An exploding stove in the office at Thurmond–Hay Oldsmobile sales room at 7:30 Saturday morning caused a fire that threatened the destruction of the entire garage before it was brought under control with damage to only four cars. Continue reading
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The Swinney Store and Cleveland Store burns at 400 N. Market. The entire Burnett building was destroyed by fire. The building housed Cleveland Auto Sales and Swinney Market and eight families lived above. Continue reading
A fire which started from causes which as yet have not been determined wrecked the second floor of the Silver Building at the corner of N. Market and W. Union at 11 o’clock Tuesday evening. Continue reading
A small store owned by Arthur Stanley, 511 S. Court St. was visited by a small blaze about 10 o’clock Sunday evening that caused a heavy loss due to smoke and water. The origin of the fire is not known but it is thought that to have caught from a box of matches in a cigar case that may have been ignited by mice.
A fire which was discovered in the beautiful store of Silver’s Inc., 114 N. Market, early Saturday pm Continue reading