The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser — Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.], 1797-04-27 00:00:00, page 4

duhll-d within
May *?:e thr//*fandy#'t^Mro|$
imp-fing isriu.n dutie! ontm^^
Ur defcrifit ion.
Section I. JL? E it• enatted bf^thc Serf*
Houfe of HeprrUtttatives of the bn/ted States of America, in
Con^ref, ajfemoled, Thai in reipect to Hills employed
in ;Jiuillmg ipirits from materials ot the growth
and produce ot tht United States, at any other place
Than a city, town, or village, or at any diitillery
in a city, town, or village at which there are one
or more ftills, which fingly, if only one, or together,
if more than one, are of Jefs capacity than four hun
dred gallons, the option and alternative of paying
a duty of frven cents, for every gallon of Ipirits
diftilled in fuch (tills, as fecurtd and allowed by ;
the firft fection of the act, intituled, “ An Act con
cerning the dutietf on fpirit* difrflted within the i
United States,** ,pa(sed on the eighth day of May, \
one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-tyva, be, :
and the lame is hereby declared to be abolilhed,'
■from and after the thirtieth day of June enfuiDg.^|
S P CTION 2- And he it further enatted, T’it 1|pj
di-u of the option and alternative aforefaid, tbfc
proprietor or pofsefsor ot any luch ftill or ftills, as
are above mentioned, ihall, and may, a ft ct' the fir ft
day of July enfuing, be charged *with, 'End Ihall
p jy the foil awing duties, to wit For a licence,
for the employment of each and every fuch ftill, for
and during the term of two weeks fix cents per gal
don, according to the capacit y or content of every
fuch ftill, including the head thereofr—for a licence
for and during the term of one month, ten cents
p«r gallon, as aforefaid ; for a licence, for and dur
ing the term of two months, eighteen cents per gal
Ion, as aforefaid ;—for a licence, for and dur ing the
term of three months, fweniy four cents per gal
lon, as aforefaid ; for a licence, for and during the
term of four months, thirty cents per gallon, as a
forelaid ;—for a licence, for and during the term
of five months, thirty-fix cents per gallon, as afore
faid i and for a licence, tor and during tbe term of
fix months, forty-two cents per gallon, as afore
faid.
Section 3. And he h further matted, That upon
the fale or transfer of any ftill, licenced according
to this act, the right and privilege of tiling fuch !
ftill, during the time for which fuch licence may
remain in force, fhall accrue to the new proprietor !
or pofsefsor, due entry of the fale or transfer, being 1
previoufly made, with the proper officer of infpecti
on.
Section a. And be it fur,her enetted, That every
'diftiller, as aforefaid, who Ihall commence any dis
tillation.prior to obtaining a licence therefor, Ihall
pay a duty equal to that demandahle in confluence
ota licence for fix months; and no new licence (hall
be granted for any ftill, until all duties which have
accrued thereon, ihall have been paid and difeharg
*d.
Section ,5. And be it farther enatted, That rhe
fcveral provifions and claulcs of the acts heretofore
palsedand remaining in force, for laying, lecuring,
and collecting duties on Ipirits dilulled within the
United States, and on (tills;—for regulating the
exportation of fuch (pints, and for making an al
lowance to the exporters of the lame, by way of
drawback., (hall extend to, and remain in full force,
with refpecr to the leveral provifions and claufes of
this act, fubject only to the alterations hereby
made.
JONATHAN DAYTON, speaker of the
Houfe of Reprefentatevei.
WILLIAM BINGHAM, ififident of the
Senate, pro tempore.
Approved, March 3d, *07.
G. WASHINGTON,
Preft dent of the United States.
FOR SALE,
THE Subscriber has for fale, Three Hundred
Acres of good litne-ftone LAND, fnoated
V'irhin two miles of Martinsborg, Berkeley County,
Virginia : There are on (aid. tract about 100 acres
cleared, and under good fence, the remaining part
is as well timbered as any in the County, if not
better ; there are to or xz acres of excellent roea
rk -.v, -vith a fine ftreim of water running through
she f^me ; there i« alfo a very neat fquare lng-hbufljji
two Jtorv hijih, convenient to water, with fame
out-houfes, &c. For terms, apply to
SETH DUNCAN
April ’97.
Subicriber, living in Smitbfield, Berkeley
-1. County, withes to get two Apprentices, to
work with him at the Cabinet and Joiner’s bufinefs.
He has conftant employ.—Good treatment, and
great encouragement will be given, by
JAMES SAUNDERS.
April 13, ’97. _
ALL perfons indebted to the Sitbfcrtber, either by bond,
note, or book account, are hereby deft red to come for•
nuard for fettlement by the \fi day of May next, as be is
determined ok a generalfettlement at that time.
JOSEPH CROMWELL.
Martimburg, April 12.
MA&TINSBURG : VIRGINIA; rioria i»rvH.i>au, hut Tiviutt, 11 A * .11 f, • * -»*
for
briekj forty
perfons who would wilh
are requefted to attend
on thaT day. The necefsary proportion of the mo
ney will be paid in advance, and the balance when
the houfe is raife^ and covered in ; fufficient fecuri
ty will be required of the undertaker for his per
formance, to
JAMES RUSSELL,
ALEX. FLEMING, l Truft€e9
James wilson, flrult€es*
JAMES KENEDAY. J
Middletown, Berkeley County, April 3, *97.
The beautiful and well bred HORSE,
YOUNG SHAKESPEAft,
VVILVjiand this Seafon, at the plantation of Jacob Van
Daren, on the- road leading f nm Shepherd's-Town to Mar
tjgfburg, at. 'the lowftmd moderate price of 'Twenty five
Shillings, Ptnnfylvdnia currency, and one bujbel of gram
the feafm if paid by the ff of OSober, if not then paid,
Four Doll ah Will be required.
Young Shake/pray ir a hand feme black, with a hall face
and both hind feet white, full 17 hands high, rijing fve
years old, well proportioned, and moves well• lde was
got by the noted and high bred korfc Old Sbakrfpear, his
dam by the noted hor/e Old Grandbay He will re com
mend himfelf to g>odjudges without giving along htfory of.
h:s pedigree.
CHRISTIAN FAN DOREN.
Berkeley County, April \ 2, '97
A LIST of letters remaining in the PoJl .Cfue at
Martin/burg, which if not redeemed before ilic ift
day ot July next, will be fee: to the General
Polt-OfEce as dead letters.
-Al o Hamah' Ap'piegarc
B. William Brown. Chriftopher 'Bridenhart, 6
George Bilhop. Capr. William Bond. Edward
Beei'on. John Bury, Kfq.
C. Tofeph Crane, near Charle's-Town. John
Cline. Mrs. Eliza Chapline, care of WilliarrTRid
dle. Mary Coons.
D. Nathaniel Chavis. John Dixon, £. Cor
nelius Di-venny.
E. jofeph Evans, near the Big Spring. 2. Hugh
Ewings, care of Samuel Crifty. George Etnery.
F. Il'aac Farr. John Flick. Matthew Frame,
Charle's-Town.
G. James Grady, mercht. E-’rkeley. Ephraim
Gaither. Mrs. E!iza_Griffith, Shannon-Hill.
H. John liuntcr, Bath, 2. Thomas Hammond,
Charle's-Town,z. James Hurft, near Charles Town.
George Hite, 2. Robert Haftings. William Hanna.
J. Samuel Johnlon, E(q.
L. Peter Letnoicc. James M'Laughiin, Sickle
maker.
M. Edward Moran, care of Pat. Boyle, £. Wil
liam M Caufland. James M'Donald. Jacob Mil
ler. John Meafon, near Charle's-Town.
O. Nicholas Orrick
P. Samuel Perry. Luke Fentony. David Fat
ter (on.
R. Van Rutherford, Charle's-Town. Griffith
Robert*.
S. W'illiam Sommerville. Peter’Snoudiele. Ga
briel Smither. William Sherrad, Mill-Creek. Mr.
Stuart, near the Big Spring. Henry Stuart. James
Stewart, care of George Lemmon. John Sniveley,
Buckle's-Town.
T. Thomas Tappington, Berkeley County.
Capr. Magnus Tate. Nathaniel White, near Hope
well, Nathaniei Willis. W'inn Winthip, care of
James Anderfon.
Note. Where no place of refidence is mentioned,
Martinlburg is to be underftood.
ISAAC SHELBY, P. M.
N. B. The Poft-Office is removed from David
Hunter's to the County Clerk’s Office.
March 1797.
RAN away from the Subfcrrber, on Wednefday
the i$th of November laft, an apprentice
pboy. bound to the Gun-famh bufinefs, named Hen
Jfy Ltverftoiri about 19 years of age, has black hair,
about £ feet 7 inches high.—He had on a fnoff co
lour'd eoat, a pair of velvet overalls with ftrip’d
ones under them. Whoever returns faid runaway
to me, or commits him to goal, ihall have \ rent
reward. — Ail perfons are cautioned againfi harbour
ing or employing him.
JOSEPH SHOUGH.
Mminsburg. April 13. *97.
NOTICE.
ALL perfons indebted to ’he eftate of Jo/rth Ltmtm
dec’d. are requefted to make payment, on or before
theiirftday of June enfuing, otherwise they may
expect to be dealt with as the law directs j— and all
thofe having any claim or claims againlt the faid
eftate, are deftred to exhibit them, properly au
thenticated, that they may be fettled as foon as pof
fiblc.
GEORGE LAMON, \
Enecutors.
RACHAEL LAMON./
--
Eirht DotLtri RrxjrJ.
O TP. AY&l) trtmi the hutiUiu* r
-- • — - - - t * at V. t -
vj> buig. a bright furrei mar#, $ «,r | j,.;.
this fpring, also Jt i $ h-r»d* y inttr, t, :n. • . .
trotter, bla7e fac#, two t.imt t##t %, f, tf , ^
Ipot on the near eye-Ulh. the ntmer 1><
mane and twitch tail.-->in»cn w ,;; , „r g
mare-cnlt, & year* old i hit tp***9* •
forehead, about 14 hand* high, m
good order, pace* »i>d trr*»*, .^e \ . , '
both f:de«, low carriage, loin# white I
hind feet between the ptftore *».<1 ' ^ #
bring? faidmare and colt (o J ;ni r 4, ,t ^ r
tinslmtg, ihall have the above i«j ^
lars for either of the®, ar>d<i*t? d* , ki« , ^
on conviction of the thief.— it • 1 k'n . »• . •. . (|*
ty, reafonable charges will he p-»«i k, .
’ s- MSS a 1 f a a» r.
Afyi 6, '97.
YOUNG MEDLEY
WILL Ij/r.d lli.> It.Ion, at ilw ^altknVi'i fta«%
in Muld^c-To-- n, imJ tnvtt rn«,„ a, tb«
price ot Four Dollar* the .eefon.
Young Medley i* » #uP bred hw#f#< t ^
bay, f’x'eu hand* high (ektiih • iSJU *
or cariia,;:*, ax.J \s • <- > •
breed - be is exere iingit n» ». 1 ,, , ,
Augulia Coiitr v. r-nrre he :• -.1 ,>>»
m
preferable to any in »hn p»n • ♦»;*
- ***
leafon will begin the f,< It «»l Aprr a- *,. •
day of July.
A f S 0,
A very handfome I if K A! c
A
band at be aiio^e tnentint*#*4 (;*’ e
** *t
Three Dollars the le j lor.— G**#r
this 1 ft day ol April, ijtj .
r.h’ia • * %
li E L S !l A * 1 \ y
Has been removed Irom h i I * ?
to my ftabie in Martins.-oig ■ *
mare-s at the mod ere • «* 70. ♦ * „
"i
one boihe. of cats or a.»\ n.
t
w’ith the rjitue,1 the letf i., e»T . »■ „>
M y»r4
the t ft day of Utctrr'*e: *i« a*
Betlha/Lar is { ye*r‘ l 4 ■ f'
the noted h'orf# Kth h .«•>,« <•
perfy of the |*»e Centr/I V |
■ *4
M\ bred d •• v ; 1 \s a* , » ^
H
his grand dum w:>* 1 ..jj rff * »t
property ot Mr. H •%* »i , «
I 6>vr, AVaihirpton t - tv, S
purchafed by James M* C -k . , , *
mile of'Fntik*s-'!’i»«n sv f # * .
The faid horfe is s Ha» b-• •. i » f ,
A
hind foot vhitr, , , <i» t M ,
; • *# if
he is a Itout v/r’l m <1e L. »'r. »r *
r d
judges to be a hotte'ha’ ’ *• > •
■ . Ml
is needlefs to fav -ry *h*nj r « • - >
pearance will fufS.iemK r«, it.
The leafon is now tHgn*. w ' a t
of July next. —— If any p 1 • g ■, *< 4
fealon, thouid be h «n to rein -e r■- a4 t *
ty. before the laid firt* dv\ *i IWi«|#« . ** s
be liable to pay at any t»n.« .t *• 1 $ ■ *
M MVJH
March 23 *97
r tf-'O be let, either for a c*rf*t* re** ** ? -* ■>■’**
X if thnely »j>|»lu#tt*n »* » 4 wn <
Crerk, whereon 1 k«V l»**, Ml wfc- k | 4
houie, barn, tublr*. A A --}?'■ *«i
cherry tiers, a grod Me*-* *. «= > - * **&4
and ploughed in , il », !<*»■» f * # » - * S
every thing nearly really • *• a » ■**«*•
crl«ary to fay tur*hrr, *i t* w t ? %* *•-*»****
defiroua of liking latd t U*t « » » *♦ *
fir 11. K t .«A> M * **
N. B. AWiTifxloinf MU Mail Is JifMi •*<*•
key, M^fflnsborg.
Back Crack, Apr l 4 97
TO B*l SOLD c 49M,
1 WM VP Ui'r V ;* * '•■»** *•
irg of n en, nemrt. » * * **>■
drrd barrel* h ^ hi- • - * %
one hundrni G <•«■ *. * **<•••*»■' ’ ** *
6ft ren Mtam i « rg v.*> .*# • I ♦* •'*»,
and two h»£» birr I <■*
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