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Vol. II.
Lincoln ton. N. C, Friday; December 30th, .1887. i , No. 31.
THE TRUMPET
Is published every Friday
at Lin co In ton,
THOS. C. WETMORE,
Editor and Publisher.
Hoke's. parents in Lincolnt6n.
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Misses jiva ana nmma Mun- Mrs. D. Crawford,
day, Dannie King. H.mma ana Miss Katfc Johnston)
H.T : tr 1 1 Oil" HT?
d formerly
of McCon-
Nannie Kalerv and Sallie Nixon, inellsville, S. C., is visiting her
allot Catawba Springs, spent a parents here,
few. days with Sheriff Nixon and '
Subscription, 40Cts per year, wife this week. It is the first j;( Mr. Sami. Lancler: .has taken
t H - ; ! time we have ever known our i : ..r ..u . rl: li 'i ii.i'j .
A most wonderful phenomenon Sheriff to have so ma iy fair pris- Mr. W. T. Masseylihajs opened a
has taken place in the heavens. onf rs U i Furniture Store.
For ages and ages Venus has been u,tr t .(vtttn rvMrWn I
1'. ., o , ' s . . . I Mrs. Avery and son. Mr. Irving
revolvinor arminri the Sun in her F. m Umvp npnr ( harlnffp ic i?it. y ,s r o
: f v, ..... vvv-. . T i . t 1 . . lyl M 111
,. , , , L. i , dl" ; Avery, and Mrs. Gilmer, all of
orbit, but now she has disappear- iting his aunt, Mrs. Pharr. J i
... 11 f . - . 1 Morganton, were visiting at Capt.
ed,and another star has! taken her; . - - Geo. Phifer's this Week. .
place! Has anything more extra-i ). . 1 .1 'oA -,r'V,-'TJ -n ' :
1 h J t: t . refurnished and'repainteu It will ; : g
ordinary ever happened during be the endeavor of cnV proprietor Mr, Albert Haynes
the history of man? For some j to nalce it one of the" best.lhotels t Mlss Julia of jPhjjar
he state; and we hope will ome jlay wn fheir
and sister,
otte, spent
aunt, Mrs..
A. M. Wingate, this week.
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time'people have been rising quite ! m
early in the . morning to see a very I succeed in doing so.
a brilliant star, which the news- ;
nnners sflvithe "StWr ifRftthlfi-l Mr. R. H. Templeton, who has 1 I
t . it. 01 ai been In Cirv N C for come t Women are the dfearest, cutest
hem." As;the Salem Almanac ; Devn in ary A Ior some ' . 91 '
locates Venus in the exact spot ! montns, retumea nome on &atur-.-. J
the 'Star of Bethlehem" occupies, - day ,ast' tor a tew days visit
we have concluded that Venus
has been struck by some mighty
meteor and been demolished, and
this new star has taken her place. ; j i;
Wonders, we know, will never
cease, but this is the most wonder
ful of all the wonders we have ev
er wondered at. ;
1 can't tell how a shoe fits till they
! see the number.
Said the editor to his devil, j;
Kfir
X Ml 01illlIO 111 IUV IIHl- :
The first snow of any conse
I quehce this season fell on last Sat-
Epitaph on an editor's -tomb
stone in Maine:1 S
'it.
" VVitbin this town he lived and '
!' lied. - ' I '!'
urday evening. People were Forty years, and thn he died."
quite surprised to see it, as ram i M 1
had been falling steadily all day, ! f
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'Because Christmas is
Quite a pleasant little dance wras I
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; -? i-tr ; given as Capt. Geo. Phifer's on i
The Sigiial Flags getting to ; last Wednesday night.
be so correct that they can be de- I I
. ri-wlorl-'iirwiV !i VA7r. n.. a ! ' Mr. Vivian Lawrence, of , ';'
cold wave flag up you had better Va- i made a hort visit to relatives past,: you mu$t- not forget
getyour overcoat ready, 'ior it's! and friends in Lincolhton this at 4 iy Reedy ahvays
sure to come. ; week. keeps on hand of uH line of
Mrs. Wm. Ramsaur, of, Ches-j Mr. Thos. McBee, of the W. Choice Groceries and Con
ter, is visiting at Mrs. G. T. N. C. Ry., spent X-mas with his fectioneries. 1