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Tarborough, Edgecombe County N. C. Friday, February 19, 1830.
Foi, VI. No. 25.
Si riPfo? tfevl f'-hM
THE "FREE PRESS,"
By Geo. Howard,
Is published weekly, (every Friday,) at
TWO DOLLARS per year," (or 52 num
bers,) if p iid in advance Two Dollars 5
fifty Cent, if paid within the subscription
vcar or, Three Dollars at the expiration
of the year for any period less than a year,
Twenty -five Cents icr month. Subscribers
at liberty to discontinue at anytime on pay
ing arrears. Subscribers residing at a dis
tance must invariably pay in advance, or
rive a responsible reference in this vicinity.
ro 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-
f er ones at that rate tor every 16 lines. Ad
I vcrtisemcnts must be marked the number
of insertions required, or they will be con
l tinued until otherwise ordered.
CEtincatiom
HE Subscriber's School will com
mence on Monday, the Slh of Feb
ruary, at Mailer's Tavern, (formerly
known by that name,) for the term of
five calendar months; the terms of tui
tion, Six Dollars for each student put
under his care: Hoard can be had in the
neighborhood for about Four Dollars
per month.
Should any choose to send by the
month, one and a third dollars will be
charged by the month. Those young
gentlemen who wish to study the art of
Surveying, are desired to come on at
i leist rwo months before the expiration
of said term.
FREDERICK PHILIPS.
Jan. 2S, 1S30. 22-4
King r Gatlin,
CENSIHl.Y 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
Henry Johnston,
V57TSIIES to inform his friends and
customers, that he has just return
ed From New-York, with his
Full 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 this market among
them are
Superfine blue and black Cloths,
Hrovn, olive, and steel mixture, do.
Hottle 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 buff quiltings,
Pocket handkerchiefs, gloves;
White and fancy cravats, patent suspenders,
F. A. Hart's patent braces,
A complete assortment of.TRIMMlNGS.
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.
Mrs. Jl. C. Howard,
j AS just receive her full supply of
GOODS, in her line of business,
comprising a handsome asorlment, suit
able to the season among which are
Pattern (Iros des Ind. hats of the latest nor
thern fashions,
Leghorn and Straw bonnets,
Superb head dresses, ornaments, Sec.
White and black, ostrich feathers,
Elegant ribbons, feathered flowers, Sec
NY ith a number of fancy articles, well wor
thy the attention of the Ladies.
Ladies' dresses, cloaks, pelisses, Sec.
made to order, in the latest and most
approved fashions.
Leghorn and straw bonnets cleaned
ior dyed, at the shortest notice.
Tarborough, Nov. 5, 1S29.
For Sale.
Al the Store of li. & S.B.Cotlen,
IN TARBOROUGH,
Turks Island and 7 Q i T fll
Liverpool sack 5 AjU JL
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 eld,
rure Holland gin, old rye whiskey,
Madeira wine,N.L. rum cc common brandy,
Togetherwith an extensive assortment of
Staple and Favcy 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 Swaim's Pana
cea, ur. Kjliamoers remedy for Di-
le?nperance, Judkins's eelcbralcdOint-
ment, &c. &c.
jyriifc highest price paid in Cash,
for good clean baled Cotton.
N oticc.
rjMIE Subscriber has just received the
following late publications, viz
Lafayette in America, Wishton-Wish,
Devereux, Pelhain, New I'orest, Collegian,
Selected by a first-rate judge, and at , K' r. p..iv,te i if'
I the most reduced prices among which ; Kydncnt de Lince, Spelling Books,
jfasljionaijle Clotfmtg,
splendid assortment may be found:
Black, blue, olive, steel and mixed Cloths,
Plain black silk Velvet,
Figured and striped do.
Plain black Florentine,
Valencia vesting, of various colors,
White quilting, of a superior quality,
ALSO, Patent Suspenders, and a general
and well selected assortment of
Fash ionablc Trim min s,
All of which will be sold at reduced
prices for cash, or to punctual customers.
Tarboro', 25th Sept. IS29.
Notice.
RAN AWAY from the Sub-
' -briber, on the 3d inst. negro
ANDERSON,
About 6 feet high, between 30
and 35 years of a;e, middling
dark complexion, and a large scar on
0ie of his arms, extending nearly from
the elbow to the wrist. Said negro be
longs to tho pstnto nf James Ma v. dee'd.
j ,3 , - . j , 7
j and was hired by 'me for the present
j year; he was brought from the lower
P3rts of Virginia about twelve years
j sinie by Mr. Abner Askew, and I ex-
poet he will try to get there again. A
reasonable reward will be given for the
I aiprehension and delivery of said negro
j to me at Hickory Grove, Pitt county,
N. C. or to Mr. William May, of said
j county, Guardian for the heirs of said
J estate, or for his confinement in any jail
j so thai he can be recovered. All per-
Isons are hereby forbid harboring, em
ploying, or carrying off said negro, un
(lf r penalty of the law.
I BENJAMIN JOINER.
Aug. 24, 1S29. 2
1
Copy Plates, Copy Hooks, 1 oy Books,
Blank Hooks, assorted
Also, new Garden Seeds, assorted
Irih Potatoes to eat or plant. All of
which he will sell for Cash or on a short
credit. N. II. ROUNTREE.
Jan. 14, 1S30. 20
TUST RECEIVED and now opening,
99 ,-..,1 .1 ' . r c c.
u?picuuiu assuiimuiiiui iaucy siapie
Seasonable Goods,
At unprecedented low prices 100 bar
rels superior Cut HERRINGS, &c. &c.
R. $ S. D. COTTEN.
May 23, 1829.
M a 1 e & F e m a I e A c a 1 1 e m y .
rM. A. WALKER respectfully in
forms the inhabitants of Edsre-
combe and adjacent counties, that his!
llirst session commenced on the 4th inst.
at his residence seven miles from Tar
borough, in the immediate
hood of Sparta.
Terms, per Session of 5 months.
Greek, Latin, and the subordinate ") a, . rn
branches, - - uu
Geography, English Grammar,His-") ,
tory, Composition, ike. ike. 5
Spelling, Heading, and Writing, 6 00
Boarding, Washing, and Mending, 25 00
Hoarding may be had in many pri
vate families in the neighborhood, if
preferred.
Such as did not enter at the com
mencement of the session, will only be
$25 Reward.
RAN AWAY from the Sub
scriber, aboul the Slh inst. ne
gro man HARRY Harry is a
bright mulatto, (half white,)
with large freckles, between
thiny and thirty-five years of age, near
six feet high, and weighs about one bun
dled and seventy pounds; be 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 Lcmmon 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. HINES.
16th Nov. 1829. 13
1-The Editors of the Raleigh Star, Nor
folk Herald, and Petersburg Intelligencer
are requested to insert the above advertise
ment in their respective papers for four
weeks, and forward their accounts to the
Postmaster at Sparta, No. Ca. for payment.
neighbor-
Salt at GO Cents.
TOR 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
price. n. RICHARDS $ CO.
Tarboro, Dec. 8, 1S29.
State of North- Carolina,
EDGECOMBE COUNTY.
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
November Court, 1S29.
T is ordered by the Court, that jfu
- ture no witness in anv civil suit liv
ing in this County, shall be allowed pay
lor attendance on Monday and Tuesday
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 Ihcif the Clerk give no
tice of this Order by advertiseu'int 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
npHE Subscriber informs the inhabit
ants of Tarborough ard vicinity, that
he will open a
DANCING SCHOOL,
At Mrs. Gregory's Assembly Room,
On Thursday, the 4th February next.
Subscriptions will be received at the
Bar of Mrs. Gregory's Hotel, and at
the Post-Oflice in Tarborough.
chargeable from the lime of their en
trance. Jan. 23, 1S30.
Notice.
THe Subscriber offers for sale his well
known valuable PLANTATION
On Beach Swamp,
Containing S00 or 1000 Acres.
It has on h 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 rate
barn and stables, a good Orchard (of the
best selected fruit) sufficiently able to
make 20 or 30 barrels of brandv with
every convenience for saving it, a good
framed shelter 64 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, wtiich
make it very convenient for watering
stock, &c. I particularly invite all per
sons disposed to purchase, to call and
examine for themselves as 1 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. PITTMAN.
Januarv 27. 1830.
G. B.
KING.
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rpHE Subscribers are now opening at
-- their old stand in Tarborough,
Afresh and varied assortment of
FANCY AND STAPLE
DRY GOODS,
Hardware, Crockery, &c.
Which they offer at their usual low
prices. jd. RICHARDS ? CO.
Oct. 22, 1S29.
Halifax county, N. C. near Daw-)
son's X Roads. Jan. 14,1830.3
21-4
Notice.
WILL BE SOLD, at public sale for
Cash, before the Court house in
Tarborough, on Tuesday, 23d inst.
Two valuable Horses3
One a Napoleon colt four years old, the
other a Shawanee mare, the property of
John Comeld, dec d, to sattsly an exe
cution in my hands. -
JOHN PARKER, Shffi
By Gray Little, D. S.
Feb. 3, 1S30.
To Clerks of Courts,
TUST PUBLISHED, and for sale at
this Office, in a neat and compact
form with a handsome border, the
, FEES OF THE CLERKS
Of the County and Superior Courts,
and of the Sh eriffs, of North- Caro
lina, as fixed by Act of General As
sembly, session of 1S29-30.
Price 25 cents each. The following pa
ragraph is extracted from the above act:
"XV. And be it further enacted That it
shall be the duty of the Clerks of the Coun
ty and Superior Courts to keep a copy of
this act posted up in their respective offi
ces, and in the Court-house, in some con
spicuous place during the sitting of each
Court, under a penalty of fifty dollars, to be
recovered before any justice of the peace by
any person suing for the same."
February 4,
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