ROBERTS' FJSTfiOLKUM TOUl'UiJO.
TOEP EDOES.
THE UoSeUTS
PETROLEUM JORFEBO CO.
Office at the
Red PLAi.r; Mill,
earner of Pine and Second street,
Near Uio Kailrond,)
TITUS flLLE, PA.
Owing to the nnd Increasing demand for the
Kotwrts' Torpedoes, nnd the late iltrriiii of tin!
4Jomraisinncr of Parents in rc'ii-iing to Win. Heed
n patent, and the decision ofJinhjc If. C. Gricr mo
luluing tho Koborts' patcut they. have LOWUi
tho prico of their Torpedoes
TWENTY;. PER CENT.
so that every Operator can atfbrd tujtry 3 Torpedo
before abandoning a Well.
J'tae following ig tho decision rendered hy J'id:'0
Orlor on the twenty second (lii) (lay or 8eitomher,
ltw'.l, In the United State Circuit Court nt Philadel
phia. The case wns nnrncd three das hv Charles
M. Ksller of Now York, B. Y. Lucas "and t. A. Pur
vlnnce of Pittsburgh, for ileriniliint.i. n,,rl rt
Harding of Philadelphia, aud lleonje 11. Christy, ef
OPINION OF JUlXiii GlilEU.
A I write with tUfflcnlty I can only stuto the con
clusloni to which my mind bus couio alter a carofii.
lamination of this owe. .
The complainant has exhibited a natent ,it,.rf
25th of April, WIS. This U prima facloovidence of
it miu mm, uu pun on rn respondvutrt the bur
dun of uroof that the natent la Told nr w.nhi.-j
I need not repeat my remark!! In the caseofUood-
. 1TU,U v. 6Di Bfll.l lint now
adopt them na atrordlnR rule of decision which ap
plies cloarly to tho present cue.
As the Infringement of the patent la admitted,
iuv umj iiTri.iuii n in im an to ma vanattj ui com
plainants patent of April S3, 1858.
"It wa after simulation had been reduced to
pracl Ice,'' aud alter repeated experiments, Hint the
complainant succeeded in ovcrcominyho prejudice
nnd liiuoninco of the neonla nn tli ,,ht.., ...,
pcrsuadlue; tho pnhllc that his invention wnsosorul;
niter ho h id m-tahllshed il gloat utility and value,
and "when his genius and patient persovemn-o, in
..,,., ,.ii7,...u.toi., wru completely nr.
cowful, that Heed, who hadbefure made e.tr'-ri-lncnts
on the sciino subject, and was iiusiice.-l'iil,
Imajrined that he had the lx.at rl.-ht totheiiiventlim
and alter purchasing one or more comrilainant'slor
uodocs, ho applied on the 1st of Nnviniber, 1MV7
fur a intent for Miilmtnatlnlly tho same combina
tion of devices aiiila.nr!iinucmitiiH.fl In ,-..m,.l;.
ant's patent. On tho 15th of (ho same niontti the
jc..rim:ius loriuuu inennoivcs into a compiny or
. ,lFji,t,...ii iiienccu lurtiL-uo Company,'
lor the iirp.i9 or pirating the comjilainaiu'a in
vention, nuii siiiipiirtiiu; tho expense of Nidation
ami mas ai'irnuu nun or tiio iruiu. Thev have tie.
fevered, even alter the preliminary Injunction very
pro)erly granted by the llistrlet Judo.
Let a decree be entered fur complainant for a per
petual injuneilon, and a Master appointed to tiikc
au account according to the pravvr ofthi. bill.
1C. C. CltlElt, Judfia.
Note The passage referred to bv .Indira Crier in
his former ducis'on, a Wullncu, p. aai mlopted as
nppiicablo to this ciwe- wan as followa:
"It is usually tlie case, when any valuable discov
ery is made, or any new machine of crent mi ity i
invented, that theitttmiiioii of the public has been
turned to that subject prevlouily, and that many
liersons have lioen making rcsenrche aud cxwri
inonls. Philosophers anil nuclianleiiins mav have
in soino measure itnticiiated in their mu"iUuua
tho Mwsibllity or probability of sueb discovery or
invention; inauy experiments have been biieces' ful
ly Hied, comlni? very noar. jet f.illin:; short ol the
desired result. They havo pnxluced noilnii" beac
llcial. Tho invention when perl'eeleij may iruly he
Hid to lie thu eiilniin Uiil;' point ot iuaa:v oxperi
mou s. not only by the Inventor, bin by many V th
orn, lie may havo proliled hullieetly by the lliisne
CMsfiil experluieuts and failures of others, but it
Hives thoui au rielit to claim a share of the lienor ol
theprulitof tho uuccoi-sllil inventor Jt is when
speculation has been rcdiicid to praciice, whoa c ;-;
periueut has resulted In Os'.'jvery. ami ivhen thin ''
discovery has tieen pcrfecii li hy patient a;id contin
ued experiments, wheu some new cuiuisaind. art
niiinnlacluro, or machine has lioeii thu, pi,lueud i
which is uaeful to thepuhlicthat tie: party niaUini; It
becomes upublic beie lactor and vutitkilto n patent
"And yot when genius nnd paiimt perseverance
havo at length succwduJ, in .(pPo of sneers and
FcolTs, some vnlaublo luveniton or disco-cry, how
seldom Is it lullowud by reward I Envy r,i'b him
of the honor, whllu speculators, swln.llers, and pi
rates rob him of tho proilts. K-.ery mv.ueeess!ul
exierinieutox who did or did or did m t tome very
near making a discovery now chinas It. Kvery one
wllu can Invent au in-.provcntciit or, vary its form.
Claims a right t" piraio the original d.sguvery. Wt
neeil not snmuiuns Morse, or Jllaiicliard, or Wood
worth to prove thai this is the usual history ol' eve
ry preat discovery or invention.
"Tho present cusumuiIs another chapter to this
lone; and uniform history. Wullate. C. C Itc
purts p. iiua.
The public is cautioned ncamsl employ n any
but the re-.nthirly aulhiirled Agents ol' the l onuu
113 , siuce the l(ouils Patent cover the use of tho
Torpwlo and all explosive inateri.il 4 ii,r oil wells,
and tho 11 e of such material by ether parties Is a
direct infiiiwinout of their lights. Any imrlies 111
fringiim any of the lillllKUi'j PATI-.NTS wiil he
dttit with ncconiiu to law, and as aeliiig wtllluiiy
mid knowlnuly In dellauca of law and the decisions
of the Courts.
The Company havu re (iriranised their busimws
with a view to accommodate Oil Ah 11 iu every part
of tho Oil 1! .'loll. Ihovhave en iilme.l the mo'l
etllcieut Aeut ami Airlar'ts lb :i cm I... pL--,ci u
lorlho Imaiinv. liai h Tois"lo ti luiicllul with
datoaf patents, tovotiler with tho price ot iheToi-
pedo, nnd signed by 1111 olllcur of tho (;omj any, so
every Operator wlshine; a Torpislo; may Know its
price aud whether it came from our oilier.
Operator will confer a favor by reporting to this
Olhco any neuligencu or Aleuts.
Tho following named persmis havo liecn npp.iin!
e l Agents and Assl-tant Am ids lor the Oil ileiuus
of l'tuusylvania and West Virginia.
LiIST OF AGUTS.
ititsviixh, cnnitdii hltn an: vicini
ty sthphen. ftOI'iK. Olllce. llainilt-i.ll'n t.'l
hlors, addrca Titusvlllo, l'a As.-dbhint Joim Van
tciiver.
TlTrSVIIJ.K. CHUUCH HUN AND vrcivi
TV 11. 11. THOMAS, (iilico and nddress, Jlau
irion House. 'I ilesvllle. l'x
t-UAMKUKO AN1 VICINITY-CKOHCB I!(-
VIN. Otllee, Wiambiirc; residence, Tltusville, Pa,
As'lslaul. . A. West.
KNTBKPKISK, IT.KAKAMifH.LK. UKAN
KAUM AN1 IMT1IOL1-; W. lKO. VAN
VL1I-.T. Oilk-o ami addreaa, Cnas.! 1 louse, l'loas
Ulltville. Assistant, 11. C. tlantinet'in.
rilHilUTs; A.NU WK.-'.T IIICKOHV C1IAS.
CLAUK. Oflice and addre.-s. Kxp-ca Chlco, TiJl-
outl-,. l'a. A-r-i.-taut, 1'- t. lieani.dey.
l'KTHOI.BUM CKSTIIh AND V TNHY
LEVI MAKoN. Olllcuaiidad.lre.-s, Petroleum Cen
tre, Pa. A4si.-taut, Charles l.liciil'oHl.
'PAItlt AND IILOOD KAK.Miand District lvlntr
on Oil Crook and Cherry Hun. IVnni story Faun to
Mel lintockvilio .1 A M list Al J N 1 1 U KS. Address.
'Jarr t'ltriu, ra. A-sismms. i.urier li. oaunuers,
Cbaibis K. CiKdiran ami Td'am lloyt.
MuOLINTMCKVILLK, Oil. CITY AND KKNO
A. S. WHT. Address, Oil City or lteno, Pa
Asslstnaa, M. Mid
wiiAlnitt.lN. ALONfSTlII! ALLKOIIKNY HIV.
Kit WlLUBIS. OIH 'C m-.d address, I'rauklln.l'A
K'ltiriKli'ASS, KISTKIt FAIiil I'A.tKlilfS
LANItlNii-I'lClIAKl) W. KKDKIKLI). Olllce
aud addnss. SernKTass, l a. Assiolaut, U. V. Por
tclHold, nd-inus Kinleulon, l'a.
WRST VlltUINIA C. I). ANdLL, and T. 1'.
t'OOK. Ad'Iress, Parkeislilllc, We-l Vlr ;inia
l&obcita l'otruliiuui Torctlu I'Ui
liiuyv-dly.
Daily Record
NEWSPAPER
so:
AND
Job Prints
0
Office;
MAIN STREET,
1ET1LEIJ1 CENTRE.
W. II LOKOWLL, PrfrfUOff
SEWS BEPAUTMEST. I,
we rci-elvo telecmplilc u:rr.tsiu8 np 10 4 r. n
and p-eseiit them 10 our r aders every evemnvr, 0111
bracing news of creat interest Irorn all sections of
the country. W'u havo made sot c: arnlte'emeets,
whereby we receive ntiuhir Petroleum, Mock and
Produce Market liejirrts overy eveulafby teiezrai h
fiMin New Yurie. 1'hihidelphl i, and I'itt-iliurT.whp-h
together with editorials und Local matters, make It
one nr the most ih-ircihlu newspapers published in
the 01 tuition. Aaan
Attvcrtlssii jrlctUiini,
Tho KI-X'OKD has 110 oiipcrlor, 03 it clrcnlatss
wherever au Oil Operator or licalcr can be louu'P
IM
Wo have a lanjo and well aeloclcdi slock of
JoI1jiik iful4;rial onimnuiiir. tiio very
latest styha. We are tlnaeroro, ennbu-ii to execute
.Jui ''eik ol eveiy variety in a satisfactory manner
when desired, Jobs will uu neatly printed la toLOis
rS!lipiIll3 Bills.
Posters,
tlilllil-iiiliel.
' Piosi Jinuuc.'
Bills of i ai c.
liabcl.
A'
Cii. i:t:.- usivl Vlaltiiis Cards
L TTU UDADH,
lilLI. DEAD 1,
L'H.LU Oi' r-ADING, Kto , Etc
. liso
HAM. knilVriN.,
Plum or f ancy Styles, nealty nnd promptly oxecu
ted, euibrucinjf
INVITATIONS CIRCriLAIIS r'HOOHAMMES
CAltUH, TICKETU, JJtc
Iu fact, every variety and stylo of work In lettor
prcua pr.utlng.
Mnrchnnta, Lawyers. JitPllccg of thn Peace. Lat.d
Aeenia. Oil Dialers and Ai'ents, Insurance Ai.'ents
Kxpressmeii and otiier partii slu viant, arc fnrormil
lint we are preparnl lo.xw-utnlo nnlarall kinds ol
lll.aNUU, business or lerfd, required ill this com
inuiiilv. Jubbin p&trjuaM rcBiicctfully soliclle.I.
CO
SIMMONS'
ffl i r- "l
Wasliington-St.
The Lnrcjest and Best Selected
stock of Gootls in Western
Pennsylvania, and
sold at
TOE FXJXIEST
-OF
.iOUORS
&c, for Jlcdicinal Purposes.
BBE8S. WMM, &fi.r
rVEE AND FIIJ5T CLASS,
Faints,
aiisl Dye bull's
and Brushes.
DIPOIITED
cr?r? ryvf rrrrn TMri5?r' wit;'?''
"Oil
rcI
TIicDocet 683ortinnnt ever beforo ofTercd cu
Oil Creek.
VALL PAPER!
and vmimi S1IADI
5?
Unatirpuffcd for beau'y wid criglnality or
(l.'gjgas, cheuimt3 und durabluiy.
Canary Birds,
House Plants, &c.
THE CHOICEST BRANDS.
ALL KINDS
PRESCRIPTIONS ARE PUNCTUALLY
COMPOUNDED AT ALL UOUK3.
ICE COOL SODA WATER FRESH
from the Fountain,
At SIMSSO'S'.
ViT 0:vii it otU,
jr. S. SIM MO
W1NS0K BROS. COLUMN.
irJSOR BROS.,
s:..--..iiaMi
STOKE.
E3TABUSHE0 32S9.
Winsor Bros.
MAIN STREET,
ra'JiOLEUM CENTRE,
PEALERS IN Oils WELL
TUBING AND CASING I
ALSO,"
WORKnS'O HA HP. ELS 4. VALVES,
STUFFING BOXES,
CLAVl'S, TONG3,
INN1S EUCKKR KOD3,
RIVETED JOINT 6UCKEB ROD
EOILER TUMPS,
CISTERN 4 WELL PCMPS,
; Every Description of snppllcs for
OILffELL ffiKS MD
IEEFINERIES.I
fioors,
STEAM & GAS FITTINGS
EELTISG, TACKIXG AND nOSS
KIRBY'S COMl'ilESSED BUNGd,
5-1 Ji. 11 3D W -A. H E,
Ltouse Trimming?,
Carpcr.tora' Too!?,
Dtilling ami Plain Laid Ropo,
Oakum, ITa!!9, xes,
Tabic aud Pocket Cutlery,
A iu!I arsortmcr.t of cvervthintf
Line.
In Ibo Hardware
House ruriiishin Goods,
VENTILATOR
AND
Morning: G-lory
no ME COMPANION,
IRON GATE, and
WHEAT SHEAF
QqqIk Stoves.
Lamps, Iianterni & Chlmneyt,
No. 1 Winter strained
Lard Oil,
NO. 1 KEFINE OIL.
CJIAJIPION CLOTHES WRIXGEItS
, Slannfacttircrs of
EIISST im & COFFER
WAKS.
SMOK11 STACKS,
Hepalrlnir of all klnda dine with noalnepg and dls
Hitch, fspeclal attunliuti givuu to
Steast.
and ii'3 Firtius
Pnrchaslrg vlth cash only, onr facilities fo' fur.
nldi'ng evervtl-ln In our lkno nro suiierlor ' nny
other e-tnbll'clnneut iu the Oli'iUulon. We ll'iis.
flint class. ' -
TIN AND REPAIR ShOP
Thanhira: onr friends for thoir Ilhernl patronntre
In tho iki-i, we ehall Itao our bent eilorts to merit
iU coullnuaucc. iluroh 1'tf.
.miK IIAILWAY
1400 MII.RH 1IN0KU
S1ILE8 WlTIIOrjT
OUANOBofCOACHEj
ONE MANAUKMKNT.
The Broad Gauze. Sonhi. T
" ' ---.v attics;
Route
BETWEEN TIIE
ATLANTIC CITIES
AND Tll
AVKST A'l SOUTH-WEST
THIS RAILWAY EXTRND8 PI10H
Cincinnati to New Tork 800 Milej,
Cleveland to New York 625 Milei,
Dunkirk to New Tork 480 Miles
Buffalo to New York 423 Mile's,
Rochester to New York 385 Miles,
and is rioa
"22 TO 27 MILES THE SHORTEST
ROUTE.gJ
New nnd Improved Conches arc run from rtnrt
nntl, Dayton, I rbanii, Marlon, llnllloa, M.iii,fl,.M
Ashland, Akmn, lHavelaud, Warren. Mndviilr
Dunkirk, lluflalo and Kochestcr to '
New York Without Change.
ONLY ONE CHANGE TO BOSTON.
On and after Monday, Juno 13, 1879, ttalna
will leave Meadvllle at the following hours, yIcj,
FRANKLIil DHANCH-Volllg Sontk.
Liavi :
Meadvllle, 5.49 A. a., 11 .SO a. at., 3,40 p. , 4,45 i
Aniuva:
Franklin, 7. " 1,15 " 11.10 " m
Oil City, 8.W " 1,44 " 7,00 y,M
FHANKLIN BIlANfUI-UoInf North.
Li ATI
(Ml fit
'lit. ln.Stl A. at , v.io a, M., H.1H t. v.. ll.lOr.
rnlliKllll,l4.ui
-I.UO
0,41
Arrivi:
lcadMlo, 2,43 V. a. 11, 1.
,15p tij
G0INQ WEST
l.SS A. DAY EXrni:ss, ibllv. Mondm
excepttHl, for Cleveland, t'lcnlnr.ntt nnil the Wed
ana Mntiiu. c onnects nt inarksvuic. fDnonys ei
ceptcd. for Sharon. Newcastle and PittidnirKh; at
U'aviusniiri; inr i ininuiiioirn ana aarnn; aiurve
land with Lake Shore Ituilway, for tl.e Vet mil
Nerth-Wcst; at Uavenna, bandays cxci pterl. for At
llancc and riilslur!i; at Akmn. tftmduyi pxcrrtel,
r-.r Orvllle and Vill.'i-il'iinr, at Urhana with l'i't
bnrirh, Cincinnati uud M. Lonla Railuayturln'lln.
npolis. and at t lneieniiil with tho Ohio & Mu'i
sippl llnilway, for bL IaiuIs and thcfcouUi mil
Smilh-We-t.
SleeplriK Cnnclics irn attached to this train u
Ilornrllsvilltt, running through to t'ltvclaudwitbcut
change
8.S5 A. III. EXPHESS MAIL, dally, mtoyf
excepted, for t'levelaml and the Wi-st mid Nortli'
West. t'onnectK nt Clarksvlllc for Miaron, Ncwc"!
tlo and I'ittsbnriib. ai d atj Clr-vi land mtli Ukv
Shore itaiiway for ihe Woat.aud North-West-
a.80 l. M. NlrtflT EX'MIESS, dally. for
rUvi.innil I'lm-iiinnli and the West ami Heath.
t'onnectsiit Uwltisbanr. Simdina cswitw), fir.
Yiiin.timn: at Cleveland with l-akc Miore nan
way, ti.r the West nnd North Weil: ami at l lncln
nail with tho (llilo lUissls'ippt Hallway
I ..I. ...t .l.n U.....1. atwl W(.,,ll.U'et.
A Sleeplnt! t'oaeb Is attached to tills train at S(
lurk, ruuutrig tnruuu to tincinn.n.
ll.IO A. HI. ACCOJ1MODATI0S. fnniliir!
cxceiited, Air Iavlttshitrg and Waj Stations,
nectlng for ion i gstuwn.
3.30 P. m. FREIGHT S ACC051M0D.V
TIUN, dally.
7.0 A. WAY
cepted.
FIIEIGUT, Snndayi
GOING EAST.
as . a aar. TimrTVIWl RXPRESS, dftilfi
l , -m . tm .... mi......... . . um.
roiiiioctin).' at ferry, Sundays excepted, for V. h
Pa. Mayvllle. Brocb.n and Tltatrvllls, d W
I more and at New York for Huston aud .New at.
"a KI.ib f'oach la MtachM t; this train al 01
Cinnaii rnmiing inrougu w
..u Miff
8.20 P. W. CINCINNATI "Saiw
SondnyaeKeptad, connecting BJI'SlJa
Albany and the celebrated ""V."r T'ji S
u... ...rf itf..w v.irk for Iluston. and au a"
.-(..i,.., ,
lleadtllleruuninii through to new -'
A. II. NBW. . cist Bn
niv
daily, ttnndaya excepted. U"";- mv,tj
with DeWwarc, Lackawanna J9I2d,nht tr
ior rkrantou, and at New ork with "Jryud
pn-u train of New Jersey Bailroa r
"'li" Hlseplnr, Coach la H.'?J.ris!
Cleveland, runnlUK tnroncn """-j Dn
neotlnu wilh train bayliii! newnd lmpro Mngb
1UK llooni voaeaua aii.i
New York.
....wT,T10S. SttW
It. AUV.win.""'"
nrej.nt.l?
19.10 A. m. ACCOMMODATION,
excepted.
5,18 A. M. WAY FBEICIIT, 8I
H,h II
Boston and New "Cian" cilA"1"'"
BftL'n!.'e, aro transferred ill
New York. , , .-prions Wl!
The best vratllnted an d most nw "" ,,, l
coacliea v-IN THIii.WtmLDaM
night trains ou this Kailway. rf (
fir The Erie Hallway Conipanr J,'b fojt
newKcrry from their Jersey ( ve w
ofd St.; New Verk.thus c l- t'S th, a
reiichthe tiPi.iTp-rlioi.ol heflty r mtf
pcnue and nnnoyance of a strii i v
""-'' .. ....-wnilfaf'"
a n n'l.a. di-fitirrv nltmbT M'P i'l,'m
Itnllwav Is nf Hie nn"" 1"':" '"1" hiiill .Zi
n f- "i '', . . i..ni
e-s mi '-"--...in ana
d.ivlli-'hi Jr.su ney ever ihla 'f contln01"
""i,mal H"""
cbillitile.' iHllil-liipe" M'".l-'-
tion mid lutirifl. i
rhN,k(d TUro"'
lsal0 '
. . h anv Oth"r
rBon'(i
And faro ttlw ays aa iow
.uir inrKKTS tia
..id
. ... ,-.-ii the PriacH1
Which ran he obtain -'W,t.
Olllcea ill tho West and Wu'hw
L. 1). KU' KBH,
Ciarl Sup t.
t"Ln'. , MM.