tiSu a. SHtJGERT&S'MR ISuMUOli to McAtfUnd,' Smith 4 Co. J) 4 Merchant Tailors ! Genu Furnishing Goods, COO. SPRING 4 FRANKLIN STS., . riTtiv.cEi PA. . Btf at la toe ofjths toast ulituii 4 ) CLOlHSdb CASSlME&ES wTlf Mart AMERICAN MLXSD.AND J A '' . C ' V STRIPED suitings, FANCY VESTINGS. im ottered u the Oil ftsglea. TWRNTJ? DIFFERENT STYLES OF HATS 3c CAPS, . All tht Latest and Nobbiest Ktjlca. it,.'.)- A ITLL LINK OF ' Gents' Famishing Goods, &c. Htitroieum Centre Daily Record. ret. Centre .Tuesday January 30. ItiTlae Service. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services every Sabbath at 11 A. M. na t P. M. SabbBlh School at li P. M. eata free. A. oordlel invitation x tend ed ll S.U. Kav. P. W. Scofiild, Pastor. -PaESBTTERIAN CHURCH. Preaching at 11 o'oloek A. M., and 7), o sisea r. at. D. TATTON, Psstor. Gold at. 1p.m. 101 itte excursion ol lb Odd Fellow of (bit place and Routt till i0 oil City Uit lof , wat a perfect snceesi la every particu lar. A fpeclal iralo bid been secured fwm tbe gentlemanly iClcert of tbe O. C. & A, It a., wblcb l It ibl plaoa at about 7 cluck, and, l.klog upon tbe way tbe (relarea of tbe Columbia Farm end Rons villa, together wllb tbe famoui Columbia Cornet Bend, arrived at tbelr destination to time to join Oil City Lodge, No fi89. to tasir op ouig cere mo Lie, tbat be lug tbelr regular meeting night." By -pedal Intl. leUon lb member ol Complanwr Lodge Vee. alas r resent, making- ia all four Lodges congregated ia-ene ball. Tke vial ore wra welcomed is Jiappy ityle by N. O j DJmond, and at lbs viait wat Inteoed to be for a wholly social purpose, all present, (and lbs ball waa crowded aa aucb balls seldom are, entered fully Into tbe spirit ol the occasion. Two or three hours were very plstitntly spent In it manner to be ap predated only by those who have enjoyed aueb privileges, and It wat with difficulty that the N. G. could prevail upea the brethren to adjourn to administer to tbe nanta of lbs physical man. Ho Anally succeeded,' however, and eicorted by tbsir gsneroos bolts, the gnesls were marched cir to tbe National and Amerieaa Hotel, where a collation well worthy of the 01 City brethren and the reapective boats o tbe beutes above mentioned, waa served up to, and partaken of by tbe hungry visltora. Supper over, after a few choice pieces of tatitle, see at only tbe C. C.B.oan pro duce, the excursionists boarded tbelr train fid started foe their homes, reach lag tbls j1"eat a litfle after midnight, every one voting tbat It bad- bee good for them to be there. Remember Hon': Wm. Par. sons lectures at Sobel's Opera House, this evening. j n ' Bibles abd Prayer Books satiable for all deaomiaatioas at Nioholsoa'a. t i At about 3 o'clock this morilog a palnfti, Bsoiueot uappeneo to jur. dames Heed, an employee of the Niagara Oil Company, on Chcrrylsea Run, by which, be wholly lost oos'toe", aud'bad another broken. In at. tempting to put an engine la motion, be, It is supposed, p'acsd bis right foot on the fly wheel and took bold or tbe wheel with, bis bands In order to turn tbe onglne "over the centre.''. . lo doing this bis left foot slipped oo tbe ley floor and was Immediately drawn blwso tbe wbeoi and be.fjabr, ' through a space not more than half an Inch in width. to conaequatce or wbleb' the 'fourth tee o the loot was Craabad to jell, aecesiltejing amputation, and tbe fifth ope broken. Tbe Ots. Che'stle being called were promptly In ttendabe, and dreassd the .wound, wbioh, ol enurts, t ( a very ritnftil nature. On Thursday evening laat, Jin 25ti Est. Mr. Elliott, pastor of .be rrea'iylar'au' Church at Cberrytree Yllle.e, was the re clplent of a handsome donation from bis parishioners and friends la tbat Tillage and in Petroleum Centre, amounting to upward ol $30 In casn, and presents to the veins ol 8100 more. Meests. S. M. Irwin and Geo. W. Tarr, or Cberrytree, on behalf of the congregation, made, tbe presentation, and at a matter of course the Rev. gentleman was taken somewhat by surprise, but retort ea to a very oaoda'n&e little speech. At the conoluiion of tbe presentation, tbe con- gregatjoo le tbe number of 160 ladies and gentlemen, assembled lo tbe church and spent an Uour or two In pleasant social in- tercourse, when the csmpany separated tor thetr reapective homes, each oue feel log that it "was good lor them to be there." The Rev. Elliott has filled tbe pulpit of the Pres byterian Cburcb In tbat village in a very acceptable manner for the past three yean; is an earnest aad devoted "worker in the Matter's vineyard," and greatly beloved by bis congrsgatien. Such pleasing inoidso.ts always- tend to strengthen tbe bonds of friendship and love between pastor1 and people. To-morrow (Wednesday) evtoing, there It to be a graod masquerade and skating tournament, ob Oil-Creek, near the Boyd Farm bridge, wind and weather permitting Maakscanbe procured at Simmons' drug store durlngthe day and on tbe Ice In the eveotng. ' Lad lea and gents are requested to furniah tbsir own costume's. It is expected tbe Columbia Cornet Band will be In at tendance duribg the evening aad discourse sweet music Tbe ice will be well lighted np sod the strictest order will be preserved. Tbe managers propose to make tbia TBI af fair ol the season, and from what we have learned such will prove to be the esas. See bills of tbe day. Remember Hon. Wm. Par sons lectures at Sobel's Opera House, this evening The beat Gold Psos In use are tbeas tide by Fairebild's, aad for tale at Nickel, sons Newsroom. We base our cititena will bear in mind the feet tbat Hon. Wat. Parsoos, of Dub lin, Ireland, will lea lure at Sobel's Opsra House, tbls evening. His subject will be Gserge Stevenson, tbe Fstberot Railways. Ths snbjao t la a very exhaustive one and cannot kelp bat prove interesting. We hope to see crowded bonse. Tbe Tidioute Dally Commercial, pnbliab edat Tidioute by W. B. Gallaher 4 Co., Is the oanrrof a -new paper which bas reaohtd us. It Is a lively sheet and we wish it snc- The following is an Analysis of the lec ture to be given at Sobel's Opera House ls evening by Hon. Wm. Parsons, of Dublin, Ireland: AKiLTiis Tbs Hdmble Organ Life in the Collieries Tbe "Sweet of tbe Brow Early Assoclatlaas Pitmen, tbsir Peculiar Habits and Ideas Ths Aspirations of a Lowly Gen las Sell-Culture and Eduetttoa at tbe Pit Month-The Studies and Pas times of a rouog Mechanic Frugality's First Saving How a Gotasa can grow Difflcoltiss lo Battalient An Obscure Man la Advance of kls Age Ideas of tbe Future Anticipations respecting Railways ttepbensaa- bdllds'bia llrst Traveling En gineThe Inevitable Opposition awaiting Great Inventions Parliamentary Inquiries and Committees A ' Mechanic before the Lawyers Btnter and Sopbittlcation Tbe Battle of a Graod Design against Power and Prejudice Derpalrlog ' Friends ' and Un daaoted Perseverance Ths Greatest Work of tbe Age Stephenson proclaimed 'be First of Engineers A Mao unspoiled by Fortune His Later Works A Son worthy of tbe Father Estimate of BtepbeMon's Character Its Simplicity and Greatest His Advice to Tnatb and Interest In Mechanics' Iastitnllnns Tbe Ultimate. Triumph of Integrity, Dlltigeaoe, and Ensr- Tbe cold snap still continues. ' Tbia celd weather Is bard on the railroad rolling stock. The ' wrecking car ' passed throngt here tbls aftsroeeo, for tbe aea of lbs smash np oa the Boyd farm, which took place yaatsrday. Tbe ear was loaded with fbingtst, and was a complete wreck. . Lots of fun at the ausqusreda to-mbrrow evening. ' ''Tom. .McDonald's fabcy rigs are in active demand now tbat ths slslgblng Is good. A gentleman la Detroit had a baby 'left on bis doorstep one nlgbt last weak. He took It lo, eared for It tenderly, and the next day Swapped It off for a terrier pup. ' A vagrant was committed to the Pitts- field Mss.. jtil.. lbs other day, who bad en seven thirls, flvf nalr of pants, two vests, and two. casts. IJrf was tut naked wbsa bey toos Simla. The Davenport. Bro'aere Again E poaed. The ootori W ,D'tvrPbott brothers have been so frequently detected In tbelr "spirit- nal impostures, tbat they mini buva become thoroughly accustomed' to It by this time; and It Is a wooder to ns tbat people still in 1st on being humbugged by tbem. Tbe brother are reported to b'ive Oft with a waim reception at It'ieoa the other day Some students of Cornell University, havkag a solentiflo turn of mind, provided theai- selves before going to the place of exblhl- t'on wltb pyrotechole belle eootainlnt phos phorua, so made as to Ignite auddenlv wit b a bright light.' During Ibe dark aeaneeii, when the Dsvenporis purport d to be, end aa the audience anppnaed tbey were, bntintl band and fool within tbelr closet or cabi net, and when the guitar we floating In the air and playing musically arouod, ths afore. said studsats S'ruck their lit hts allot a sndden, and the spirits were found to be no o her than tbe Davenports themselves, who were dsdglng about the stage, brandishing the guitars and playing tbe tunea. The music suddenly ceased, the Committee de clared the psrlormsDce a butnbug, and tbo players departed from Ithaoa by the earliest trsin. Botfs, the murderer of "Pet" Halttead was snecessrully banged oa Fridsy It it. Inlsreating to know tbat be professed him self prepsred for tbe other world, a consu - nation, In view of tbelilehe waa leading, o1 which most people bad small expectation while there was a chance of his dying a natural death. It is rather astonish mi; bow many caaes of the sort there are. A reformer the gallows certainly stands conspicuous when viewed in a certain light The premises admitted, it would not be difficult to frame an argument lor Its more frequent uie Beautiful Photograph Albuma at Nlsho': sob's. Remember Hon. Wm. Far- sons lecture at Sobel's Opera House. Oil Naws. -There will not be any wells down on tbe npper Clarion, for a man t'i or two as drilling Is bow only about cowitaan. eing. A large gas vsin wss struek fa tb e well drilling at Troutnera' In Salem tow aabip, and la atbort lime a strike Is expected there. The well na the Wetter farm near Salem, t progressing favorably. The Petersburg distrlel Is still the center of attrsction to oil mea, and new strikes are almost a dally oecurreace. A asw well oo the Asbbach farm, one lie east of Petersburg near tbo celebrat ed Hulinst well, which lor several months baa bean pumping 80 barrels a d y reach. ed the thitd sand last week, and a large vein or oil waa struck, filling up tbe bole, and water was ponred In to prevent it from flowing. Unfortunately tbe jara broke and left tbe tools faat In the well, and taut It smed t last accounts It Is thought tbia strike will equal the Hulinga well. A well oo H e Abbey farsa, in Ashland lowntMp, about oae mite north bf Mimas, It down about TOO teet, and a heavy gat vela wtt ilruck lest wsek, vrbiek throwed water over tbe derrick. It w I II have to be drilled two or three hundred ft deeper A good wall it anticipated. Clation Demo crat Reno a lock it new at par, and those wbo accept stock in tbat company, for what waa daa tbem oh the failure el Culver, Penn, 4 Co , can now get their money in lull. Mr. buiver, bas finally pulled tbrongh, and again oa bis feet. About 2(0 barrels ol oil a day Is aow produce oa tbe Reno Com pany's Isnd, and more than a thousand acres rsmala undeveloped: There srs over 60,000 miles of railroad In the United Stales, of which 6.980 were bail! last yetr. A troy eilitor bas written a atory "solely to vinaicate the great Idea or tbe equality or men and women in tin." And It Itn'frd verttssd among the other books torehildren Daily and weakly- nswspk'pefs contaln'ng 0e latest news, atNiebnlmn'a. Ia Norwich, Conn., a gentleman accident ally gave a boot-black a fire-dollar piece. isttkiag it la Ibe dusk for a cast. Tbe bey discovered the error at oaee, and what did tht noble little fellow dot Iostaatly rnn attar the' gentleman wltb tears l bis tyes and rslarn It.) No. He call all hia comrades aad spent svery peony of II In peanuts and lemon beer. Monthly Megeiinea at Nicholson's.- A tloae fitted bachelor of Knox county, lad , wanted the elerk ' to inform blm wbethet Jie would make any reduetloa ia the rates If half a doisn fellowi clubktd tottr'e4ake ont aamtg Umuw. An economic al lewaa, who bad a tooth ache, determined to remove bit tenth In IndUo fah!on. Accordingly be Went down a sapftng la ths wnoda, if down himself, and attached a stoat c rd to bis tooth and th sapling. Then b touched the eprlng, and the next be knew he bad jumped over a grove of about forty small trees, and was rying to gel out ol a small pond tbat be beppteed to alight In. Then It a ?er nice family living oat In gefeaacoo County. Mlchhjan. While the father tad mither ware engaged lo a fight the other day, a child two yean old wat tbrowo latoa tub of hot water and left there lo soak. A dsy or two after 'tbe leg nf another child was broken In the dally family fight and left to beal io Its ewo way. l,ral totirea. 8. M. Pettennlll efc Co. 3T Park fow, New luik. ana P. Howell A Cn Advertising Agent, are the sola agents for the Pe, tr oleum Centre Diiiv Kaooao to that city. Ad vartlewa In tliat city are reqneated to leave their a Ton with either ol tne shore hoesea For Sale or Hent The building lately occupied by A M Sbults as a Bakery and Groovy Store. Eu quire of H. C. JARVI3. Petroleum Centre, Pa. jto 30-lf. HOG LOST. Lou rrom tne opera uouw saiooo, on Tneday laat a small shsggy Dog, answers to tbe aame of "Dash." Whoever returns tbe tame will te liberally rewarded. j293t Due hWfrT. MACHINE NOTICE! I have a few of tbe IMPROVED HOWE SEWING MACHINES, for sale at manu faciurers prtcei. Now is ur time to get the BE.VT MACHINE MADE, at very cheap prices. The $70 00 machines I will tell for $60 00 85 00 " "64 00 CT" Call at OPERA HOUSE MUoIC STOKE. TITUSVILLE, PA. Janl6tr. R. U. SARGENT. gSf Children's Llfcenews taken between the biiura of It) a m and 2 p m, ai Hempeted 4 Co'a Daguetreao Gallery.' janlStl. Life-size Irembrardt pictures taken at Hempated 4 Co'a Gnery. g Now IS the lime lo purct- SO rioter Uiotuing cheap! and A. ALDi NV te tbr plate. j.ujitr New stock ef Winter biotbing a(rALDEN'S Pictures colored Id India Ink and oil, uempsteci a IO s uaitery. ' jan lo. 'Secure tbe Shadow ere the snNitsnca fades." by going to Hempsted 4 Co'a Da- guerreaa uaitery, retroleura Ventre, ra. Fresh'Fgsra and SUPERIOR BUTTER SCHUUbRHORN 4 TEN EYCK'S cor. Washington 4 Second Streets. m23 tl. UArritnx seeps eons'enliy on hand Scotch Ale and London Porter, eepee ally tor family use. tW Go to-tbe Jamsslowa Clothing 8 tote for your Clothing of all binds. They are selling goods "dirt cheap." w" Beauiitul and fashionable Scarfs and Neck Ties, at ALDEN'S. ADDleat Aatnlae! JAst received one hundred harrela of troae nice APPLfcS from tbe farm, and twenty barrels of our best CIDER tbe best tbat ever eme to tbit town. Call and tee for yourselves. Nov 7 tf H. g WARNER. LIVE AND LET LIVE! J list" received at Mease 4 Armstrong's Fl "iir and F ed S'ore, l.sOO hii'hels tra WHITE OATS, wb cb will be antd at low. est cash prices 1 oJfMf Take) Notlt. Now is the litre to buy your.' Apples, as I snr selling them off at prices tbat will aa toetsh ou, from ond dollar a barret and np wards, or anything else io tbe store, aa Mr. Brtvgs is going to tloee- ent about tbe first or Ibe month. Call aod tee for yourselves E. Tr Baioos. Per H. H. Wabkbb, Clerk. dee. II-tf. firf8plndid winter cured HAMS a Bacon, at pchfmerhorn a EYCK'S. cor Washington and 2d tto J 19 Emel Zedwich. ("LITTLE JOE.M) BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, Has been eetahltskei In Petroleam CM.tese.th. paattbree jeers, and hu the nameuT Ha la censuntlr reeelTtog orders from ether too Mons ef the (ll Ret; tons. Hs sonstantlj keeps on hand Ready-made Boots A'Shoes, LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S , 6H01.8 ANp 9AITERS OAtAMtErBI, fsattf . MnBBrwioa.; AMUSEMENTS IRMT Jettrart fas Or TDK or PmoLrpg ciimr, MoTeVM annnoa the followii. ii.i -f ,T; ,". aww , 1 he (lomaitttea will m dates, where thv mm wu they eas tie d'Unlielj asoaruiuei. - ruinuusi ai v. MA!BT. len,. . tlnanoh. Nov JOth. l" "a)t Nrl JOSH hillinus. nee'u' lion. WM. PAHStiNM LA88, MAhK TWAIN, I mi wunai bKiuii vomnmiee. JSO. w. THdMPanv ectattf '""a at OoBnltiM. IM i cho Is o n'g! VIA ea w fl m 5 Ho Janlttf . Franklin- Pa. R. II AUSTIN, Tiaa't (HAS. U1UM,W MANUFACTURERS oftheCELEBt!'!'''' CALtTfMA k i Car, W & Lubrioating'Oik' t h. W.I I. M.nkl.. t...n. - 'T IIARRl HOWJ ' Jang tf Agent for Petroleam CeatwglS , IF YOU WANT A- . . .. r. i' (M)U PAIR OF ... FIXE PAIR OF BWO liTlU8HPAIBniFB GO TO J. A.PhASTB, WashUlagtoa tt, Pssroleaai CamM : . . .. la-1 i-tbil oars. sivt iT fl. n. aaiwe' A Cl,CnsBj1' Caew2' SnaaJ' JnsesBsssssaJ i MP " , . e e g - IS SBS'KbH9i ; k S i u ua a n jr Waimated the best Lqbrltor In nee, Io "J teat the Galena (His hare trlaiSsed, mi tk enalleuseforan equnt aa a XuMomr sm f en- coatestanta. It la now In ase a H'i. O0k'T iVIfi, J'"'"
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