Pike County  Georgia Newspapers - Milner Fire 1896
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The Pike County Journal.
Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia, Jan. 17, 1896

Milner Burned Out
Eight Houses Swept Away At A Clip
The Sufferers Are: Gardner, Berry, Holmes, Tyus, Lindsey & Hunt, Woodall
& Head

Vague rumors reached here yesterday of a most disastrous fire which
occurred at Milner on Wednesday night. The report is that the fire
originated in Gardner's livery stable about 9 o'clock p.m. and burning
this out rapidly leaped to Berry's stable and thence to
Gardner's store
Berry's store
Holmes drugstore
Tyus' store
Lindsey's store
Head and Woodall's store

It is said that all the losers were protected by insurance except Judge
Gardner. It was a fire that almost swept the plucky little town out of
existence, and the hearty sympathy of everybody goes out to the
unfortunate people in their great loss.

(Transcribed 11/17/02 Lynn Cunningham)