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Tarborough, Edgecombe County, JV. C. Friday, March 13, 1829.
FoZ. F. JVo. 80.
THE "FREE PRESS,"
Zfy Gfo. Howard,
Is published weekly, (every Friday,) at
TWO DOLLARS per year, (or 52 num
bers,) if paid in advance Tivo Dollars
Fifty Cents, if paid within the subscription
ye:ir-or, Three Dollars at the expiration
pf the year for any period less than a year,
Twenty-five Cents per month. Subscribers
at liberty to discontinue at anytime on pay
ing arrears. Subscribers residing at a dis
tance must invariably pay in advance, or
give a responsible reference in this vicinity.
No subscription discontinued unless a noti
fication to that effect is given.
Advertisements, not exceeding 16 lines,
will be inserted at 50 cents the first inser
tion, and 25 cents each continuance. Long
er ones at that rate for every 16 lines. Ad
vertisements must be marked the number
of insertions required, or they will be con
tinued until otherwise ordered.
Letters addressed to the Editor must be
post paid, or they will not be attended to.
Notice.
fTHE Subscriber informs the citizens
- of Edgecombe and the adjacent coun
ties, that he has commenced the
Gig and Wagon-making
BUSINESS IN TAKB0R0
Near the Bridge,
And earnestly requests those friendly to
humanity to give him a share of patron
age. (QIIis work shall be completed
equal to any in the State.
TIIOS. J. BLAKE LEV.
Feb. 12, 1829. 27
FOR
At the Fosl-Ojjice in the town of
HALIFAX,
The following Articles, to wit:
Bacon, Lime, Herrings, Shad, Flour,
Stained curtain Bedstead?,
Windsor Chairs, Leather, wagon Collars:,
Tobacco, (twist and bundle,) wholesale
and retail,
ALSO the following Articles:
Bottle Corks, Fly Stone, Ternierirk,
Liquid Blacking," Ginger, Spice, Nutmegs,
Venitian Red, Red Lead, VYhite Lead,
Verdigris, Baitman's Drops, Opodeldoc,
Allum, Lethcridge, Ink Powder, Pearl Ash,
Ground Paint Brushes, assorted,
Shaving Boxes and Soap, Spanish Whiting,
Turkey Umber, Crom.Yellow, Prussian blue,
Durable Ink, Staughton's Bitters,
Tooth Brushes, Mace, SnufF Boxes,
Snanish Annatto. do. Blueing, do. Indigo,
Wagons ironed, do. not Ironed, Almanacs,
Garden
Marrowfat Cpi? A Q
Karly six week ( JL JLi lLkJ
Green Bunch
Spinning Wheels, Shaving Brushes, Razors,
Blank Warrants, do. Notes, do. Bonds,
All of the above articles will "be sold
very low, for Casli only
JOS. L. SIMMONS.
Halifax, Feb. C, 1S29.,
Notice.
A LL persons indebted to the Subscri-x-
bers either by note or account, are
respectfully invited to call and settle I lie
f ame as soon as possible, as the subscri
bers are under the necessity of making
collections between this time and Feb
ruary Court.
KING & GAT LIN.
Tarboro',.fan. 20, 1S29.
Mrs. A. C. Howard,
TXFORMS the ladies of Edgecombe
and vicinitv, thnt she has opened, in
the house immediately opposite the
Bank in Tarborough, a handsome as
sortment of FANCY GOODS, suitable
for fall and winter wear, which they are
respectfully invited to call and examine.
Ladies' dresses, cloaks, pelisses, &c.
made to order, in the latest and most
approved fashions.
Leghorn and straw Bonnets bleached,
dyed, or trimmed, at a short notice.
Tarborough, Oct. 30, 1828.
Notice.
J ANAWAY from the Subscriber, on
the 22d Of DMPmliPr laet nn inrlrnt.
el apprentice hoy, by the name of
H1ANCIS RRDM0N1), about seven
teen years of age, dark complexion. 1
wU give a reward of Ten Dollars for
the delivery of said boy to me in Tar
rmjrhaii persons are forbid harbor
ing or employing him under the penal
ty of the law.
HENRY JOHNSTON.
iarboro', Jan. 20, IS29.'
Laws ofN. Carolina, 1858-9.
CHAPTER LXV.
An Act to incorporate the Edgecombe Man
ufacturing Company.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of North-Carolina,
and it is hereby enacted by the au
thority of the same, That Joel Battle
and such other persons as may be asso
ciated with him, according to the pro
visions of the third section of this act.
his anil their assigns and successors, be,
and they are hereby incorporated into a
body corporate and politic, under the!
name and style of "the Edgecombe
Manufacturing Company," for the pur
pose of manufacturing cotton, hemp,
wool and flax; and by that name and
style may sue and be sued; contract and
be contracted with; have perpetual suc
cession and a common sea!; and hold re
al and personal estate, with the power
to make all necessary rules, regulations
and byelaws for the management of jha
concerns of the company, not inconsist
ent with the laws of this State.
II. And be it further enacted. That
the capita stock of said company shall
not be less than thirty thousand dollars,
nor more than one hundred thousand
dollars, to be raised by subscription in!
shares of one hundred dollars each, fori
which books of subscription shall be op-
ened under the direction of Edmund j
1). Macuair, David Clark, David Barnes,
Joel Battle, Benjiniin M. Jackson, The-
ophilus Parker, Petei Evans and Will-
i:m Plummer, at Tarboro', and at such!
other places in the State as may by them
he deemed advisable; and the said com
missioners, or, any three of them, may
proceed to organize the said company so
soon as the first named sum of thirty
thousand dollars shall have been subscri
bed for, with leave to the company to
extend the capital stock thereof at any
time thereafter: Provided, the same
shall not exceed the sum of one hundred
thousand dollar.
III. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be annual meetings of the
stockholders at such lime and place as
they may from time to time appoint, for
managing the general concerns of said
company: three persons being stockhol
ders, shall be chosen directors, who may
appoint a president, and in his absence a
president pro tempore; and shall have
power to call special meetings of the
stockholders; to supply vacancies in
their own body; and to do all other acts
and things touching the affairs of the
company noi otherwise specially provi
ded for.
IV. Be it further enacted, That in
any election of directors, and all other
meetings, each stockholder shall be en
titled to one vote for every share held
by him, and may vote in person or by
proxy, in such manner as may be from
time to time prescribed in general mee
ting. V. Be it further enacted, That t.he
stock of said company shall be deemed
and taken as personal estate, and may
be transferred in such manner as the di
rectors of the company shall from time
to lime direct.
VI. Be it further enacted, That
this act shall be in force fim and after
the passage thereof.
VII. Be it further enacted, That
this act shall expire at the end of thirty
year? from the ratification thereof.
VIII. Be it further enacted, That
the Company hereby established shall
not engage in business other than that
which ordinarily belongs to manufactu
ring: Provided, that the Legislature
shall at any time hereafter have the
power to repeal, alter or modify the char
ter hereby granted; on condition never
theless, that no alteration or modification
or repeal shall anpul or invalidate the
contracts made by or with the corpora
tion; and that the corporation may still
continue a corporation so far as to col
lect and recover and dispose of their es
tate, real and personal, and pay their
debts and divide the surplus.
Notice.
TN conformity to the provisions of the
above act of incorporation, Books of
Subscription for Stock will be opened,
under the direction of the Commission
ers therein named at Tarborough, on
Tueday, lOlh inst. and also at Nash
ville, under the direction of Joel Battle,
William Plummer, IVilliam Battle
and James Baltic, on Tuesday, 17th
inst. to be continued open until 1st
June, or for a longer time, if then deem
ed advisable by the Commissioners.
The patronage of a liberal public is
solicited in this effort to give maturity
and vis: to a native manufacture of
such obvious utility and importance. Jt
will surely be admitted that the supply,
by northern manufacturers, with the ad
dition of charges and the merchants' pro
fit, of those fabrics which it is the object
of thisCompany to produce,has increased
to no inconsiderable extent the pressure
so long experienced by this community.
Possessing as we dp ample resources
within ourselves, no unfavorable circum
stance forbids on the contrary, every
consideration invites to ihe attempt to
render ourselves independent of the ca
pital and industry of our northern
friends. Certainly the application of in
dustry, with a common portion of intel
ligence, and economical management,
can alone be necessary to insure success
to the enterprize. From the pride and
patriotism of our fellow-citizens we an
ticipate a liberal encouragement of pur
undertaking; and we indulge the expec
tation, surely not too sanguine or unrea
sonable, that while northern manufactu
rers are enjoying a profit from capital
similarly employed pf 15 to 30 percent,
this Company may look forward with
confidence, to a liberal remuneration for
the investment of their funds. Terms
of subscription will be made known on
the day for opening the Books.
(Signeo)
PETER EVANS,
THE O P II. PARKER,
JOEL BATTLE,
E. D MACNAIR,
BENJ.M. JACKSON, c 2
March, 1S29. 29-3'
Religious Denominations
From the last number of the
Quarterly Journal of the Ameri
can Education Society, we gather
the following statistical intelli
gence respecting the most numer
ous denominations of Christians
in the United States.
There are about 800 Congre
gational Ministers of New-Eng
land; 115,000 communicants.
The number of communicants
in the Presbyterian Church in the
United States is about 150,000;
the number ofchurches 1950; min
isters 1300; licentiates 200; pres
byteries 90.
In the Protestant Episcopal
Church there are, clergy 509;
churches reported in 1817, 598;
communicants reported in 1821.
25,000.
Calvinistic Baptists, in the Uni
ted States, Associations 600; chur
ches 4027; ministers 2,749; bapti
sed in 1828,28,852; communicants
282,494.
There are in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, travelling prea
chers 1533; superanuated preach
ers, 1639. Increase in 1828, 66.
Members in society 421,105. In
crease of 1828, 39,108. There
are many local preachers, number
not known.
1
Ladies1 Temperance Society.
The ladies of a town in Ohio,
have formed themselves into a
Temperance Society, and adopt
ed the following resolutions:
"We, the subscribers, having witnessT
ed and heard of many pases of misery
and ruin, in consequence of the free use
of ardent spirits; and desirous to prevent,
if possible so great evils:
Therefore Resolved, 1. We will whol
ly abstain from the use of ardent spirits
on all occasions; except when prescribed
bjr a temperate physician.
2. We will discountenance all addres
ses in any of the male sex, if they shall
be known to drink ardent spirits, either
periodically or on any public occasion.
3. We, as mothers, daughters, sisters,
will uss our influence to prevent the
connexion of our friends, with a man
who shall habitually drink any kind of
ardent spirits."
We are much gratified to see
that the ladies are beginning to
turn their attention to this subject.
It is one in which they are deep
ly interested. Ladies suffer much
from intemperance, though they
are generally innocent sufferers.--We
would recommend to the La
dies of all towns and villages to
follow the above example. Es
pecially would we urge upon
them a strict attention to the 2d
section of the above resolutions.
Cotton Cordage. The New-
York Gazette states that the
Southern growers, in order to pro
fit every way, by the use of their
own products, have begun to use
cotton for bale ropes, leading
lines, traces, &c. and several rope
makers are now employed in ma
king cordage of the different si
zes, for the southern planters.
It is said that during the insuing
year, at" least 400 tons of rope
will be required, and ultimately
the use of hemp for the southern
states will be entirely unknown.
This,Jt will readily be imagined,
has grown out of the late Tariff.
Sugar Cane. George Pollock,
Esq. has lately imported into this
place, a large quantity of the su
gar cane from Savannah, for the
purpose of trying the capacities
of our soil, for producing it pro
fitably. The enterprise is deep
ly interesting, and the attempt to
introduce among us a more lu
crative employment of capital and
industry than can be otherwise
fonnd in the present depressed
state of our affairs, deserving of
Jail praise.-Ncwbcrn Sent,