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EIGHT DIE IN WRECK OF GRAIN ELEVATOR Score of Persons Injured in a Cana dian Disaster LOSS OVER A MILLION Had Capacity of . Over Two Million Bushels and Bins - Two-Thirds Full. Port Colborne, Ont., Aug. 9.-Eight persons were killed and a score were injured, seven of them seriously, in an explosion which wrecked the large government grain elevator on the Wal land Canal here th isafternoon. Four of the bodies have been recovered; one has been located in the debris of the elevator and three others are in the wreck of the barge Quebec, which lies on the beach outside the harbor, where she was towed to prevent her sinking. The financial loss is estimat ed at $1,800,000. Spontaneous com bustion is believed to have caused the explosion. The superintendent of the elevator, D. S. Harvey, was among the injured. The explosion occurred shortly af ter the elevator hands returned to work folloiving their dinner hour. The concussion shook the whole town and windows in nearby buildings were smashed. Flames spread through the wreckage but because of fireproof coi struction they soon burned out, and an hour after the explosion. rescue parties were at work. The barge Quebec, moored at ar elevator leg, was smothered under e pile of wreckage as she keeled over and A huge rent was ,torn in her side by a block of concrete. To preveni her singing she was towed outside the breakwater and beached. The elevator was built eight year! CYPRESS SASH - DOORS BLINDS 01 MOULDINGS AND MILLWORK Date of Sale Owner Aug. 31, 1918 ...C. 0. Dixon, Esq.. Sept. 10, 1918 ...1. N. Singletary, Est Sept. 11, 1918 .- D lurant, Horton & Fb Sept. 13, 1918 ...Mrs. Mary J. Hlarre Sept. 14, 1918 -..J. 1). Coler, Esq. Oct. 1, 1918......F. L: & John Wilen Oct. 9, 1918.. ...W. T. Wilkins, Est Nov. 19, 1918...York Reald Estate C< May 7, 1919.....atawba Real Estate If we can sell property satisfactorily dorsement letters testify to that fact sell your land to advantage? In 1911 and Six Hundred and Eighty-Eight Qm Five Mi We are completely equipped experts, accurate surveyers, ei Write today for booklet expla Farm Lands O0 Atlantic Coast lF "The Name That Juatifies Yh Petersburg, Va. -Gre Sr .frcne. A ny bank in Petersburg.V Boyce Street The COLUMBIA SIX Touring ----------$1,850.1 Speedster - ---$2,000.( Good Gulf Gasoline ago at a cost of $2,000,00. It had a capacity of more than 2,000,000 bush els and the bins were said to be about one-third filled with grain, mostly wheat. NERVES ON EDGE. Manning People Will Find Encourage ment in the Statement of a Manning Resident. Are you Weak, nervous, depressed? Feel (lull, shaky, tired? Are your kidneys working right? Nervousness often hints at kidney weakness Kidneys that fail to filter the blood. Poisons gather and harm the nerves. Kidney weakness causes many ills Backache, dizziness, headaches, lack of flesh. Don't neglect kidney trouble. There is danger in delay. Use Doan's Kidney Pills. Follow the example of this Manning resident. Mrs. C. M. Taylor, S. Boundry St. says: "About a year ago I was troubled with Kidney complaint. ] had terrible backaches and headaches bothered me. Nervous spells upset me and my nerves wee just a week I felt tied and languid and I suffered with dizzy spells. Finally, I hear( about Doan's Kidney Pills and bought some at Arant's Drug Store. I car certainly say Doan's did me a wonder ful lot of good and quickly reliever me." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simpl yask for a kidney remedy-gel Doan's Kidney Pills-the same thai Mrs. Taylor had. Foster-Milburn Co. Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. South Carolina farms can be sold to better advantagze now thatn eve r before Crop values in 1918 increased Ninetp Mil lion I )ollars. Mne 1Ky is plen tiful. There is admand for small farms. By subdiviading. your farm or idle1 land weca sell it at auti(onl for you qjuic.k ly and( profitably. Note the prices brought by these South Carolina [arms sold through us. L.ocation Amn't Sold For .. -Near Mullins, S. C. .r...$42,999.16 --"Lake City, S. C.... 66,723.66 d " Manning, S. C....... 35,294.62 DI-- ' larlington, S. C. ..- 25, 134.56 - ' lartsville S. C.......- 1(0,116.20 Ti rmm~uonsville,s.C... 71,589.85 -_"Kingstree, S. C... 19,206.72 .-York, S. C..-----.---..-11,331.25 Co. Rock lull1 S. C. ..... 17,5010.00 r the other fellow, and hundreds of en do(sen't it stand to reason that we can or total sales of Ninety-Seven Thous :rs of IFarim Land amounted to lion Dollars th an efhicient corps of publicity. rgetic auctioneers and sales force. ing our methods. r Specialty -ritory Unlimited ealty Co. r Confidence'' nville, N. C. .or Greenville,N. C. a . a.. I" BOB I" or ami so a a 5=0 Thomas H VELIE DO Delivered Roadster ...- .. 10 Delivered Touring Al WATCH LOC. We have Buggies, Wi CAN'T RETITLE OLD FILMS Washington, Aug 9.-The W. 11. Productions Company has been order- n e'l by the Federal Trade Commission C to discontinue the retitling of old mo- A tion picture films featuring William C S. Hart without "clearly, distinctly a and unmistakably" indicating to the public that they are olT films renamed Ji announcing its decision today the commission said it had found that the previous praf&tice of the company 'as an unfair metohd of competition. --- - ORDElRED TO WASHINGTON Washington, Aug. 9.-Major Thom as hI. Peeples, judge advocate United States army, has been relieved from his present duties and ordered to re port here for duty with the War De partment, board of appraisers. 0 --- AVIATORt DASH E) TO DEATH Fredericksburg, Va., Aug. 10. James N. Hopkins, a civilian aviator of Newport News, was dashed to his death at 5 o'clock this afternoon when his plane plunged nose downward fol lowing an exhibition of the commer cial value of airplanes. Hopkins was connected with a firm giving exhibi tion flights. l Live Sto MANNING, S. C. race M. Thomas, Manager DI -----$1,685.00 Touring -------- --..$1,685.00 Roadster ....-. RACINE TIRES I Sizes Cords and Fabrics tLS EACH WEEK FOR UE on hand at all times a big st MULES and HORSES gons, Harness and Farm Ti TO RETURN TO WORK Baltimore, Aug. 9.-The 2,000 shop en in this city of the Baltimore and, hio Railroad voted to ,caurn to work lonlday pending action by lairector eneral Hines on their demands for n increase in wages. - -o TO RETURN TO WORK Durham, N. C., Aug. 9.-The forty triking shopmen of the Seaboard, southern and Durham anm Southern hops in this city and Dunn, N. C., oday voted to return to work Monday lorning. )ECLI NE IN CLOTH MARKET New York, Aug. 9.-Print cloth ma <ets have weakened following the de "line in cotton and other unsettling Features affecting trade. It was pos. aible to buy 38 inch, 64x6O's at sec mil hands at 17 cents as against price of 18 3-4 cents a week ago. Les Irastic declines were quoted on othe1 gray cloths, while the finished good: were generally steayd. The demand from the wholesal trade is lighter. Some manufacturing tra les continue buying special cloth for contract delivery at high price: Wli 7occas F. o Haveyou GloeourSolie anf Sailors a Job They Dieserve it. ck Comp )RT C4 -.. --...... $1,090.00 , Ton $1,00.00 2 Ton .....-. ---....$1,090.00 >ED CARS ock of nplenents. Retailers are also making purchases for future delivery. Many lines of goods are very scarce. Resumption of buying would result in further ad van':es. Many exporters are unable t;' secure all the goods they stand ready to buy at the high prices. Colored heavy cottons are especially scarce and many of the novelties ir fine yarns are hard to get. Mills an< agents are more disposed to check ad vances. A great many standard line: Red Cedar an We have in anoti BRITISH COLUMBIA Also a car each of ] UNBLED LONG LEA We have a full an no Lumber Moul We operate Wood * can make what you wa U same already in stock. write us your requirei AVERY I Phone No. 56 DRINK ;E IluD-l ?Io it ro AC ES NONO3 ork Seems Easi~ you refrCsil V01ll5(d ionially willIi a cold b ot grocer send~ upi a case andu keep Ies on ice. Always ready to f'reshinrg and sat isfinrg. - LL Phone No. 20 any )RBITT TRUCKS 1 z Ton 3%ii Ton Gulf Lubricants have been withdrawn from sale until mills are able to secdre a larger crt put. Prices follow: Print cloths, 28- oh (ii4x(9J's, 19e; G14xG0's 12 1-2e; 38 1-2 inch G(4x04's, 18 1-2c to 18 3-4c;. brwn sheetings, Southern standards, :'r -2 cents to 27c; denims, 2.20's Southorn indigo, 37 1-2 al4O ; tickings, ei'ht ounce, 45c; prints, 1ac; staple tng hams, 21e; dress gringhams, 25a27 half cents. EEEEEEEEEE??E?EW d Pine Shingles m ter supply of the famous U RED CEDAR SHINGLES 4o. 1, No. X and No. 2 F PINE SHINGLES. 1 assorted stock of U ! dings and Lath. Working Machinery and * nt in the event we haven't U Call in person, phone or nents. .UMBER CO. K Sumter, S. C. umuuuuu=u=u..irnJ >o a