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Orange County Observer
Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina
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Fire destroyed the Alliance cotton gin in Kilgo, northern Chatham County, at 5 a.m. Monday, causing loss of 50 bales of cotton and 3,000 bushels of seed. No insurance; J.H. Norwood lost 18 bales and 2,000 bushels, small farmers their entire crops.
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Pittsboro, Special.--The Alliance cotton gin at Kilgo, in the northern part of Chatham was destroyed by fire at 5 o'clock Monday morning. The cause of the fire is unknown. Fifty bales of cotton and 3,000 bushels of seed were lost. Mr. J. H. Norwood was the heaviest loser, having lost 2,000 bushels of seed and 18 bales of cotton. Several small farmers lost their entire crop. There was no insurance. It was a stock company, several of the farmers in that neighborhood having built it several years ago.
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Kilgo, In The Northern Part Of Chatham
Event Date
5 O'clock Monday Morning
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fifty bales of cotton and 3,000 bushels of seed were lost; mr. j. h. norwood lost 2,000 bushels of seed and 18 bales of cotton; several small farmers lost their entire crop; no insurance
Event Details
The Alliance cotton gin at Kilgo was destroyed by fire; cause unknown; it was a stock company built by local farmers several years ago