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Whole No. 283.
Tarborough, Edgecombe County, N. C. Friday, January 29, 1830.
Vol FI.JVo. 22.
THE "FREE PRESS,'
By Geo. Howard,
Is published weekly, (every Friday,) at
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ing arrears. Subscribers residing at a dis
tance must invariably pay in advance, or
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King & Gatlin
9
this market among
OEXSIBlY grateful for the very lib-
eral encouragement heretofore mani
fested by the citizens of this and the ad
jacent counties, have the pleasure to an
nounce the arrival (direct from NEW
YORK) of an elegant and extensive as
sortment of every article pertaining to
GENTLEMEN'S
Selected by a fir-: rate judge, and at'
me mobi icuuoeu prices among wnicn
splendid assortment may be found:
Bbck, blut, olive, steel and mixed Cloths,
Plain black, silk Velvet,
Figured and Griped do.
Plain black Florentine,
Yah !ici:i vesting, of various colors,
Whuc rjuilting, of a superior quality,
ALSO, latent Suspenders, and a general
and well selected assortment of
Fash ion a hie Trim in ings,
All of which will he sold at reduced
price- for cash, or to punctual customers.
Tarboro 2.5th Sept. IS2D.
Notice.
R AN AWAY from the Sub
cribei, on the 3d iust. negro
ANDERSON,
vbout (i feet high, between 30
and 35 years of age, middling
-'iiplexion, and a large 'car on
' ins arms, extending nearly from
ioow to the wrij't. Said negro be
to the e:ate of Jame s May, dee'd,
va-5 hired by me for the present
veir; he was brought from the lower
;-irls of Virginia about twelve years
-tiKc by Mr. Abner Askew, and I ex
pect he will try to get there again. A
reasonable reward w i 1 1 be given ir the
typn-henM-m and delivery of said negro
' "ie at Hickory Orove, Pitt county,
C or to Mr. W illiam May, of said
county, (Juaruian for the heirs of said
-state, or for his confinement in any jail
so Hi d hf can be recovered. All per
sons are hereby forbid harboring, em
ploying, or carrying off said negro, un
der penalty of the law.
B ENJAMIN JOINER.
Aug. 21, 182.9. 2
$50 Reward.
JJ.VN A WAY nn the lGtb September
last, a negro man belonging to the
.Subscriber, by the name of ALT!
M() HE, 5 feet s or 10 inches high,ha
with him a permit to look him a master
1 4l'0lTl tinder my hand. It is believed
hat said negro is lurking about theplan-
ouns oi John and t urner Hass, hav-iti-jj
been seen there repeatedly in open
J'Jy I will give the above reward for
l,i'i snf delivery of said negro lo me or
'U'pnited in any jail so I get him again.
AH persons are hereby forbid harboring,
p'ler tiie penally of the law.
, BLAKE T. SESSUMS.
th(),t. ISO?). 2,o
dar:,
one
the
and
Henry Johnston,
YinSHES to inform his friends and
. customers, that he has just return
ed From New-York, with hs
Fall Supply of Goods,
In his line of business, which he is hap
py to say he can sell on better terms
than is usual in
them are
Superfine blue arid black Cloths,
Brown, olive, and steel mixture, do.
Bottle green and drab do.
Superftne 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,
I. A. Hart's patent braces,
A complete assortment of TRIMMINGS.
The above goods will he 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.
s Jl. C. Howard.
AS just received her fall supply of
vvwivc, in uu une ui uusmess,
comprising a handsome assortment, suit
able to the season among which are
Pattern Gros des Ind. hats of the latest nor
thern fashions,
Leghorn and Straw bonnets,
Superb head dresses, ornaments, &c.
White and black ostrich feathers,
Elegant ribbons, feathercd'ilowers, Sec.
With a number of fancy articles, well wor
thy the attention of the Ladies.
Ladies' dresses, cloaks, pelisses, &c.
made to order, in the latest and most
approved fashions.
Leghorn ami straw bonnets cleaned
or dyed, at the shortest notice.
Tarborough, Nov. o, 182-9.
For SaUo
M the Store of 11. &S. B. Gotten,
IN TARBOROUGH,
Turks Island and 7 Q A T FT1
Liverpool sack 5 oJui i 9
Molasses, sugar, coffee, tea, and chocolate,
Iron and steel of everydescription & quality,
Blacksmiths bellows, and every other arti
cle to make a complete sett of Black
smiths tools,
Old brandy, by the barrel or retail,
Jamaica rum, 5 years old,
Otard's cogniac 'brandy, 10 years old.
Pure Holland gin, old rye whiskey,
Madeira wine.N.E. rum & common brandy,
Togethcrwith an extensive assortment of
Staple and Fancy Goods,
Of almost every variety, at as low pri
ces for cash, as can be bought at any
store in the place.
A constant supply of Sw aim's Pana
cea, Dr. Chambers' remed? for In-
1 temperance, Judkins's cetebratedOint-
911 . S r
(OThe highest price paid in Cash,
for good clean baled Cotton.
Salt at 60 Cents,
pOR SALE, by the Subscribers, ten
mousand bushels
TURKS ISLAND SALT,
Of the best quality, which they ofTer at
the above price for Cash, or in exchange
for seed Cotton, at the highest market
price. . RICHARDS CO.
Tarbonr, Dec. 8, 1829.
Notice.
P1MIE Co-partnership heretofore exist-
ing under the firm of Boyhin
Long has been dissolved. Those in
debted to said firm will please make im
mediate payment.
BENJAMIN BOYKIN,
READING S. LONG.
January lath, 1S30. 20
Notice.
'TMIE Subscribe!- Ins just received the
-a- following late publications, viz
Lafayette in America, Wishton-Wish,
Pcvereux, Pelham, New Forest, Collegian,
Walde.errave, Romances of Life. Richelieu.
I Ramon the Rover. Private Life.
j Rydncnt de Linco, Spelling Books,
Copy I'latos, Lopy Hooks, 1 oy iiooks,
Blank Books, assorted
Also, new Garden Seeds, assorted
lrih Potatoes lo eat or plant. All of
which he will sell for Cash or on a short
credit. A; . ROUNTREE.
Jul. 1 1, 1830. 20
TUST RECEIVED and now opening,
a splendid assortment of fancyfit staple
Seasonable Goods,
At unprecedented low prices 100 bar
rels superior Cut HERRINGS, &c. &c.
R. 4- S. D. COTTEN.
May 23, 1S29.
npiIE Subscribers are now opening at
A lheir old stand in Tarborous-h.
Afresh and varied assortment of
FANCY AND STAPLE
DRY GOODS,
Hardware, Crockery, &c.
Which they offer at their usual low
prices. Also,
3000 bushels Turks Island SALT.
D. RICHARDS $ CO.
. Oct. 22, 1829.
Notice.
4 N apprentice wanting, to the Tay
loring business none need apply,
unless they can come well recommend
ed as to their good character and steady
habits. KING 3. GAT JAN.
Sept. 2, 1S29.
$25 Reward.
RAN AWAY from the Sub
scriber, about ihe 8th inst. ne
gro man HARRY Harry is a
bright mulatto, (half white,)
with large freckles, between
thircy and thirty-five years of age, near
six feet high, and weighs about one hun
dred and seventy pounds; he is a good
ditcher and well acquainted with all
kinds of work usually done on a farm;
he is a very intelligent ingenious feJIow,
well calculated to pass himself for a free
man, which no doubt hie will attempt to
do; he is well knownj jn this county,
particularly in this a'nd the neighbor
hood of the late Lerno.i Ruffin, Esq.
where he has a wie. The above re
ward will be paid on jy delivery of the
said Harry to m ear Sparta, Edge
combe county, Nfjta. if taken within
this State, or "Jy Dollars if taken
without this SI' j and Fifty Dollars
will be paid for fjv'idence to convict any
white person of harboring said negro
on conviction. -
RICIID. HINES.
16th Nov. 1SJ9. 13
HThe Editorlsof the Raleigh Star, Nor
folk Herald, amy Petersburg Intelligencer
1. 1 v. i f "- - y . y
man ; n tVioir r ff r p r t i v o naners tnr four
wrr-h. and f. fcKd their accounts" to the Halifax coun
Postmaster UinJirta, No. Ca. for payment. ( son's V Roads
Stale of North-Carolina,
EDGECOMBE COUNTY.
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessio?i$f
November Court, 1829.
IT is ordered by the Court, that in fu
ture no witness in any civil suit liv
ing in this County, shall be allowed pay
for attendance on Monday andTuesday
of any Term, and that the Clerk be re
quired to note in such subpoena issued
by him, that said witness is to attend on
Wednesdays of the Term to which he'is
summoned and that the Clerk give no
tice of this Order by advertisement at
the Court-house door and in the Tarbo
rough Free Press for three months.
A copy from the Minutes,
Test,
MICHAEL HEARN, C. C.
Price adv S4:37. 16-13
Effects of Rail-roads. The
English papers say, that one of
the effects of the construction of
Rail-roads in that country, will be
to dispense with the use of a mil
lion of horses, and thereby save
their food, which would supply
three millions of men!
Notice.
THe Subscriber offers for sale his well
known valuable PLANTATION
On Beach Swamp,
Containing S00 or 1000 Acres.
It has on it a very good dwelling-house
for a small family, good framed kitchen
and smoke-house, yard and garden well
paled in with excellent lasting timbers
and all new it has also a good work
house, lumber do. &c. with a first rale
barn and stables, a goou" Orchard (of the
best selected frui!) sufficiently able to
make 20 or 30 barrels of brandy with
every convenience for saving it, a good
framed shelter G4 by 32, a still, shelter,
&c. The plantation is now in excellent
repair and under a first-rate fence and is
sufficiently large, to work 10 or 12
hands to an advantage, with several ne
ver failing springs and branches, which
make it very convenient for watering
stock, &c. I particularly invite all per
sons disposed to purchase, to call and
examine for themselves as I shall re
move to Florida by the spring. To
one who is determined to remain in
North-Carolina such a situation is truly
desirable, in point of truth it is not sur
passed by any in the county. The
terms will be made known when appli
cation is made to
JAMES J. P1TTMAN.
ty, N. C. near Daw-
ads. Jan.l4.lS30. 14
A Country Editor is one who
reads newspapers, selects miscel
lany, writes articles on all sub
jects, sets types, reads proof,
works at press, folds newspapers,
and sometimes carries them,
prints jobs, runs on errands, cuts
wood, works in the garden, talks
to all hi3 patrons who call, pa
tiently receives blame for a thou
sand things that never were and
never can be done, gets little mo
ney, has soarce time or materials
to satisfy his hunger, or to enjoy
the quiet of nature's grand resto
rer, sleep, and esteems himself
peculiarly happy if he is not as
saulted and battered by some un
principled demagogue who loves
puppet-shows, and hires ihe rab
ble with a treat of cider brandy
to vote him into some petty office.
A man who does all this, and as
much more not recorded, you well
know must be rather a busy ani
mal; and as he performs the work
of so many different persons, he
may justly be considered their
representative, and to have an in
disputable right when speaking
of himself, to use the plural num
ber, and to say We, on all ocm
Jsions, and in all places.