The William and Mary Tract had a saw and grist mill built by Waters. Grain, lumber, and linseed oil were processed at the mill.
The ruins of the Miller's house, which were located less than half a mile away from the Hard Rock Trail, were destroyed when the mill stopped operating around 1895.
The year was 1920. The old Waters' Mill had a man named John Bolton in it. He was visited by a man named Guy Vernon Thompson who was trying to convince him to vote.
Thompson continued to pound on the door after he was refused entry. Thompson was injured when a shotgun discharged during a fight, when the door was opened byBolton.
Thompson was armed with explosives when he returned to Waters General Store. He blew up the house, killing both Harold and Evelyn, as well as the home's owner, Bolton. Harold was killed in the blast. Evelyn died of her injuries that night. The following day, he passed from his injuries.
Hattie survived the attack. She made her way to a different farm the next morning.
Thompson was found guilty of his crimes in January of 1921 based on evidence found at the general store and the home of the man, as well as testimony from his wife, Hester, who said that he brought the dynamite home late on the night of the fatal event.
Thompson was the last man to be hanged in Montgomery County.
