Men-Women! Here's the Sensation of the Times . KLINE. & COM PA NY'S Stock Thrown to the Mercy of the Public! COME! The most unheard of Bargains awaits your arrival. Every Dollars worth of -Stock must be sold. Price is no object. ? ? Without a Doubt Louisburgs Greatest Fire Sale! ^ Did you ever dream of having this wonderful opportunity presented to you? A chance to^walk in this Big Store and boy good merchandise at next-to-nothing prices. Remember this comes only once in a life time. Take advantage N0W! Sale St BIG BARGAINS v'~ In ~ MEN '0, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SPRING AND SUMMER OXFORDS, PUMPS AND SLIPPERS This is a rare opportunity to buy Shoes and Slippers at won derful Savings, right at the beginning of the Season. DON'T MISS THIS CHANGE Etira THE FRANKLIN TIMES f.? ? LOl'iSBl'RGk S. l\, MARCH 14, 1921 $150,000 FIRE MONDAY ? PhQRNlNft ? Caught In Williams Furniture Store ? ? SPREADS TO HICKS, McBRAYER AND KLINE'S. Was DivoTtrH About 4:00 O'clock ? Flnnea Responded With Heroic Work? Estimated Losses ffllk In surance. Following the sounding of the fire alarm at about four o'clock Monday morning Loulsburg suffered a fire loss safely estimated at one hundred ana fifty thousands of dollars, but fairly -well corered ?1th insurance. The fire was discovered In the rear and up stairs of Mr. J. S. Williams' fur niture store and spread rapidly oTer the building, the plate glass front to from the front to escape the falling glass. From the windows in \he rear the flames quickly spread to Uie building formerly occupied by the\ McBrayer Clothing Co., owned by I*r. F. N. Egertoiu and in which tho \tock wh ich was 'in Ae*h?nds of a Receiver, still remained. From here iY spread to the roof of L. Kline k c\, the building-also being owned by Mr. F. X. Egerton. In the r.eantime\ the flames spread through the roof of L.. ,.>. Hicks big corner store and for a fcvhlle it looked as if the entire black was doomed, but owing ttk the heroU; work of the firemen and many outsN ders who rendered valuable asslstA ance the flames wero gotten under caused from water aud removing the stofkt. Too much praise cannot be given tbe Bremen and the citizens who joined tliam in ")"lr *"iim >rmli nil |Ugliliug tile llaiucs, as it Is duo to their untiring and undaunted efforts that the entire block and possibly tha larger portion of Louisburg's busi ness districts arc not at this time smouldering in ashes. The estimated losses as best we could get them at the time of this writing were as follows:' * J. S. ^illiams, s toes of furniture estimated value $26,000.00 total loss, Insurance $17,000.00. j h. Kline & Co., d^tc&se by water in main store and b? Are in annex, estimated $50,000; insurance $35,000. L. P. Hicks, damage to stock and to building .J>y flre and water (dam age to stock being /mostly a wat?r damage) estimated/$40,000; insurance $26,000.00. / \The McBrayer clothing Co., dam ge by flre '-van# water estimated TREMENDOUS SAVINGS In . GENT'S ULUTH1MG AMD FTTR.TJTRmNr?p MEN! THINK OF IT! WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF GREAT VALUES MEN'S AND BOY'S SUITS At Wonderful Savings I A Chance You Can't Let Pass fiy , READ - FIRE & A. iVe f ' - ^ READ WE HAVE AFFECTED A SETTLEMENT WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ON THE RECENT DAMAGE BY FIRE AND WATER TO OUR^TOCK ROOM. We therefore offer this Immense Stock-and some of it Branq\ New-at only a fraction of their original cost. , \ Thousands of Dollars worth of Dry Goods, Ladies', Gentlemei'syBoy's and Girl's Clothing, Hav ing very slight water damage can be bought at wonderful Bargain Prices. This is an opportunity. to clothe the entire family at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES, so be sure to be among the first to come and reap the benefits of this ?rice Making Sale. ] NOTHING RESERVED EVERYTHING GOES COME FOR YOUR SHARE PIDF CAI P| BARGAINS FOR EVERYBODY FIDF ^Al Fl I ll\L JflLL. STARTS SATURDAY, APRIL 2nd, 1921 1 ,I*L J/lLLJ HURRY DOWN L KLINE & COMPANY Some Miglrfy BARGAINS

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