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Merchant . Tailors !
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7i Summer Style,
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FOHEIGN, AJjD DOMESTIC CLOTHS
vpfii sm.h, which thojr mnke u0 to or.
a on PUoKT-j.NOIICK. superior In
81YU2 r.uj VVOKKMANUIP. ;
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r etrcleuni Centre Daily Record
x fet. Ventre, Wediieaday, Aiiffjt 31f
Al!l A?-ArVo OCP.tItT(7RK OF
'1II.4IMS OS . O. A: A It. .
On and after, Mond.tv. May SOtb, 1870.
traits will run as follows; -
OHfl'rV. no. 6. no. 3. Vo. I.
r"ie ii.4.'.am. s.miPM
Leave Oil Cfty 7.00 A . z4i f Mi 7 47 p
' " Pn.Ceu 7.3S 8.2.1 8 28 '
'i TIlilnv. 8.24 . 4.14 .i o'i5
Arrive Lorry, K.33 ",,6,45 " 10 33
HOrTU. k. 2. Sll, 4i
Leave :rry, H . 2u ji. fi on a m.
( ," Tiwrv. 12.45. f.u. 7,40 i.
h.' " P. CVn. J.j' -t R. 7 ii
Arrive O. city 2.05 " 8.55 u
' Irvine. 4,50 11.35 a
, No. 5 am 6 run on Sunday.
.-, riiBinnr tiiainb noktii.
xo. 0.
6.05 r m
7,46
8.35 '
9,10 "
Leave oil nit-, w, u. s.joa.. 1,sflA.,t. S.rs,,,
Arrif, j'.iuHii.rrt 3, J
VKEKiUT TltAlNS SOU'TIT.
i.';'' 2-5 ;?? :i oo a.m. sss
.;.olc:;6;:v;1',tn,,,,M4'''Jl, -
Si..' J CTKn !'AL5 "KKPHTO CARS.
' " o i n r" H'"ud',luW' nh...n clii,f
A"fi ?";' "'V Plll'l:r-I witlumtrhaJgB.
Gold at 1 p. m., llfitj.
. ' Blows to Pint ts.-A terriule torpedo
explosion near Franklin, yesterday after
noon, by which Win. A. Thompson, a well
known citizen, was blown to pieces. He
was uU bis way from Franklin to Miller
Firm, with two torpedoes In a wagon, and
, hl reached Bull Jim, about a mile and a
half rrom Franklin, when the accident oc
curred. The bor. was silled also, being
blown sevnrl rods and torn to pieces. Mr.
T. was well koown by many in this vicinity
od highly respected. He was District
Deputy Oran.l Master of the Grand Lod
I. O. of O. F. of the State of Pennsylvan
ia, a:.d was ! town but a short time giCB
and orgnniz.il the uew Lodge of Odd Fel
lows. About twenty members of l'efrolo
ni Centre Lodge ou the 1:40 train lor
Traoklin to attend bis funeral which takes
plaeo this afieruoon.
UttUK PO0Cf i'lON. The estimated pro.
ductlooof theJ.S. McCray farm and the
Uh (ar,, u 47ua banvU o. Q ppr
i A bis at preseat market rates, la $15,1180 per
day.-Oil City Timet.
Items like the above Injure the oil trade
"re .lha II does it good. The production
! the la farms nientioucd above does not
H up .t the outsida more than 2,350 bar
rels per day, j,t one.,,,,,. )egg lb(m
Tlmes ba.it. In the same papc-r tho well
recent), ,uclc on ,h9 Wm u .
.4.nd owndby jyoods and Mitchell, U .
P-'rt.d as yielding m bstrrelo per day,
wU-.m It is only yiBu-iog ,rom g , J2
re.s daily. We would respectfully ,Bk!t.t
4o. the Times m,n tbe propriety of adhering
njnre strictly to tbe truth In .Ch original
. iim..s.uey publish, and not make
iheir estimates quite so largo in the U.len
iOnt. Itwotild materially sttenglhsn the1
o l market, and they would have no need of
plucking the .noto' from tbe Tilusvillo JKr
M rporu,.ilna.tuni,,biy vMl!tl ie
s -ljt ii bran," from tl.0;P own
l"ss Jeauinaa ba
)irft.jr lu Ctimtiold, O
uvea made a bat k i
A now well has been drilled nn Kosl
Ssndy, Venango coiiDty, near Ch ceiebrntcd
turning well, this miaiiner, Willi the gag
Irum the olil well. The gat wn not burn
ed, but simply iifeil In ttio plnce ofstemn.
Thin ia the first time we ever beard of an
engine being run by ga, in this manner
without using cither tiro or water. At a
depth of about 700 feet the new well trm;k
a gun Vein, and immediutely the flow of
gas from the old well ceased showing tb.it
it wos the sums Vein of gas. Drilling is still
progressing, with strong hopes ofceltlnir a
good oil well. '
A new fifteen barrel well was struck last
week about one inilo above Trunkevville.
on the East sido of tho Allegheny River.
This settles the question at once that tho
oil bolt of West Hickory extend.-: :u an east
erly direction through Warren county. Tbe
well may yet be a lure one as it Is on the
increase, 'the oil well on Jurlunn n,
itruck a few days ago, bidj fair to be a
success. It Dumps a small stream nfi l,..r
oil, not a drop of water beinrf mixed with
It. Leases are belli? takon in th vini n ! tit
Mr. James Girdeuer of SlinnervrnnV
towoehip, Lawrence county, died at his res
idence In that townshld ou Tlmrailn ,.,
IStb iust., aged about, niuetv years. Mr.
Gurdner was one of tbe first bettlers of thut
county, and with bis own axe, unaided
cleared two hundred acres of what ,
then forest land, bo never lost a meal by
sickness until the ti:ne of bis death. Tue
apparent Cjiise of bis death was dvsenterv.
but time had uodoubtedlr doue lis work.
He leaves a largo family of children with
numerous grand-children and great-grandchildren.
New Well. A new well was struck a
lew days since on what Is known as the
Norway Oil Co.'s tract, located in Pine
Grove und President township, this coun
ty, which is yielding about eL'tit Urn Is
per day. This well is located on new ter-
rl ory, and is owned by Fraukiin und Oil
City parti. s.'.' ' ". ' s ; ;
A man named' Win. O'Dunueil. a workman
at one of the oil wells on tbe Robinson
farm, near' Oil City, attempted suicide bv
shooting, on Friday last. Tbo ball entered
the left, side below the benrt and iuOicted a
very severe and' perhaps fatal wouud.
Jfulousy of bis wife wus tho cause.
It is said that M. 11. Lowery of Erie, is
about to announce hi la self as a candidate
for Congress against G. .W. Scholiolil, the
present incumbent. Uy this it would ap
pear that Lowery does not intend to take
the field uguinst Delamater as many sup.
poecd. - '
I'KnsoxAL. His houor, Mayor Brush of
Pittsburgh, ws In towu to-dy, looking af
ter his oil interests.
Terrible 'hews has reached Mt. Pleasant
tbe Journal says that it is rumored that
Henry Clay Duan bathed in tbo Missouri
river last week, near Kansas City, creating
a sand bar.
A curt epitaph In a Western ohurebvard.
reads thus:
'Hero lies old Salter,
And that's wbui's the matter.
At Erie, eleven hundred cars passed over
tbo Lake Shore und Minhl ..run Rnnthorn
Railroad during tbe day Thursday and
night, following, a period of twenty-lour
hours.
A family in Stamford, Conn., was terri
bly distressed from Sathrduy evening until
Monday morning by the receipt ol p. In
gram saying, "VirginU Is dead." Tbeir
daughter Virginia was absent in Philadel
phia, and expected home. It vias ascer
tained that tbe dispatch should have read:
Virginia Is delayed."
An old b&cbelor says that women are
parrots--tbey are willing to be cuged up if
they only have a ring to play with.
Tbe Fall bonnets are to be In mined with
gay velvet, ornamented with berries or very
bright Uowers.
Allantj, Georgia, bus luibidden male luir.
leHjuers lo wear petticoats. No ordinaneM
of this kind wus needed in the case of I lie
other sex. " -
The First National Bank of Franklin ad
vertise ton niy bonds for sale. They draw
six per cent, interest, free Iroin tux. The
lotal debt of Venango couni is something
over $100,000.
Paraguay Is said to have sunk Into a
Brszilliun province, ruled by the creatures
of Brazil, and occupying the hybrid position
of neither a republic nor a crowned des
potism. Some one has made the estimate that
thero ure twelve deaths ft-ow coal oil
explosions euch duy in the United Stales.
Ono who hni tried it unvs thut. in tin. .
Ptetty cirl on ' itorsehiiek n.a ... ....i., ..,
w w - "V .MV .lUVISi. VI
j strains.
Latest and Most Important
War flews.
Loudon, August 30.
Tho following news from the French
offlco hns just been received: Nearly 90,
000 men are now in the triangle formed by
the line running from Rbcims to Retbcl and
Vauzzer.
li.iznino is not shut up. He has 120,000
men and McMuhon is 180,000 strong.
They are stealing two marches on tho
l'riii;( Royal who is two days ahead of
Prince Frederick Charles.
It is hoped tho latter cannot came up in
time.
50.000 men left Paris ou Monday for
Rethel.
It is is said tbo Prussians thero are 50,000
strong.
Brussels, August 30.
Belgian troops are hastening to tbe fron
tiers from all ipwirteM.
A great battle between tbo French and
Priisftiacs is apparently immii'.eut.
Tho services of Belgian troops will no
doubt bo necessary to prottct the fron
tier. . ." London, August 30.
Dispatches from the Prussian general
headquarters, dated Sunday, declare that
Buzuine's commnnications are comnletelv
cut off and all telegrams printed in Paris as
from him, must be manufactured there.
Bru ssels, August 30.
Etenay has been occupied by the Prus
sians. Tho Belgian trnops left Ihis morning for
the Flench frontiers.
The Napoleons are crawling behind
McAIahon. AH other news or this morning
is unfounded.
r
New York, August 30.
Tbe Telegram's special from London,
August SOtb, says: A correspondent tele
graphs that nut only has McMuhon failed lo
form a junction with Bazaine, but that a
wedgo of PiiissianT has been driven be
tween the two armies. This hnmun wedte
Is now thicker than ever before, aad Mc
Mahou now Buds himself separate 1 from
Bazaine by two powerful German armies
iustcad nf one.
Tho 27th FrencH regiment. Chasseurs
D'Afrique, commanded by the Marquis Do
uuinili't, attacked two regiments of Saxon
dragoons, twico their number, near Mozon,
und niter a shurp fight succeeded in utter
ly routing t'bem, with considerable los.
It Ib still believed hero thut McMuhon
will continue to persevere in his endeavor
to furci hii way to Melz, notwithstanding
t obetucle wb ich uio in his path.
R!p Van Winkle's home has been found
Orange, N. J., is the place. The New York
newsbojs penetrated there aud tbe sleepy
Citizens complained against tho loud siies
of '-Extra, all about the war!" nnd the
authorities drove the boys from town. Tuny
were informed that II they came again
they would be arrested and made to pay
ten dollars for a peddlers licenu.
Tbo Cambridge Jclli-rsonian says: "We
learn that a younj woman who lives near
North Salem recently went lo tin. umn.i
and was delivered of nn illegitimate child.
She then laid a Israe flat stono nnon tbe
poor Innocnt creature and left it lo die.
A party watched tbe proceedings, who
went to the place, removed the stone anil
took away the child, which still litis. The
woma i was arrested nnd will be brought to
trial as soon as sho recovers from her sick
ness. A lire at Worcester, Massachusetts, Sat
urday night, destiojed tbo yeast factory of
M. A. Worcester, and eight bouses and
two stables on Mechanic. Bridge and
Hibernia streets. Lops $23,000; insured
for $15,000. Thirty-two families loet all
tbeir elfecls.
Tbe Chicago Times, alluding to- reputed
cases of extremo longevity in New Eng
land, makes the horrible suggestion that
that icctlon shall b fenced in, and kept
a a resort for old peoplo. Now, what
harm have the olJ people ilnao the Times
that it should be so vindictively cruel in
tctaliation?
The wife otWm. Wirt Sykes, President
of the Authors Union and Agent for Olive
Login, baa applied for divorce, on the
ground that Wm. Wirt falls 0 provide bash
and harness for herself and two olive
branches. We suspect thero is a want ol
tsyke-ologlcal harmony.
The Lake Shore nnd Rock Island Rall
roods subscribed $125,000 each to the
stock of the pacific Hotel of Chicago.
The FiudUy (Ohio; Courier remarks:
"It is ploasant for lovers to sit on tho r,nh
these evenings, and be hannv in tim ik,m
that their blood is com tning ling in the same
inoequitoe."
Mis. Jaiiivi l'is
Euioe.
Jr., has j-it sailed for
jIM'Ul .N'otlt-en.
Wo would recommend the lady's to call
and examine our cooking Stoves, The Dic
tator, which we warrant for economy, for
baking, (r cleanlinesi and lor general
work. We warrant them to compete with
any stove In the country.
Fall Stylus. Cal!
La in mors 1c Alden's.
and seo them at
People contemplating a vifit to Cliaiitan
it I .iilcrt hniilil r.tll unit see (tafl'nev. A
word to the wise Is ruflieient. a'i9
Pearl Silver Beaver and Moiifo Colored
Hals for Summer wear, at LatuuiersiV:
Alden's. Selling at reduced prices.
iVoTii't:.
1. Ik. ......U....! I.il.n.1. Lnlnn ali.nnft
for snuio weeks, he has authorized Mr. S. II.
KooKer nnu .Mr. A. Kellev to ntienu to
his late tuisiness itnrliitf his absence and Col
Icct nil outstanding accounts, at bis cilice lu
Petroleum Centre.
jj-30.lt. J. M. Fiiarp,
The celehraled Boston Meat Boilers st
Nicolson A lilackmon's. Beat in the uiur
ket. Try I hem.
A new stock of imported Wines received
iuib uuy at iiiiuiiey .
Soda Water and Ice Creuiu ut J. W. Beut
tys.
Soda Water und Ice Cream at J. W. Beat
ty's.
larkbcrrjr Hraiuly.
A very superior m-tlde of Blackberry
Brandy, for summer complaints, cholera
morbus, ifcc, at
Gi.-ii'i'ES Bros
Hot Blast. Fire Omvn. Iron flitn nml
Wheat Sbe.vf Cuokin stove, nt Nwhnl.ini
u. i!ttCKiiiin s. nuiiJl-ll.
The only pure Liquors ure ut Gaflucy's
Now Is the best tlino to lav in n winter
supply of burd coal. Codington ft Corn
well arc the men to buv from. June 2Stt.
Kissengi-n and Vichey Water on ilraiicbt
Some verv nnlitir Clnih It-ita r,i v nun
ujuii, at L.uuiruers A .iueu s.
Universal, Monitor and Sherman Wring
ers, ut Nicholson ft Bluckmon's.
21 cases old Hennessey Bi nnilv ri c-ive l
this ilny an. I fur rale by tUe cao or bottle,
at uuuuey s.
Call at" Liiumers ft Alden's and geljue.
oi me .w run siyio luisjust received.
Klssengen and Vichey W.iti-r ut
Gltlt'KES I! 11(13.
Vichey, ICissi-ngen and Soda Water a
the Artie Soda Fountuiu of
jls-tf. ' GttllTKS BltOH.
The celebrated Boston
Nicholson ft BWckuion's.
ket. Try them.
Meat Boilers al
Best In the mar
Soda Water uud Ice Cieaiuut J. W. Beat
ty's
The only real genuine apple Wtiiikv ever
ouereu lor saie in iuis piut-e 18, at Galtuey s.
Fine assortment or Paper and Cloth Win
do thiides uud Fixlures, just ree'd at
Just received a large und
stock of shelf hardware at J.
well aonrled
Rutherfoid's.
tf.
Soda Wuterand Ice Cream at J. VV.
tys..
Bca
Buy the "Red Hot" Saddle, mnnnfacliired
in Titnsville expressly for the oil country
adapted to all kinds, of weather, at J. IL
Kron's. n!2-tl
Soda Water and Ice Cream nt J. W. Beat
ty'i
Hot Blust, Fire Qfien, Iron Gate and
Whe.it Mienf Cooking Stoves, at Nicholson
ft Blucknion's.
Tbe cheapest place to buy is where you
can suit yourself in goods. The only pluce
is at Giifj'nev's.
New styles Hats uud Cays at Lammers a
Alden's. Biin2(i-if.
Sash. (Jiass, Uour-, Puny ic. Largi
stock very cheap ut tho Furniture Store.
mlO-tf
Sparkling
tuon's.
Soda Water
at M. S
ml If.
Sim-
Vithey, Kifsengen and lodrt Water at
tho Artio Soda Futiiituiu of
Gkifkkh Bitos.
All styles light burnms. cheaper than the
cheapest, made from Moll'at's oak slock, and
warranted, at J R. Kron's.
Universal, Monitor and Sherman Wring
ers, at Nicholson ft Blackmou s.
Wo would call tbe attention ol our bus!
ness men to the superior styles of job print
ing, both plain and fancy, ut wexi nt lu in
turned out from tbis office. We t-ie prpai
ed to execute job printing nf every de crii,
Hon In tho latest and most tuslioniuM,. nyl
of the art, and at reasonable ruf. b. i.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
UOAl!l)l(j HOLSEforSAJiU
A rJoardlng House, cntiilnlns ivyen rooms nn
ftiniitnre, will bo Bold ut private "iilechuni). T
hoiwe la dnK a lluw ow ,
lHwrders uud I. wull situaiwl. Tho lloue Film
lure, aligned will will he mild nt n hannilii Ki
ipilrc tn the prciutrvs in the l.nl,e Shorn hloek '
,, . . 1 ' I.OV Al I 15
I'tltoitiim UuU-e, fa., Austin rj-1 ,v
..Wachter
Has now consolidated his m
ms, l.y closing the store '
on Wild Cat Street,
and concentrated '
ins stock at
the
PPer Store !
On Washington Street,
Whero wIH be found a
FIRST CLASS STOCK OF""
Groceries feProyisions
All kinds of
8'rel;n & ;mi; stie lYuit
In addition the best Ic..Ui
Sod;i Water in town.
TVtwleiim I'enlrn. Anrll la'V-.ri'i ,A CUTKIi-
t FftOVlKl(K STOKE!
Ti lllr.T. iv min
OliUIMKi: ) HO It R "
HLUIK.
Th tut.KriU.ra ban opened a ntw ' '
GROCERY AND PROTI8ION SI0RL',
l TIIllHliKHOIlB I LOtlt,
Whole Ihry rateiid kteping
Family Greeeric and Provi
IUIII
iiiriiuui irTI-
iiiilon to tholr rrtend.. an I thtp In unm r,l.TOy
thli e .. their lino to gle them a clt urns ramiV
tlu.-ir stock. i 4
TV. T .ncGEE It to
J:3di.
H. C Jarvi,
Dealtr la ' i '
CABINET
FURNITURE!
a Large assortment always b.v
.11.111.
.OOKINO Ol.ASSBS In fri TSriety.. --VKkinz
Gat PlatM reulaced inolil 1-r.imcs.
Pirtnre Frump ntnfo totirAer
Carpets, Oll'lt.H Wal
raier, nduwMnttic
A FINK BTurK.
l-VDEUTAKI.VC,
IOFF1NS of all sizes on hand nnd trimmed
to order on short noticed
SASH BLINDS AND DOORS
Nix 10 Wslt(V . mfi-s.
I'ctrnlMtm Centra. Sept lSS'i tP.
Petroleum liclianu Hotd
CHANGED HANDS.
FRESU
ALL, Till!
OF THE
SEASON!
OYSTERS I
Received
D A I L Y I 4
Wuttliliicton Slrvel,
Petrolcnm Centre, fa., nest iliKir to I'um'l
UryfaniMls htorc, m
Tl.lv flmiril.ra Afi.t,iiitnilMtil. Ma!A StTloi HI
all houii". Ovutuis. aud every dueriptka l'""
f iininhed guests.
No palm will lieipirod lo aremnmndvsuVe!
who ivor us with their patruiwi-.
Aur nr.ii .n i on-'.
IVtroleum ( 'nil re, August, V2, ''II tf.
IITMM Ar 11 1 VlllSlti.. .
Would Invito their old patrons and tho public gco
VlllllJ
In Titisawilln nnf Vlclltitrr
To cull and examine Ihelr spleLdld uteck'of
JJ'urniturel
OK A L KIN'HH
Purlfr Kult, C'lisniliiT Kels,
llook 1'okoi, blue Poariw,
Loumres, UJiatuots
Hut Knrk. tpriug Df,
Miittiessea,
CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, MIRK''1'3
And evi ry description cf 1'urnlUire, plsls sd
uameuiat.
UIVWEKTAKIWG I
all ltbrui.;!i04. A lanrc stoelrof
COFFINS AND mijCAafK!
Now on band. aprlS-'"
WAR DECLARED
On High liice;i!
at tbe Old Sland of J. S. Prathsr. Ma
STREET, by the new Arm, -
m. V. B. FISHED
Who Intend keeping np a heavy sfoclt '
GROCERIES & PROVISIONS
FLOUR, FRUIT, VEGETABLE- .
nnil lu
fact every Bind of goods usually ktPB-
well nppoiutod
GUOCERV STOUJS.
1 hnvA a tA.ti, tin 111,, mnft and will deliver
. Coo
Fit liE OF C ilAKQli.
- All I alt la a rlr Irlal and 0.1 ,X0!llllJ'lW'
of my altck. Utve me a coll. . ' '
M. V. B. W3b-
Petroleum ','entrf, f ..InW tt