AfKXIYAI, NO DEPARTl'RK OF
i n IMS ON O. C. A..K..K.
801'TK.
No. S, Piusmrer Leave Corry 11.20 .
n. j Tltusville, 12.59 p. m. ; Petroleum Con.
ir, 1.40 p. m. ; Oil City, 2 22 p. m.; Ir
Vinelen, fl 10 .. m.
No. 4. Passenger Leave Corry 8.10 a. m.
THnsville, 7.35 a. m.; Petroleum Centre,
S.14 m; Oil City, 8.69 a m; arrive at lr-TiB-lon
11.40 a m.
K. 6, l'wn!!ir-Lem Corry COS p m;
TittibTille, 7 60 p m; Petroleum Centre,
I.M p a; arrive at Oil City 8,20 r m.
K8RT1L
Ko. 1, Passenger Leavt Irvlneton 7.15
aai; Oil City, 10,10 a n; Petroleum Cen
l, 11,06 a ro; Tituivilie, 11,60 a in: arrive
at Corry 1,40 p m. .
No. 3, Panger Leave Irvlneton, 12,
0S f m; Oil City 2.67 p m; Petroleum Ceo
tro, .8 p m;. Tilusville, 4.20 p m; arrive
al Corry Mi p m. '
No. 6, Pasen uer Leave Oil City 7,00 a
m; Petroleum Centre. 7,43 a m; Titusville,
,30 a u; arrive at Corry 10,10 a m.
Mvine Serrleee.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Freacblog at 11 o'clock A. U., and 7
e'eleck T. K.
Bit. J. T. Oxtoht, Pastor.
KXTHODIST EPISCOPAL CnURCH.
Servlcti every Sabbath at 11 A. U. ami
P. il. Sabbath School at 12' P.M.
eats free. A cordial Invitation extoud.
ee to. all. .
Bit. C. M. Hiard, Pallor.
8TS. PETER AND PAUL'S (Catholiej
CHURCH. .
Maes at 10V a. m.
Vesper and BeneJielloa ef the Bleated
acraueat at 4 p. m.
Catechism at 2 p. v.
' JAMES DUNN, Pastor.
B tNK NOTICE.
Our offlco will be cloeud all Christmas day.
(Saturday.)
G n- Bjssei.1. & Co.
The Hullory firm, contrarv to aeneml ci
rotation, is turning out to bo firet-class oil
territory, notwithstanding It was generally
opposed lest summer to be dry territory.
Messrs. Aroold fc Pbitner. the owners nl
the farm, have now three producing welin
on the, property and one ;new well poing
". r. s. r. Armstrong and Dr. L. II.
Christie, are alto puttine down a well tn
Ibia farm which is now down between three
ail ronr hundred it. The second well
I'Wt down by Arnold & Phinne y, which hag
flowed al intervals for some days, commenc
ed putnpin; day before yesterday and is
now yieidiDff 40 barrels perdav. The third
well put down by them, notice of which
will be found elsewhern, up to nooi to-dnv
bud yielded 35 barrels ol oil. The drillers
are still at work ononis well. The second
well acted in precisely the same manner.
Several new wells are soon io be put down
on this farm.
Although money is n litl In scarce, yet al
rn lime In lbs history of Petroleum Centre
lias business been livelier than at present
Our merchants are kept busily at work fell
ing goods to their customers. Machine
shops ars crowded with job work and keep
large number of bunds employed. Tho
oil business is quite lively, and although
oil does not command quite so high a figure
as it did a few wve;g since, operators seem
to think that there will be a "iIsh" after
the Qrtt day of Jannary. In the meantime
ueTeioping goes rapidly afce.m and new
deri'cks aru being put up on nil sides.
We call atlention to tbo advertisement of
II. 1j Nuse, jeweler, Titusville, which will
bn found in acotlier (o'nmn. Mr. N. has a
lar.o and select assortment of gold and sil
ver walches, diuniund and gold jewelry,
French and American clacks, silver and
plated waro, fire arm", fco., 4e , all of
which ho is selling at a remarkably low
rate. Those of out oitlzens desiring any good
In bis line would du wall to give him a call
t No 10 Spriug Slree, Tiltusville Pa.
The Meadville Daily Republican haa
npeuded publication. We shall miss it
from our table as it was one of our best
)oel exchanges. During the existence of
the lMUQlo ami I'elroleum Centro U cord,
the Republican has suspended al least four
tlm.
' A";new iyii lias breu struck uu mu Scott
Furm, West Hickory; which is producing
cttio it 2! bsire'i per day. This opens up
a lure truui of territory hitherto ttiidevo'
ojed. TLe lol.il sum contriotiled so tar Tor the
benefit of Col..; Drake, tho Petroleum Pio
neer, amounts to $2,601 Something should
be done In aid Of this cause In this visinity.
As yet we cunglesrn ol uoiMnii having teen
douo. Who will move in mnttor?
Tho si cond span of the A. V. R R.
bridue, t O I Cy, U llnlshed ami the
bridge will soon be coniiletel.
Tub fi.llow'a,? from the'Enst Brady Inde
pendent l a pr t:y go id description ol the ex
citrmpnlnunding the discovery of oil. It
npplU-s not only to Parker' Landing, but to
other oil towns:
Viewing Parker's Landing at night from
the East side of the river, it presents a
curious and rather exbilerating sight
Lights stream from many windows, crowds
are rushinn to and fro, while the puff, puff
or many engines sonnd strangely In the
midnight a r, the steam from them ascends
among the dark pines over-hanging the
town presents a wild and picturesque scene.
The broad waters of the Allegheny roll oa,
flashing and sparkling as the many lights
Bosh upon the rippling stream. '
The saloons, the concert rooms, the thea
tre, the stores are lull or Idlers, nero and
there you find a group discuseiog oil, the
latest sttlkes, buying or selling, leases, o:
contractin g for work.
Betimes the streets are crowded, some
rushing intent on business some yon will
Bnd reeling under the Influence ol benzine
and acting like mad-men as tbey stagger
along their uncertain way.
Parkpr's, like other oil regions, Is rntd0
up of all classes. There you find the busy(
active and energetic operutor sinking bis
well, fonder a group of speculators ready
to pitch In and make "their pile; then
the merchant with bis goods, occupied
with his customers; the hotels are tilled to
repletion, while gropgeries nud blind drink
ing siloons are visible wherever tho drouth
may lead yon.
Another closs, too, is there. The rowdy,
the gambler, the loafer, find a '-local habi
tation and a name," until their misdeeds
piece tkem io the dutches oPthe law and
society is rid of their undesiruble presence,
when they regain their freedom to prey up
on and insult the community.
With all the evils tbnt follow its produc
tion oil is a great biessln?. It rapidly opens
up avonucs ol wealth to thousands, while to
the masses it gives piofitub:o employment
acd scatters its blessings over a wide lire.
Every class receives advantages from It,
and money that would otherwise remain
useles.i is thrown ont freely and iu.lustry
aud prosperity follow In its train. .
Ti'e wiinesxcd a sad spectacle yesterday
in a barroom op town, which shows what
men will do towards K'nding,even thuir own
children, in the paths of ruin. A man
wboso name we will not mention, but who
resides al Cberrytrec, stepped n; to the
bar and called lor a dunk. Filling b's
glass.wilb wbiaky, ho drank abnul hell' ot
it, aud then guvo the balance to hi little
boy, a child probably about 8 years of age,
who drunk ll off Willi ns much euso appar
ently as an old toper won 1 1. Upon b.-ing
asited by a byslnailer if it would not injure
the b.iy. the father carelessly leplit-d 'Oh!
he's used to it." It tbo father con 1,1 look
forwurd In the years to cmne ami sne the
misery that tniglt po a bly come even from
bis giving tho boy one glass of liquor, we
are sure bis hand would have been staved.
The father th-it thus places temptation iu tt,
way ot bis child may be sum of having the
cutisequeuces visiled upon his own bead.
Tbo new well on Kane Run. owned by
Messrs Arnold & l'hinney, altbuugb hardly
finished yet, has fl.iwsd about twenty bar.
relsbfoil. Every time the process of saud
pumping is gone through with largo quanti
ties of ojl comes to tho surface. Judging from
present indications, when finished this wel'
be ono of Iho largest wells in the oil re
gions. Last night it snowed quite hard and tho
conclusion generally arrived at by all was
that winter had arrived in earnest at lust,
but as Burns says "Pleasures are like pop
pies spread, you seize Ijie flower its bloom is
shed," so it was with tho snow, for during
the night the "rains' descended and the
floods came," nod this morning the snow
had nearly disappeared.
The tinkling of sleigh bells heard f r the
first time to-duy, reminds us that J. J
McCrum, Tltusville, keeps constantly on
band a large assortment of sleigh bells,
buffalo robes, lap ri. &c, all of which
are highly neeosry in order .to enj'iy n
sluigb ride, especially il you bnve your girl
along with you. Give him a call.
The Maratoti well cn a 5 acre le is a h
of the Malory Furm, which was torpedoed
several days ago Is doing 25 barrels , The
well was struck early in the fall ami never
pruoid over 10 barrels bofore being
turpaJood. . ..
JiipI received, at Baum's dry goods store
the finest 'assort metit ef furs ever brought
t the nil regions. It comprises furs of all
kinds suitable for ladies wear. Call and
examine Hem.
I'op'er Machos sxd
disks al fit lil'en lire.
K'lsewoiul writing
!". 22 if. ,
Fine assorim-nl of latest stylo of ladies
ghurs ut A. S. Smith's. D c. 21 t-f.
From tbo assetsnr's report, as tnkon (rem
the original book in the City Clerk's ollice,
M. M. Pomeroy, edilor of the Detuojr.al, is
the third wealthiest man and the largest
taxpayer in the city of La Crosse', the First
National Bank Corporation being tbefoui lh.
The wealthiest man in La Crosse Is Mose.
Anderson a dry goods merchant, who leads
the editor of ire Democrat $39,000. Twen
ty years since Mr. Anderson was a poor
Norwegian clerk in that city on a salary o'
$10 a month. Nine yeurs since Mr. Pome
roy began business there with less than $5
Capital. "Both gentlemen named are work
ing men temperance men. New York
Demociat.
Miis Sallie Beagle of Manchester, Iowa,
was commanded by her father to think no
more forever of her chosen love. Instead
of weeping, Mies Sarah packed I er trunk,
ordered a carriage, repaired to the de, ot,
and telegraphed to her lover at Nashua:
"Edward, I'm coming." The enraged
father followed, and tried to detain the
trunk as stolen property, but the baggage
master said be was a baggace-tnastcr and
not a judge, and be chucked the trunk luto
the car wiln bis habitual tenderness. Ed
Ward was fouud waiting at Nashua with a
two-botse carriage; and before next morn
ing the lovers were in Minnesota, and married.
The wedding cards of Robert Jenkins and
Multiu Moriian, colored, were distributed to
their friends and acquaintances in Nashville,
tho other day. A hnck, with a liveried
footman bearing a silver waiter, drovo about
town and distributed tbo pnsleboir.l. The
cards were gotten up in the helglith of
fashion, tbo groupe of four tied with w hile
ribbon. On I be first card appear the
name of Mollie Mnrtin; on the second
Robert Jenkins; on the third ceremony l.y
Rev. Dr. Revels, at 7 o'clock; on tho fourth
Mr. and Mrs. Shelby, nthome Thiirsd-iy
evening December 1G, 18G9, nt 7!j' o'clock
A San Francisco Chinaman was caught
by bis queue as he jumped through a halch.
way to escape the police in pursuit ol him.
He dangled foi an instant, and ;then draw
ing his knife he severed bis precious pigtail
and dropped in mfi ty.wbilu Iho olTic rs
tumbled over backward with a handfull ol
hair.
They hnve-a fellow living In Lafayette,
Indiana, who is hnti.ility personified. The
other evening he asked a young lady if he
might "lie allowedthe privilege i f Koinji
home with her," and was Jndinnnntly re
fused; whereupon ho Inquired, very liuinhiy.
f he might bo "allowed to sit on tho fence
and fee her go by ?"
Ono hundred and thirty-five Members and
forty.fotir f-'enators njked in writing Unit
Secretary Stan Ion be appointed to sin ce il
Justice Grier, and the Senate manifested
their admiration of the m.in by coufiiiiitiii:
him in less than sn hour ufl?r his niu e
reached lliem, by 43 to 11.
The American settlement founded In lSfiS
In the Bruztllian provinees-ufS in Pan In by
migratory rebels Irnm Hie !n utbi tu Kiati s
is one i of the must fertile nnd prot eroii
in Br-iz I. Il lies on the rnite or the pro
posed extension of. the San Paulo ritlwt y
from Jundinhy to Campinas. Outrun is
being planted there on a larger rc lie t! nn.
ever and tbo cultivators are much encour
aged. F.fty miles of tho California nnd Oteg' n
Railroad bavo been completed, and ii Is
believed the trnck will reach Mill Cieek,
one hundred nnd twelve miles distant fiom
Sacramento, by March next. Survive arc
being made for a lite t liruu j;h the Kan
Joaquin valley counl'es le the southern
boundary of lb Slate, which will t liter
San Francisco on the track of the Western
Pacific Railroad via Oikland.
,'Tomtnv, my son, fetch In a stick of
wood." "Ah! my dear mother," respond
o l the youth, "the grammatical portion ol
your education has been sally neglected.
Y, u should have sa:d: Thomas, my sor,
transport from that recumbent collection of
combustible material upon the threshold ol'
this edflice, one of tho o.tt tailed excrescence
of i defunct ojt."
A western poet hus found inspiration in
the Ricbardson-MeFarland affair, and after
a decidedly original jtalement of tbo case he
moralizes thus:
"'Tis wrmCg, 'tis dangerous to pcaco or life,
To touch man's honor, or hi" wife;
Public opinion wilt not allow,
Med lllng in Tumilies uny how."
VorauJii SJitU'-iiJrosshi'j.
IIATUlQ IfOOMH.
rTlUE snbscillier Im fitted i.p lit sfcrmd floor In
I U .1 .t,u-ul.C U-fl (jllxlji.. :-'."It, M u .I.o.-L-ill.;,
Barln tstini F'jiir flrt.t-rUiii workmen. -will be in
ibendance. 'I'll-r ' iri 'In e..-e-'tia.icei to Iho lisr
Iwr Miop, one boiwu n ilo li.ulJlnpv. 01 through
tltnolil ronnif on Tbonrat rtjor, hiU's two lligtile
ef a r 1 om I be )t w:iitt.
Mlw -' CHARLES J. LEOKniTfEtt
pi - wrwT! - mrsiimafi!
r
' If yi)U Wnut Io sec ttu'laiicest selection o
Holiday iiifis ever tillered In town go to
Griffi s Bros. . Dec. 22 If.
Fancy work boxes of nil kinds at Griffes
Bros. Deo. 22 If
Bohemian plitss toilet sets Parian vases
aud figures at GrlflVs Bros. Dec. 22 If
A splendid assortment of Diamond goods
just received at II. L. Nnse's, No 10 Spring
St. TiltiBVilie. ' Dft, 22 lioi).
A laige steik of ladies and gents gold
Watches just received at II. L. Nnse's, No
10 Spriiu St. Tltusville. Deo. 22 lmo.
Slippers for the Holidays at A. S
Smith's. Dec. 21 t-f.
Slipper iPaltotnef for presents at A. S.
Smith's. Dee. 21 I f.
attorlnent ot lutes' style oT ladies
,ta oes at A. S. Smith's Dec. 21 t-f. ,
Tho largest variety of Sterliug Silver
Ware, and silver plated ware, such as Ten
Sette, Cake Ba skets, Fruit Stands, Castors,
it,, Ac, ever brought to tbo oil regions,
can be found at II. L. Nnse's jewelry store
No. 10 Spring Street. Tltusville, Fa.
Dec. 22 lmo.
Grand opening ot Toys ul A. il. Fhult's
at reduced prices. Also a heavy sioc't ;of
Candies and Nuts that will be sold cheap
through the Holidays. Pec. 21 t-'.
I
M. S. Simmons lias soma very be.tu'.ilu
articles suitable Tor ptesenls displayed iu
his Drug More. IVc. 21 i f.
Step into S;in uni'i iru4 Sior.' nnd ii
you d in t t! .d itn Hun.; roitible lt n
present, we oon't .sk vou ag.iiu. Dec 21 II'.
Smelling -isiied t.'iur ti.ils in eret
variety i Cr Ifes. ;-. I'. e 22 ;f
Colo M. S. Simtnun's l"ii Kti-r lor
Holiday go ,ds. To:. 21 l-f.
WritUu f'.r f.'ui Z'i.'y li'cvr.l.
None ni i ! Il ir.e beaut 't. I'.eetlu,
For -l 9 en to lade twai ;
Yet If awKr.K bas a ciinrmii'.g m-cre!;
Mant-e t-eaoty rioi Hinst decav
At bis Puotosraph Gallery.
Not flie i, rt tjj-H !i'!Iful H'1-iess
I'an Ike tiimmn l ite po. tiay.
Ltli" thine tptenUid li: like p.c'ures ;
Woven hy the f Just nliNy
At UaHkaHH Art Gallery.
Friendt huvs we who ilrarly clo ris',
Who m ii il rie ii picture true,
Tr i to nut, re. in t t:e'ct ko,ll peiih;
l'.AI'ltlR It kkel '.I.i-i:i iu. I i lea.
How pp-ss-int to : on e f, inr- ot
Iri. n t It. i.t, i r tt im it'ut i.,.e p-s, !
away.
N. R. A can! r--i r 'e-t! i.; r. u of
the recent li'tal mi bi i-c! se. 1 1 na-d In
iH-h p-rci!l l.r.lel- O I H In f e.Z-'l vSf"!
Phulugrapt.ial IUrs-- k'.-i I'.c on- G ill erv
l-e. II 2 iv.
TheNi-w las PkiiIjJ lor ,e a. .N c'iolsoo
V IiUi:lio..n . sr.
U'dncd fns-sai Lainiiirte J Alden's.
P" pets fir lite li-d;-'- ut A.
Smith's. Dec. 21 t-f.
SlipT) r Patterns roc pr.-s-uilsat A. S.
Smith's. Dec. 21 t-f.
The J."el lin.1 lUl.p l"l File Rl .V i ebli'son
-t Hic'.-norn. " if.
The l.i-;:ei,t nnd bet naioriment of T.tble
''lillerv ever lirini.-bt into tho country, at
Nic.'ioolsi'i it illoKmo:i '. tL,
Snsnni?s Pn.a ta Ci.oskh. N'ichelpnn
l. Blackiiinn having beiiglit bint out st Ibis
pluce and ICnn" Ci!. K.
LTndercloUiing in lure quaulilies at Lam
raeis i A'd'n's.
Kid Gi.oaf.s A large assortment, at
Lamms & Alden's. ' '
PtlERIF S.IFK IS Cl.llMBll Nicholson ,t
Blaekinnn havin.' h-mkt hia eut al tliis
place and Kane City. tf.
The largest ami best ssforlsinnt of Table
f'ullerv, aver brought into Iho country at
Nichcolson A Biacltmon's. ll.
FOR HXIjV. CIIEAl.
A NEW MARVIN SAFE,
llrqulre of ft. FRKKM X. Dei. SI t f.
Denier In
Fine Watcl'iis,
Diamond and Gold Jewelry,
Clocks,
Movliiig Sitvor Ware,
lire Arm, Arc.
Alt K ND8 OF POL'D .TF.WUL.ltV MADK TO
UUtiKlt.
f Itcpnirliip, I'ligmvina, v m rorolvo Im
mcdiituctloulioii by oxpoi'L wolkiucu ,
AO. lOSPltlXO STBEETj
1 1 ITS YILLE, r A. il'.cQ2 ty
- vei
NEW ADVERT lSnilliNTS.
KOLCDAYS
ARE NEAR AT nAND AND
OLD
HIMSELF
UAS MAD! HIS TjbtTAL CII.L
J. WOLF,
And left the Largest and most Comply
Stock ef Goods suitable for llolblaj
Pieseuts ever n'lerei In this
MurkeL
Watches, Jewelry,
tioJd and Silver Chains,
Silver and Plated Ware,
Musical Instrument!,
BTALBUM8!
IS LARG5 VARIETY,
COM PRXS,
CilTLESV,
KliVUliVEKI,
Alio s iarfs stid w.ll M'ectiil Hock ot
MEERSCHAUM PIPES,
Cigar ilnltlsri, Ac,
Tcfctber w th a !! soortfl itosk of
"T7,! n rtr 43-v r r
P e call n. tak a look at JT
Uct. WASHINGTON' -TIIKBT, PUTlOJ
l.K M ;KNTKE. PA.
iiiri' I t. J. will..
3s;SJDEflOE Ffln SAIL
Helr..tfju l-a i, I'. n'd.
v i, suns r atj.Hj
T W ;-!Ti)HV i 1 V K Jj L l C. ,
Lathed or'f t 'f 1rri, vrlth frq iiPivft i n esrfc fllft
'.( d C 'ltl" clvcu lit M i J -
c r.iuT At 1'J n (be i;n mi:
JOUN ..OHS-(M.
''o'TJs'v. f-:x'C'y-
m FO I THE HOLIDAYS
Catholic Fair!
Oper.!U
SO BEL'S- HALL,
J'KTRULKUM CENTRE,
MONDAY, DKO. 2'iTU, '00.
Useful and Ornamental Articles,
Toys and Christmas Pres
ents in Abundance.
Refreshments
In ercry style alway n hand.
Tho followlun a-tUlw will be contotoa on
A GOLD HEADED CANE.
Pe.ween M-Hr. S. A. Woodn, Vncle John Null".
Iriu nnd Hotit. Tiijlor.
A UEAUTIFUL RIFLE,
Between . Ksydolde anil Oiio. W!,on.
A GOLD HEADED CANE,
Uetwiicu the Pectors r Petrete.im Centro and vl
(.inity. A REVOLVER.
IMwcen Messrs. Kinney, lwreuce end Mcllugn.
A FRENCH MANTLE CLOCK'
D.!tivten Messrs. Fiimy. Fox, UeHenssoaad I r
alker. A REG AR HOLDER,
Djtueen Mesrs, I'. SUMahon, M. J. Fee'v 8 D,lly
A MAGNIFICENT STOLE,
Between the Owrrerst Inns 01 Oil Oily, Tiltu'i'W'
huiX i'tiie'eum Centre.
A GOLD CHAIN,
will he awarded to the moil pooulsr Cent!om
and
A SILK DRESS PATTERN,
To the meet nopular Lady MaiMi:"-
TlIEFIsIlPOX!).
will l3 In foil oaeratloo.
' Doom imca nt 7 p. m. iiud close at ll.
Admission 10 cents.
COMM1TT1.E: - ,,
J. f Floi.. K Univ. A. B. Built-'-Ownlliirrwy,
W. JIlGoo, U Swuene.'-b'-ctS
ti