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TttrboroughyEdgeconihe County, JV. C. Friday, April 9, 1830.
VoLVllJSo. 32.
TIIK "FllF.E PRESS,"
ty Geo. Howard,
Is puMishcd weekly, (every Friday,) at
7'JvJ DOLLARS per year,' (or 52 iuim
Irs) if pakl in advance YVyu Dollars y
; y Cents if paid within the subscription
" y0:tr or, Three Dollars- at the expiration
! of the year for any period less than a year,
TvJnty-five CV;.vper month. Subscribers
; .at liberty to discontinue at any time on pay-
I ins arrears, bubscribers residing at a dis
i tancj must invariably pay in advance, or
I give a responsible reference in this vicinity.
To 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
1 cr ones at that rate for every 16 lines. Ad
vertisements must he marked the number
I of insertions required, or they will be con
tin icd until otherwise ordered.
Letters addressed to the Editor must ba
Post paid, or they will notbe attended to.
J For Sale.
At the Store of X. &S. I). Gotten,
IN TARIKmOUGTI,
J Turks Island and ."J Q 4 rV
j Liverpool suck 3 D l. fl J
I Molasses, sugar, coffee, tea, and chocolate,
fli oii i)id teel of everydescription & quality,
iBhio-nuths bellows, and every other arti
I clc to make a complete sett of Black
I smiths tools,
I Old brandy, by the barrel or retail,
J J itnaica rum, 3 years old,
j th ird's cogniac brandy, 10 years eld,
I Pip e Holland gin, old rye whiskey,
Ma h-ira wine,N.E. rum & common brandy,
iTWethcrwith an extensive assortment of
I staple and Favcy Goods,
1 Of nlmnst nvrr.v variotv. al ns low nri-
ces tor cash, as can be bought at any
store in the place.
A constant supply of Sivaim's Pana
cea Dr. Chambers1 remain for In-
temperance, Judkins's cclebratedOinl-
taent ccc. &.c.
XJ The highest price paid in Cash,
for iood clean baled Cotton.
0m 3oon$
rjpiIE Subscribers are now opening at
their old stand in Tarborough,
A fresh and varied assortment of
FANCY AND STAPLE
DRY GOODS,
Hardware, Crockery, &c.
Which they offer at their usual low
prices. D. RICHARDS $ CO. .
Oct. 22, 1S29.
; 1 CST UKCKIVKI) and now opening,
r a splendid assortment of fancy & staj)!c
I reasonable Goods
'At unprecedented low prices 100 har
icls superior Cut HKIJUINGS, &c. &c.
R. $ & J GOTTEN.
,:j M.?y 23, 1329.
i
1 S Jt at GO Cents,
s"nii SALE, by theSubscribers, ten
I thousand bushels
j TURKS ISLAND SALT
: Of the best quality, which they offer at
th- above price for Cash, or in exchange
jior seed Cotton, at the highest market
D. RICHARDS & CO.
; Tarbonv, Dec. 8, 1829.
Hcni'v Johnston,
WISHES 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 lerms
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 Cassimeres, of different colors,
Plain and fancy Velvets for vestings,
Plain and fancy Silks for vestings,
Dark and light Valencias, new patterns,
White and buff quillings,
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
the most fashionable manner and at the
shortest notice.
Tarboro', Oct. 1, 1S29.
Mrs. A. C. Howard,
51 AS just received her fall supply of
fli GOODS, in her line of business,
comprising a handsome assortment, suit
able to tho-season among which are
Pattern Gros des Ind. hats cf the latest nor
thern fashions,
Leghorn and Straw bonnets,
Superb head dresses, ornaments, Sec.
I Llcgant ribbons, feathered flowers, &c.
v nn a numoer 01 iancy articles, wen wor
thy the attention of the Ladies.
Lndies 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.
Tarborough, Nov. 5, 1829.
j King $ Gatlin,
:GENSIHl,Y grateful for the very lib
; oral encouragement heretofore mani
jilted by the citizens of this and the ad
iccut counties, have the pleasure to an
j")!j!ice tho arrival (direct from NEW
UOilK) of an elegant and extensive as
sortment of every article pertaining to
GENTLEMENrS
j Selected -by a first-rate ju-'ge, and at
t(ie most reduced prices among which
jsilendid assortment may be found:
jj1 tr.k, blue, olive, s'.ccl and mixed Cloths,
: 'Jain black silk Vcivet,
I '.urcu and striped do
al
?J-un black Florentine,
j'. j).:rll;nc''1 vesting, of various colors,
I , yl !te (piilting, of a superior quality,
VhSC), Patent Suspenders, and a generr
,l,,u wen selected assortment ot
j( j Fashionable Trimmings,
I All of which will be sold at reduced
lries f( cash, or to punctual customers.
J rarboro', 25th Sept. IS29.
$25 Reward.
RAN AWAY from the Sub
."criber, about -the Sth inst. nc
a;ro man HARRY Harry is a
bright mulatto, (half ' white,)
with larcre freckles, betweeji
thin v 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 fellow,
well calculated to pass himself lor a free
man, which rio doubt he will attempt to
do; he is well known in this county,
particularly in this and the neighbor
hood of the late Lemmon 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.
RICIID. IIINES.
16th Nov. 1S29. . -13
ilThe Editors of the Raleigh Star, Nor
folk Herald, and Petersburg Intelligencer
are requested to insert the above advertise
ment m their respective papers for four
weeks and forward their accounts to the
Postmaster at Sparta, No.Ca. for payment.
M ale & Female Academy.,
M. 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
b'o rough, in the immediate neighbor
hood of Sparta.
Terms per Session of 5 months.
Greek, Latin, and the subordinate 7 , rn
branches, - - jSHCO
Geography, English Grammar,His- R
tory, Composition, ike. &c. 3
Spelling, Heading, and -Writing, GOO
boarding, Washing, and Mending, 2J 00
Boarding may be - had in many pri
vate 1 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.
Notice.
RAN A WAY from the Sub
scriber, on tlie 3d inst. negro
AND EH SON,
About 6 feet high, between 30
and 35 years of ae, middling?
dark complexion, and a large scar 011
one of his arms, extending nearly from
the elbow to the wrist. Said negro be
longs to the estate of James May, dee'd,
and was hired by me Tor the present
year; he was brought from the lower
parts of Virginia about twelve years
since by Mr. ,-Abner Askew, and'I ex
pect he will try to get there again. A
reasonable reward will be given for the
apprehension and delivery of said negro
to me at Hickory Grove, Pitt county,
N. C. or to Mr. Will jam May, of said
county, Guardian .for the heirs of said
estate, or for his confinement in any jail
so thai he can be recovered. All per
sons are hereby forbid harboring, em
ploying, or carrying off said negro, un
der penalty of the law.
BENJAMIN JOINER.
Aug. 24, 1829. 2
$50 Reward;, ;
'DAN AWAY on the 16th September
-a last, a negro man belonging to tin;
Subscriber, by the name" of ALTI
MORE, 5 feet S or 10 inches high, has
with him a permit to look him a master
from under my. hand. It is believed
that said negro is lurking about the plan
tations of John and Turner Bass, hav
ing been seen there repeatedly in open
day. I will give the above reward for
the safe delivery of said negro to me or
deposited in any jail so I get him again.
All persons are hereby forbid harboring,
employing or carrying off said negro,
under the penalty of the law.
BLAKE T. SESSUMS.
April 2, 1830. 31
List of Letters,
Remaining in the Post:Ojffice at Tar
borough N.C. the 1st day of April
1830, which if not called for and
taken out by the 1st day of July
next, will be sent to the General
Post-Office as dead letters.
Anderson Joshua L Nettles Allen
Bembry Miles Nettles Elizabeth
Best John Ordinary of Edge'e
Boothe Elizabeth Pinket Eliza'h Miss
Bynum Turner
Barlow Lewis
Barker Ann
Crisp Jesse
Philips Eliza J
Peck John
Pearson O B
Parker John
Rainer Samuel
Ransom B
Sugg Reading 3
Small wood MW&Co
Sec of ConcordLodge
Secretarv of the Gr.
RAChapofNC2
Sawyer Isaac
Sh'ff of Edgecombe
Sessums Nathan
Information Wanted,
-pRANCIS 'PATTERSON, an ageI,
infirm, and indigent soldier of the
Revolution, now residing in the State
of Mississippi, is desirous of procuring
the requisite testimony, in order to ena
ble him to obtain a pension from the
General Government. He states thai
he enlisted in Edgecombe county, North
Carolina, in the 24lh regiment of the
Continental line; that he served six
years, and was taken prisoner al Cam
den, Gates's defeat. Any person or
persons knowing the fact of Mr. Patter
son's revolutionary services, will please
communicate it to the Postmaster at
Tarborough, N.C. April, 1S30.
3X7" Editors of newspapers in this State
are requested to give the above one or two
gratuitous insertions.
Constables' Blanks for sale,
AT THIS OFFICE.
Clerk Co'y Court 2 Ruffin Martha Mrs
Costa Jonn B 2
Colille Burwell
Deavenport Fred
Garritt Ann B
Hammond E G
Hines RichMSr 3
Hawkins Peggy .
Harrison Richard
Haywood F.P
Hicks Elizabeth
Johnson Susannah Taylor Thomas
Land Littleberry Taylor William
Mcintosh Geo S Warren Joshua
McDowell Patrick Wiggins William
Mathewson Nathan Wilkinson Levi
54 J. R. LLOYD, P. M.
State of North-Carolina,
EDGECOMBE COUNTY.
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessio?is
February Term, 1S30.
Lemuel U. Berry, Adm'r"
of James Stanton, ! Original
vs. attachment.
James M. Stanton. j
Lemon P. Stanton, Elijah Price, and
Willie Brownrigg summoned as garnishees
T appearing to the satisfaction of the
Court, that James M. Stanton, the
defendant in this case, is not an inhabit
ant of this State: It is ordered by the
Court, That publication be made in the
Tarborough Free Press for six weeks,
that unless the said James M. Stanton
appear at the next Court to be held for
said. County, at the Court-house in Tar
borough, on the fourth- Monday of
May next, and replevy and plead to
issue, judgment Will be made final, and
the property levied on will becondemnr
ed subject to the plaintiff's recovery. -Test,
MICHAEL IIEARN, C. G.
Pric- adv 53:50. 30-6
Domestic
Sadden Death. Herman M.
Hardenberg, a member of the
New-York Legislature, was found
dead in his bed on the 29th ult.
having, on the previous evening,
exhibited no symptoms of sick
ness, but on the contrary, appear
ed in good health, and conversed
with his usual cheerfulness.
Fatal Duel. We learn, with
deep regret, (says the Philadel
phia National Gazette,) that Wilr
iiam Miller, Jr. Esq. a young law
yer of this city, who enjoyed a va
luable reputation in every respect,
was killed on Sundav, 21st ult. at
N aaman's Creek, on the borders
of the Delaware, in a duel with
Lieut. Charles G. Hunter, of' the
U. S, Navy. It is said thar Mr.
Miller died on the spot, the ball
of his adversary having perfora
ted his lungs. This melancho
ly i-i'tnstrophe has excited great:
sensation.
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