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Tarboroagh, Edgecombe County, JV. C. Friday, March 5 1830.
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THE "FREE PRESS,"
By Geo. Howard,
Is published weekly, (every Friday,) at
TWO DOLLARS per year, (oro2 num
bers,) if paid in advance Tvoo Dollars If
fifty Cents, if paid within the subscription
year or, Three Dollars at the expiration
of the ycar-r-for any period less than a year,
Tvjenty-five Ce?its per month. Subscribers
at liberty to discontinue at any time on pay
ing arrears. Subscribers residing at a dis
tance must invariably pay in advance, or
give a responsible reference in this vicinity,
jfo 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 2.5 cents each continuance. Long
er ones at that rate for every 1 6 lines. Ad
vertisements must be marked the number
ef insertions required, or they will be con
tinued until otherwise ordered.
Letters addressed to the Editor must bo
post paid, or they will notbe'attended to.
For Sale.
At the Store of li. &S. B. Gotten,
IN TARBOROUGH,
Turks Island and 7 O 4 T rp
Liverpool sack 3 iIJ JL
Molasses, sugar, coffee, tea, and chocolate,
Iron and steel of cverydescription equality,
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,
Pure Holland gin, old rye whiskey,
Madeira wine,N.E. rum c common brandy,
Togetherwith 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 Sivaim's Pana
cea, Dr. Chambers' remedy for In
Itmperance, Judkins's celebratedOint
menf, &c. &c.
(jyrhe highest price paid in Cash,
for good clean baled Cotton.
TUST RECEIVED and now opening,
a splendid assortment of fancy staple
Seasonable Goods,
At unprecedented low prices 100 bar
rels superior Cut HERRINGS, &c. kc.
R. S. D. GOTTEN.
May 23, 1S29.
Hcnrv Johnston,
iriSHES to inform his friends and
customers, that he has just return
ed From New-York, with his
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 this market among
them are
Superfine blue and black Cloths,
Brown, olive, and steel mixture, do.
Bottle green and drab do.
Superfine Cassimercs, 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 TRIMMINGS.
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
Notice.
TOR SALE, a handsome Sulky
Harness, which the Subscriber will
sell on good terms.
HENRY JOHNSTON.
Tarboro', Feb. 23, 1S30.
Female Classical Seminary,
OXFOIID, NORTH-CAROLINA.
F11HIS Seminary has been removed from
-L Mecklenburg, Va. where it has been in
operation for two years past, to this place.
The appellation of Classical is adopted,
from its being used to designate those Fe
male Academies in which the method of in
struction pursued, ib the Pestalozzian or In
ductive. This plan of instruction is em
ployed here, and extended, as far as practi-
caoie into me various branches of study.
The School is arranged in three Classes,
the studies of which are as follows:
I. Minor CassReadmeAV'ritinsr. Spell
ing and Defining, General outline of Geo-
the most fashionable manner and at the ! K;;aphy, Mental Arithmetic, First Principles
shortest notice 5? " an'iiymoiogical Parsing, the
rp , , r . 10rtn ! vnposl"o ot Sentences and Simple De-
Tarhoro', Oct. 1, 1 S2f). ; scriptions. A
U. Juninr Class The three first of the
Mrs. .1. C. Howard,
AS just received
GOODS, in her
Pattern Gros des Ind. hats of the latest nor
thern fashions,
Leghorn and Straw bonnets,
Superb head dies -s, ornaments, fee.
White and black ostrich feathers,
Elegant ribbons, fe iinercd il vers, Sec.
With a number of fancy article, well wor
thy the attention of the Ladies.
Ladies' dresses, cloaks, pelisses, &c.
made to order, in the latest and most
approved fashions.
Leghorn and straw bonnets cleaned
or dyed, at the shortest notice.
Tarborowgh, Nov. 5, IS20.
Suit at GO Cents,
P0R SALE, by the Subscribers, ten
" thousand bushels
TURKS ISLAND SALT,
Of the best quality, which they offer at
die above price for Cash, or in exchange
for seed Cotton, at the highest market
price. RICHARDS CO.
Tarhorcr, Dec. S, 1S29.
King r Gatlin,
I gENSlBLY grateful for the very lib
i, cral encouragement heretofore mani-
jested by the citizens of this and the ad
j jacent counties, have the pleasure to ari-
nounce the arrival (direct from NEW-
ORK) of an elegant and extensive as-
sortnient of every article pertaining to
j GENTLEMEN'S
j f asljionable Clotlmtg,
i Selected by a first-rale judge, and at
most reduced prices among which
sPkdid assortment mav be found:
j j;; ack, blue, olive, steel and mixed Cloths,
I .am black silk Velvet,
t "'o'lred and striped do.
black Florentine,
j . cia yesting, of various colors,
y.uL quiitmg, ot a superior quality,
uSO, Patent Suspenders, and a general
and well selected assortment of
I fashionable Trimmiwrs.
All of which will be sold at reduced
Prices for cash, or to punctual customers,
larboro', 25th Sept.
rilllE Sul)scri'oer lus just received the
following Into publications, viz
Lafayette in America, W'shton-Wish,
Devereux, I'elham, New Tor est, Collegian,
Waldcgravc, lioniance.? ot Life, Ilichelieu,
Ramon the Rover, Prix ate Life,
Rydnent dc Lince, Spelling Rooks,
Copy Plates, Copy Books, Toy Books,
Blank Books, assorted
Also, new Garden Seeds, assorted
Irish Potatoes to cat or plant. All of
which he will sell for Cash or on a short
credit. N. H. ROUNTREE.
Jan. 14, 1S30. 20
Male&Femalexcademy.
WM. A. WALKER respectfully in
forms the inhabitants of Edge
combe and adjacent counties, that his
first session commenced on the 4th inst.
at his residence seven miles from Tar
borough, in the immediate neighbor
hood of Sparta.
Terms, per Session of 5 months.
Greek, Latin, and the subordinate " . AA
, branches, . . 14 00
Geography, English Grammar,His- 7 n
tory Composition, &c. &c. $
Spelling, Reading, and Writing, 6 00
Boarding, Washing, and Mending, 25 00
Doarding 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
chargeable from the time of their en
trance. Jan. 23, 1S30.
Slate of North-Carolina,
EDGECOMBE COUNTY.
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions)
November Court, 1829.
T is ordered by the Court, that in fu
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 ami th.it Hip f!lnrk a-ivn nn-
lMrTa CU,Se' Composci tice ? this Order by adver.iscment at
Infraction is also civen in the i .ln,.ua. ; ,he f;urt-liiuse door and in the Tarbo-
iges, Needlework, Urawinir and Paintinir. '""S" r I( e i ress lor llueo monltlS.
ana iMiisic.
Lectures are delivered to the Senior Class,
on Mineralogy, Botany, and Mental and
Mora! Philosofil.y. The School is furnish
ed with a considerable collection ot" M inerals
and Botanical Collection, and with Appara- j
tus for performing experiments in Natural
Philosophy and Chemistry.
The branches mentioned in the List of!
Studies are taught by Mr. and Mr?.. HOL-!
LIS1LR, to bz assisted by such other
teachers as the number of pupils may re
quire. The Lectures and Instruction in
Latin and French, are given by Mr. Hollis
ter. Plain and ornamental Needlework.
dvf c.cr.inued, Geography, Arithmetic
continued, hym.-ictical Parsimr. Punrtimtinn.
!); r 4 di stipl'ly of Outline of Astronomy and use of theCllobes,!
line of Inssiiuss 1 vaul'al i nil0scPIv, llistory ot the United
i . j . . -A j otute ana composition.
, - , 11L nnor Class Arithmetic continued,
able to the season amonir which arc Chemistrv. Tlismrv. Anrint h mi.
J v ; J UHU V i 1 1 9
Chronology, Mythology, Astronomy, Rhe
toric and Comj)osition.
Those who are not prepared to enter the
fint of these Classes, are retained for a time
in a Trejiaratoru Class. Those who wish
A copy from the Minutes,
lest,
MICHAEL HEARNj C. C.
Price adv 54:37$. 16-13
"MIE Subscriber informs the inhabit
ants of Tarborousdi and vicinity, that
he will open a
DANCING SOHOOL,
At Mrs. Gregory's A smprnhfai T?nntn
1& -e4th February next
. .... KfK.,L . OUOSCriDtlOnS Will hf WPivr at Vi(
'2o Reward.
RAN AWAY from the Sub
scriber, abou! the Sin inst. ne
gro man IJARIIY Ilafry is a
bright mulatto, (halt white,)
with larire freckles, between
thiny 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 wilh all
kinds of work usually done on a farm;
lie is a very intelligent ingenious fellow,
well calculated to pass himself for a free
man, which no doubt he will attempt to
do; ha is well known in this county,
particularly in this and the neighbor
hood of the late Lemmon Kuflin, L.sq.
wheie he has a wife The above re-
ard will be paid on the delivery of the
witnout this State and Fifty Dollars
will be paid for evidence to convict any
white person of harboring said negro
on conviction.
RICIID. IIINES.
16 th Nov. 1S29. 13
'(Vy-The Editors of the Raleigh Star, Nor
folk Herald, and Petersburg Intelligencer
ar requested to insert the above advertise
nifht in their respective papers for four
itiii' - - i
wetks, and forward their accounts to the
PoVmaster at Sparta, No.Ca. for payment.
on velvet, are taucrht bv Mrs. Hollister.
Tlie Department of Music is under the di
rection of Miss E. F. Humphreys, who has
maintained a high reputation for, the two
last vears as a teacher ot Music in Oxford.
:md who had previously been at the head of j
tne Music Department m the celebrated
Moravian School at Bethlehem, Pa. Two
Pianos are provided for the use of the pu
pils in Music, one of which is a superior instrument.
Parents who wish to place their daugh
ters at School, where the course of instruc
tion is liberal and calculated to discipline
and enlarge the mind, while at the same
time, the ornamental branches of female
education may be attended to under the
most favorable circumstances, will, it is be
lieved, do well to place them here. The
situation is pleasant and healthy, and the
accommodations spacious and comfortable.
A parental care is exercised over the pu
pils, who reside with the instructors, and
plans employed for encouraging the im
provement of time and the practice of amia
ble manners, which are peculiarly power
ful in their influence.
The Scholastic year is divided into two
sessions of fiv e months each, the first com
mencing on the second Monday in January,
and ending early in June, when the second
session commences and continues until about
the middle of November.
The terms for Board and Tuition in the
branches mentioned in the list of studies, are
$55 per session; Music 25; Drawing and
Painting glO; French or Latin $10, payable
in advance. No other extra charges are
made. Books and Stationary are furnished,
if desired, at the Richmond prices. Schol
ars are received at any time, and charged
only from the time of their entrance.
For information respecting the character
and qualifications of the teachers, the pub
lic are referred to the citizens of Oxford or
any of the numerous patrons of the School.
Applications for admission of scholars may
be made to
Rev. E. HOLLISTER,
Jan. 1S30. Oxford, N.C.
Subscriptions will be received at the
liar ot Mrs. Gregory's Hotel, and at
the Post-Ofiice in Tarbciough.
G. B. KING.
January 27, 1830. , 22
&tto (Boons.
PTJHE Subscribers are now opening at
their old stand in Tarborough,
A fresh and varied assortment of
FANCY AND STAPLE
DRY GOODS,
liar die are, Crockery, &c.
Which they offer at their usual low
prices. d. RICHARDS $ CO.
Oct. 22, 1S29.
To Clerks of Courts.
JUST PUBLISHED, and for sale at
99 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 Sheriffs, of North-Carolina,
as fixed by Act of General As
sembly, session ofS29-30.
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 cq&
spicuous place during the setting of each
Court, under a penalty ot fifty dollars, to be
recovered before any justice of the peace by
any person suing for the same."
February 4.