SHUGERT & STABHlThe Producer's Asso4 ta V.,U Merchant Tailors! us, IX Qvait Fanrishiis dwods, COR. BPBJNQ r&ARKLBf 8TS., ITlTVST.LIiE, PA. CL0W8& CA8MMERE8 ugbUsh, ibuob aito amirioan OOA.TI2STQS, KB) AID STRIPED B0ITIR OS, inner VE5TINGS. t.loBMOllBeiWB, 9VBKTT DIFFERENT STYLES OF All U I" at "obMeet Btjlea. A FOLL LIKI Off Gents' Itarniahing Goods, &c, Petroleum Centre Daily Record. Vet. Centra Pa.,aatnrdajr, Nor. 9. iDtvlae Mnlti. MBTIODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH HarrioM every Sabbath at 11 A. M. ana r. M. Ibbab Bcbool at i P. M. atafree. A cordial Invitation extend ed to alt. Btv. O. Moon, Patlor. TBBSBTTEKIAN CHURCH. Preaching at 11 o'clock A. 11., and 7, loek P. M. Fwtreleam Ccatre Lostae Tift, I. O. of O. F. No; Regalar meeting eights Friday, 'slock. Biiasd. at; 7 B. ALLEN, N. O B- H. Keoita, A See'y. IVPlaca of steeling, Malt St., opposite MeCIIstock Hoass. A. O. of V. Liberty Lodge No. 7, O. ofU. W., tteett every Moaday evenlag at 7 o'clock, ib una reuow s nan, retroieua Ci Centre, I'sat'a. 'A. M. KLBcraiii, 11. W. . KtlHB, R. I. O. of It. til. lanskaioee Tribe No. U3, I. O. R. M. ftf Petroleum Centre, meets every Tbursdsy evenlag Id Good Templar's Ball. V Coaocil ifes lighted at o'clock. H. HOWE, Saobeav B. EEYNOLDs, Chief ot Records. old at 1p.m. 113 Evsry producer la Ibis district should be N , a band at the regular meeiing.al the Grant e Wilton club room, Ibis evening. Come with the Intention of subscribing to tbe stock and aiding the grand movement now being Inaugurated against monopolies, rings oabinatieus, As., but come by all'1 means. Real tbe card of tba 8eotetery, sod then torn out Let the Eleventh District' be ranked aatng Ike first ley Ibis movement, as It ale ays bat beea In others wbere tbe good of tbe producer lecoooerned, Tke 6tsndtrtl Oil Compaay, by telegrams' published tbis moralog, It appears bave some lo Ibe coooinaioa to eoeept tbe tltut- tloa tod purcbaaa their " Ibrough tbe Producer's Agency, paylug therefor $4,75 per barrel. Tbe offer is fair enougb lo all appearances, but let tbe proddoers bear In sslod tbat "for wys tbat are dark and (ricks tbat are vain, tbe Standard Oil Com any It peculiar. " Lei Ibe produoers stick together tad tbe victory will be won over II combinations. Meantime, tbe Standard Oil Coananf having beea -our mott bitter Inveterate enemy, will bear watching. We give a portion of eur apaoe te day to story eo titled "Wild Cat Hollow,'' by Iba editor of tbe Pittsburgh American Volun teer. Tbe story Is an amusing - reminenis- eeoee of the early days ef olldom wben tbe wells oa tbe Egbert and other oil farms ware ibe centre of a great oil exoilsmtut Read Ik Bkerlf Mark, el Franklin, was. in town, yesterday. He alts visited Plumer. A UMls gltl, aged nve years named Mag gie cesium, oi.iesiie, atcotgao, was frlgkuaedte deala by a couple of boy. while returatu tome fross sbool en Ibe Slat nit Tbe hove okaeed her and threat. atdtoklll her. On arriving she went taifytas, tM uvea paiy nw tours. ciation Will meet at the usual place at 7 o'clock this evening. Members of the Committee on Subsriptions to the stock Agency are reqtested to bring their lists and report amount of sabstnptions already received. If the sudscriptions are short of the ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND Pledged it will, we trust, be made up there and then. Secretary. Plainer Items. ' Since your correspondent ImI wrote you, man llmi of Interest bava occurred wblcb would perhaps be ol Intereel In Jour read era We sahjoio Ibe followlog: Hr. Wn. llaruboroe baa aold bit buitoett good will aod trade, to Mr. Lockwood, of Pltbole, who il a Ilea energetlo business man, aod intends maklDg many Deeded ad dition! lo bia already large slock, wblcb III no doubt lend a new Impetus ta tbe tr'ade. Tbe Pinner scbooli bava recommenced wilb a full attendance, new teachers, and witb all tbe latest improvements that tbe modern mind has loveuled lo Ibe way of patent eeU and a full set of latest maps, obarls, iilobes, io. We tee no reason wby great progress should not be made by tbe aludeots. Mr. W. Smtlb bas been making Improve menta In bis tboe store wbicb adds much lo Its appearance. Tbe borse disease prevails to a great ezs lent hers. Mott ail tbe borses owaed are shewing symptoms of Ibe rpldemio, tbeugb sone bava proved fatal as ysl. Oxen are fa demand If tbey never was before. Eleelion pasted off quietly, lit volet in all were polled; 121 for Grent aod 48 fur Greeley. Many of tbS'old line Democrats did bet vote at ail, sbowiog much apatby aod dullneat, Tbe Republicans bold a jjlllflcalloo mtel ing over' Iba'result. Times are quite lively slnee tbe reititup. tloo. Mo wells Injured so far as beard from it tblsdlilrlct. Tke producers aod citlzeot beld a tneet- lag recently and passed resolutions as fol lows: Tbat we are witb toe producers aod exlead our bearty eo opera lloo to effect any measure to gel Ave dollar oil. We unaoi- mously coademo tbe courts pursued by the ring orguot of Tilusv'lle, aud'bearlily com meod tbe course of tbe Petroleum Centra Rkcord and Oil City Derrick for so effectu ally backing up tbe cause ot tbe producers. We notice our old Iriend, Mr. J. P. An derson, ot tbe streets. Ills maoy friends will be pleased to leant of bis return. Oor frieod Parker, Iba butcher, bas bad succumb lo tbe Epizootic at last tbat la to sty, be bss not got tba disease blmaelf, but bis bones bava. Tbls afternoon be bat an ox laam engaged In deliveriog meat to has customers. He does just mora tban flourish tbat gad over tbe backs of Ibe ox team. Armstrong, tba flour and feed man, It said to be tbe most graceful ox driver In town, it is sad. lisst ween tbe leunere were tbutdown. What lbs owners' Tiope to ac complish by this movement is clear to every one. But will lbo be successful? Will their actlsB bave tbe effect of overstocking tbe crude matket and forcing tbe price back to the old tgures? Not for Joe! Tbe Pro- dacers Ageooy will buy our oil at f 5, and can afford lo bold it until prices are wbat tbey abould be. Tanks are being erected all over tbe region foe the purpose of storing tbis oil, if oeeeaaary. Refineries are being built that wiu. refine II, and then Ibe ring- eiiflnnPB nin a . v f t ftth.li i.ti j wi.viru m j tivvupe lion's goael" Kairview Reporter. ... : : it i a maxim oi servaotgatlsa la tbls oily, Ibal tbe Summer quantum of washing shall diminish from aod after tbe fifteenth of Oc tober. Biddy allows her young misses three white shirts a week until Ibal time, and on ly two after it. While tbe missus Is olieo Indifferent to this maxim, she never openly rebe.s against II. When lliady comes to count Ibe skirts In the fcasksl on Monday mornlog, she epitomizes any ' transgression in something like Ibe following toliloquy. Beginning with the topmost skirt, she count. "Wan two thrsy I an' do ae eyas deoave mer roort aay me Liora nave maircy on ms, but she's a dlvlll" If the mlstus over bears tbit Ibe oSenoa Is tot repealed. Bret Harts is said to be engaged on at oral stories tbat will, rival tbe "Uuleatt t( Poker Flat" (hit best work to far), "Tbe Luck of RoatiBi Otap, tad Mlgf 1st. wildcat iioluiw. From Ibe American Volunteer. Wbat a terrible cry II wait Aod all Ibe more tlartiiait from the fact that II eaioe upon os In a lull succeeding as outroaroi laughter evi kd ly one vt Aerco KepUr' luimllable tiories. Wben Airoo lu tbe mood, his wit would tickle tbe ribt of a dj ing man. But even Aaron's ayea wore a sober eipret on as that ebrivk raig out oo tbe still nlgbt air. Page looked up in visi ble alarm. "Tbat sounded Ilk a woman's voice. Listen,'' said Kepler; "there It is again." Attain Ibst thrilling cry smote eur ears. 'Held! Help! Hki.tI Ob! help, for God's sake!" Tbe cold chill of sudden fear ran down our backs; we beld our brralb while listen ing to that prolonged cry tbat searched tbe depths ol our hearts. The tears of laughter tbat ttood in our eyes were dried as if by magic. To understand the situation, one needt to be told Ibal we who tolled. among Ibe der rick in teasou and out ol eeasuu, through cold aod beat, accommodating ourselves to nature in all ber mood-, indifferent alike to her caprices and caresses, armed wll-b tbe paooply of a philosophy tbat suffers and endiues for tbe sake of a reward lo pros pective, yet managed lo make tbe most ol our hours of relaxation. It was in Ibe days wbeo pond Ireshete brought raliel to impecunious producers at risks such i would make tbe most reckless "wildcat" operators Stare no'w-a days; when tbe owners of "Maple Sbads Shares' were regarded witb more curiosity tban uiillieaairet; when the old Phillips well still spurted a steady stream of a buodred bar rels a day tfter enriching half a score, le say notblog of settiog Jim Terr up in a way such as oo native "Buckwheat" ever an ticipated in bis wildest dream. Tbe gay "Coquette" bubbled at tbe rale el six hun dred barrels a day; lltde & Egbert Urm poured out petroleum at tbirty-lwo pores, witb a single "dry" bole discovered; Siory farm opposite was fast proving lUelt the louudatiou tor tbe foimatioii of one of Ibe most rental kable, best managed aud best pat Ing stock cotnpauies ever created In tbe bttiory of ulldoui. Cherry Una bad scarcs'ly betfiin to blush; Tiiiisvillo "Hutu" were still votid "lair tr ntory ;'' PiIuoIh Cieek was It-Death notice although tDe United Stales" well filled at the rale ol five buudied batrels, exciting tbe derision ot uperalois who measured I lie distaoce lo Tilueville, and sbeok their beads over the iosuperable otislucles tbat lucked ou almost as much lor tian-iortation as 'ibe Aral cost or the oil. Pltbole City, . tbat phantasmagoria In tbe experteuce of a mil lion practical Americans, was still in the womb of Ibe fuluie; Bull Run was a stand ing jest with Ibe successful; old John Beu- oeboff was as yet undisturbed by dreams of royalty; oil smellers were In tbeir glory, aod oil. belts and billtidt wells were things uukoowo. A oumberof us off tour," drillers aud blacksmiths, lu company with tome el Ibe superintendents, tat in tbe Hyde office tmok- lug, telling Hones, discussing" general lop. Ics, killing lime generally In tbe way tbat Communities formed almost exclusively of meo manage te accomplish that objeot, wben that awful cry burst upon us." Seme one suddenly opened tbe doat. It was after eleven, at a time wbeo those fa miliar wilb affairs on tbe creek were careful not to invite attacks frvm footpads aod mur derers, aod prospecting speculators were well housed by eight o'olook at farthest. Tbe occurreuces tbat led brave mea lo adopt measures of precaution were whispered. Tbey seldom found tbeir way iota print, It beiog oo part bl the producers' programme to excite apprehension wben mooey was lo be made allay icg terror. Some ugly orimes tbat would oot look well oo paper were perpetrated within a gunshot ot Petroleum Centre. Some allowance may be made, therefore, if there were some In Ibe orowd tbat clus tered around tbe door of tbe old Hyde office (now a letpeotable dwelling) wbo were averse to raabing Into daoger. "Have you got your revolver, Paget Don't go without your revolver." "Don't go at all," said ens faint heart; "you don't know but it may he a decoy." "Listen! Wbo oenld stand tbat?" Kepler ripped on l a featlul oath. ' "Get your revol vera, boys, and follow me." One or Iwo towered in the office. ' Page darted into bis offioe, secured his revolver In tbe dark, handed another to tbe man tbat followed last oo his heels, and then both dashed out is the darkness. Again tbat bloodourd.iog cry rose on tbe calm nlgbt tir. "Where it II? Wbere are you, Kepler? Duval I Scholia where are you?" i "ThJaJway," antwsred veioe. Pass ran dowa below tbe brldue. stumbled against tome one, and stopped In recover nis cream. , "Wbere Is tbat cry coming from?'' "From up tbe creek, I think." No! I'll twear It tonnueo: as If it cams from tbe rod of the bridge. "It must be down at Hie point. Some rnor soul is drowoing, or wbo kuows they may be rrtirderiti some von. There!' As the cry r;ne and tell agoin, growing fainter ami faioter wilb each repetition, each Individual hair on the heed ol tba bornlled group tbut Mood on the bank strainioff their eves anil eatK. ruae unriihL Sucb a wail as tbat surely uevtr was uttered save by mortal in the last agony ol death. There were Ibose nmeng the little group that oluaiered on Ibe bank wbo had acquit ted tbemsrlves creditably on tbe bloody fields of tbe rebellion. All save ooe bad S -rved lu tbe earlier years of Ike war. Yet tbey shivered as tbev liBtiued to tbat de- spairiog cry. "I can t stand tbis! ' exclaimed ooe more reckless tban tbe rest, as be lao down tbe bank towards tbe point and waded into Ibe stream. Tbe roar of tbe rushing water os ttiey swept around the point wat all tbat responded to bit hurried question "Wbere are you? Tell me wbere you are." When be regained the btnk, be hurried back and reported to Ibe remaioder who still Drove, though unsuccessfully, to make out tbe quarter from wheoce the cry pr ceeded. The cry lor belo had now tank lo tsriet of almost Inaudibly moaus, sucb at a dyiug creature migLt utter. A brief council ol war decided the mat ter. Tho group crossed the bridge In a body and walked down the bank oo tbe oo. pome site ol the creek past all manner of Obstacles; leellog tbeir way around tanks. demons, aod over stones, nntill tha r.il cry was traced to a certainty. "Some one strike a tight. Who has a match!" said Kepler. Sohtiltz had one mti md lit lo a moment. Ue also bad a roDa't ean, pioked up la bis tinmbliog, thai was saturated wilb oil. Tbls .served as a torch. Waving lb it frantically, Scbu tz cried out "we are coming; wbere are you?" "Tbit way; oh, tbit way." Moved by one common ImpnUo the nrouD dashed forward Under Sctmltz't culdance. Sobuliz, wbo wat several paoet lo advaoce, suddenly siopptd aod beld Ibe blazing ropa'send down at If In the act of examlu lug aomelhing oo the ground. When the rest reached his side. Ihv be held a man sitting squit oa tha ground, with bis chin in bis palms and his elbows on bis keset. Ha looked up at the orowd, blinked, muved bis bead, and let bis eyes drop en ttie ground suddenly. IHs clothes bore as much nf the yellow clay beloogioti lo Ibe hillside of Story firm as tbey could conveniently carrr. He Was In tha last stage of driveling, sitlveliog drunkenness. oiiuiiz, who Knew bim, demand id "What lo the do vou mean, frlnht- enlsg people lo death this way ? What's Ibe matter with yon ! Wbat did veu maka tbat noise for? Say!" 'I wao-wen-wa-wan'tergo-er P'to'l'm Ceo-cen-en-cenfre-er do. ner can-ean'i finer wty-y-y." "Tbe devil you do! Welt" Sobullr drew bis breath In sheer mrnrl.. He could not do justice lo tbe oecaaicn No more could aoy one of Ibe group. To make amends for lbs sudden paralysis tbat ss'zed his tongue, page gave tbe wretob a sturdy kisk, say log- Get up, you miserable God-forsaken wretch. If you don't we'll throw nu inin tbe oieek. I've half a mind to it t. Why, yeu filthy, ngly, mangy brute, do you know you've scared some of us out of a year's growth? Move along now', If yeu don't wan'l a so'uoe In the creek. JUovel" Aod be did move orettv llvaW fan drunken man when we got bim fairly start ed. Bui If his locomotive oower bad . ceeded that of a looomotiva on a iin.. grade, It would not bave made amends for tbe powerful manner in which his crlet moved tbe feelingt of the crowd Ibal hus tled him unceremoniously into Peirol.um Centre, sod into a stable, where they left bim to sober off at his leisure. Said Kenler. h. ri... ki. ki.-i... ... bit nose ten minutes later: "II ever I make a fool of myself rushing over to Wildcat Hollow to help a druokea man fine bia way, may I be kicked to death Almost. Slmullaueouslv with ll rannrtail wonderful dlscoverv of Iba eolden lalaad of Aruba oemes an auriferous lata nf tha nug get findings la Guiana. Tbe mines in tbis instance ars said to be situated on tbe banks of the Orinoco. In a lonieal naraniia. where Ibt earth produces spontaneously all that lbs stomaob of man can digest; wbere tbe natives are anxious to work for nothing, ana wbere emigrants cat not help beoonv ing Billionaires. Tbe coal dealers of Franklin bava CwnaJ ta esssoietloo and resolved le that dowa ta Ibt ortdll system. TbaNksglrl a PMclaai0a In tbe name and by the authority f the Cumtnotwealta of Petnijlvania, J0u. W. Gaaar, Governor. Bellevinj In lie Lotd ouroovenanl Q-id i whom our letters uuaua ...i In t "W til H controlling Providence over the affairs o man anil nation, a nnhli. l. . . I .. , r--- caeowiedia. menl of Hit goodoeat, aod our eoattaaid,. ptodeoce upon Him, Is eminently beonm. lag an enlightened and civilized people; Now, therefore, impressed witb these tea. Iltnenle, lo pursuance of a revered eastern' and in conformity wilb tbe Proclamation m Ulyttes 8. Grant. President of tha tt....7 ' Stales rreommending that Tborsday it, Twenty-Eigbin day of November next b! set apart as a day of Praise, pt . Thaoksgiviog. I John W. Gear., n - j I wvwvrOQt orthCoiomoDwUb of Peon.W.-i. most resprotfully request the oitlzeos of this "serve mat day as sucb, with ill dus respect and solemnity. Lei tbaots bs givsn lo Almlchi. r... that He bas bestowed npon ua tha blessings of lire.given.ot health, andirelieteu us from peatilease; Ibal labor Is abundantly awarded; thai we bave no dread of impend log famine, or fear ol Industrial or enm " eial distress; that the arts;- solenoes, g,n, oral education, and sentiments of m.j good will are steadily advancing. Let us be espeoially thankful for lbs great prj,, leges of American oilizeosblp;' tor tbe ng Iramelled expression of opinion tbat our political rights -till remain safe under hso eficent lawt, aod in the bando" of an ords lovinn oeonle. aod that "enn.t ' VB istice" Is vouchsafed to all. Foe th... and for other eivil, social and religious blessings we enjoy, let ut yield the tlnc'er. tribute of greatlul hearts, and humbl h. seech tbeir oonlionance. Given under my Hand and ibe Great Seal ma uiv oiaw, at tiarnsburir, tbls twenty-eight day of October, In tbe tear of our Lord ooe thousand eigbt hundred and seventy-two, and of the ComaoB' wealth Ibe ninety -seventh, f. 8.1 Jon M ar rtcinn By tbe Governor: r, JORDiS. Secretary ot the Commonwealth. Advices from Nassau, New Provldn. to lbs 41b Instant, slate Ibal Ibe vessels dis patched to Ibe sceas ot the terrible Hiua. ter of tbe steamer Missouri bave returned. Tbeorew report tbat. aolwlthstaain. a' thorough tearoh, not Ibe slightest Ireoe of any peioogmg to the vessel ooiild be found.. ISHAIYI BROS., Sprlng-t., Tltutt-llle, Pa., Dealers In FINE WATCHES !": Clocks, and1 Jewelry.' New Stock Just Received ! LaeUet V Gents' Gold Walchet" of all qualities. SILVER WATCHES, UUI.D CHAINS, latest stylet, SILVER CHAINS, all kinds, . rnAPwa ..... j SOLID GOLD BETH, " "nv- liULU r lNGER RINGS, BILVEB FINGER RINGS, KPlcnT Arr l'j .ti ki.j. SOLID SILVER WARE. " """J ( SILVER PLATED WARE. CLOCKS, every desorlptioo. -FANCY GOODS, Jta BEPAIRINO done in KUPSRTOR and most Work. wwiiiuj maiuiar. Onr stock will be tolt tt the very LOWEST RATES POSSIBLE Add so one thtll leave ear-establishment wltkoat m ywtmmj aawajiea inai inev nave receiTea a bargain. IHHAM BROS. Shut Down for 30 "Days! 0T NOW STARTED' UP A6AIN! With the Largest ant best selected stock of CLOTHING! Brer brought to Petroleum Centra. No Old Stock, AllNew. Call at my New Store, Wash-' ington street, 3 doors above Chtistie's Drag Store, Ant examine for yearselvet my stock of OLOTHINGf Halt, Capt, Tranks, Talltes, Ac Alee, the largest atoak ef tients' Furnisliing iioods! Ia Petroltam Oaatra. MORMIS iUBBOfi fomtrltrwIUiSobti
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