Macon County GaArchives News.....The Montezuma Male & Female Institute in Ashes November 25 1887
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The Marion County Patriot
The Marion County Patriot, No. 47
November 25, 1887
Page Four

The Academy in Ashes

The Montezuma Male and Female Institute appears to have struck a bad streak of 
luck this year.  First a miscreant entered the building and tore up the 
children’s books and now comes the fiery elements and lays to ashes the 
beautiful school building which stood like a sentinel on the hill, keeping 
vigils over the town below.  The building was isolated from water and the fire 
companies could render no assistance.  The house was valued at $2,300, and was 
insured for $1,500 - $500 in the Atlanta Home and $1,000 in the Georgia Home at 
Columbus.  Some of the desks and all of the books were saved, and the piano of 
Mrs. Julia McEvoy, which was in the north wing of the house.  Prof. Ryals had 
just laid in his supply of coal for the winter, but all of it was not in the 
house, and some of it was saved.  The citizens held a meeting on the night 
after the fire in the morning and raised $847 towards building a new house.  It 
does not take the enterprising people of Montezuma long to overcome a little 
misfortune like the burning of a schoolhouse.


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