JYotice.
y0 ihc Ma nic Fraternity!
AS it is contemplated to lay the Comer
Stone of the Monument to bo, erected lo
the memory of P- G. M. Louis D. Wil
son on the 22nd of May next, the Lodg-
nt Brethren generally are invited to
es, a
particiw
ic in the ceremonies.
Uy order of the VV. M. of Concord
Lodge, INo. 5S, larborough.
April 24, 1850. , ; - ."'
I WISH to employ 3 or 4 good Car
penters, good workmen, sober and indus
trious. Fair wages will be given. Blacks
..-rrwl fVirnM fn Jneksnn. Northnmn-
Ij ) I U 1 1 I W aiiwb w - J g-
ton county, N. Ca.
Thomas Brass, Scn'r.
10 April, 1850.
, - l-TI
Preston & Merrill's
infallible JYast JPowdtt
Warranted to make good Bread without
iail, II goou r lour is usca, anu io Keep in
... 1 Tl I 1 1
any climate. JNo ingredient is used in the
manufacture of this Yeast which is not
pure; and. as it is manufactured on che-
roical principles, it will not fail to raise;
bread, caKcs, oucKwneat cafces, etc., when
used according to the directions.
For sale by Geo. Howard.
Groceries, &c
x
123 bWs New Orleans Molasses part a
very superior quality for family
use.
25 hhtls new crop French Islands dit
to; strictly prime.
21 4 Sugar of various grade.
50 bags Coffee ditto.
300 bbls. Whiskey "El Dorado."
25 44 Gin.
25 " Rum.
75 New York Canal Flour.
150 kegs Nails 4s to 20s inclusive,
50 boxes Vroom & Fowlers No. 1 Soap,
25 " Candles equal to Hull & Son's,
200 bags Shot assorted,
25 kegs Powder,
30 boxes Tobacco 5s and Ss,
25 bbls. Snuff, salt and Fresh,
10 " Copperas,
50 44 Mess Pork,
100 reams Wrapping Paper,
10 m "Justo Sanz" Principe Segars,
30 bbls Crackers.
Indigo Camphor Epsom Salts-Glau
ber Salts
Blank Book Fools Cap and
Letter Paper French Brandy Holland
Gin Malaga and Madeira Wine, with
many other articles usually sold in a coun
try storefor sale by
W. II. WILLARD.
Washington N. C. 25th February 1S50.
The Subscribers
HAVE formed a Copartnership under the;
style and firm of
Pillman 4 Culhhert
For the purpose of conducting a general
GROCERY
ImI Commission Business
They are now receiving from the North
cm cities a general and well selected as
sortment of GOODS in their line, which
having been purchased by their agents
there for Cash, they will be enabled to
the orders of their friends upon the
very best terms.
They ofTer their services to the Farmers
and others of North Carolina in the sale of
their produce pledging in advance their
best exertions to render entire satisfaction.
They will be prepared at all times to
ttake liberal advancements on produce
when required.
nirfKE PITTMAN,
CHARLES H. CUTHBERT.
Petersburg, Jan'y 1, 1850.
(trn. Pi ttman, will as formerly attend,
tic Courts of Edgecombe county.
To Pensioners.
..GQlQ -
HIE Subscriber continues to act as
Igcnt for M9cnsioncr8i
At Fayrttevjlle, North Carolina;
Charges moderately for his services; fur
fiishes all desired information, and sup
plies all necessary Blanks without charge.
JOHN MACRAE.
January 3, 1S50.
: Gash
' THE undersigned will advance in Cash,
three-fourths (I) of the market ; value
here of Corn, Cotton, and Naval Stores,
ueposueu vvun mm lor shipment to his
friend J. G. Williams, Esq., New' York..
W. H.WILLARD.
Washington, N.C. 17th Nqv.1849.
FareReduced.
fJ,HE Stage Fare from Rocky Mount to
Washington is reduced to 5 -or,
From Rocky Monnt to Tarboro
" " Sparta
" " Falkland
" Greenville
" ' " Paciolus
2 00
2 50
3 00
4 00
5 00
2 00
1 00
2 00
Washingon
Tarboro. to Sparla
" Falkland
n :m
vj i ecu vino
For seats, &c. apply to
H. Wiswall,
Washington Goold Hoyt, Greenville
or to Geo. Howard, Tarboro.
February 1, 1848.
Thomas L. Liddon,
BRICKLAYER & PLASTERER,
INFORMS the citizens of Martin and the
adjacent counties, that he has
Removed to Mlamillcn,
And is fullv nrenared to execute nil inh In
his linc of business, that mav be entrusted
to him. He has competent workmen in his
employ, and can give satisfactory assuran
ces, that all work entrusted to him will be
executed expeditiously and in a workman
like manner. References.
Jo. II aldo, Hamilton,
llTm. NorJJcct, Tarboro,'
Baker St a ton, Edgecombe Co.,
Goold Hoyt, Greenville.
Hamilton, April 3, IS50
Flour! Flour!!
5.
FLOUR, of an excellent quality, by the
barrel or retail,
For sal3 by Geo. Howard.
Nov, 1 2th, 1849.
A lauhe a;d
Valuable Farrii
FOlt SALE.
ON said Farm can be made two hun
dred bales of Cotton and one thousand bar
rels of Corn. All of the Farm is above
! Inch water mark. There is timber suffi-
i rj
cient to keep a cood fence around said
parm ciose and convenient. It has on it
fM good Marl bed
which is equal to any in the State. It is
50 yards in width and i of a mile in length.
A great deal of the marl is accessible at
any time of the year, varying from 2 to 6
feet in depth. There is also a great deal
of swamp and creek mud extending the
whole length of the Farm, and several
swamp and ridges of good land to clear.
All of the Farm is easy to cultivate. There
is on it a large and comfortable
B welling iiouse3
together with all necessary out houses,
such as kitchen, smoke house, dairy, Work
house or weaving house, cotton or wool
house, milk house, brandy house, &c. Sic.
&c. an excellent gin house and cotton
screw, ten small corn cribs w'liich will
hold 150 to 175 barrels of corn, four large
barns which will hold 400 barrels each;
also, six large fodder shelters, with a great
many good negro houses, and a good over
seer's house many other things entirely
unnecessary to mention. The said Farm
is situated in a pleasant and healthy neigh
borhood, ten miles north west of Tarboro'
on the road leading to Enfield, eight miles
south of the Wilmington and Roanoke
Rail Road. I will take much' pleasure in
showing this Farm to any one who wish
es to purchase. A credit of six years will
be given to the purchaser.
HUGH B. BRYAN.
December 22nd, 1849.
Just received,
&
Townscnd's Sarsaparilla,'
(tszooiVs India I'holazogue.
Br. IVislar's Balsam of Wild Cherry.
For sale by Geo. Howard.
as
Dry Goods &e.:
Suitable for the Cotmiry Wrade.
IB 3D $e& Jersey 'sy ; 4
50 Pieces Bleached Shirting 4fid sheet
ings, ' - -
200 Brown dd do
100 Drills, '.
100 -'low priced Prints,
20 Bales Battle & Co., Cotton Yarn,
300 Doz. Spool Cotton, '
100 Snuff Boxes.
ALSO, Needles Hooks and eyes -Buttons
of all kinds Ivory, Tuck and side
combs Suspenders Percussion Caps
Hardware and Crockery Patent Medi
cinesCamphor Indigo Blacking Li
nen Thread Cotton HdkPs &c.&c.;&c.
for sale by WM, H. WILLARD.
Washington, N. C. 5th March, 1S49. V
JSoticc.
, -
THE firm of H. King & Co. will be
dissolved, by mutual consent, the first day
of March next.
All persons indebted to said firm, arc
requested to call and settle at or before
February Court next.
The business thereafter will be conduc
ted by Jo. S. Pender, who w ill gi ve it his
personal attention.
Owing to sickness, our former work
man became incapacitated for any busi
ness, consequently there has been consid-
erable delay and disappointment to our j
customers; having procured another work-i
man, I shall be able to execute all kinds of,
Walch, Clock and Jewelry
. , . i r . !
i" v. -
JO. S. PENDER.
Tarboro Jan. 30, 1S50.
Builditig.
HAVING associated with me Mr. J no.
W. Saunders, of Petersburg, Va., an expe
rienced workman in the -various styles of
Architecture, I would announce to the
public, that we are prepared to contract
for ihe building of plain or ornamental
cottages, public building", churches, ice.
j&c. in a slyle and finish to defy competi
tion. We will cither contract by the job
or by the dnjv
TUOMjIS OB ERR Y.
Tatboro', Dec. 21, IMS.
Land for Sale.
YX
THE subscribei being desirous to re
move south, offers for -sale the Plantation
on which he resides, 21 miles from Tar-
l!.tllit
ooro , on me main roan io tiamax, i.uouno in plain or line style to suit pur-
miles from the latter place, containing
about 500 Acres, on which there are two
comfortable dwelling houses, out houses,
&c.
ALSO, another tract, about two miles
from the above, containing about 200
acres, principally swamp land. Terms'
will be made accommodating.
HESR Y A PPL E WHITE
Pinedum, Halifax Co. March S, 1S50.
Stale of North Carolina.
NASH county.
Superior Court of Equity 9
MARCH TERM, 1850.
Sarah Shallington vs. Win. E. J. Shalling
ton and others,
Petition for Divorce and Alimony.
IN this case, it appearing to the Court
that process hath issued against the defen
dant W. E. J. Shallington "in the manner
prescribed by the Act of Assembly and
that he is not to be found in the county
proclamation is' thereupon made at the
Court House door, for the said Shalling
ton to appear and answer as commanded
by said subpoena, and thereupon the said
defendant not appearing It is ordered by
the Court, that notice of this suit be given
irt the Tarborough Press and RaleigTi Re
gister for the space of three months, re
quiring the defendant Shallington to 'ap
pear at the next term of our Superior
Court of Equity, to be held in and for the
County of Nash, at the Court House in
Nashville, on the third Monday in Sep
tember. next, then and there to answer the
charges and allegations set forth in the
plaintiff's petition.
Witness, B. H. Blount, Clerk and Mas
ter of our said Court, at office in Nash
ville, the third Monday of March, 1850.
B. H. BLOUNT, C. M E.
Price adr $10.
p&tftnersliipi
; TliU late ffrrri Ot Mcllwainefy Brown
tey having been dissolved, (Mr. William
Browkley retiring from business,) we have
this day entered into partnership, and
will continue the
GROCERY & COMMISSION BUSINESS
In;ihe same i 'partner as heretofore, under
. the firm and style of
ITIcllwaiiic, Browilley & Co.
We hope by constant and faithful atten
tion to the interests of our friends, to mer
it a continuance of that patronage, so long
and so liberally extended to our predeces
sors. "
Our Stock of Groceries
Will he w large and commanding, embra
cing a general assortment of Goods in our
line, (intoxicating liquors excepted,)
,. We fhall give strict attention to the
SALE OF PRODUCE ON COMMISSION,
And will beat all times prepared to make
liberal advances when desirable.
y?. G. Mcfltvainc,
IVm.S. Brown ley ,
Bo. D. Mclwaine,
Bo. ft. Mur tint
Joseph. B. Dunn,
Petersburg, .lan. 1, 1S50. -
Bridge Building.
801
jpERSONS desirous of having bridges
built, cither on the plan of driving
the nosts or by mud sills, are informed
that they can he accommodated, on mod
erate terms, by apply:ng to the subscri
ber, who has under his direction negro
- ' . . .
ELI, who has had considerable expert
ence in that business, and is fully prepared
to undertake such jobs. .
C OFFELD KING.
7arboro N. C. Dec. I, 1S4S.
Raleigh Book Bindery.
-OS-'
JOHN II. BE CARTERET,
RE I URNS his crateful acknowledg-
, . r i
L'nts to the public for the verv liberal,
ments lotne puoiic lor tnc very
patronage which has been extended to
him, and respectfully announces that he
still continues the business of Book-Bind-
! ing, in all its forms; in the City of Raleigh,
where it is conducted, as heretofore, over
The North .Carolina Book Store
where every material and instrument ne
cessary for binding, re-binding, or repair
ing, will be kept constantly on hand, and
all work entrusted to him will be prompt
ly and faithfully executed, in as sub
stantial a manner, as elegant a style, and
upon as reasonable terms, as it
can ue
done any where.
He will aNo cxcculc to order, all klndsof
' chasers, which cannot be surpassed by the
Northern work, viz: Ledgers, Journals,!
Day Books, Record Books, Invoice, Cash,
Letter Books, Sic. &c. .
All orders will be executed, with neat-
ness and despatch; and . the patronage of
the public is respectfully solicited.
A liberal discount for cash.
Ral eigh, August I5lh, 1S49.
(jpBooks, &c. sent to, or left with,
Geo. Howard, of Tarboro', will be for
warded with despatch.
Rocky Mount, Scpt.811i, 1848.
Cotton Factory Mills.
nPHE urfdersigned, successors to Battle
Brother, in. the above property,
have associated themselves together under
the title of
BAtTTMsE 4 CO.
They have been at great expense in en
larging the operations of this establishment
and in the purchase of new machinery,
and feel warranted in saying, that they
can now waAasgood an article of
CoUon Yarn
as can be manufactured any where in the
U. States, and are determined lo sell at as
aovu prices.
All they desire, in order to secure
the trade of merchants and dealers in this
part of the country, is, that they examine
the quality of their Yarns, and their liber
al terms, before purchasing elsewhere.
We do only a quarterly business; but
will make the liberal discount of 2 per
ct. for Cash. B. D. BA TTLE,
JAS. M. BATTLE,
JVM. S. BATTLE,
J. L. HORNE. j
Dry G oodsi ;Bppf Sho o
And Saddlery, Ware Rooms,
PETERSBURG. VA.
O
Barnes, Iticc & Jfamcs,
ARE now receiving by the schoonersr ,
Edith from Boston, Margaret from New '
York, and the Express and Steamboat
lines, their full supply of
STAPLE AND FANCY
Foreign ami J&omcstic Springs
and Summer -
Exceeding in any amount and variety any
previous Spring for the last ten years',
nearly all, of which will be found entirely
fresh, except a targe amount of Staple
Goods purchased beore the advances
which will enable them to offer Goods at
such prices as will compare favorably
with .any of the 'Northern markets, arid
they invite1 comparison. Additional sup
plies will be constantly arriving in the
Boot, Shoe and Saddlery
Mr. D. R. Newsom will, at all times, be
found, at home, ready to serve his old
friends, customers, and all others, from an
entire Neio Stock of Boots, Shoes, trunks,
travelling Bags, Saddles, Bridles, wagon
Whips, Collars, Letter, Foolscap, arid
wrapping Paper, Shoe thread, Lacetts, &c.
comprising a Stock calculated in every
way to claim the attention of wholesale
Dealers. Orders have been deposited with
the principal manufacturers, North and
East, in order to have the Stock at all
times large and commanding, at prices that
shall be as low as in New York, Philadel
phia, Baltimore or Richmond.
March 12. James, Rice James.
Freeman & Houston,
Washington, JY
ffF'rTr.P nnfnntl nn bnnrf! a SrMr nf
- c t7iu.,. -dv,, t, cn
Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, F-loturFork, bait,
TOBACCO
Foreign and domestic Liquors- and Wines;
Nails, Paints, Glass, Lime, and a variety
of other articles suitable for plantatioa
use and the retail trade, which they will
dispose of in lots to suit dealers or con
sumers on reasonable terms for .
Cash, or in exchange for Naval Stores
or other Produce,
The senior partner, D. C. Freeman, is
j located in the city of New York, for the
: transaction ot
f Commission Business,
and, if desired, Freeman & Houston will
make advances in Washington on consign
ments made lo him. They have ample
room for storage and wharfage, and any
Goods entrusted to their care will be prop
erly attended to.
Washington, N. C. April, 1S50V
S. R. Ford,
WILMlrVGTOIV, IV. C.
DEALER in Marble Monuments;
ii cad ana root atones; raint stones; im
posing do.; and in short, any article called
for of either Italian, Egyptian, or Ameri-v
t 1 1 .i i
or no sale; and if damaged before delive
ry, it is at his expense. . s
(JOrders left with Geo. Howard,
Tarboro', will be attended to forthwith.
March 15, 1849.
TCP ESPECTFULLY informs the
cili-
II ....
zens of Edgecombe and adjoining
counties that he carries on the
TAIIiOniJSTG BUSINESS,
at the old Stand next door to the Post
Office, where will be found a choice assort
ment of ,
(and oil articles in his line of business,)
which he is prepared to make up, at the
shortest notice and on reasonable terms.
Thankful - for the favors already received,
he solicits a continuance of the same, assur
ing all who may favor him with a call,
that none shall go away dissatisfied. Cut
ting done at the shortest notice.
N. B. Alwavs on hand a few select
articles of ready-made clothing of his owa
manufacture JAS. MEHEGAN
; Tarborough, January 1. f -
I Printing neally executedi t -
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