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Saoeeseors 10 aTcFarland, Smith Jk Co.,
Merchant Tailors!
aNTJ DKALIR9 IN.
Gents' Furnishing (Ms,
6lL SPRING' FRANKLIN STS.,
TITLSVaLLE, PA.
Save pat la one of Ik finest aesorrments.oj
jLOins &,CA8SIMERES
ENGLISH, ,
FRENCn AND
AMERICAN
COATINGS,
MIXED AND . . .
STRIPED SUITINGS,
FANCY VESTINOS.
fcvsrViuVwd.in the Oil Region.
TvVENTY DIFFERENT STYLES OF
HATS Sc CAPS,
ill the Latest and Nobbiest Styles.
A FULL MN OP
Gents Furnishing Goods, fcc
r fctroleum Centre Daily Record.
. Centre. Saturday Decemtir 18
Divine Service.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sabbath at 11 A. M. and
i P. M. Sabbath School at p. M.
aw free. A cordial iovitatlon extend
ed to an. , .
Ect. P. W. Scofikld, Putor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at 11 o'clock A. M., and 7k,
a'elock P. M.
D. FATTON, Pastor.
Gold at l(t. n. 10
REMOVAL.
The office of the Daily Re
cord has been removed to the
building situated four doors
below the late location, direct
ly opposite the McClintock
House, and next door to Odd
Fellows HalL Our friends are
invited U call and see us.
WisTta. Cold, bleak winter ii here,
To one olaat it means only warmer rooms,
lieav lr clothing, ruddter'cbeeks, sleigh ridra
tor (Be sparkling enow, skating, and all
Wanner of eeld weather lealivities; wnile to
b.e elber class It meani greater expenses of
living that seems almoet impossible to meet,
more rlftd economy cf money, and fuel,
ad light, that aeem eatiallv lmnoum.
exert beggary, Importuning creditors, and
veryming that bumillatei and drives out
nope ana ambition. It If a hackneyed tub
Jcl tble of the poor, but It la olt recurring,
nd eaoiot be put away, It will be to ai
long ee the world lute. There will alwsys
be tboee who ere rich In tbe comforu ot
borne and always tboee wbo are poor. I(
rests, then, witb tboee wbo arexell pro
vided, to tblnk kindly, and give freely, in
ottetof genuine distress.
The weetber ii cold and wintry to-day.
Maay anppoeed that tbe price of "Milk"
weuld go dowq after tbe great ( ?) Join Bil
ling! "blowed hie bazoo." "Milk baa rla,"
however, aod ebould be leetnre here oooe
mere the price of chewing gom would ad
vance, aa one goodaoal remarked that "had
be only known tbe leclur waa aucb bum
bug, aba would have preferred to atay at
home and chew gum till midnight." Some
re ao wicked aa to aver tbat It would turn
weet milk four at once. 'Twaa "eweetueea
waited eo tbe deeart air," and soured on tbe
stomachs of nearly all praeeot.
, It la fact tbat Plaote, tbe French Boot
Maker, makea a good Biting pair of boots
el.-gant In ityle, aerv iceable lo wear, and
made from tbe beat of material. Having
worn boots made by him, we know whereof
we apeak, w-ben we aay Ibey cannot be ex
celled. A trial will convinee tbe moat
skeptical.
'The Warren and Venango Railroad seems
to be a fixed fact. Judge Ewlug, of Ran.
dolph, New York, with aoorpeof engineers,
dm nude Mm location as far as Irvloeton,
end bare probably reached Warren before
tbta.
Cupnul Is "engaged." Too bad."
Name It Alexia, of couiee, if it la a boy.
Tee xiQ.ieen of Hanover hu
sum.
Ltet or Traverse Jurora for tboteeond
Monday of January, 1872.
Allegheny, Wm Hswortb.
Canal, Wm n McAlevy, Alex Joboaon, ol
Joseph, Geo Baker, Wm Heatings.
Clinton, David McClaran.'
Cranberry, Eugene Burns. T C Burns.
John B Smith
Cberrytree, Edward Terr
Franklin, James Hughes, J W Rowland,
Phillip Smiley, Ed Smiley, Henry Sieailey,
J L Dewoodey.
Freochcreek, Jonathan Adam.
Irwin, R Byers, Jacob Latshaw.
Mineral, Jo n Barnes.
Oakland, Dan'l Turner.
SOU City, Andrew Cone, J H Longwcll.
Pet Centre, W J Bennett, Dan'l C Fisber,
Wm J Hovls.
Pleasantville, W H Green.
Plumer, James Sage.
President, J B Collins.
Pinegrove, Dan'l McCauley.
Rockland, David Jolly, John Maitland.
Rouseville, Wm Irish.
Saodycreek, S V Boals.
Sugercreek, George Rhodes, Ira Davis.
Scrubgrass, B F Scott, Jobo Atwell.
Teams are croasing tbe river on tbe Ice at
many pointa above.
A convention of tbe Yourjir Men's Christ
Ian Association oommeoced at Warreu yes
terday. Several delegates will attend from
this city.
The Beaver Oil Company, of which Mr.
Ira Anderson la manager, Is Dtittins down a
new well on niram Heatb'a farm In Hickory
townabip. They are down two buod.ed feet
aaaiare drilling about twenty leet each
day.
A great 4eal of lumber Is now in bad
condition In Tlonesta creek aod the river,
being frozen lo tight, the water having
backed over tbem after tbe ice etopped, aid
frozen. Tbey will all'probably ee out with
the Ice.
On Monday about noon Mr. H. Swaggarts
bouse, across tbe river from Trunkevville.
was consumed by Are. Mr. Swaggart anc
ceeded in saving the most of bis furniture,
bnt lost considerable grain, provision, c.
The Are caught from tbe stove pipe. For
est Republican.
Last evening we paid
our Brat visit to
Bergmann's Automatic Wonder.
nd must
aay it is the most wonderful piece of
work.
maosblp we ever saw. The Wonder com
prises a smut mill, grist mill, an oil mill.
and saw mill, all In full operation, and
tbe machinery attended by automatic C.
urea who toil av.ay with ao ease and grace
fulness tbat would lead one almost to be
lieve tbey were inspired wl n. lire and
brealb. At one end is blacksmith shop
where two smithies are working away like
inoaiain or old," tbe aound of their
hammers ai thev atrika the anvil hi.
plainly heard. At ooe end ia s miniature
lake, upon tbe surface of which a pleasure
boat passes lo and fro, the occupants of
which appear to enjoy Ibemselves to tbe
fullest extent. Above this Is miniature
spring throwing s beautiful jet of sparkling
water high lo air which falls gracefully over
natural appearing rocka and meanders sway
in purling atream over roeka and rough
places until it is loat from view. A miner
picks away at Imaginary coal; a carpenter
drives nails; tbe bouaemald sweeps the
room and dusts things at lively rate. Tbe
whole is surmounted by beautitiil villa
fashioned after tbe gotbio style. Tbe wbele
eombloes tbe most wonderful and complica
ted piece of mecbaulsm evor conatruoted,
and bad we tbe space we might depict Ita
Dsautlea at great length but forbear. It la
enough lo say tbat a sleht of it la worth .
dozeu times tbe price of admission.
To enable all to see this wonderful curi
osity tbe managere have conoluded to re
main one day longer Monday previous to
meir oeparture ror OH City. Those wbo
fail to examine It will mlsa a rare treat. S3
A'speeial from Armstrong Run to the
Titusville Herald ol yesterday, oaya: "The
well on Jennlnga tract at tbe river, struck
yesterday morning, is flowing at tbe rate of
a nunareu oarrela per day. Tbe well on
Clark (arm will atrika to-day. Every pros
pect lor a good well."
St. Louis dead beate pasa graoafullv Into
aupper at the hotels, satisfy the cravings of
nature, peas gracefully to Ibe bat rack.
carefully select the most gorgeous bat aod
paaa gracefully ont.
A correspondent la un iacloua enourh to
remark tbat many American ladies? were
tbey sentenced to be banged to-morrow,
would ask aa their first Question: "Havel
a banging dress?'
Favorite song of tbe belles: "We gather
the men we gather tbeen." Sometimes
it is rendtired, "gather them in."
Parepa is leading musical Cinclouati cap
tive. Garrett Divis' bobby seems lo Le
speecble payment.
I'urkt r rnrn(rixlii
There la a gnort dunl of knit found here
among mir principal nil rpirtture, wit!)
Grmii'e -.ii l to Cnnjirs. Many
think that common ju-J c (Vmonill at
Grant's hands an extended notice ot the cel
ebrated Angell Belt. No doubt there are
many members of both Houses iuterested in
the oil business wbo would liko to bear It
explained. You know tbe originator of the
belt explained II to bis Excellency last sum
mer on tbe cars between Franklin and Scrub
grass stations.
John Phlpps and W. J. M'Connell ere tbe
lucky owners of a fourth Interest In a new
well on tbe Wilford farm. Tbe well com
menced pumping on Saturday last and ia
now producing between 75 and 80 barrels
of oil per day.
Tbe Henry Clawson well on tbe Robinson
farm will be down In a few days. Tbe pros
pects of a good woll Is very flattering.
The Moorhead well still continues ta flow
200 barrels per day.
Tbe river above and below this point is
frozen over.
Some of our capitalists are discussing the
propriety of erecting a bridge over the
Allegheny river at this poiot. It would be
good paying invest men'.
There is some t t'k ol bavin? Parker In
oerporated into a borough or city. It now
forms part .of Hevy township, Armstrong
county.
( Several wel's In tbii vicinity will be com
pleted the lust of this or first of next week.
Tbe Empire and Parker aod Kama's Pipe
Line now charge 25 cents a barrel for pip.
lug oil from the wells to their tanks at the
railroad stations. An advance of 5 cents
over tbe old rates.
Our oil operators are beginning to look
bappy. Oil has ibeen ateadily advancing
for the past few days. It will soon be $5
per barrel it ought never be below this
price which will give renewed vigor lo tbe
oil business.
Tbe teamsters In this sctlon can do more
genuine bard swearing In five minutes than
all tbe canal boatmen on tbe Erie canal can
do in two hours. If you don't believe It,
apend sfew boura on tbe Lawrenceburg bill
Tbey bave brought tbe business dowa to a
scieooe.
Tbe water haulers are oharging fllty cents
a barrel for water, in Lawrenceburg, and
river water at tbat. Tbe botisekeepera at
Parker bave to pay 15 to 25Jcents per bar
rel. It Is said tbat application will be made to
tbe next Legislature for a charter lor a pipe
Hoe from this place to Pittsburgh. Tbe
oil producers are getting tired of paying the
exborbitant rates. charged by the railroad
company for tbe transportation of oil, when
it eaa be taken to Plttaburgh io pipes at
about one-ball tbe railroad 'rates. Venan
go Spectator.
Personal. Tbe Meadvllle Republican
saya: B. F. Frost, for nearly five years the
genial clerk ol the Colt bouse, and previous
to tbe burning of tbe Bat too bouse connect
ed with that excellent, hotel, is about to
leave this city to take ebarge of the office in
Ibe Sherman bouse, Titusville. Frank has
boats of friends here and elsewhere, and wil
be sure to draw large number of the way
farers from this section who bave occasion
to visit Titusville. Tbe Sherman bouse Is a
new hotel, located oppoaite tbe poaluffioe,
nd being near tbe bualnese centre, will be
found convenient slopping place.
To tbe native Alaskian our country is In
debted for tbe production of liquor from en
gar of suob potency tbat it kill In three
weeva.
A Lomsania engineer waa acquitted o'
neglect lo running over a mat) because "the
grass on tbe traok grew ao bigb as to ob
scure tbe person."
ThsTallabasase Sentinel wants Seward
for Vice-President
No one baa been lynched In Clarke County
Iod., for over a week.
A man In Cincinnati ii organizing a
brass band of twenty womeu.
Tbat heir to an immense English estate
bas turned- up in Wisconsin.
A Detroit lady visited a menagerie and
asksd to be shown tbe Cundurango.
A heartless mother left tbe dead body or
her infant In a Pennsylvania railway train.
Moat hand-organ tunes are elassio They
are tbe .productiona of Handel. Boston
Post. ' 1
Tbe former "belle of New Haven" Is
said lo be now a babitoal drunk.nl In Nu,
Jersey.
Administrator Notice.
WHEREAS, Letters of Administration on
tbe Estatn nf RflWIM VirriMvr j
i . . deceas
ed, late of Petroleum Centre, bave been
, -... .cU iU iut-oaiinL-1'iner, an persons bavins
dalnis are requeued to preseut the name,
and all ttersnua InrifMuii ..a . '
, w icuijroieu IO
make sell Ii mail's wl'hnnl d-ly.
mi. siauia U. VAUGHN. ,
oov. 21-6. Pvaraou Farm.
SOBKL & AUERHAIM DRY GOODS, ft'!.
The Oldest Established
DRY GOODS HOUSE
ON OULJOKEEK.
SOBEL t(
WASHINGTON STREET, PETROLEUM CENTRE, PA.
Making ItollJsv floods a specially at this sesann, havn the pleasure of lafe'mins tholr mk
that they bats now ia store a lariteand attractvs ssmrtaient or thims (nods
st lecleU to meet tus wauls or u.e wi uaueei i,a ciiy aus. (xuuuy, cuniprlniiij
BLACK. & COLORED SILKS,
JAPANESE SILKS,
IN DRESS PATTERNS, IRISH POPLINS. PLAID DRESS GOODS, FRENCn
MERINOS, ALAPACAS, AC.
PARIS BROCKS SHAWLS
Also Large Assortment of SILK VELVETS ft VELVETEENS FOR SACQUES,
FUES. FURS, FURS.
MILLINEBY GOODS Sc LACES.
LADIES and Gents FURNISHING GOODS, LADIE4 hACQUKS A.VU fiUI
CO and s large assortment of goods luitaxl" for Christmas girts lor children,
lurpi'ts, Oil Hot lis, Trunks, Valises, Satt lids, &(.,, u
Local Aotlce.
S. M. Petlenglll tfc Co. T
Park Kow, New letk, and Gse. P. Powell A Co
Adrertlatpg Agents, are tbe sols agsnts for the Fa,
irolenm Centre Dutr Ksooae la lait cat. Ad
vertisers in U at city are reqweted to leave their
a vara lta either of toe above homes
SWEET POTATOES.
Nice SWEET POTATOES just received at
UOV 8-tf MCiAsE A KM bl It ON US.
tW BUFFALO CUT HAT, at
Scbermerhera A TenEyck's,
julZ'tf. Cor. 2nd t Washington Sts.
WGAFFNEYIslheONLT SQUARE
LlyVGli DHALER on tbe Creek. Give
bim call.
Go to ALDEN'S for tbe lateal styles Hats
& Caps.
L1VK AND LET LIVE!
Just received at Mease & Armstrong's
Fl 'iir and Feed Si ore, 1.800 busbela extra
WHITE OATS, whieb will be sold at low.
est cash prices I e2t-tf.
I'rcato Eggs and SUPERIOR BUTTER
8CHKMr,KHORN it TEN KICK'S
cor. Washington A Second Streets. m23 tl.
IW GAFFNEY'S LIQUOlt STORE is
the only place lo look for Hotel Glass
Ware. n.
nPGAFfNKY keeps constantly on
band Scotch Ale and London Potter, eepee
ally lor family use.
The America Cook Stove at
GORDON'S
Tbe America Cook Stove at
GORDON'S.
Tbe America Cook Stove
GORDON'S
The America Cok Stove at
. GORDON'S.
Annies! Aoaslea!
Just received one hundred barrels of Hose
nice ArrLLS from the farm, and twenty
barrels of uiir best CIDER the beet tbat
ever came to tbla town. Call and aee for
yourselves.
Nov 1 If H. H. WARNER.
Elegant Pocket Diaries
at GRIFFES BROS.
12T Go io GAFFNEY'S for fine CIGARS
and cheap 1'er caab.
KSTLarge stock of Leroy W. Falrohild's
GOLD PENS beat in tbe market.
nov24-tf. At SIMMONS'
tW HOLIDAY GOODS In groat varie
ty.
At SIMMON'S.
XW CHOICE CIGARS new stock,
At SIMMONS'.
New Styles Focket Diariea "
at GRIFFES BROS'
For Kale or Kent.
The building lately occupied by A. M
Shut is as a Bakery and Grocery Store. En
quire of
, , H. C. JARVIS.
Petroleum Centre, P. jeo !Mw
Now stock of Winter Clothing
at ALDEN'S
Diaries for 1872
t GRIFFB3 BROS.
FISHER & iYOltltlS,
GENERAL MACHINISTS
ard Dealers in all kinda of
WELL TOOLS A FIXTURES
Narasaary Icr pottlnn down an operating Ol
a ells. (n connection wtlh our MAdiiLNB UUOl'
- mru aim vuoveuieai
BLACKsrmu snop.
On. hfilll.l.. 1' urn, .
..... L-r m iuni Ntj arennt cx
ceiled by any Baon ln the Oil Kcgiona.
Shop- air f, opposite StcCUntock Z-'otts
rul 1 1.--I1EK tsoituia
AUERHAIM,
AMUSEMENTS.
OPERA HOUSE
FOIl 0E NIGHT 0.L
riiursday Evev. mice. 21:
TDK ORIGINAL AND ONLT
Morris Bros
MINSTRELS,
Krom their Opera Home, Benton
TWENTY SJTAK AHTISfE.
All the old favorites, and many use ohm.
The WbryeKale Dealers In Mlmirclit.
CHARLEY BUTTON, IVTIthoman equal Is WD
and Dnncra I
HILLY KMMETT, Moasnli of all lu Psttt H
Bal'S'is.
I1IK GKK4T BKKNAKDO, The rcmnr:
Prima Donna
TUB BAHLOW Tl BOTH E KM, The Ounnpli
of Double Jin Dsnccr.
.rAKANKHBTOMMY, Keiraired In Kiimph
Morris Hri.llurs; his Aral (app. aran- lu Auieno 1
five years.
EVERYTUI.VG NEW.
l'KlCKH AS I SUAL.
Cnrrlaeea may be ordsred at 1(1-20 r m.
dccliist til AS. A. JON ES Al"
ttkxt (fast!
CF THE
OF PETBOLFI M C'EMRr,
The underslirned Irlnre Commlitee ef ! J
M. V. A., nf I'ttrolenm Centre, have the kon" "
snnnnnce the following Hat of Lectures for !'
sain? po.no n t
1 he Cnmnlttes will snpplv the inl jerts si.
dates, where thv are ant lilr.n rwloa, as swS "
they ra. ne ikanhely ascertained.
ri!TKui,EiTM v. NASBY, 'im menu" -Hklnanovh."
Nov. inth. .
Hv. WM B CHLLIHR Appearance". K 1
JrDSON KILI'ATHICK, bee. 3d, SlirsH'
March to the H."
.lilun uti t rkina r. u
LUun. Mil. PAKSONS.
Iff Cnrreniondence Is Iwlnc held vllh 10$
OKBKLKY, WKNDKI LPIIIIXII'S.KrtBl) DW"
LASS. MARK TWAIN, and others.
By Order of Lectir. Comm l tee.
J.NO. W. THOMPSON.
eclSS-tf Chairman of Commit!
Great Bargains!
IN
FALL AND WINTER
CLOTHING!
S SOBEL.
Respectfully Invites Ibe pttbllo to "'";
our very large stock ol tltoAvi '-.
CLOTHING, Boy's, Youth's and CoM'
Clothing just received. Onr goods 6'
. - oris
uvanoea zo per cent, sinoe ine
bought and Ibe ouslnraora will rew'," ,
benefit of tbe advanoe. I will seil: Rw"
lower than ever before. Slep in and eS1
us ii lure ana atocs. nrt
Petroleum Centre, Nov. I8th--lnv
Dentistry.,
D. W. II. ItEV'"j
of Honsevill, will be atlhe McCLlNTOCK '"1
Pslnileum Centre, Ha , f.ir the pa. P" NoV
'ntlstrvln all Iih branches; on MONDAY, K
ST HI, 1811, and will remnln six days.
ll.re.ltrw ku K at .hid nUrAOlia
earheionh. ruiilf"'
KvOTythinepertalel-H stheraetlee of l ,rl
' v-i,i-J wnil ii tro. nut. .
warranted to c ve satis: action. pb.
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