ROBESON COUNTY, NC - NEWSPAPERS - Two Stores Burned at Barnesville
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Store Buildings and Goods of W. C. 
Walters and Dan Prevatte 
Destroyed by Early Morning Fire.


By H. V. Brown

Fairmont, Jan 20.---Last Thursday night 
the small village of Barnesville was the victim
of a fire which destroyed two general merchandise
stores and contents, and for some time threatened
a large storage warehouse nearly filled with cotton.
The fire was discovered at 3 a. m. and had gained
such headway that nothing could be saved. The 
losers are W. C. Walters and Dan Prevatte, both
doing a general merchandise business in two small
wooden stores. According to reports reaching here,
the few who gathered at the scene formed a bucket
brigade and worked frantically to save the cotton in
the near-by wooden building. The wind was blowing
hard and the air was cold, but some fought the 
flames very scantily clad, and saved a great loss, 
Messrs. Walters and Prevatte carried some 
insurance, but not enough to cover the loss, 
which is estimated at several thousand dollars. 
The cause of the fire is unknown.




From the Contributor:  W C (William Crayton) Walters was born Jan 6, 1885 
in Robeson County and died in Robeson County on July 26, 1952. 
He was the son of William Walters and Nellie Rhodes. He was married to 
Elizabeth Regan.

Dan Prevatte was his brother in law and married to his sister Mortie Cornelia 
Walters.  Dan was born April 3, 1881 and died April 20, 1966.

The above article was in the Jan 22, 1923 edition of the Robesonian Newspaper.


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