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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1841
Page
2
President John Tyler urges restraint on using the power of removal, calls for law-guided action to curb partisan influence in offices. He supports regulating patronage, proposes directing Smithson funds for diffusion of knowledge, and asks Congress to fund District police and public buildings protection. Washington, December 7, 1841.
A torn note from TARZOROVSE 3 offers season's greetings and reports on market prices. Salt is 50 cents per bushel and pork 48 per hundred. a few litter sales noted at 3.75. Congress plans to resume business after holidays.
A Republican meeting in Greenville Pitt County on December 11, 1841, with Williams J. Stancill as chair and George W. Tison as secretary, adopts resolutions supporting the North Carolina party convention in Raleigh on January 10, 1842 to nominate a gubernatorial candidate. The meeting emphasizes unity with Republican victories in Ohio, Maine and Maryland.
A meeting adjourns to February court Tuesday at 2 P M at Greenville Academy. Delegates named include Williams J Stancill M Lt Carr Benj May Robert Davin Washington Wooten and others. Chair and Secretary authorized to sign and publish proceedings in two papers.
A 13 year old, son of R. M. G Moore, Exq of Hyde, was killed in Hyde County on the 24th alt by being thrown from his horse. The article also reports on the Battles' Factory near Tar River in Edgecombe, noting its stone three story building with 1100 spindles and daily output about 115 dollars, plus observations on huge trees near Lake Pungo Hyde with a Cypress circumference of 354 feet and implied fertile yields.
The article notes the failed sale of reclaimed swamp lands in Hyde County where bids were below fixed minimums. Land values are described at 80 to 100 dollars per acre for shingles and rails, with potential use rising to 50 dollars per acre after timber removal. The Literary Board plans to suspend internal improvements until market conditions improve, while private bids may be sought at the board office with plats available through the Hyde agent.
The board will consider any tract offer by designate the tract on the plat and state the price. Bids are to be forwarded to the board which will consult the plat and decide on the offer. The procedure requires no further action by the bidder beyond designation and price.
In Danville Pennsylvania, reporters note a continued influx of hogs on the road while pork prices fall. The Oxford Examiner reports 52 smallpox cases in the infected region, with 6 deaths and the remainder recovering.
The Acadia brings London news noting rejoicing over a prince born on November 9 while thousands in England face near starvation. The same papers report widows and orphans weeping as the public bears the cost of royal celebrations, and soldiers suffer under oppression. Washington Republic report.
Gather up the eggs for Christmas and mix with sugar and liquor. Toast to the year as rents loom and life moves on. Market notes from Washington Market list corn wholesale 2.00 to 2.10, bacon 7 to 8 cents, hams 9, naval stores dip 2.45 old 2.10, scrape 90 cents, tar 1.05, shad 7 dollars, herrings 3.25 to 3.30, pork selling around 4 dollars.
A fragmented OCR snippet shows names Edna Nathan Oliver Selina Sarah Romeo followed by partial ad text Ly. The readable items suggest personal names next to an advertisement fragment lacking context or full dates and locations.
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