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8 B v r . - r r1 1 ' I: i Gx early o the poljs, cast .your votes, then 1 wilh y6ur sleeve and go to work. This I is'a-tirqe wben you must work if you would :ucceed. Let every man . feel it to be his duty to go to the polls and to stay there. ' Let AO. fraudulientevojes be given. Attend to your interests if you would have therri attended to for if you do not see to them.no one else will.. We subjoin an extract from the Fayetteville Argus : p ' uf.. . I ( ; '; -'-'V' ; : jU r TO THE POLLS! J j . This is the last number of the Argus that j will reach! our readers before the election, and We take occasion to exhort our friends, every where, to go to the polls and acquit'themsclves like men on Thursday nexu V" Let them vote '' mj iilit nt . tUl ...... L.J. .1.. I I va iv, auu suc uiaicvcrv uuu v eise iius a cnance to vote likewise. A desperate effort will be i made to, carry the State against us, and we trust the enemy will be met, at every point, With an energy and a determination equal, at leas?, to bis own. Up ! then, comrades, and at them. I 4 ''! . ' ' AySSvH- "Sirike lill the last armed foe expires! Strike for your altars and your fires Strike for the green graves of your aires ; i God and your native land !" Our Trip from Tyroll. i Last week we left our readers at Columbia. No w we intend to cive them an account of how and wlien we left there. . Availing ourself of the polite invitation of: Mr. R. B. Snell we left Columbia on Monday Evening and were con veyed to the "Sound by the above mentioned gentleman on Friday morning, Here our in tention was to take, the Nag's Head Steamboat: but the Jutes were against ,u for the fleeting Curlew' seeing the lowering clouds sought some safer haven in which to receive the pas engers than the broad open Sbund where there was no whan to lijjhton. We learn, however, ' from the obliging Captain j that lie did not see our sigflu s or hear our voices the foa; being i very dense on I the Sound. Having missed thfrSteamer our friends, ric boatmen, pulled across lo .NixoPton to land a passenger, and there we 'also landed. T And here we would thank Messrs. Snell and Harney fur carrying us across the ! Sound "free - gratis, and for nothing." At Nixonton we procured a con jvtyunce and proceeded to E.- City. At E. Qity.we stopped at the Leigh House -' the hospitality of, whoso landlord (Mr. Berry,) we can bear good testimony to. -At Elizabeth I City we met John Pool, Esq candidate .for the ; Senate., aiid Messrs. Manh and Harney the American. and Democratic candidates for the : Commons, also, Wm. II. B.igley, Eq., our friend of lhoJ Sentiuel. On Wednesday morn.' I ing we took passage in the "Curlew to Nag's ' Head and after a pleasant passage in that e!e. ; gant Jjoat were landed ihere and soon found oursjelvesi; v sea fed .enjoying ; t1i cool breeze which ever plays around Mr. Jacobs hotel j In another place we have spoken fuliy of the " J T 1 ' 1 . .1 -I ! I . lit ueiicary nerc mai ine painie coutu uesiie. A sea bath in the morning, Thermometer at 96, and a bath in the evening; is too delightful to speak of. ': J 'y :; i V -X. i'v.- MESSRS. BROOKSl AND KEITT RE- j I ELECTED. :' ' Columbia. S. C.j July 30. Hon. Preston S. - Brooks, late representative in Congress from tiu ui$irici, uuu nuu. u. iu. r.vmt irom me 3d district, have been unanimously re elected. I he vote was verv large. - Revolntionary Reminiscences. Extracts from: the Testry Book of tlie Episcopal Oliurcli. ! The letter given in our columns some weeks since from the Vestry , of Chowan to the Hon orable i Society for propagating the Gospel in roreign parts was accompanied by one to the Hon. Col. Nicholson, through whom the com munication to the Honorable Society had been received. This letter urges Col. Nicholson to come over from; England, arguing that his presence will do much towards advancing the interests of the Church, arid setting certain difficulties to which. the letter alludes, without stating what they were At a meeting of-the Vestry at the Chapel on the North side of the Sound in Chowan, Jan uary 7th, 1J14, The! Hon. Charles Eden, Governor, was chosen Vestryman. , It was from Governor Eden that our town some time .ft ' jj! ..v.V.J .-'I. . . .. . : : J-..; ''i auer oerivea us name. At .mis meeting also Edward Smithwick was, dismissed from the II an gli ton Sc Buliock, t t ' : AND E DENTON, N. C; WE respectfully call the attention ot Physi . cians and the public generally to the above establishment4 HavviirreceDtly purchased the stores purchased of Dr. J, F Tompkins and William I. Hunter, we have added thereto, a complete stoek of ' V; " : f I Fresh Drugs and Medicine r Which we. can recommend aa unexcelled for-pa Arrivals lat the Nags5 Head Hotel. :' From July 2StIi to August 41h.: - : J. J. SbiV ; ; Bethel, N C. , Dr. De St, Clair, Paj-is France. From EdSneon -C-Xi.McNider, Edmund Wright, Mis;;Brinkjey, II. E. Coltoo,; J. R. Simpson r 5 ! .1 ..! : - : -- FRoCiTyI-Ja: F Lee, AV. W. Grif. fin, MissPttie RusseU, J.- M.Hinton' and Lady, (0 Pool nnd.familyWT: Hinton, Mis9 M. Fresh water, Geo. W. Pendleton and Lady, J.M Matthews and Lndy, P. H.Dozier, J. A; RapMiss S. Gregory and Miss Poll, Afro R RRftfl linl ' Tomiltr Mnefar T j Mocfi . -II niv alin rpnmnpnM.. V 1 h.ror.i f r m I . v. i.uf.iitj.o, r . iv. " vw" , ?""") I cd to eortinounfl the nrnacrint nn :nf Ph r in Shannon! Wm. O. Shannon L. Dashccl, E. I and! Family Recipes in tne best manner : aa we T. Riddicki E. W. Saunders, Mrs. Mi Saun- Vau devote our undivided personal attention to the ders, Edl?i3irry and Lndv, Mrs.' Halstead and bsinef We abo eepon liand a fine assortment Fkom mtexri Neck.-. Whedbee and .Vyi. iJL1Ui'f' Lady, THNewby Sr., nd, family, J. C. 1 V ' iwMaf ll.l7Woir Ulasf Jacocks artl lamily. ' - i , - Ana m short every, lliing to be foand in. a .well. S. V iedbee, Baltimore, -Md. tTtmn r thnM;i..i n,. .h,man,. Mrs. Sah Dozier and child, Camden, NC ble.' and all orders nromptlv filled. We solicit vour FROMPrjRQUIMAN&CoUNTy.J. Sutton patrqntge. 4 . -; i - t j - and LadV1irs. Sarah E Reidt Saml. Longr 1 , .' ": ' ' ' - A 'FINE HORSE 5 rears old and a Bnzr with Ji' Harness. The Buffffy is. of the best New York make. 4pplv at' tHis Office or to Hao?htoa & Bullock';. 'I '' - ; .!'! Tnlir O.lfK IRR , ' 4 1 iTO I MA--! and farriEd. AXieigh, Jas L; :3all n Lady, yjifson AVhite and family,. Hertford. From'; PiYM0UTn.-F F. Fgan, Mss F. A. FaganT M nj.; Aw F. Garrett and Master VpiF iBeasIy. : ' J. O.jJklIen, ouih Mills, N. Ci John riVshaw, Currituck, N. C. and family, Vestry at his own request on account of jhis age and infirmity. ThVonly name in the list of the: Vestry appended to the report of tjiis meeting, which we recognize as prominent in our community at present is that of Blounti John Blount being-one of the Vestrymen.; The Rev. Mr. Usmston was &till the minister of the parish. v i . The next meeting of the Vestry which wd find reported occurred on the 4th of May 17. 17, at whieh the Hon.; Gov. Eden was present and at which Mt. James Beasley, whose fam- hi 'i ;-- , . x i- - . v i . v ily is at present represented, on the other side of the Sound, was elected into the Veslrv and afterwards chosen one of the , Wardens, was also voted at this meeting that before first of advantaucs of this is summer resort. COMMUNICA riONS. 3B MARKETS. 5 Norfolk," August 1. : Host, round Middlings : ' ii f Shoulders BUTTgR Goshen a!- . a ! i -i t- bias , COFFEE Rib jLaguayra 'Java C0TT(?N-4 CORWliite 14al5 FjOR THE AMERICAN BNNy It; Nag's Head, July 30, 1856, . - Mr. Colton- I am now at my window with j n delightful breezf, pen in 'hand, and thought I it might not be uninteresting V your numer- 4 ous readers, and the seekers of pleasure to give ! you a parsing account of what is going on at j this delightfiil watering place. Mr. Jacobs i the indefatigable proprietor has done all in his powerby way of improvepnant to make Nag's Head comfortable, lie could not make the foldlibel x new one, and if the old . hotel could 'Ibe' fulled 'dovn;and a.new ' orje" built in style commensurate with the wants of the commu, : nity a crowd of three or four hundred ': could I nlways be ftiund here. We - have a; splendid new steamer, the 'Curlew,' why not have a ' stock company to build ' a ne w hotel ? ; Last night the ball was opened under the superintendence of Charles L. McNider, a Sep I aration having taken place, between the pro prietor arid Mr.rLee, This is Mr. McNider's i first appearance and I,believe he gave gener- al ''satisfaction in the dance. , The Belles and Beaux exhibited themselves in their best array and vied , with each other who could be the mot graceful. There was L Miss P. who could riot promenade ; Miss J., Miss JI. and Miss C. Yrorri Edenton, Miss B. from E. City, all looked as if they had been to'the cooper shop and got well hooped with a double Grecian bend. ; I The steam boat has just arrived with a heavy crowd. ,'. '-.'' -'y- '' v "r"-:-' : '-'-F- V-.; At seven, o'c ock in the morning the little big e is rung to prepare for breakfast, when the star spangled banner is hoisted. Long may itwaveband the band .under th direction fprofessor George Gall ascend the steps ahd -discpurse sweet music about half hour while you are at breakfast. The enterprising proprietor, Mr. Jacobs, spares or expense, tlve table being supplied withvery Juxury the , season affords. The polite attemion of the servants under the man aement iof Mr.. Lee i the, viands are well - prepared upderlhe management of Mrs. Beal; the rooms in the hotel under the management xf Mrs. Brocket and obedient servants : taken all Together the: hotel is well kept arid every It, the the following January the' Rev.. Mr. Urmston should be paid the sum of fifty pounds on condition that he should ofFicifitc every third "I !l- " i : . I Sundavinear the Indian town, and the remain ing Sundays at the Chnpel "on the' North side of the: Sound. At a meeting of the" Vestry al the Chapel the 23d of -September 1717, Mr. James Far- low was qualified as Vestryman in the room of Governor Eden, who had removed to Bath. Tho people near Indian town were reported to this meeting as being dilatory in paying for the services there, -and action was taken by the Vestry looking towards stringent measures for collecting. the money from them.! A letter is also noticed received from the SJ V. G.'and " ' 'Ml' j- . '' an answer ordered to be prepared which an- : i ..-: ,i . i I j' , ' 1 swer however is not inserted. . j , . On the 16th of! August 171?, Mr. Thomas Gurrct, Jr., was appointed a 1 member of the Vestryi The name is still well known across le Sound. The Hon. Fred. Jones, Esq., was also present at this meeting, which was jield at his house. Edward Wood was ordered to be remunerated for taking careof and burying a poor woman. It was also ordered that! fori the case of the Church Wardens in collecting, the parish should: be divided into two districts "by Rockahock Creek, and that branch of it that runs by! tottering Bridge. : - ; " At a meeting. of the Vestry on the 20th of August, 1719, it' having appeared that the Rev. Mr. Urmston had not officiated near In. dian town according o a previous vote, hej was with his own consen ordered to be patd JS80 instead of JEJ00 for the past -two years. It was also ordered that a chapel should be built in the upper! part of the parish. Mr. Paul Phillips, who had for ! two months served as reader at the Indian town was continued in that office ;. and he wps still further; employed at a meeting held May 7th, 1722, with a sa!a; ry of 17 per annum. ! - la the report of the: meeting held April 18th, 1820 we .find the parish 'called for trie fir & time the North East Parish of Chowan. And in the proceeding of a meeting held May 27th 1722, we - find distinct mention made of the breviouk division of the precinct of Chowan into two; parishesi; (Here Jbe iit remembered that in colonial times a parish was a polit. ical division, and the Vest ry civil officers. These two parishes were oh opposite sides of the Sound. A meeting of (the Vestry on the 9th of March: 1713. ia reported as being held, at Edenton, which is then for the first time men. tioned in the records of the parish. The name : Yellow FLOURSiiperfine. Extra FEATBERS4-Per lb. HAY-pargb Retau MEAIiI;: ;!' SALTFine pr. sack ; Ground Alum '.'-'PrurkyiB Island FISHerrins'jj ' S ugar-Jle finecj, nr. lb. 11 SI 00 NO. Cuba u .it rushed STAVES RJ O. Hhd prime $35 if ii'' . O. npe J 60 u Hhd Prime 45 ' " Bbl prime 30 . " Hdnp- prime 62 SiiiNGLE"s-Heart,12 in bunch $7,00 -" .'llf' Sap $4a5,00 WHMSEYj- y-'?',? !" ! 45 of Thos. Newman a3 missionary appears now for the first time in lien of that of the Rev. Mr. Urmston. And it is stipulated that he shnlL. devote a portion of his time to the chapel near the Indian town v At a meeting of. the Vestry at Edenton, November 18th, 1723. Mr. Thomas Garret, Sen., on account iof his age was dischargod from the Vestry,! and Jlfr. William Badham appeinted in his steady The Rev. -Mr. New ton having - died after six months' minis tration i it was ordered that his salary for the whole year be paid to nis widow who was de ia rMnrn to Great Britain. ! oes Wanted hp HE Undersigned will pay the highest cash pn--1: , ce:fo likelv negroes of both sexesJ Persona having sfichtand wiping to sell will please 'address. ': . .'fri!- ; 1 1 - . JOHN -W.'IIALL, Augul856.!" 6mo's21 i Edenton, N.C. ON- THE FIRST MONDAY IN ' I- OCTOBER ' NEXT, y j ! I 9al3 TT being the the first day of Cliowan SuperioT V I- Court, I shall offer for Bale MY FARM, if .not lo previously disposed of at private sale. . This valaa 12 j ?,an" we' nown farm ia situated immediately on I the old road la.dinr from Hertford to Rdntnn nd tZxJdZZ contains by accurate survey nearly i , 23a26 1 0OO Aftpfts nf T,anill l2Sll2 1-2.1 tk:. ;n';n i rr.. ; :J the eastern part of North Carolina, and crreatlrsn-i perior to a great many. It furthermore has many advantages that a great many are deprived of it is 1.1 1-a Biiuaiea near a pavigapie stream wnere vessels can, TptJ come carrying 4UUU nusneia of grain and load witli I in half a mile of the barn door. It bason it every Jg I necessary building; it has two comfortable dwelling nouses, one a iwo story nousc, me oiner a cottage j built house-ali finished. It furthermore has a barn S7 00 "Ufr6 square with a good granary above.- Also fiQ two sets of framed stables 30 by 30 feet, a ten fool 8.00 1 passage running from end to end, and 24 stales siti nominal. uatc(l Vn cac'1 6'(c the passage. It also has anoth. i cr uarn anu culiuii vn uouse no ieci dv-iu, ail iu 4UuOU tached, witn gin and screw all ready for operation; ryrr l it also has on it j ' . ! l 15 GOOD I FRAMED nOUSES. with brick chimnevs and prism shutters in front, in. 70 I tended for negroes to live in. The barn lots are well n e sheltered nearly alt round for the comfort of stock I This farm is in pretty fair condition : it is probably as 48ct50 J well drained as any .farm requires. I do not think I y k there is a place on the farm that requires a ditch or y 1 ' 9J drain J that it is not to be found there. ; This Farm is pine, and easily cultivated produces corn, wheat, cotton, peas, oats and potatoes equal to any lands in thU section of North Carolina, and this part of North Carolina is noted for the productiveness of its soil. There is on this Farm a well of water that cannot be surpassed, I do not think in this section of coun try. , It is situated in an excellent neighborhood, and is iconsidered very healthy. . ' ' . ii deem it unnecesary to give a further descrip tion of; this very valuable Farm, as it is reasonable to suppose -those wishing to purchase a desirable farm had better make use of this opportunity as it is likely . such another opportunity will not offer again soon if ever. . . 1 1 ' I would not sell this farm if it was situated along side the one I live on but it is 7 miles distant from where-1 live, and therefore renders it very' inconve nient for me, and having as much land in the tract which! I live on as J can conveniently cultivate. ' ... ... ; TERMS will bcmade easy and very accommo. dating as little or ho money will be required. V I s Vciiarlcs W. Mlxsoii. J July 11th. 185G.' . . 18tf Thc Elizabctii City Sentinel copy till forbid and forward account to this Office". . ' 1,25 55 $8.00 lial2 14 leiiiliiiiiaa ONE PJred miles west of Raleigh, and near Jthc NqrliyCarolina Railroad. The Collecre is well finished n(lirnislied every way, in a fine healthy. uuumry an pi easy access, l ne course of instruc tion is as jBjTienBive and thorough in tjiis as in any otier Coljjin the Sjmlh; : , im ijoijIjArs, will pay th(;yentire expense for board, tuition, wash, ing, rooniMit, &c., FOR ONE YEAR. Students .om the East will efon at TKom At which plc.e a two horse hack is always in read. mess to cory tliem to the Uollege. j The next!tirm wjli begin' September 17th. mm July 306., ! B. CRAVEN, President. 4w2l ' jpyiistlleceivedl ONE ;o;1l Hodgson's celebrated Diamond Ce metfpr mending broken glass, china Ware, &c- Fdfsale by 1 J. S. JONES, ; EdentQjf , jily 29. At the' Old Curiosity Shop. , NmWi'GR O CERT. .' . :r ' !, . ... THE Firi f Cheshire &, Hankms having sold out and dissoeby mutual consent, the undersigned with the assistance of .a friend, will receive in a few days frorjBiitimore a fine stock of Groceries, com prising eVj?ry article in that line, viz : j BARR&m OF PORK, WESTERN SIDE BACON, , HEW FLOUR, MOLASES, v ypM. WHISKE Y, COFFEE,. p. Fifth Volume of YANKEE NOTIONS, ! GREAT IMPROVEMENTS.' The - January number commences J the Fifth. Volume of this popular periodical. .'Its success has been beyond precedent, and1 its circulation, air ready largef than that of ny other similar pubic cation in the - world, is constantly increasing. Ari rangemeiils have been made which will enable the publisher to make the' Notions far superior to' any Comic paper published in the United States. . t The best artistic talent in the Country has been engagedn the Illustrations, and each paper will contain from Sixty to seventy five Engravings in the highest school of the Comic art. f Its literary contents,; by a large corps of talented contributors, will challenge comparison with those of any comic periodical, either in Europe or A merica, and wijl consist of a choice repertory of Humor, Fun, Satire, Wit, ; Comic Tales, Sketches, etc. aiming to Vshoot folly as it flie s,' but never overstepping the lines of strict propriety it being the object of the Publisher to make the Yankee Notions an ever welcome visitor at every home i circle, -j . ' Subscription price $1 25 per annum or 12 1.2 cents per single copy. For sale by all the news agents and periodical dealer in every city, town, and village in the United tales and Canada. T., W. STRONG, Publisher. 93 Nassau St New em mm Sold whoUisale and retail at very low prices upon me iasn em. July'16: JAMES O..A. CHESHIRE. !' 1 ' I 4wl8 SH: E. WOLFE. V IDENTIST, WllXt'he. pleased to wait on the Ladies and Gentlemen of this plaoe and vicinity once a month including the courts. "His experience has been sucnNto enable him in stating his operations shall not (jb excelled in; comfort, utility and ap pearance.:jull and partial sets of tcetbi inserted on atmosp leric plates of fine gold with jcontinu fcus gumsjfl . j .t-.-" ' - . .' '.! .': - Specimiii'of hfs style of Dentistry can be seen in use if r?iqjured.. If you wish reference you can have the bst Location Plymouth, N. C. Edenton, rla7. 1856.1 price adv. $5:6mo(s7 BlaBk$ printed: to order at short -notice.' JOS 1TORIL ; . NEATLY EXECUTED AT THIS OFFICE Jiist Received. 4 j i iLtf,o w.xr. reiuaze &. Uos.t gen uine "Balm of a Thousand , Flowers." Fet- ridge '&, Co. is the original article. .For sale by t JU S.JONES. Edenton, July 29, 1856. At "Old Curiosity Shop.'t For the House of Commons, ft H L Bond. ; For the House of Commons, R H L Bond. For the House of .Commons, R H L Bond. ' ! For the House of Commons, ' . RHL Bond. ' For the House of Commons, RHL Bond. - jFor the House of Commons, I, R II L Bond. j . ... . , . ' . ; I For the Senate, I)r O B Savage. u i - For4 the Senate, Br O B Savage. ' ! For the Senate, Dr O B Savage. - i 1 ! . - 1 Fur Governor. ' JOHN A, GILMER. For Governor. ' JOIIN A. GILLER. ' For Governor, S.: : - - JOHN A. GILMER. L -;; . For Governor, : JOHN A. GILMER. ; ! vFor Governor, ; : JOHN A. GILMER. . "-'-" For Gonirnor, - V JOHN A. GILMEIL For Governor, - JOHN A. GILMER. For Governor, JOHN A GILMER. - - - For Governor r- JOHN A. GILMER. For Governor,. : JOHN A. GILMER. -T " For Governor. JOHN A. GILMER. V For Governor. ' JOHN A. GILMER. . For Governor. - V - ' JOHN A; filLMER. ' For Governor. ' " JOHN A. GILMER. For Governor, j .. IOHNA.5ILMEJR. For Governor. . JOHN A. GILMER. j For Governor, ', - v JOHN A. GILMER. : ; For Governor. JOHN A. GILMER. . i , . For Governor. JOHN A; GILMER. For Governor. v JOHN A. GILMER.: j ' . 1 ; 1 . . n - - -If ' i ! S ' j For Fovernor, ' JOHN A . GILMER . For Covernor, JOHN, A: GILMER. For Governor, JOHN A: GILMER. For Governor. . JOHN Al GILMERi For Governor. - ' JOHN A. GILMER. For Governor. " , JOHN A. GILMER e !" - r ' i. For Governor, 1 JOHN A. GILMER. i - - ' " ' ' . 1 - For Governor, ; ' f JOHN A. GILMER 1 , . . ! For Governor; . , JOHN A GILMER, h - ForGovernor, JOHN A GILMER. i ; . . . . . For Governor, ' JOHN A. GILMER. For Governor, JOHN A. GILMER. For the House of Commons, , William j Thompson For the House of Commons; William Thompson For the House of Commons, William Thompson - . 4. - ( , -For the Senate, DR. O. B. SAVAGE. ', ' - - . - For the Senhte, ; t DR. O. B SAVAGE. For the Senate,' DR. O..B, SAVAGE. For the Senate, DR. O. B. SAVAGE.. 1 : ; -. . v .-: f For the Senate, : uk. v. - . lit. ) For the Senate, DR. O. U. SAVAGE. For the r Senate,' . DR. O. B.j SAVAGE. i . ' " . .." For the Senate, DR. O. a SAVAGE. For the Senate, DR. O. B.; SAVAGE. - For the Senate; . DR. O. B. SAVAGE. t it V ff n
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