Butts County GaArchives News.....Elder House Burned June 30, 1899
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Jackson Argus June 30, 1899
The Elder House, one of the leading hotels at Indian Spring was totally 
destroyed by fire last Monday afternoon.  Some lamps were being filled and 
lighted by a servant when one of them exploded and thus the fire was started.   
The large building was falling in  30 minutes later, and very little of the 
furniture and other contents were saved.  Manny of the guest, about 100 in 
number, lost all their baggage.  One lady is reported to have lost 400 in cash 
besides diamonds, and other jewelry and baggage.

The hotel was a very large building built of good pine timber and was in shape 
to burn very rapidly.  The loss falls heavily upon the owner as there was no 
insurance.

It was with much effort that the fire was prevented from spreading to the 
Calument.

Jackson Argus – Butts County
Week of June 30, 1899


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