!
",!! -JiLiJLL -
MMitfS 'trtritLErH TORPEDO.
TORPEDOES.
THE BOBEBT8
PETBCLEU1I T0RPIE3 &
Office at Ik
Cil Ulamhg Hill,
i: caraer ! ftl n and eoa4 Street
i (Near the Railroad,)
rrr iTIITJSVILLE, PA.
Owlne to the larc nnd tnercr.ilnr denmnd'forthe
Jlotierts'TjrpcJ'lej. ,na 'la decision of -the
i - .,., ! raftialntr til Wm ltfnifl
tTlir.ll'.lwm.r VI rm miw ................. -- -
uatent. ana rau i iuav ... y ,,,r;,.'r
rslnliur Ihe Koberts' p itcut they. have LOWERED
U.S price Ul men xuiwww.
n that every Opi 4T.r ca'i afford;. try a,"; Torpedo
before abandoning a Well. '
The folrowlmr In the decision rendered by Jndee
Hf9, in tfie United States Circuit Court at Ph'ladel.
pbia T!J case wMsnrnM three days by Charles
W Kllrr i'f New Yo;k, B. . Lucas nnd A. Pur I
vlnnce of Pitteliursh, for defendants, and George
Harding of Fi.i'.adetnhia, and George H. Christy, o
ntiitnufch, fur plaintiff.
OPIMONIOe' JUUCW GRIER.
As I write with ulUcnltv I can only smte tlie con
r Insinns to which n y miud bis come after a earelu-
examination of tMecato. 1
The eotu -isinauc hui exhibited patent datrd
"Tt.i of A'.irll, 188J. This Is prima fade evidence of
neood t'tle, and puts on the respondents Ihe bur
den of prof t Hat the patel.t is Toid or wort lilene.
I need not repeat my remark In the case of Good-
. ar 1 1 41 ft nnt nrtur
Tear v. xtmj is "sii v. ";
Pilui't t;Kuti a? inrordlDB a rate ot decUioilwliich ap-
IMC I 'Will " 1""' . , , . ,
As the InJHi'isrnviit oi the patent is admitted,
the only Ktertion v. Ill be n to the validity of com
plainants pat-.ut of April SJ.1V-S. . ...
'it w.t-after speculation had lieen reduced to
orarilo- " rind '"r wwnted exiKiritnei'ts. that the
complainant suecceeWi in nvcrcomlni-lie prejudice
' mid lirttomnce of the people on the subject, nnd
neruadln the public that his Invention wasasefhl;
Mur he hud ct..Mi.'hed its tfieat utility and value,
and "when hie ipn'n and patient pcrncycmuce, In
plte nf nuers an I eoflV," .to io,netcly mc
rsfcrnl thtt Heed, who tad before msdo exn.ri
rncnt. on te same snljoct, and wn nn.ticce.fnl,
Imiu'i.iev! that he h -d tfie best ri,-!it totlicinventlim,
and ait.TpnrrW.ng o" ct mote coinplaliiaiit Jtor
Pfuoc. he aiolied on ihe 1st of Movember, lmn,
for A p'ttt.nt lor sjlmai.tlV! the eiime combine.
tiens of djvite ard t a Aum contained In complain
ant's pattnt. On t.ie lsth or the eame month the
twrr.dijsformthemMlveJl 'ta comrwny or
c.iiVoration called "The Heed Torpedo rompnny,"
forth' pa. none of plratir:; the complnli.ani'a in
TeiHi.in nd eui'portlii:! tue ranenfe of litigation,
an liefmnd him of the Inilt. They have pe
severed, even V" "ie pr't'ninnry injunction very
pro; ;rlv granted liT the l;trlct Jude.
lX i 'decree lie entered forcomplntnnnt for a per
peW'il ininnction. and a Ma-ter r.pnoititert to take
accuont cordinB to '
Kom. The paMe referr'Hl to bv JndOT Orter in
i former derfvon, 3 Wallece. p. Sl, adopted
follows:
t"l't le tiMMlly tfe ci so, w'hj; any vilnsble illscov-
try le mnue,
turned to that eulvject 1 revlctisly, mid that many
psrsoua have oen iu:.kuv i""
menta. l'lrloeoii'ierii oi.d iiieihanlclai ? finy have
In some in.un-artlcll nted 1m fielr sih .cn'r.tlone
tiiemKMltllitvorproiiNliiy of eneli discovery or
Jnveallon; i .city exr rimonts 1-ave !eu ucceriil
Wtiiei,coii.luj.'Vi.ryier4r. yet Uilln j sl'ort ot the
desired i rssult. Tluy luWe j,plnced n..ihhu- bent.
ilclal. 'llie Inventhu whon perfected mny truly he
Bll to ;.8tlteullnitl) pi'int ofnmnv cxiu
r.ien.e, not only l.y the li rcntor, but by inany dh
ow, tie may fav pmiltwl lndli-ectly hy the nnsuc-eest,fu(ei!iorlmenti-d
Milurcs of oilitrH. but It
elves theiii no rltj'i to ca h a shire or the he nor of
tho tirolit of JheTare.- fttl lnvenlor It i when
errciilellou ho rtfluclt.i praetice, when ex
periment lia- rawlte"! I t 'leover;:. and when that
ul-tovcry has b:i rfectcl by liei t nno coi.tl.i
Bed oni.-rlinjnu, when soi io new c..inpotii'. I. art.
liianKliicirro. or oiaoMfe h:W b.i thu produced
wh'ch t usiiful to ti. j prlilicthfit tlie ni ty m-.khm it
l)j'!omi apubllc bnu-fattor nnd cialtkd to a pstent.
"Av.d yet wi.ee boiiIus . ' patl W ' 3ie :vur-.ree
hate at length Micci-ede In die of r-t er aud
colls, some v. loahle pwtlon or Clsor ery, how
aeldom is it rollowed l-y rewunl I t-'vy rui' him
f the hooor, while tpi calilori, swindle. i, and pi
rates mil him ui' Hi I'lo&M. Kvery untuecoMiiil
oxrierlmei"erwtioCidiu-.ivl or li'l i't come v;:ry
near makiex a di-covcry mw iluli It, Kv.ry ona
who can 1'iveut an liiii.r'e.'iciit or vary its lorm,
cluims a illit to olraie thj orl.ii'l ilieovry. We
n vrt .lot tuinmr.na Mor: , or JJInnclirid, or Wood
worth to prove tl.ai this Is t! e nsuiJ history of eve
ry grfaloiscnvery or v,.veu:i ....
'TliepreM-rtcnea...ls "I'-er chapter to this
1. T?, bt vuifjria blutury'-'i YYallaci, C. C Ite
f orw V-
tillTIOM.
The pnblie 1 ctuthned renlnst employing any
but tin. rennlarly uu'lir rlitnl Aonte of the Compa
re, since tTte Hootitit I'utunt cover the uo of the
TorpeJo aiul nil explosive fuaterl-ils for oil wells,
nnd tbn ne of su?h !(Tatct-iuls by other parties Is a
direct lui'lngen'eiit of their rit'lits.' Aj.v luitles In
filnrlD).' any of t;.e KOULKT.S PATENTS will lie
dealt with nccordin to lnw, ai.d as sctii ir 'wllirnlly
and knowli ly In dcfUiuce of law and the deciions
of Urn I'liurta.
Tlie Cnmeany 'have reontnnltcd their l.iislncss
with a viow toaccoiniiiodaic oil Ali.n in every )iart
of tiie Oil Rriftuit. They hnvj cinploye,1. the must
efficient Aieu'ts and nl"nWs tl.t can lie procured
lor the husiness. Eacli : Torpedo i lj;lM!lleil .with
date af pataits, togett er wlin the price of ihe Tor
pedo, and li'jiiM hy un uflicer of the tWipany, so
every (iterator wistilr? a Torpeco may know its
prli e and whorhnr it ctrec from our otHcj.
ipoiatur wl'l confer n ih, or by reporting to this
Office auy ne::lirev-c (if Ae'its,
The fi'iiowliije named persons have been appoint
ed Aituits and Aiiant Ar :it for the Oil Uvious
of 1'ennsylvdiiiu aud West Vlrgiuli.
LIST OF ACEXTS.
TlTrHVTT.t.lt CHT-RCn KCN AND viaxi
TY arUPHKN oOOV. Of.ice, Hamilton's l ij.-ar
More, rjdrcss Tltusville, I'o. Assistanl, John Van
Bcrlvu-.
Tirr avail!, ninncii run and- vicini-
MY H. U. THOMAS. Office nnd address, Man
eion House, 'iltu n o, P.
MlAMrJuriU A.NO V1UINITY GKOHOE TR.
ITN. tlrlico, Shaiunuri residonee, liuisville, l'a.
AL'ltait, A. A. Wet.
K MTHlM;iSE. I'LKASANTVItLE, BRAN
FArtM Nii 1','ClH'i.K-OKoliOR W. VAN
MUTT. Ofllce and adiiror. Chnse Houso, Pluu
Mi'fllle. Aeslslrnt, U. liuntliwton.
TIMOU'JV AND WRT U10KOHY OHAS.
Oi.AHiv. Offioe end nldinss, Bxp cs OClco, Tidl
ontc. l'a. A-..Mailt. K. O. Ueurxlsley.
1'KTHOJjiiUM (.HNTHB AND VICINITY
LIIVI MAS JN ftfnceandaridrer, Potroluuia Ceu
tre, V.i. A' ilnt, Cliarles IllicUI'ord.
'l Ali;: AND BLOOD PAKHd and District lying
on t'il CVcbft a:ul f'herry line, from Story s'ann to
JlcXlln,o,-Kv!i:u.TAViKS aAUNDErtH, Adirees
'i err l'a rm, Pa. Assisi.ints. Luther B. Suui.Uers.
Charlbi K. l.'oehi-'in and Willimu lloyt.
Mt .'f.lNl'UOKVII.LR, OIL CITY AND R: NO
A. 8. WhST. AilJron, Oil City or lleno, l'a.
Assif-.t, N. V.ond
P.. ANKL1N, ALONO THK AI.LFOIIRNY RIV.
JU1-'. V'lLEiCK. MU'-e snd eddrr, Fiuuklin.I'a
B0HLBOt.AS,s. KiSTEH FARM PA.tEKK'S
LANDlXd Kl'lllAIll) W. RKDPIKI.D. Ollk'e
and a.l.ii'. ffi. HmilKrmsa, l a Assistant, B. W. I'or
ttrAetd. ad-lnH Kuiieuinn, Pa.
Wf'T VIU.MMA-C. O. ANflF.L. and T. F.
COOK. ' Address. ParKorsbiTK. West Viririuia.
seAh .ru Polrolnum TorpoUv to
e
4a?
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WINSOlt UKOS. COLUMN.
W1LMSQR BROS.,
hardware:
STORE.
ESTABLISHED 1859.
Winsor Bros.?
MAIX .STREET,
PETROLEUM CET11E,
DEALERS IX OIL, WEL1
TUBING AND CASING 1
ALSO,
WORKING BARRELS & TALVE3, ;
STCFF1XG BOXIiS,
CLAMPS, TOXG.'?,
IXX1S SUCKER RODS,
RIVETED JOIXT SUCKER ROD
BOILER TUMI'S.
CISTERN & WELL PUMPS,
Every Description" or supplies for
OIL WELL T.1XKS BD
REFINERIES.
BRASS (..tons,
STEAM & GAS FITTINGS
BELTIXG, PACKIXG AXD noSS
KIRB Y'S COMPRESSED BUXGS,
HARDWA r'e,
Ilotis Trimmings,
CarpnnteiV Tools,
Drilling and Plain Laid Rope,
OaUnoj, Nail?, Axes,
Table and Pocket Cutlery,
A fall asserimcnt ef evevthins in .the Hardware
iiue.
House Furnishing Gnods,
'VEITrL-A.TOEw
AND,
Morninj? Glory
BASE BIUXEWS.
HOME COMPAXION,
IRON GATE, ana j
AVnEAT SHEAF 1
Cook Stoves.
liiimpit, Iinntcrns At Chimncji,
Xo. 1 Inter trained
Lurd Oil,
NO. 1 UEFIXEO OIL.
( IIAMPIOV ( I.OTItrS VCIXGERS
ilanuractnrera of
TIN, SHEET IRON & COPPER
WARE. j
SMOKE, STACKS,!
patch. l-.rjiecful all ul Ion glveu to
Nteam and Gas linings
Purchasinp! with cish only, our facilities fir fnr
nl-hiiig very.titinic In our lino are ruporior ti .my
ot'ier etabll'umeut ill the Oil Kctloa. We ' ave a
ftrdi class.
TIN AND REPAIR ShOP
Tlmi k'lig n.ir frirn W for tl.i 'r lihoral palronaje
In H.u n i, wt -hail tsi tur imSi t l'uiti" nvr.t
is toiauuj icj. itar:li I'tf.
ROBSON'S '
Oil Crii:k Pipe works.
CIIAULES liOHSON At Co.,
Corner of "eneea Sc llenlre Mas Kat
aide Oil Creek, Oil City, Pa.t
Dcalcra In Morris, Taskcr aCo'a
OIL WELL TUBING AND CASING
ALSO,
WORKING BAKRKL8 AND VALV19,
BTDFt'lNO BOXES,
CLAM I'M, TONGS,
BUCKEK HODS, C
Machinery for Oil Weill & Refinenei
BO1UN0 TOOLS,
OIL I'UUl'S,
DRlVINfl PIPR.
COLU WATKUPUMlBj
Every deecrlptlon of
SUPPLIES FOR OIL WELLS AND R H
FINERIES,
Also, STOVES, TINWARE,
BKANS GOODS, .
STKAM AyD OAS rfm.Vfl.T. .....
UKLT1.SU, tAVKlSa, end hOUf
llAUDWAUE, . II0U8I THIMMING3,
Carpcnlers' Tools,
Rope, Oakum,
Nails, Axes, Coffee MIIIf,
Table A Pocket Cutlery;
a Full Assortment of Everything In the
HARDWARE LIA&.
lvue Funishine Oooi's,
Lamps, Cinmtievs,
Ho. 1 Winter Strained Lard Oil,
Ko. 1 lletlneddll,
Stair KxK
Table an dDoxiS) tit
tlianipion Clothes Wrini rs
Slannfactnrcrs of
Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Warr.
Kepalrine of all kind" done with neatness ao
dispatch. Kspeclal attention given to
STEAM AND GAS FITTING.
We have endeavored to merit the pall, nfttr
the public, and shall use every exertion to iiietiN It
coiitintrMiro.
Our facilities for frrnUhins efojarthtn; In oi
Hue, having; been ereatly IneruasedO the orc.llot
of our Sew Iluildiii'.'. arc now
UrKlilOH TO ANY OTHKH KSTABU-'UMiJN'i
au-21 am. IN T1IB.OIL UKllION.
" POZCKRY !"
Enumerating a few of the articles t; k
fouud at
L. M. STERNBURG'S
LumberYard
Wasliinston-St., Petrolcnn
Itii tre, l'a.
Fri-Ti'la aud pMrons, one and all,
Your attention to my ''biz." I would call;
Times arc dull an money Unlit,
Gut In these times I'm Iookiug for light;
To thoso who are building riirs without ii'imbcr,
I would inform this is tLe place to buy Lumber;
I My motto is Ibis: -'Quick Sales and Mmnll Profit,"
ror',1iiliicis Is healthy nnd I think much of It;
In t"ality my Lumber Is second to none,
And as fur Shingles, I keep No. 1 ;
Some may not look at it in tie lixlit I de,
And for tl.o?e I have a quality No. S ;
And to those who nro particular as some may be,
I Hill have snuthtr quality callcj No
I have pood seasoned Lumber, Dressed np nice,
' Which I will sell ut a low cash price;
Such as flooring, Celling and Biding, tooth Itongh
and Dressed,
. Lath, Battens aud Surfaced Lumber, all of the
best ;
I also have llig Lumber of all kinds,
At prices to compare with oil aud hard times;
A II kinds of Timber kept constantly on hand,
And a box of Cigars of a very good brand;
. t- ...i,,.i r... , . ,.. t.t ....... 1. ....
.'j i iiiiiiu lur .n iiik n.u purely wiuiuui iiiuiiuvi
I alwayj koep good teams to deliver good Lumber; ;
i
Ko If you want Lumber, Hough, Dressed, Hofi or
Hard, j
You will llnd jint what yon want at t V H's I.um
ter Yunl. '
feb1-if ,
The IS ev York
Meat Market!
HA W. I'AltK.'JK have lilted up anew build.
, itu; on
On Main streets Oppowlto the
ivieuiiiitncK iiime,
And intend keeplnt; what Peliolemn Centre ha
ou;4 nueded, a nnsl-cinss Meat 3'arket. Only th
CHOICESTAND BEST MEAT
will lif knpt. It willlifj our aim to Hervour enn
tmiioi wiiti piouiptuuiA ttud to tluir oiillro Hull
ficliun.
EmiE RAIL-WAY.
MM HILTS TJSOra 8K ! wtt,
ON. M ANAOKMKNT. OUAJ,QlrfwA";
Thi Broad Gauge, Donw,
Routt
PETWKEN TIIB
ATLANTIC CITtfil
A1 TBI
WEST AND SOUTH-WEST.
THIS RAILWAY KXTENDS FI10M
Cincinnati toVew York 800 Milei,
Cleveland t New York 625 Milei,
Dunkirk to New York, 460 Milet
Buff.lo to Hew York 423 Milei,
Rochester to New York 383 Milei,
and is raoaf,
tJT23 TO 27 MILES TOE SHORTEST
ROUTE. '
New and Improved Coaches are trlrt from Clnrto.
natl, Dayton, Lrliana, Marion, Osillon, Mansleld,
Aslilnnd, Akron, Cleveland. Warren, Ueadvilla
DunkirK, buffalo aud Kochcstcr to
New York Without Change.
ONLY ONE CTIANGE TO BOSTON.
On snd after Monday, May Sd, trains
will leave Mcadvllle at the following hours, vir:j;
FRANKLIN" BUANCIIolUf ftoolli,
Lsavs :
Meadville, 5 43 a. a., II S3 a. a., 3,40 n a., 4,4$ i
Abiuvs:
Franklin, T.4 "
Oil City, ,0 "
1, "
1.5& "
n.irt " .
f.w s,asa
FRANKLIN BRANCH Going Berth.
Leave :
oil City, 10,15 a. a , Mo a. a., Z,l r. a, ,re . -l'rauklin.U.lM
" ,40 - 4,1)0 ,tt ;
Arrive:
Ueadyllls, 3,90 . a. 11, S9 A. a. ,U t a. 11,54 fM
Q0IHQ WE8T.
2.10 A. m. DAT EXPRESS, daily, Moedan
excepted, for Cleveland, Cicninnall and tl.e W' t
aud Mouth. Couuects at Clarksville. Pununvs i.
eepti d, for Hhnrou Newcastle atid Pirti-boriih ; si
U'aviit.iiuri: for Yoiiuirstown and Sharon: nt L'leve
land with Ijikc Shore Hnllnay, for tlie West Sid '
Norih West; at Kavenna, Sundays raei ptrd, for al
ii nice ami I'itthturh; st Akron Knndavs exct, '
f. r Orville and Mllierxlinrtt, at Vrbaiia 'with 11ns
huruh, Cincinnati nnd St. Louis KaMuaylurltHlwii.
epulis, and at Cinelnnatl wlih the Ohio A XU
sippl Knilway, for St. Louis aud tue bouft tud
SoiithWot.
sIhpiiIiik Coaches are attached to this trals a
Hornellsville, iiinulngtluvunhto Cleveland wiltllwt
cliango.
9.30 A. yt. KXPRFSS MAIL, dairy, rrnidsrs
excepted, fur t 'lovi'land and the West and North.
Wet. Connects at Clark-vilhfor Sharon, Newovs.
tip and I'ltislinrcti, and l; Cievelr.nd with Lias
Shore ltaliwuy for the Wot.nud Norlh-Wcst.
2.50 P. W. NIGHT KX'ItESS drfHy. foe
Cleveland, ' 'Incinngit and the West ned South
Connects at Lcuvinshur..'. Sundays cxrapnl, lor
Yonntn-town; at ClcvcWud with take slivre Itaii.
way. lor tlie Wit and North Weil: and at Cincin
nati with the Ohio A M.-i Ippi hallway for St.
Louis and the Ninth and South West.
A sieepitiu Ctuu-h is aiin. h. U to this train at Ss
York, ruuuiug tbronh to Ciuclnuatl.
1 1.10 A. OT. ACCOMMODATION, r'undnrS
excej.ted, for l,eavlttohiu' and Way btations, coa
ucctiug for You nijstuwu.
3.O.', H. OT. FltEIODT t ACC031M0BA-
TluN, daily.
7.10 A. IV. WAT FOE1GUT, Bundajs ea
etted. GOIIO EAST.
1 1,40 A. OT. LIGHTNING F.XPHKSS. dally,
coo a.ociiiiL- nt Cnrrv, Sundnvs excepted, for w nn,
l'a. Mayvllle. Ilrricton aud Tllnsvills, snd daily
for Erie; at Klmlra with North.ro Centml Itsilwjy
for Wllliamsporl. U.rrlshurK, Philmlelphlnand Hal-
iinnre ami at New Xork lor Boston aud eW
and cit esl
A SleepltiB Coach Is stiffened to this train at C'
clnuali luuuing through to New Voik,
8.30 F. OT. CINCINNATI EXPHKW'
Suiidnvsexcepted, couoectlua at liinRliampton r
miianv linu Hie eeieunittn vunioii-r i,tt
Spi -Inaa. and at New York tor Boston, aud all !
Kii.-hind cllios.
A slecpi,.- Coach Is attached to this tma at
aieuuriiie ruuuiug turougn to new sink.
iiaoy, nniiunys excepieo. wonc;iin. T".
won iseiiinnre, ijicuwkuii. w ...
for Scranton, nnd at New York with aidnbM t -press
train of New Jersey lUllroad for fhilani
,'lA,Slseplns; Coach Is attached to this 11",0J
Clevelnud, running through to lloriellsvllle, , mo
nectiiu with train uavio).' uewnnd ImPf"'"".?
lnK Kooin Coaches attached, ruuuiug throui.u "
New York.
1.40 P. M. IACCOMM0DATION, 8nndsj
oxcuntcdl - .
2,40 A.
excepted.
Ut. ACCOMMODATION, 8ouSJ
S.IS A. OT. WAT FREIGHT, Sundays
ccpted.
Boston nnd New Knclnnd PassenKers, with tW'
BacKitae, are transfenwi FKKM OF CUABO'
'"'el, i'.!Li'vnt,iiiui iinri mmt Inxurlou si BlerplnR
coaches aarlN TI'K WtiULD011''1''
ulgut trlua on tuts Jtauway.
e.....rus
n. The scenery along the entire fn'' "'..ifal
Kaitwayisof the most pl're',e1i,'?.,r in a
charac er. Admirers of Natii.i is b?" ,vw.
d 'vlij-'ht Jotimey over Ibis Line, w I no 1 d
chniiKinii Inndsc apes snhjocts of conlluusi e
tion and interest.
Dasgnge Checked Throu."
And fore always as low as by any other Koale,
ASK FOB TICKKTS VIA ERIK KAlLWAT,
Which can he obtained at all the Principal Ticket
Ofiices In the West and 6ou;h ' ,,
t. D. IKJCKER,
Ci u I fesp't.
IT The Erie Hallway Company has opeWJ '
new I 'err, from their Jersey Cltv ijepo tto thej o
ol ild St; New York, thus enab ln , ""?nK, ,j.
ro jeli the upper prtiou ol the city witliout tn
oenso and annoyance ef a street cur or an eni'
i