Whole No. 310.
Tarborough, Edgecombe County, JV. C. Friday, August 6, 1830.
To?. VI. No. 50.
THE "FREE PRESS,"
ity Geo. Howard,
Is published weekly, (every Friday,) at
770 DOLLARS per year, (or 52 num-
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tance must invariably pay in advance, or
ive a responsible reference in this vicinity.
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Letters addressed to the Editor must be
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HERRINGS.
For Sale.
M the Store of ti. & S. V. Collen,
IN TARBOROUGH,
Turks Island and ? Q 4 T .
Liverpool sack 5 J-
Molasses, sugar, coffee, tea, and cnocolatc,
Iron and steel of everydescription & quality,
Blacksmiths bellows, and every other arti
cle to m ike a complete sett of Black
smiths tools,
Old brandy, by the barrel or retail,
Jamaica rum, 5 years old,
(hard's cogniac brandy, 10 years eld,
Pure Holland gin, old rye whiskey,
Madeira wir.e,N.E. rum 2c common brandy,
fogethcrivith an extensive assortment of
Staple and Fancy Goods,
Of almost every variety, at as low pri
ces for cash, as can be bousrht at anv
tore In the place.
A constant supply of Sivaim's Puna-
tea ur. i, numbers remedy tor in-
temperance, Judkins's celebratcdOint-
mnf, &c. &c.
(jyi'hfc highest price paid in Cash,
or sjood clean baled Cotton.
JUST RECEIVEDiand for Sale, 300
barrels very superior
Cut Herrings.
Also, 20,000 vt. of BACON.
EVANS ANDREWS.
Sparta, 13 May, 1S30. 37
iBctu 5oob$.
HPIIE Subscribers arc now opening at
meir old stand in larborouh.
Afresh and varied assortment of
FANCY AND STAPLE
DRY GOODS;
Hardware, Crockery, &c.
Which they offer at their usual low
prices. D RICHARDS $ CO.
May 2, 1S30.
w
JUST RECEIVED and now opening,
1 a splendid assortment of faney&L staple
Seasonable Goods,
At unprecedented low prices.
R. S. D GOTTEN.
May 12, 1S30.
Salt at 60 Cents.
pOU SALE, by the Subscribers, ten
thousand bushels
TURKS ISLAND SALT,
Of the best quality, which they offer at
the above price for Cash, or in exchange
for seed Cotton, at the highest market
P'icc- J). RICHARDS $ CO.
Tarboro', Dec. 8, 1829.
King djr Gatlin,
l.V orrilpfnl fnr lhf VPl'V lih-
0 .
Cr.1 inrnm"i(ffmniil horrtn nrp mani
fested by the citizens of this and the ad
jacent counties, have the pleasure to au
'''ince the arrival (direct from NEW
0RK) of an elegant and extensive as
tortmcnt of every article pertaining to
GENTLEMEN'S
fasljionaMc Ctotfnng,
i Selected by a first-rate jmlge, and at
''C most reduced prices among which
splendid assortment may be found:
JJjack. blue, olive, steel and mixed Cloths,
Jam black silk Velvet,
JJgured and striped do.
im black Florentine,
aiencia vesting, of various colors,
AT in qililtmS of a superior quality,
Patent Suspenders, and -a general
and well selected assortment of
Fash ionable Trim m ings,
All of which will be sold at reduced
jnces for cash, or to punctual customers,
larboro', 25th Sept. 1S29.
Henrv Johnston,
WISHES to inform his friends and
customers, that he has just return
ed From New-York, with his
Fall Supply of Goods,
In his line of business, which he is hap
py to say lie can sell on better terms
than is usual in this market among
them are
Superfine blue and black Cloths,
Brown, olive, and steel mixture, do.
Bottle green and drab do.
Superfine Cassimcres, of different colors,
Plain and fancy Velvets for vestings,
Plain and fancy Silks for vestings,
Dark and light Valencias, new patterns,
White and buffquiltings,
Pocket handkerchiefs, gloves,
White and fancy cravats, patent suspenders,
F. A. Hart's patent braces,
A complete assortment of TRIMMINGS.
The above goods will be sold low for
cash, or to punctual customers on a short
credit. Gentlemen furnishing their own
cloth, can have it made and trimmed in
the most fashionable manner and at the
shortest notice.
Tarboro', Oct. 1, 1S29.
Notice '
npiIE Subscriber executed to James S.
Battle a certain Note of hand, for
seventy-five dollars, dated sometime in
the month of November, 1S2S, and
payable at February Court, 1829-which
note has been lost or mislaid by the said
James S. Battle. I therefore forwarn
all persons against receiving or trading
for said note, as I have paid said Battle
the amount of said note, and have his
receipt for the same.
G. GOTTEN.
Tarboro' July 21, 1S30. 4S-3
$25 Reward.
RAN AWAY from the Sub
scriber, about the Sth inst. ne
gro man HARRY Harry is a
bright mulatto, (half while,)
with
large
freckles, between
thirty and thirty-five years of age, near
six feet high, and weighs about one hun
dred and seventy pounds; he is a good
ditcher and well acquainted with all
kinds of work usually done on a farm;
he is a very intelligent ingenious fellow,
well calculated to pass himself for a free
man, which no doubt he will attempt to
do; he is well known in this county,
particularly in this and the neighbor
hood of the late Lemmon Ruffin, Esq.
where he has a wife. The above re
ward will be paid on the delivery of the
said Harry to me near Sparta, Edge
combe county, No. Ca.- if taken within
this State, or Fifty Dollars if taken
without this State and Fifty Dollars
will be paid for evidence to convict any
white person of harboring said negro
on conviction.
RICHD. IIINES.
16th Nov. 1S29. 1.?
Millinery e.
HPHE Subscriber respectfully invites
the Ladies of Tarborough and vici
nity to call and examine her Spring suo
ply of NEW GOODS, just received di
rect from Petersburg and New-York
in this assortment are
Pattern Satin Straw, Gros tie Zan, and Bat-
tese bonnets, latest Northern fashions,
Leghorn and Straw bonnets, of a superior
quality and at reduced prices,
White, yellow, and black Navarinos,
Children's Leghorns and open Straws,
Caps, turbans, and head ornaments,
An elegant assortment of Puffs and Curls,
A superb. variety of ribbons and flowers,
Wax beads, dolls, &c. &c.
Ladies' dresses, riding habits, &c.
made to order, in- the latest and most
approved fashions.
Leghorn and straw bonnets cleaned
or dyed, at the shortest notice.
A. C. HOWARD.
Tarborough, April 29, 1830.
COTTON GINS,
Packing Screws, Horse Mills
Chain Bands and Still
Jtepairing.
PT1HE Subscriber begs leave to inform
the citizens of this and the adjacent
counties, that he is now building be
tween 15 and 20
Cotton (Bins,
Of good materials, part of which will be
steel saws and the ribs or bars faced
with steel the large Gins will be dou
ble framed, two seed boards bearing in
the middle, and double cushioned, to
answer the purpose of two 40 saw Gins.
Packing Screws,
Of the usual size, and larger than any
now in use in the State, and no doubt
superior they will be made in an en
gine erected for that purpose, which can
not fail to cut the screws more accurate
ly than those which are made by hand
or other ordinary means the thread will
be a square or v, or any other to please
the purchaser.
Horse Mills,
Will be built at a short notice, on the
improved perpendicular plan, or any
other desired by the purchaser the per
pendicular Mill may, by removing the
Gin, occupy the same place and be pro
pelled by the same geer.
Chain Bands and Wheels,
Of a superior quality, will be furnished
those who desire them, which are ex
tremely well calculated for the prppel
linjr of both Gins and Mills.
(Q9 Persons desiring any of the above
mentioned articles, either made or re
paired, can be supplied low for Cash or
on a short credit, by making an earl'
application to the Subscriber, who will
gratefully receive and promptly attend to
them. JOHN JVILSON.
Tarboro', Mav 10, 1S30. 37
Notice.
THE Subscriber will commence, on
Monday 2Glh July, to teach School at
HICKORY GROVE ACADEMY,
within 4 miles of Tarborough, 3 of
Teat's bridge, immediately on a small
public road leading from the river road
at YVm. Clark's to the Cokey road at
Mrs. Garrett's. This Academy is on a
high, healthy, piney woods hill, which
affords excellent water; in a wealthy
neighborhood, where board may be had
at four dollars per month. The terms
of luition, S6 for five calendar months,
for spelling, reading, writing and arith
metic; and S12 for those who study the
art of surveying, which generally em
ploys them six or seven weeks.
FREDERICK PHILIPS.
Julv21, 1S30. 4S-4
Dr. John W. Potts,
JESPECTFULLY tenders his pro
fessional services to the inhabitants
of Tarborough and the surrounding
country. Doctor Potts expects in a
few days the arrival of his Medicines,
&c. after which he will be constantly
found at his office, lately occupied by
Gen. Wilson.
His charges will be regulated by those
of other gentlemen resident in the place.
May 10th, 1S30. ; 37
.Notice.
rE have on hand, which will be sold
on moderate terms, a quantity of
Excellent Bacon, Corn,
Seed Peas, and Herrings.
D. RICHARDS CO.
May IS, 1830.
. Notice.
rpHE Subscriber, having resigned the
office of Constable, requests all per
sons holding his receipts fpr claims pla
ced in his hands for collection, to pre
sent them and receive their papers
BEN. B. LANCASTER.
June 16, 1830. ' 43
M ale & Female Academy.
WM. A. WALKER respectfully in
forms the inhabitants of Edge
combe and adjacent counties, that his se
cond session commenced on the 4th inst,
at his residence seven miles from Tar
borough, in the immediate neighbor
hood of Sparta.
Terms, per Session of 5 months.
Greek, Latin, and the subordinate 7
branches, - - JSWOt!
Geography,EnglishGrammar,His-? R nft
tory, Composition, &c. &c. j
Spelling, Reading, and Writing, 6 00
Boarding, Washing, and Mending, 25 00
Boarding may be had in many nri-
vale families in the neighborhood, if
preferred.
Under an arrangement with his pre
sent patronisers, the vacation will com
mence 1st day of August and terminate
30th of September.
Such as did not enter at the com
mencement of the session, will only be
chargeable from the time of their en
trance. June 23, 1830.
VALUABLE
mn for ale,
npHE PLANTATION owned by the
late M. N. Bell, on the north side
of Tar river, in Edgecombe county is
now for sale it adjoins the lands of Jas.
S. Battle and the late Sherwood Hay
wood, and lies in one of the most.ele
gant farming sections of country in.
North-Carolina. It is improved by
buildings and orchards, and contains
Mout 750 Acres.
Its soil is well adapted to all the ordina
ry products of this part of the State, and
particularly to the cultivation of Cotton.
It is now under crop, and persons desi
rous of purchasing are better enabled to
judge of its quality. The land will not
be ottered at public sale. Purchasers
can be accommodated in their payments
and possession given on the first of Jan
uary, 1S31. It will be sold low. Ap
ply to JAMES S. BATTLE, or '
B. F. MOORE.
Nashville, N.C.June, 1830. 45
Notice.
I?0R SALE, by the Subscribers, an
- elegant light CARRIAGE, suitable
for a small family and calculated for one
or two horses it will be sold low for
Cash, or on a short credit.
D. RICHARDS ' CO.
29th April, 1S30.