SHUQERT & STARR
to urfi4tasnfa eg
Merchant Tailors!
AKD MALMS IH-
GentV Fcrel-hic Goods,
DOR. BPRING7A? FRANKLIN 8TS.,
CaFTITVST.IiLE, PA. I""
Bat at la M s("ta fhtst lesortante,j 2a.
CL01HS &CASSIMERE8
ENGLISH,!" 52
AiiEiftCAN-
COATINGS,
MIXED AND
STRIPED 8PITINQ8,
lTfAm4 vfcOil Region.
TKrRNTT' DIFFERENT STYLES Of
' . .
HATS Ss OAPS,
All tb Latest and Nobbiest Btjln.
a mix lini OF
Gents' Furnishing Goods,-"Ac.
I 'etroleum Centfo Dairy Record.
rat. Venire. katnMBr December 80
DItiw Hnitt -
METHODIST BPI3C0PAL- CHURCH
tteirioea every Sabbath at 11 'A. M. and
X P. U.i Sabbath Bonool at 12)g r. M.
nltfrft. A' cordial1 invttati6ri extend
ed to ail. - -
Bit. P. W. Sconnin, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at 11 o'clock A. M., and 7).
selock P. M.
D. PATTON, Paitor. '
Goldatlpm. 108J,
REMOVAL
Tha office of'tBe 'DaMt Re
cord has been removed to the
bttilding situated four doors
below the late location, direct
ly, opposite the McClintock
Hocne. .aod next door to Odd
Feltows HaH) Onr friends are
invited to call and see'u&
Tbil,d9oe will be upon frem 8 tsWl "I
a. in., and from-1 until 4 p. at.
Wm. Mills, p. . '
NO TAPER. No atper will be issutd
frm thl office oo Monday.
A Happy New Year to all.
THE NEW YEAR.
OM lima lu nearly completed another
eynle, aad Ike year 1671, with lie Joyn and
arrow, toiler memorial and aad'raflae
tioni, bepea, frs, vel bppning,atny
pltaaeat dayi and otbari dreary and "dao
late,' will bav floated, ewey on' tb river of
time la tne eebelctaibornof' Ibe ocean' of
eternity-.. Itcmtut yetterdey . tbat tbe
chiming of the-mrty bM eaaorrteed tbe'
blrtbel lb New Year, aad yet 'a "year
baa flown away," wbitfcer wo 1 hardly know
wbore, and baft tbe'tbadow remain. - How
wlftly tk days weeks sad month af th
pat year bav flitted by, and a We" grow
elder
' How tbe winter! are drifting liken ol
(now,
And tba mmmen like bud between,
And tbe year In the ibeaf ao Ibay eon
and tbey go,
Ai by glide In tb ibadow and ibeen."
And although one year more bi bean ad.
44 to tba 'pan .of onr xlttne," If
paiaad UMfull 10 ourlv and beneBoially
to Other, who of a Would wlrt to "rcall
Iron tb obolM bora,'1 except In memory,
the dny tbat are gone.
Outing tba part yr many ahangai bav
trwted it our mldt, ahowiog tbat
Old Fbr fins ba not been Idle, end
tbat ni seytba waa well barpnd. Many
houMhoItt elrolaa bare bn broken; tb
lOTo-Ugbt baa faded from tfieya of many
drat on; w mi tb ganlar amlle ahd th
hladly grap 6f tb band or many a 'god
man aad true," aad yt (bee "llnks'bsv'
only bean broken" to 'blnd'onr1 waywarc
bart atill clean to th Glvtr the Mtitar
ef Lire "who tampan Ibe wind to Ibe
ebora lamb" and "who merclr boun
tiful to all bit children."
Tbe year ba bo one of "prosperity I
enr country. Our harveiti bar bean boun
tiful; tbaaarlb ha yielded liberally of its
treasures, and rrov'uUpc ha pr spared us
in ever wsy.
iMlaae,,.4i
Wilts all Ibis la vWw 11 u enter apoa
tba an year with an rneal tesolv to d
better. Bory tba peal and atrl re to aid tbe
ceod. loo tree, th beautlral. ana In aa
trivial ell Time may awiog bla teythe
wblebTr way It plsaselb bint, a th goed
we do will bo ripe for biro, and the bad will
leave a aenr laele omwbr. Therefore
' Rlg1a tbe aew!-Hag out'the old!
Another year I added to tbe pest,
Iti hopes, ttt feet,'
Its joy a, it lean,
Are gathered now within the fold
Wbore we mnat be nt last,"
Feu lean an" rael I
The day when petrelenm will be used ai
a fuel for locomollvt appear near at band.
Aa experiment recemly made at Weal Phil
ndlpbtawa productive ,of reeult which
bnva the outloolfof praotlcablllty aad eeoo
Cttry. Fir (tnrted nt 11 e'olock; oil placed
in Ibe generator 11:0, itaam let into tbe
cylinder 11:31, with a prciiure of ten ponndi
railing to eighty nt 11 :43 acd one hundred
at 11:46. Tbe aaVunt ol oil at atarting
waa tbirly-ilx gallon, ten of wbleh ware
cemumed in railing iteam to enn hundred
pound.' Experiment wrd ' oontinued
more'thaa two hours, Uavlog three end n
half gallon of oil; la tail mm there wa
manifatt quit a ving over coal, -nnd
tm ralNd mach quicker. Further ex
periment nr to be made aooa a larger
Male. If auecoMful, we eee no renood why
petroleum eaonot be uatd forrtationnry
boiler be well. Coal I becoming expen
lv; a tber i now n laaaif more than
fifty pot 'cent. In It ute, or a anbatltoto
mint hefonnd. Toe utilization of beat,' a
developed In the oombnaflon ef conl for nil
purpeaer, I bow a prlng problem, and
I dally odmioft bomeoeli onumera.
Onr ceek!ng"atove nrena waatlul of beat aa
team boiler, "an aom invvntion mutt noon
eeme to ttop tticb wast.
Poucn. Tbe'.day after Cbriatniai wa a
blub and fur lorn on to many, especially to
Iboan wb bad imbibed too freely ef fire wa
ter." Of Ibi cUt wat Tbo. Holland, bat
tar known o "Jiratny, tb Gun," who
ought to enliven the xceeaiog djllnet of
tbe day by breaking late tbe beua of a r-
ipectable woman, residing near tb Boyd
Farm bridge, and after going through tbe
m far plunder, increasing th enormity
ef bis crime by attemptiag te commtt a
rape on tbe person of the "wSmaa. Retri
bution followed twlft and Mr In bis wake,
however, in the ships' of 'a 'warrant isauad
by Justice Reynolds aod served by Consta
ble McHtfgh. Tnoer w brought before
JitstloeR,, and aftr''an examiaatlon waa
bound over to appear at Fraaklin to answer
tbe charge. Falling to bave tho requisite
amount of government bone t "put up" as
security, b was taken to Fraaklin, at
wblcb place b win have ample time for re
flection and can enliven the dullaaaa wbiah
usually prevails In tbe Baatlle by balancing
Iraw en bii proboscis.
Fill Ektmtainmint. On Monday
aext New Yeat's Day, Mr. Tbo. Goodwin,
proprietor of the City Hotel, Titusville, is
toglvengraad free dinner for tbe benefit
ef bi patron and friend In Titnsvlll and
the oil region. Tbe dinner will be served
tip in that stvl pecaliar to bim, and will
nslst in' part f roaat venison, buffalo
teak, roast turkey, wild gam ef all da
orlpMdne, oyaters in every atjle, and In fact
everything tbt can tempt the nppetite or
plea the palate; Dinner will bervd at
Llbbwanat hour.- Mr Goodwin extend a
oof dial Invitation to his friend In Petrele
nm Centre to partake of bit good cbaer, and
rem what we know of hla manner Of doini
tntnga. we weaia aaviee ibem te pay htm n
new xeer ou.
Onr Ken City correspondent lend' u
tb following Item:
Od'Wednany afternoon, just James
Gibson' coal train in charge of Rdbert Gfb.
Lion, was passing Wallace's Releery,. at tbe
month of Cbarrytrea Run, tbe wooden man-
bead'waa forced out of a far still by over
preatnr nna tb heated eonteota tnrowo
upon the boreea, barnlng them In (hocking
manner. On poor horse bad both ayes
burned out, and all th faalr from bla body
and cannot recover, wbil lb otber bad ooe
y destroyed (ad waa othejwU burned so
severely tbat bla raoovary Is donbtful. For'
tunotely tb driver was 'but slightly Injured
Thla loss will rail heavily upon Mr. G wbo
bad but reoently loat a valuable borae by
aRiooi, ana, n ini acctoent wa tue re
ult of caralesanest on lb part of tb -em
ploy of tb reBoery, a w ars led to be
I lev, tb proprietor abould feel himself
bound to mik it good. No aerlou loss re
snltedto tbe refloary. Wo hope, for tbe
(afetyf the paaple required to pass there,
Mr.' Wallace wlll see tba propriety of fasten
Ing bla tar (tills hereafter in a more durable
meaner.
' Th Alleghany Valley tUtlroad la build
ing a largt station bous at Foxburg'aod in
creasing tba number ol its side tracks.
When the work Is esmrleted trains will
stop t'aera 1st 6 beet l.'isU e( at Tartar's.
Deaf aa 'Two Peat."
Btwea Kennsba and Milml:o-, ah
gant of tbe travelers' Insurance Co., ol
Hartford eutered the cor, and having trailed
ticket to several pasaengers, npproacbtd an
elderly lady, wbo, aflerwarda appeared,
wa daaf.
'Madam, would you lit to iotur
gainst accidents t" Inquired tb agent, at
tb same Mm exhibiting bis tickets.
'I got my lickot down to Koosb.n
, "Not a railroad ticket, madam. I want
to know if you woald Ilka to insure your
life against accidents."
'I'm going to Oabkosb to visit my dar
ter, who' married up there, aod baa just
gat a .baby."
Tb agent raised bla vote lilt I.
' "Would you like to Insure your life
again st accidents?"
'ShVr been msrried two year and a
fakir, and that' bar first child. It's a gal'i
Agent still loader:
"I'm aa iasuraoce agent, madam, don't
you want tn imure your lite against acci
dental" 'She' gt along 11 rat rate, and Is doing as
wall aa can be expected !"
Agent at tb top of bit voice:
"I am an Insurance agent, madam, can't
I insure your lift against ecoideuta?"
"Oh, I didn't tioderataud you," laid the
old lady. "No, her name la Jobnaou; my
nam is Evans, and I live rive miles trow
Kenoisl"
Thekitcbeu, waud buura and rluur house
Of bemuel if. Reagle, ol Mineral towoattip,
war burntd dowu on Saturday nigbf L
twaen 12 aod 1 o'clock. Tbeas buildings
adjeiaed tb uaiu dwelling bouse of Mr.
Reagl, nnd luat wasooly.av ed by tbe
hard wrk of tbe aaighbora. In tbe bouiea
burned there wer stored a -wiuter's supply
of meats, dried fruits, flour, uiaal, et., aod
a large quaatity ol kitchen nnd farm uteo
s'ils, all uf whien were destroyed. Tbe loss
will not rail snort of $2,000, on which tber
was no insurance. Toe csusa of tba fir is
unkowo. Vonango Spectator.
A fllbdo astronomer has been figuring out
tb prpby concerning tb general wind
ing up of terreitial affair, aod b aasurasjbis
fellow mortals tbat tb earth aod all it in
habitants will certainly be destroyed in jml
twenty-lour minutes and thirteen seconds;
by a blazing meteor which will visit oar
muadao abed next year, lias auybady a
different solutiua?
A Troy (N. Y.)diviie, wnil making hla
pastoral roand th other day, called to a
minister a littl spirtual balm to asuffering
parishioner. In course of bis stay he learn
ed tbat tbe tick man bad tb small-pox,
and ba abruptly choked off a well Initiated
prayer to go bma and plant bisclotiies.
Mr. William Stone, Pottmaater at Spring.
field, (Ma ), died on Thursday, lie w us
bora in Westflold In 1818, and came to
Springfield in January, 1810, as editor of
tbe old Springfield Gazette, lie waa ap
pointed postmaster by President Taylor in
1849, and served one term. In 1854 be waa
elected clerk of the House of Representa
tives, and also held that office by aucceasive
elections from' 185? 'antll 1861, inclusive.
In the latter year he was appointed po t
mtster by President Lineoln, and has since
uviu taavvwoe.
Did you bear of-that chap wao attended
the sale of a hotel recently at a town iu
Ohio? II hadn't a tent in hi pocket, but
he stood iip nd bid boldly,' ''Twenty-eight
thousand dollars." It was ' knocked down
to bim. aad, when the question waa asked :
"Wbo I tb purohaser?" thla 'audacious
scamp replied: "The Pennsylvania Rail
road.'1 Of course, be wat not In person re
quired to put up tk moy from an Ira
perlal buyer like that, whereby be was able
ia tbe course of a couple of days, to sol'
tb whole to another patty for $35,000, and
clear the dCf'ierance. Tb country 'is oow full
of scamps buying hotel for the Penntylvsnla
Railroad. "
Marcus Hullirigs sold bis well bear Pe
tersburg (or ore hundred thousand dollar.
Tafl, Payue A hiaban struck a new well
on Egbert Hill last week. It it doing 9
barrel daily.
Well No. 2, on tbe .Stormao farm, Bi lly
Hill, sltuek last week, it pumping about 6
barrels and increasing.
On Tuesday an oil train 00 lb J. A F. R.
R. becam uncoupled on the downgrade
near Reno aod several cars ware injured by
tb rear Of tb train crushing into tb for
ward part.
Mr. E. J. White, better known a Jo,'
an old time resident of this place,' and after
an absence or several years, ha ugio re
turn rd to town, and I now engaged In sell,
ing a new and useful invention, known as
Barnes' Patent Excelsior Linen Marker.
Mr. Wnlto Is a deserving men, nnd wa
trust eur oitizeo will aid him In obtaining
a livalinood by purchasing the article abov
named. '
SOBfL t AgXjKgAJiWHIT OOOPbV (Wi.
THe Oldest Established
BRY GOODS HOUSE
ONOIBCREEK.
S O B E L tc AUERHAIT.1,
VrASrflNGTON STREET, PETROLEUM CENTRE, PA.
UaklnK IloHuay floodi ..a pfela!iJ at this MnMin, have the piMrara of mfermio. ,he(f
that they hav now Immre a larpranil attractive aeanrtBaut of than looei "
selectwl to meet the wanta of tbe beet tiadeofttie city and cuanta?, eoniprteicj
BLACK & GOLOREB SILKS,
JAPANESE SILKS,
IN DRESS PATTERNS, IRISF! POPLINS. PLAID DRESS GOODS, FRENCH
UURINOSALAPACAS, AC.
PARIS' BROCE3E SHAWLS:
Alto a Largo Assortment of SILK VELVETS A VELVKTEEN3 FOR PACQtJEg,
FURS. FUER FURS.
i.a:iiJijiisrEB."Tzp aooDa se laces.
LALilKi and Gents FURNISUING GOODS, L,ADIEi SAOQUK8 AND SHAWM
and a large asoortment of goods adliabln rer Cbrlatnraa gifia for childreu.
Carpets, Oil Hot lis, Trunks, YVUisrs,' Natrlifls, &c, 4c.
dJcl.Mf. fOBEfi;Jc AITRWHAIM.
liusutl itlotU;e
S. M. Pettenglll Sc. Co. fit
Park How, New Turk, and Go. V. Kewell Co
Advertising Agentu, are tbe role agents for the Fe,
troleum Centre Diitr lttcoao In that city. Ad
Tertlwra In that city are requested te leare their
a Yore with rlthtr of toe above hniueti
NOTICE !
All parties knowing tbemselve indebted
to T. McDonald will please call and settle
by Ibe JOth day January, 1872.
dec27tf T. McDoxalp.
For Kale or Kent:
Sbul't at a Bakery and Grocery Store. - Eu
i . i
. 11: u. jakvis.
Petroleum Centre,' Pa, dec 9-lw
New stock or Winter Clothing
at ALDESN'S
W Go lo GAFFNEY'S for Do' CIGARS
and cheap 1cr cash.
HOLIDAY 'KKSKMfc.
A nice line of Brackets, Frame, Chil
dren s Chairs, Sleighs, Ac, at Jarvis'
Furniture Rooms.
tr BUFFALO CUT HAY. at
Scbermerhorn A TenEyck's,
jul2.tr. Cor. 2nd A Washington St.
lTGAFFNEY is th ONLY SQUARE
L1QVGR DEALER 00 tb Crash. Give
him a call.
Go to ALDEN'6 for tbe latest styles Eats
Capt.
LIVE AND LET LIVE I
Just received at t)easa, A Armstrongs
Fl.nirai.d Feed Si ore, l.SOO bushels extra
WHITE OATS,, which will be sold at low.
est cash prices! o29-tf.
Fresl Ptjgiand SUPERIOR BUTTER
St;UEMfcUHORN 'A TEN EYCKU
cor. Washington A Second Streets. m23 tl.
fW GAFFNEY'S LIQUOR S.TOEi is
the only place- to look for Hotel Glass
Ware. B4. '
J-GAFFNEY' keeps consiaoiiy' on
bund Scotch Ale and London Porter, espeo
ally lor family use.
i . Apple! Apple! v ,
; Just received one hundred barrels of Iboae
nice APPLKS from the form; and twenty
barrels of our nest CIDEK tb best that
ever came to this town.' Call and see for
yourselves, - ,
Nov 7 tf H. H. WARNER.
Great. Bargains 4
IN
FALL AND WINTER''
CLOTHING !
S, SO BEL.
Respectfully fnvitea th pnblio lo sxanjine
our very lame stock ol KEADY-MADJS
CLOTHING,' Boy's, Youth' and Coildren'i
Clothing just received; Onr goods bave
advanced 25 per cent, since tbe stock wss
bought and the customers will receive the
benellt of tho advance. I will sell goods
lower than ever before. Step in and exam
in price and dock.
t. . i s- SOBEL.
Petrdeom Centre, Nov. 28tt lm.
Takn Alotioe.
Now th time to bny yonr Apple, as 1
am selling them off at prlees tbat wlil ea
toniab you, from one ollar I barrel and up
wards, or anything else la tb store, a Mr.
Briggs is goiug to eloae out about the Brat
uf tbe month. OaH and see for youraelver.
E. T. Bbigoi.
Per H. H. WiEt.na, Clerk.
dc21tr.
TSplendid Assortment nt Gents Furhls
lrt( Goods at A. Aldeo( Jamestown Clin
ing Btore.
AMUSEMENTS.
FlRaVr? A IV AVAL
J ttimt: mst
fmiWs Cllfistian isiiai
of Petrolflh Cembe.
The ondersignoif Lertur ComnltMe of tkf T
M. I'. A , ef Atraleam (Vntto, have the konoc is
snnnnnca the following list of Lactone for tstai
saint leason :
1 he Comalttee will snpplJt the inhjeels ssa ttt
dates, wki tb.y are nut irlvan below, as soot m
they raa be delnltel; atcertalne.
I'BTHOUsrM V. NASfcT. "Ths Hbalas tf
bklneooyh." Not. 10th.
Xft WM It crjI.MRN ArpeariKe. Ntv )
JUDMON KILI'ATHICK, bee W, Utrmu't
March tn,tke
JOH BILL1N08. Pes 1( '
Uoo.' VM. PAKSONa.
9. Cnrrmpondpnc It tolne hrM with ttOAI"t
GVRaLKT, WKNDBi L PH IJJ.Ir'8, FKgD
LA8S, WKARK TWAIN, anlether.
By Order of Letto-t Cbrnmrter.
., J.N'O. w. THOMPSOrt
eetM-tf Chairmaa ef Comarifw.
ATTENTION CrPERATORS
SAve'yoiir Oil!
Control yonr Gas !
and Seciife yoar Workmtn
ByttsingtkeBWao VA UABl INVESTI05
of Mr. Victor Uretiar, known as Un
mm GiyiTBoiii
We woul respectrally call the attention ef
ton and contractor to tbe fact that wt Mt
Purchased Utgtit and Tl
tie In and to , ibe a bore
Maebine,
And are prepared totamlsh the same, eltbtr
HiaiNn '! BKM FOB BTATKO PBRWIW t
BKLL1NO TQEM.
We wewld al Caution all Partlt
against runwrart'nf or oslflg ksm ith t
oonMnk)' as'TBJC PATIMT WILL BIGlMf
wmfbttczo.
: visncR. 1vArri Y CO.
rttroltnm Centre: Fa, Dec (0, 1871-
CITY HOTEL
AKD 'RtsTAUBANT,
Bprlnc treet
TluSVILLB, P
Thoa. Ooodwla, Prov'r.
This Botsl Is deatrally located The best f 11
eomioUotts(Worned totneaU transient f
mancnt Eviry dalleacy ef tbe eason eeattao
anhahd '80MKTBINQ RlW-Ths proprietor
theTeryoestiatllit'laslntha country for ni'
INO tj'XBTIItl.
Tltnsvllle. Die St, 18T1-M.
. WHEREAS, Lettr of Administri;
tb.Estst.of EDWIN VAUGHNid',,
ed, late of Petroleum Centre,. hv "T
granted tn tb Snbsorlber, all P"',.. ?,'
elalm are requested to present '"'.,JW
and nil persons Indebted ' requ'l'"1
mat settlements without aei.v.
Mrs. MARIA C.VAOGBN.
no. 14-w. . Pi.
GVDRT POTATOES- t
leSWBBt POTATOES jM'J''
8 if MEASR A ABMnTRw""
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