No new developments have been reported in the Midland School fire case. Apparently the blazé was started by a dropped cigarette during or just after the play, “Clubbing Her Husband,” had been presented Saturday night.
The play was given by a number of persons from Locust and was witnessed by a large crowd representing various sections of Cabarrus, Union and Stanly counties. The play had been concluded about 2 or 30 minutes and everyone had left the school structure when the blaze was seen.
It is reported that a number of persons who had started home returned when they saw the blaze. They were on hand to fight the fire as best they could but with no real equipment and insufficient water, they were unable to cope with the blaze which destroyed the school building and practically its entire equipment. Plans for replacing the building have not been made, although they have been discussed by members of the county board of education and the school committeemen.
From page 2 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Tuesday, June 8, 1926
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