from jparkwi pricm on ir
SXTSSSIVE STOCK OF
READY-MADE CLOTHING
i..
Wittier Itaderwi'ar,
Hatt and Caps,
Fr tht Mil Thnij Dnjt I
KrAliLVl),S51ITIIto
Merchant Tailors!
!? llnk, Tltmrillp,In.,
i eucieum Centre Daily Record
VafeCanire, fMtiirdur, Dee.
AHltlTAI. AMD CCP1HTFRG OF
TKAIKS OS O. G. A. It. R.
n and ftr Monday, Rov. J8lh, 1870,
tralM will raa m fellow:
Xoitm 10. t. no. an. 1.
Leavt Irvine. 11.01 r m. 10 p M
taavt Oil CUT 7.00 a M. J. 65 p a. 7.50 P if
Pet.CM7.40
Tlmtv. 1,30
Aarlve Curry, 10,09
otT. Its. 1.
Lve Com, 11,05 M
Tllnv. 12.40 p a.
P. Oen. 1.27
8,39
8.30
4.26
6,67
9. 12
10,38
no. 4.
10 A U
7.3
n il
vo. 0.
(.16 p M
7.81 '
1.41
1,34 "
JarriT O. City J. 10 '
" Irvine. 4.60 "
11.40
IV So. I and 4 na on Banday. ,
rniiaHt tit! moktm.
alt Jto.lt. Itolt.lla.il. 1. t
tooc, .is a.m. 11,14a.m. lo.ri . a.soAa 1 i n
Arr.c 13,10 ' i.ora i,i ea. ,i -.Visa.
ti.MA. 1,44 ' 1,4 ' 1,44" 4,1 u
A rl,it ra.
pameHT TJLinrt iqcth.
II. Xo 4 It. 14. Xo. 14 y i.
a l.Mie
killlHi l 4JU a. IO.Oa.b. 11,14 am. 4 torn
PC,s,w " . n it a. is 49 ra
AnK'10,14 l,n 1,U ,(. ' I W
tl OUT and Pstroletm Ctatra frtlekt, Oil
1t 1.10 d. m . en-ivei At I'atroWnnt Centre 4,20 t).
. Lavea Petrultna Ctnlra al 4,4 b ., arrive
. 4 (HI CM ,oft p. m.
Tl a. 1 . 4. 4 ni 4 Art normt tratat.
u, It it A ttuonyh 'ociaoCA'ion, tanrtctt at
w rry ret hiii tan Nona.
tiLTxa nun nanrint cam.
Wo. 4 nirott from PWladolnhia ltboat oVKg.
ma. 8 Plreet to HbilhdHph'A wild nut chimp..
p. 6 Direct from PttuburiA ttillioat ehAuge.
o - Direct to Pltttburgii without ctarjjie
JBu0ds7.Kev.il 1470.
oldtt l.p. m., 110
SFSO PAPER OS MONDAY.
The season of tbejyear apptoaehc that l
(tailed with delight by all-tha Merry
Christum tlmo. It ii tho especial delight
r the young, who anticipate tho coming
it Sauta Clans ldeo with girt to make
glad thflr heart and lull hspplns tt tbe
family group tbat gather annually rounu
tho old heattbstooe. It la a oaoi of re.
oleing among the mlddle-egcd and old, en
abling them lo meet once more tho friend
f other days, eparted perhap for T'r.
ml in toeial reunioa bring back to memory
tit scenes and titnM of othir day. Amid
ail this rt juicing it I wH for tboia ol m
who are amply tupptiod with tho "good
thintot thi lil" to remember the poor,
anJ give liberally to their aid, having in
mtad the divine Injunction that ''tbe great-
eat ot all tn'e it eBariiy." lioping that all
unr patron and friend may witneta tho re
tnrn ol many nnrt ronniona, wo wlih tbtn
une and all a Uerry Cbrlatma.
frora iM-lfry, tower and ttperlng tplre
Ybo drifted bark bright eberub bear,
Who bend tu har th chanting chair
Greet Ibt groat day of all the yoar.
A "A Ml the ml!ow Chriatm bnlt
OiMh ttivir wild I une up'in tbe air,
And Btti.l riug In motodloit wr.lla
WaUe tbe while eoboc ev.-rywljpre.
Armmd the Une tbe lneno wreatbci,
The organ roll, tho antbem tlns;
Through the dim ail all Uriixren breathe
Ta lift t'aeoul fr"Ui morln! tMitj".
To il't lln i'i.l, (h.i tfnitff iinl.iinv,
And meet tli Ii-vhI (if tli m-Jir;
VVtjen. dreaUiiis nil ho gloom to jn.r,
' TUh Savior "f the world van bom.
Ucmcmiicr tho iiC1 f.:r lU Wont gold
wtti i.d Clftlii, at ;riS- drg-V0r
t ill j vt'iiiii
Petrolenm Gntre I hie' tnlrg a uxted
ple. A eorroepondent of the Scmntoo I
Republican writ"thfti in regard to Itt
One rooming I tieitad Pe'rolemi Centre
and climbed to the hill npn t wliiot l
ititeted the now clbratei MeCray fnrm.
The air.WH frotty and It wa well thai tbe
ground bad been frnten tlishtly or tbe pre-
railing epidemle, mnd Inioli-rnblx mud -would
have tnnde iiec- almott Impotaible
From (he height f 400 fei't the town ia teen
upon the tint lie low. Uncounted derrick
of past and present n t n l thickly in the
bollowaind upon the eteen declieitle
one of them ttand over the once 'tamniit
'Coquette" w-U, that yielded In It youth
ful year 1,100 harreU per day, but like the
name, it became tiniletdr, and la oow old
and nnthriinken to a rtrxen barrela per
ilirm. On reaching the IhvoI ground above
a tcene of great activity preaented ileelf.
Here upon ten acre mil of the hundred
acre tbnt Comprise the farm of Mr. llcCray
are to be teeo name sixt well in operaiiun
The derrick, i-uginu home, lmV, Ac,
ttand to tbtekly together tkeylmoat touch
each other, over thi entire epace. Mr.
MeCray, who livea'iu a liin tram hotiK
I not only a fanner, but ha been w uc-
cenfiil oil operator ele where, id, until
witbin year, wa unaware ot the treasure
beneath and around bi htimbta'dwellioi:.
But tbe fluid., mine waa opened with greaj
mpidity, and tince April I ant bis ,incom e
ba ranged Irom $6,00 lor tomo lime, lo
about 1X000 per duy at prviea. At oi-
lime a considerable number ot well were
each pumping 400 barrel per day. The
owner ol tbe ground in addition to the well
put down by himtelf, leaaed the right to
comptnie, who pay hioi hulf tbe product,
and a bonna of $1,000 for each weliin ad
dition to tbe royaif. At one of tbe well
juit finlabed, owni d by ft company ol Udica,
I obiulurd a pocket full of Hand redolent ol
oil in the Datum! ute. It ia from tbe
aud rock lorly feet thick, at the bottom of
tbe w l, the wbuln depth of which is 805
feet. The oil i alw,.y lound in tbi pecul
iar eund, coueitting of white pebble from a
pib' bfad lo a pea in :&., Vben Bret
taken out It look lise ground ult mix'd
wltb molasie. Tbe oil percolate throngh
tbi land rock, but tcience has rot ypt din
eovered bnw or where tbu oil oritiaatea
Tbi rock I often found without nil, but
never oit witnwut the peculiar I and rock.
The uruU doe oot pariakn of tbe ureTn-
oei of tbe aurface, but i nearly lovel over
a large district. Some wells furoinh suffi
cient git to run tbe engine, aid thus na
ture provides at band tbe ineana'to br'n
golden finid to the depth jelow; a richer
deposit th in tbat ol fabled alchemy, mTe
wonderlul In it.ro!l!y tht the dr-nu of
tti enctmnlrett. Truly tho pclr lctiui lamp
I tbat of Aladd'n relighted.
Cotxu to ScHoot,. It i a pleating nUlit
to fell youtn wilb '-tbining mnraiog
face" trudghig ni'rrily to school. They all
eem to happy and light hoarted tbat on
cannot help but wleo to be again young
and fret I rum all the anxieties inoideut to
mature nge. Look at thst red cheeked,
light haired, png-nosed governor in em-
broyo gaily tripping along the streets.
Now, do you suppose be cures a continen
tal wbel'aer Napo'eon aurrenoders to
William or WiHUm to Napoleon! ot he.
Give bim pair ol pjnt "tored behind."
pocket filled witb b:l of siring, apiece
ofsb .lk, tbe stub of a lead pencil, several
bent otila, a piece of "sbiny (Iufs." seme
marbles and a barlow knife, and be would
out vxobange bis treasure for Wall street,
nor giro them to be made E nptror of the
world. And be woul 1 be a I'jol if bo did
not. Not care hm he. If Qui Eiubl'S
tho biz boy of "our room,'' whins bim be
snivels about it awhile an 1 then wbipa the
next one tbu making thing even. All bo
ak lor it lot to eat, a place to pUy and
make as much no'.j asbe pleases, and an
absetiee of castor oil castor oil is tbe bane
of boys life. Give bim these and be cares
for nothing elw, but with a whittle, which
is iudetcriboble as it is funny, be will iling
hi book over hi back with a itrlng or
strap and tru3ze daily to bl lesson as
"happy a a guy sunflower.'' There are
exceptions, however, among our "rising
generation." Williamspurt .inn.
We are Informed tbat a liquor store 1
Titusvilln was seiid by tbe TJ. S. Marshal,
yesleruny. Several parties In this jlnce
saffer by tbe leiiure, the Marshal having
also leviod on liquors purchased by them of
the Titusville.firin.
Onr cit'zons tbguld bear la mind that the
Catholic fair opena at Kobe!' Opertt House,
oft Mosdur eveninz. Lots ol fun niny be
anticipated,
Tbe drug and tauey goode atutcs are bav
ins; a M;; run on hoi day goods, their slock
being nenrly sold out. Mure tiau double
the amount of gauds have been sold tbi
year than lust.
l.'iflrcoilier In Ciir rtirn TrY G'lfT
Un.. this o'vfiiit i.
lAitritand Most Important
Merlin lVe 23
TUe Geruans nnder 0nrl f!onnl
L'opondHrgottR ave surprised the French
at Loure, D'pirtment of Unite Mine,
and driven them Irom their position with
leavy ton'
Many ) roneis and a I rg quantity i t
arm nd biiiitaite were atptured.
A diapatch from Versailles states that on
Tuesday lha Are from tl) f.Ttilleaiioiif
around Pari wa active, but tni'flVc
tiv. During the cannonade a iTnrt'e wit made
by t'' French against the t'rufs'an Guard
and tho Twelfih Corps, vaxnus.)
Tbe fighting listed severwl hours. Th
German losa was small.
A body of Mobiles hsve been defeated iy
the Hanoverariant under General D'Verun
hert Khi-li beyond Monnate. a town in the
department or Inelre et Loire, eijjhl intl'-e
noribrasl of Tours.
Nw Yoru, Dec 2.1.
Tbe correspondent of the Trihuw.i nl
Versailles any tbat the fe ling tim"n the
b'gbest nfflcert ol .Hie besieging traiy Is
thatParit will bold out well into next
month.
Careful preparatiods are making for sui h
a contingency, and the various corps in the
Provinces art moving so ns to shutout, il
po-sible, all hope ol rescue.
Gmieial Trochu t exfieefed to elve the
Pntnlana same mote a ra'e fighting tit o t
Christmas time.
Botdeaut, Pec. 22.
Adviees from Taris to Ht uilit vf the
2U bring an offltial report of the recent
military operations.
Toe report says operations were resumed
to-day and otdy Ceased at nigh Hull, on tbe
rihl by General Malero an I by G"iier I
U a zeat L'n.lFy. Sur ilirue, Vi.il Kvr.rd
aod Maizun lllaocbe, all to tt.e el ol
Paris. a
Tbe fire of the enemy was. siU"i?J at a 1
points.
It is also stated tbat after a nhort comlm
in which Geneial Favre was woumted, H i
truops from .St. Dennis, under A I'liirul L
Ruiictere, currle l 0'iurget, uortli n I Paris
but were unable to bold Jlie plic. ami
re'.tealed, leaving captund 100 piisoit
ers. The Krcet of Gun. Ducrot weio uo eo-
giged souta oftLo city iu v olent aitil-
luiy nctlou againxt ifuuiu Afc'in atid
Blanc Mezni!, and llut Distil Duciol occu
pied Grnaloy and Draitcy.
Gen. Nod uiede a teint en Ibe side ol
Mount Valerian, wect of I'-ri.
The Mobil'zed Na'.iooal Cii'jrl fougiii
witb Ibe troop in tbete eiigaea.eut, aud
ditJ IayedTareat valnr.
Titutvilln is rapidly brciinin noted Tor
shooting aud statitiliij nUrays. .. man nam
ed Vu&lmrg was sUblied with u pvuKnil,1 in
tbat city last night, and prolmU I'.uallv
injured.
The uew coiihty bridM ecrose O 1 Creek,
at Itj affirm, is completed
What uiania it Ibis wbicli po-scsses u
many "newspaper items'' mnti 1 1 au i unce
fivtal accidents in such uroleeqiie wayaa.
Ibey do? Da they mistake S'.cli leuguate
as this for wit or bum u ? We take it
from hulf a column of siuiilnr pnr.-
graphs:
"A Mr. John Grllz, of New Jersey, mte
about a hundred and Bfl.v pounds of exeel-
Icnt mince meat the olhr morning, b
wa'kini! on a rilro id trHck."
Another paper eij:
"The regt;lar yearly man w'.in cleans oil1
hit cllimoey with gun-powder, is now a
resident ot a Q'llncy, lllian ts, u'n.ve yard.
Tbny are building a skitla rink wbeie
tbe boose stood."
A man nt Green Bay Wis., had a pet
bear Which used to sleep iyj'tle :mie lied
wi'.h bim. The other mrnin the iloctnr
called and said the man could not 1 v will),
out a lot of new Intestine. The heir in ml
allowed to sleep with anjbo ly uo v, miliar
he cut bi nail.
A gentlemnn at Fremont, O , had a re
ception atbi honi' tho otbor night, and
when the guest went away, it took the
host all night lo wash the tnr and pick the
feathers oil' his person. It seem his
neighbors didn't approve of tho way he
bad boeu currying on witb the widow
Jones.
J3ome thievns have b 'enJ oing thrniuli"
the camps of ibe "heathen Chinee," on tli
East Branch, below Soda Bar, California,
earryliK off provisions, John in uivinu
a version of tbe al?ui', av that, "No e itche
Vm now, oil right j b;tno-by hell catch 'em,
alle situie. '
A yo!ii, mnu in K nnnhnnkport, wto
had ciiculaied tl.indeis about reppectulde
youa ladies, was broiiit lo bis kuoes liy a
letter from a lawyer, lie hastoui-d to tn
a pupor saying thut hn wa.' a liar and slan-
ieier, an 1 liy paying i;nU- lur'lr r in' i'l-
lli.'a niT'J St 'Jl 'I.
lltM'tll tt !.
H. M. Pt ltriisill .V Co., '.17
I'ttik I'ow, New Voik, arrl Ceo. P. l'on l Jt Ci
Ad erllalug Akc ta, nro the sole j:miM Air the Pa,
iroleum t'enlre Iiaii.t Hiwuan In tint cry. Ad
vertisers In list iltvs'e leor.istitl telnAvo tlulr
ta vuiti with ' liber ot tne atune lienae
A r tr
present.
ol bkale n to d Chrlsimns
Ntrnnt.os A I'mckmon.
Mini r.-s, Opera (ilasa. a, French Cio-k
Fans. Fine London l.oither kihwU. ii
Ism.iM'h. Tttiif-ville.
A full vsiielyol'SkileS. at
Nicholson A 1i.scimon'.
We have a lull as.iitmeni ot .ski.les
NlCU'H.IOJt A Ill.Al-KMOJI.
AT l.aiua'a rirritYil.t,'. I.vt'e stem
witiilina Watches ol nearly all fliat-eUis
Ulakeia. lie. H-2.V.
Solid silver goods in cat s
piesents, at
soil iM" for
Isium'm,
T'Iiiav I e.
Mil!eis (,'oiie;h Honey
ale at
ties I In t.-wn. t
GKirrm runt.
jo i.tvr.
For Itall. SociMl. Meetings, f. , the ha'1
Oiposlle lie UeCI'iSlir llolie Mil I V - t li
Warner's flier. and feed stor-. App'y to
nov. 3u-tf. H. Waiinks
At Isiiam'h, Tmevtt.i.i!. Gent's Watch
es. A fnll line of Auierieuii Wntcbes, in
cluding Hnwaid Mekel inovenient.
('uiti I ilioil in Bu;k
Wr rnu wlial wemy when
G ovee I
we aserl itial wh c-iO no I il) I tt-e lie
i Buck fkin (i!t-" ehi'aper lljan ni-v "Hi.
place iii loAn. LAMMKR$ A ALDkN.
WALL Pit'.
at Gmrrrs Ban.
Ojstet by the qio.rt st vnuciier.
AH styles Until harm-, c e.,p.-t taa the
cbeap- st, made from Mutl'-it' oak :ock, ano
warranted, at J. K. Kren's.
II:ivin;r a'Kied to ii'V Ini'e sfc-c-k. I r
win read? to eupi.lv .-co'ch Whiky, Jmria
ra Bii'ii and H uiber luiported (.B-ii!s a
New York t'f-es.
iiiivI2 if- O'rrs Gaftskt.
M iiler's CaliipUe'
market, at
Ice
the hell li tte
Ghii-kh Bkoi.
nov 19-1 in.
Miller's unrivailed
wurrnnted al
Worm (Jiinteelinr.s,
Giupfkh Bkhj.
r2a iivi h r 1ST 1 at
Gntfri'.a BaoH.
M. ft. SIji:iui. ir-i;
Hn4 .lrltt.t
"tore.
.Mr Pimmens has jutt returned from New
Torti with n very lerce tU'ck of iol;daj
Good a ririier aiot mr. ixtfj-r- stf ok
never bus be.-n x!i lii'ed lo tbe ell'- ns ot
flil Cierk. Lndnis Toilet Siniir:. Writirg
T'l-ka 1 renii:' C"'', rolls, (, antes, ('!it
dreiis Tins in aa lareo vsrli ty ,n be
t'i ninl in city htnree. Ii is weil a orlli A vitit,
if ymi don't iel to buy. This sue.
e"rti.ir!v never . surpaar-! for vsrl. 1
an'l r:cnoes. lie :sti Hi's a Inre v.irietr
of Lerny 'A'. Fnire'itbi's Ce'eiimted G Id
i'eris, v-re upprorriat" t- r H lii!:'y prs
enls Vitii i-iiiimoi.ti' for a ca'l ! hourV
aininenient, bef.ire you muK je"r fan
Chases. (Ire U-if.
Bet Kell.ie-I Uil 20 ceo p"r gallon. stJJ
diTl.Vi I. J lit TliKtiroPC's.
S,u e 4. ja'iT -aliiii
Cp stairs nv- r V niirlii-i ' I!--s'mi! ".T,t, V'unti.
ingtun St , t'elroleiim Centre, Fa. L -don
are in vi e-.l lo call ' pt 23.
Buy '.he "lied H"l" SniUie. u annrnetnre'i
in T'tnsville expres-ly tor the nil iniinlr.
dipied to all 1.1 ,! of weather, nl J. H
Icon's. sll-tf
Oyster nnd ('!m S!ei",
ioi ed ones, nt Vonc.er's.
tlHie e!d fvs'j
PIRD. The h. si Sincirir . A kifjest
Cmi irj llii.li in the oil i'j i:ii art It be
bud si
uiT-lf .1. TT BK'.TTT"aV
i
a c
'1 at Nie)io!("ni t'i, B'hcknini.'a and buy
omg lnvii with iron warn fcir tweiee
dollars
G lifiev l'n a lar ie lot of rroim ale em!
L"udou porter eiecially or family ., bj
tho li-iil e or cane
4VNit're.
Just received fresh 1 1) t Oyster nnd shell
Clams i.l L. Vonclier's sspl7
vQm&& ms
FUP.XI3U AIX
( Petrnlnum Ccnlre, Vi.
(CI
i -ir
Wr; r o
Tn
Ttirsvii
TI1.1.K. H.r -. h"A
""".of tie:;,u,,v.,i,;;,sr
Tee sen oil u
il,.. 'i iii . i ... ... ...
""" - ll l i t):l i,n i, in , .
I I't e city of Tltn-r i m vi . . '
day of .f .n.iary 1H7J t 2 p ,j '
w ti h time and place the v r.., '.' ' ",
del t an4.tlreetori ,? t,!,t '
D H Vtrci.rit, -;,,,,;,
AT-
rifies -Bros,
7
OnS
cor
Kvery pmon luiying Two l
lai-s wnrfli ot' lairv (tikkI,
is pntitlt'tl to 1 'lickt;
tirawiin'
A E-rlzc wr;h IVrju zi i'
t. S'tAH) !
The Troe ttill Ke
'.""'atrmlay venire. I
fiistril.ntffl at 9 P.
evening.
"p on
l'it-K to !)
FUN FOR THE BuLiMS
AT
IRISTMAS
OPENS AT
NOBEL'S HAL!
5
PETROLECSI CUNT1.E,
MONDAY, DEC. fftiTIT, 1970.
5.1 i
Useful nnd Ornamental .'viiiol?,
Toys and Clirbfnsas t 'reg
ents in Almml'tiict).
B TJ ITi E SHM JG S T S
In M)imdri:iC'5.
Thefullowlag article wilt beconlriWd (jr.-
THE WATCH CANE
To the best Doctor.
A SILVER SET
To Ibe most popular Hotel.
A EEAUTIFUt- OFFICE CHAW
Between Me'. McCisy and KeSr.
A GOLD CHAIN U DERRICK
Between Mers. P. McMahun afd J"
Koblnsun.
A Gold Headed Care & VaUi
Between Messrs. Hare nd I:ar:ruft.
A BEAUTIFUL t'BLE
To the moat pepnlar Gta.xt. on llstC
Wlttee.
A LADIES WATCH
To the moat popular Ladj on III"
an it tee.
Vth?7 Attwf
nod cWf ' "
Drira unit st 7 n. m. "0
dI2-tf. fy Oid Ct-.
s cm m
k .
GIlADliS OF
west K&fcss.
t