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Tarborough, Edgecombe County, N. C. Friday, April 16, 1830.
FoJ, VI. Xo. 33.
THE "FREE PRESS,"
By Geo. Iloxvard,
Is published weekly, (every Friday,) at
TWO DOLLARS per year, (or 52 num
bers,) if paid in advance Two Dollars &
fifty Cents, if paid within the subscription
year or, Three Dollars at the expiration
of the year for any period less than a year,
Twenty-five Cents 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
ive 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
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 bD
post paid, or they willnotbe attended to.
For Sale.
M the Store of 11. &S. 7). Gotten,
IN TARBOROUGH,
Turks Island and Q 4 T ril
Liverpool sack 5 JJ 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,
Pure Holland gin, old rye whiskey,
Madeira wine.N.E. rum c common brandy,
Tosrethcrwith an extensive assortment of
Staple and Fancy Goods,
Of almost every variety, at as low pri
ces' for cash, as can be bought at anv
store in the place.
A constant supply of Swaim's Pana
cea, Dr. Chambers' remedy for In
temperance, Judkins's cetebraledOint
menf, &c. &c.
33 The 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. &c.
R. $ S. D. GOTTEN.
May 23, 1829.
HPHE Subscribers are now opening at
A 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. jx RICHARDS CO.
Oct. 22, 1S29.
Henrv Johnston,
TinSIIES 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 lenris
than is usual in this market among
them are
Superfine blue sind black Cloths,
Drown, olive, and steel mixture, do.
Bottle green and drab do.
Superfine Cassimtres, of different colors,
Plain and fancy Velvets for vestings,
Plain and fancy Silks for vestings,
Dark and light Valcncias, 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
the most fashionable manner and at the
shortest notice.
Tarboro', Oct. 1, 1S29.
Salt at GO Cents,
pOR 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
Pricc D. RICHARDS CO.
Tarboro', Dec. 8, 1S29.
King (Jr.. Gatlin,
gENSIBLY 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
fashionable Clotfnng,
Selected by a first-rate judge, and at
lie most reduced prices among which
splendid assortment may be found:
ack, blue, olive, steel and mixed Cloths,
Jam black silk Velvet,
Figured and striped do.
Wain black Florentine,
Valencia vesting, of various colors,
t !tc siting, of a superior quality,
ALSO, Patent Suspenders, and a general
and well selected assortment of
Fashionable Trimmings.
All of which will be sold at reduced
prices for cash, or to punctual customers,
"aiboio'. 25th Sept. 1S29.
Mrs. A. C. Howard,
O AS just received her fall supply of
GOODS, in her line ol business,
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.
Elegant ribbons, feathered flowers, &c.
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 and straw bonnets cleaned
or dyed, at the shortest notice.
Tarborough, Nov. 5, 1829.
$25 Reward.
RAN AWAY from the Sub
scriber, about the Sth 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 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 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 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 Stateand Fifty Dollars
will be paid for evidence to convict any
white person of harboring said negro
on conviction.
RICHD. HINES.
16th Nov. 1829. 13
. jJy-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.
M ale & Female Academy.
WM- A. WALKER respectfully in
?T 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 ?nonths.
Greek, Latin, and the subordinate 7 rt .
branches, - - jSUOO
Geography, English Grammar.His- 7
tory, Composition, &c. &c. ' 3 8 00
Spelling, Reading, and Writing, 6 00
Boarding, Washing, and Mending, 25. 00
Boarding may be had in manv pri
vate families in the, neighborhood, if
preterred.
Such as did not enter at the com
mencement of the session, will only be
chargeable from the lime of their en
trance. Jan. 23, 1S30.
Notice.
RAN AW AY from the Sub
scriber, on the 3d inst. negro
ANDERSON.
About G feet hih, between 30
and 35 vears of asre. middling
d O ' ;-)
ark complexion, and a large scar on
one of his arms, extending nearly from
me eioow to me wrist. Said negro be
Ions to the estate of James Alav. rWM
and was hired by me for the present
year; he was brought from the lower
parts of Virginia about twelve vears
a 1 1 1 K tj oy xir. Aimer Askew, and 1 ex
pect he will try to ret there aain. A
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reasonable reward will be given for the
apprehension and delivery of said ncro
to me at Hickory drove, Titt county,
N. C. or to Mr. William Mav. nf snid
county, Guardian for the heirs of said
estate, or for his confinement in any jail
so that he can be recovered. Alfnpr.
sons are hereby forbid harboring, em
ploying, or carrying off said negro, un
der penalty of the law.
BENJAMIN JOINER.
Aug. 24, 1S29. 2
$50 -Reward.
O AN AWAY on the 16lh September
last, a negro man belonging to the
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 lurkingabout 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-Office 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'c
Boothe Elizabeth Pinket Eliza'h Miss-
By num Turner
Barlow Lewis
Barker Ann
Crisp Jesse
Philips Eliza J
Peck John
Pearson 0 B
Parker John.
Clerk Co'yCourt2 Ruffin Martha Mrs
Costa John B 2
Oolille Burwell
Deavenport Fred
Garritt Ann B
Hammond E G
Rainer Samuel
Ransom B
Sug Reading: 3
Smallvvood MW&Co
Sec of Concoi dLodffe
Hines RichM Sr 3 Secretary of the Gr.
Hawkins Peggy KAChapcf'NC2
Sawyer Isaac
Harrison Richard
HaywoodVF P
Hicks Elizabeth
Johnson Snsanuah
Land Littleberry
Mcintosh Geo S
Sh'ff of Edgecombe
bessums Nathan
Taylor Thomas
Taylor William
Warren Joshua
McDowell Patrick Wiggins William
Mathewson Nathan Wilkinson Levi
54 J. R. LLOYD, P. M.
Information Wanted.
pRANCIS PATTERSON, an aged,
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 that
he enlisted in Edgecombe county, North
Carolina, in the 24th regiment of the
Continental line; that he served six
years, and was taken prisoner at Cam
den, Gates's defeat. Any person or
persons knowing the fact df Mr. Patter
son's revolutionary services, will please
communicate it to the Postmaster at
Tarborough, N.C. April, 1830.
(t7-Editors of newspapers in this State
are requested to give the. above one or two
gratuitous insertions.
State of North-Carolina,
EDGECOMBE COUNTr.
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
February Term, 1830.
Lemuel D. Berrydm'r")
of James Stanton, ! Original
vs. attachment.
James M. Stanton. J
Lemon P. Stanton, Elijah Price, and
Willie Brownrigg summoned as garnishees.
TT appearing to the satisfaction of the
Court, that James M. Stanton, the
defendant in this case, is not an inhabit
ant of this Stale: is ordered by the
Court, That publication be made in the
Tarbo rough 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 be condemn
ed subject to the plaintiff's recovery.
Test,
MICHAEL HEARN, C. C.
Price ad v 53:50. 30-6
Notice.
rjMlE Subscriber having resigned the
office of Constable, requests all per
sons holding his receipts for claims giv
en mm tor collection, to present them.
immediately and receive their papers.
LEVI WILKINSON.
April 6, 1830. 32-4
Domestic
Constables' Blanks for sale
AT THIS OFFICE.
Mrs. RovalL We cerceivs hv
s , 4 J
the Charleston papers, that some
. 1 1 1 t r m
persons, wno proDaniy teared no
toriety, have stolen the manu
scripts of Mrs. Royall's Southern
Tour. What an irreparable loss
to the literary world!!
Murder. Mr. George Crook
shanks was shot through the head
with a pistol, by Henry Augustin,
at Washington, Autauga county,
Alabama, on the 27th ult. and
died immediately. The only
provocation was the institution of
a suit against the latter for a tri
fling amount. Mr. C. was a man
of respectable standing and has
left a wife and several children.