The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-10-21

While it may never be known ius
how the accident occurred st;ll
IS believed by the writer that tn
following is the most plausible one
oaturday morning MIR. Kivett an,
son Burns and a negro faru
T hand went to the field to blast som
stumps. A box containing IL stick
OF dynamite was carried along to
gether with some caps which MI
hlvett had said looked to be no eood
Arriving at one of the stumps to. b.
blasted the box of dynamite wa
placed on the ground nearby. 4
hole was being dug under the stum1
preparatory to placing one of tht
Joints of dynamite, crow bar b.
ing used, when Mr.. Kivett told tn,
negro to 60 to the woods and Gu,
him a tamping stick. In the mean
time one joint of dynamite had been
placed on top of the stump. As
the negro was leaving to get the
stick Mr.. Kivett stuck the crow bar
into the ground with heavy side up
as the sharp point was on the little
end. 1t is then presumed he went
over to the box around which had
gathered his son Burns and was
fooling with one of the caps when
the crow bar fell across the box,
striking one of the caps with enough
force to explode all the sticks of
dynamite in the box. 1t is hardly
probable that Mr.. Kivett could have
set off the dynamite or the caps by
handling them as it takes forty
pound pressure to explode dynamite.
A cap is fastened near the end of
the dynamite and a fuse attached
and then lighted The fuse sets tb.
cap off which in turn explodes the
stick of dynamite and as the stump
was not bothered it is hardly proba-
bic that the fuse had been lighted
in anyway and consequently the
most reasonable conclusion is that
the heavy crow bar fell on one or
more of the caps and set the dyna-
mite off. Mr.. Klvett may have had
one of the caps in his hands exam
ing it when the bar fell, knocked it
against the box and exploded it.
Mr.. Kivett was 49 years of age
andsleaves q wife and eight children,
Saline, Mat7in CD 5ys, Carrick !,
Pauline, Richard, William and Pearl.
He was one of Guilford county's
most successful truck farmers, a |
hard worker aud a Christian gentle
man. He had by frugality and
close application to business built
up his farm to one of the most sub
stantial in the county and had just
gotten it into fine working shape.
He was one of the best men we
ever knew. frequent visitor to our
office. He had very pronounced re- |
ligious views and believed in the
church and her institutions as the
great bulwarks for the best in life.
We were always glad to pass the
time with him, read the literature
he often left at our Office and bene-
fit by his fine examples of right liv-
ing. He was deacon in the First
Baptist church of this city and we'll
and favorably known and his pass
ing, together with his little son,
brings deepest sorrow to all.
The family and relatives have the
sincele sympathy of The Review
and everyone in such an unusual
bereavement.
The funeral services were held
from the First Baptist church Sun
day afternoon and at least five thou
sand people were in attendance,
many Of them coming from miles
around to augment the High Point
crowd. The church was full to
overfowing and hundreds stood on
he outside. The street for several
yards was lined with autos
and vechicles. Scores of beautiful
aoral offerings were sent by friends,
a wagon load of them, attesting the
esteem in which the deceased were
1eld. .
The casket of the father was borne
by Messers. Rankin, Grayson, Coe,
Jones, Osborne and Clinard. That
If the son by he following boys:
Herbert Fields, William and Dewey
Oodamead, Richard league and
Wilson. The honorary pallbearers
we're deacons of the church: Messers.
Pickett, Dodamead, Beeson, Petty,
Chappell, Muse, Sears, Tate. Shelton
and Smith and Supt. Idol of the
VI. p. church. DR.. Dixon of the
VI. P. church read portion of scrip
.ure. DR.. Claxon. pastor of the First
Baptist church, gave brief sketch
If the life of Mr.. Kivett, followed by
DR.. Dixon who gave a short talk oD
.ho lives Of both Rev. G. A. Cecil