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ARSONIf BURNS NEW TURPENTINE DISTIT LERY AT GAINESVILLE September 30, 1859
Bay of St. Louis, Sept. 3^» 1859:-
The large turpentine distillery near Gainesville, in this (Hancock) County, was entirely destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock this morning.
The distrillery was the property of Col. Bradford of Aberdeen, Kiss., and had only been in operation a few months.
The fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary.
Source:	"N.O. Daily Crescent" - Sat. October 1, 1859 p 1 c 5
(V. James Stevens)