions in Asheboro Remain Mystery, Dec. 31, 1925

Strange Blasts Shake the Town. . . Were Fired Last Friday Night by Some Person Unknown—Do Property Damage

The town of Asheboro was shaken last Friday night by the force of two mysterious explosions, one of which occurred about 9 o’clock and the other in the neighborhood of 1 o’clock. Both explosions brought people from their homes out into the streets and both caused no little excitement. Practically every person who heard the explosion was sure that the blasts were near his home, but investigation disclosed the scene of no explosion and the people are yet ignorant of the place of the occurrence.

Both of the explosions caused property damage, breaking out window panes in a number of homes and cracking the plaster in others. The force of one of the explosions broke out panes of glass in the court house and caused several square yards of plaster to fall from the ceiling to the floor in the solicitor’s room.

The explosions were similar to that which occurred last February. It broke out several window panes in the homes in town and caused no end of excitement. Several days after that explosion the place of occurrence was located just outside the western corporate limits of Asheboro.

There is considerable speculation over those which occurred Christmas night. Some are of the opinion that dynamite was used while others claim that it was a more powerful explosion. Whatever was used and by whom, the explosions were of such a serious nature as to cause people to worry.

Hundreds of citizens of the town in addition to the officers of the law would like to know who is setting off the blasts. The explosion several months ago was set down as being done by some person for a practical joke, although number of people were unable to see any joking matter about it. This time, however, nobody has any inclination to put the matter down as a practical joke.

There may be no danger to human life because of the remote spots selected for the blasts, but there is danger of property and actual damage done ot it. This is not taking into consideration the fright which it gives to the population which has no way of knowing when and where the next explosion may take place.

From the front page of The Courier, Asheboro, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 31, 1925

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