Parrish Gin Fire, Butler, AL submitted by Laura Leigh Elmore ***************************************************************************** USGenWeb NOTICE: Libraries and individual researchers may download this file for personal, non-commercial use only. Any other use requires written permission from the transcriber. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ****************************************************************************** The following article (probably from the Greenville Advocate) was found in the Greenville, AL Public Library, Genealogy and History Room. Parrish Gin Burns on Monday Night September 9, 1925 The gin of Mr. C.M. (Charles Monroe) Parrish, on his plantation twelve miles east of the city burned to the ground about eight Monday evening. The gin, saw mill and grist mill, which were all close together, were all destroyed, and burning brands set a tenant house nearly a mile away and this too, burned before it was noticed. The fire evidently started from the boilers, and with everything so dry the whole building was afire almost instantly. The gin had just shut down for the day and the last bale of cotton ginned, belonging to one of the tenants, was also destroyed before it could be taken to safety.