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son lo McFarland, Smith & Co.,
Merchant Tailors!
AND DEALERS IN
Gents' Furnishing , Woods,
OttBPRING FRANKLIN ST3.,
TITUVL.LE, PA.
i . put to onef the finest assor.menr oj
:02I1S& CASSIMERES
ENGLISH,
FRENCHtfAND
AMERICAN
COATINGS,
MIXED AND
STRIPED SUITINGS,
FANCY VESTINGS.
Ever aSmi la Ihe.Oll Region.
TWENTY DIFFERENT STYLES OF
HATS Ss CAPS,
AU the Latest snd Kobbltit Style.
A FULL LINE CP
Gents' Furnishing
Goods, fcc.
i'etroloum Centre Daily Record.
Pet. rentre'Snturdar Febrnary 24
liivlue Service.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CnORCH
;Bervices every Sabbath at 11 A. M. and
I, '4 1. M. Sabbath School at 15)2 P. 11.
eats free. A cordial invitation extend'
ed tu all.
Kv. P. W. Scocibld, Pattor.
PRFPBVTKRIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at ll o'clock A. M.. and 1
O'clock P. la.
n.- TATTON, Pastor.
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Fetralciini Centre Liodse,' No.
71Hy I. O. of U. I-'.
' Regular meeting nigbla Friday, at 7
o'clock.- Sighed."
J. E. UOYLE8, N. G.
W. A. Keller, A. Sec'y.
tSJTPlaoi) iil tieetiiig, Main St., opposite
AloCiinlock House.
A. O. Ot C. W.
Liberty L,oile No. 7, A O. 'f V. W,
fleets ever Miu;ley evening at 7 o'clock,
lu Odd X'eRuw'a U..1I,- Petroleum Centre,
l'unu'at.
A. Glkm, 11. W.
S. II. Kookbr, R. '
Gold at 1 p. m. 109 .j
Fir on McCbay Hill Eakin's Board
3NO llouHK Dkstrovj.I). About 3 o'clock
nils norning, a fire broke out lu the Urge
Loardlug bouse 'on' the Wit J. MtCray
larin, owned and occiifiiicl Hy Mr. E. Eakin,
und In a short 'apace 'of tiuio' (ha building
and larger portion of lis contents waa re
duced to asbea. Tba lire la supposed - to
have originated ftotn tbe kitchen flue, and
waa Drat discovered by the hired girl, who
wait sleeping up stairs, and awakeulng from
u sense or suffocation found the room Oiled
with a deose smoke. Ebe immediately gave
the' alarm, which awoke Mr. S. E. Lemon, a
boarder at the bouse, ' who awakened the
family, tbey tartly having time to esoape
from tbe burning LullUing. Mr) L rescued
Mr Eakin' little girl from tbe Humes and
brought ber out la an.almosl insensible con
tlitloo from tbe effects of tbe eoioke. Mr.
Lemon and Mr. Cal. McCool succeeded In
saving a portion of tbe luiniture from tue
lower Uoor, but tbe greater portion of it was
burned. Tbesa gentlemen lost all their
clothing. The loss to estimated at $3,000;
lusiired' for $2,000.
Had tbe' Ore not been discovered just at
tbe time it was', undoubtedly tba Inmates of
tbe bouse, six la number, would have teen
burned to death.'' Their escape was almost
providential. ,
A Fatal Accici.nT. The following Item
explains lisell:
It was to tba Bisoo, but hot to the Parson;
wben tbe Bison lost bis bide and tbeParsoa
got it. Through the kindness of Win. J."
McCray, andfe frw friends, Kev. J. L. Rob
ertson, ot Plume,, was presented witn a
banusume buffalo robe, on ot the best "se
lecttd wbdle," bought of tbe Arm of Tweedy
ii bmlib, Buffalo, N. Y. ,
This will muke riding comfortable in cold'
. days. Thanks, frieuds; tbe gilt of your lib.
eialtty and kindness is appreciated, I like
tbe ' robe" better Iharr'-iur'plice" or "stole."
May tbe blessings of tbe Cheerful Giver''
come upon you. '
. , ' J. L. R.
t The railroad Iroul Uarriavilia down Boar
Ciaek to Parker's L-lUdiug is likely to be
ttaoe lota snatig.
jJf$f?5i
rMC!!. Judging front the ecnnilolom
nature of (he suite trlrd before Juslice Rey.
nobis, on Thursday lam, there must be need
ot a missionary in the vicinity ot Cherry,
tree, end pood work might be done. Sum.
Stevenson and W. B. Stevenran were arrest,
ed on oatb of Susan Stevenson, charged
with purely of the peace, lhe prisoners
were charged with making threats to d
the fair Susan bodily it'jury, such as run
ning her through witn a pitch lurk, break
ing bvr in two, and threatening to kick,
beat, scratch, bite, and otherwise ill treat
the plaiutiff. t-ur,n was sworn iind testllied
aa follows : Yt. 1'.. gtovensou came towards
me with pjical nk and swore at uie;Sam.
wore; Samuel gnve ine a above and swore
at me; no particular ibre-titp only not to go
by there again; Samuel told m to go out
of there and called me a d 4 old b ; be
followed me in a threatening manner; he
Was swirling bis bands at me and said if I
did not go out ot there be would not k-ep
his bands off of me; W. B. called me a
b , and said if I earns back that road I
would be killed; he did riot follow Die to
the gale; Samuel assaulted me before at the
gate, a.
Jackson Stewart testified Did nob hear
any threats; beard noiae.
Nancy Sage testified Dave beard de
fendants call Susan names; Sam. said abe
could not go tbe road if tin y did; threat
ened to break Ler lejjs, &c.
Ren a Stevenson testified Have beurd
Samuel say he would si Bp ber mouth wben
they caught ber; W. U. threw atones at mv
mother, kicked me atid called in
a b ;
mouth,
W. B. said be would slop mother's
Lillie Jane Stevenson, Barbara Roydt,
Mar; McCIintock, Robl. Royds, Mr. llau
nah aud E. McCIintock. teslifl.d to about
tbe same.
For tbe defense, Tboa. F. Stevenson, Jane
Stevenson, Xveucy Stevenssn, Andrew Stew
' art, W. Stevenson, P. B. Cbilds aud Lewis
btevenion were sworn. Tbe testimony was
not sufficient to disprove tbe evidence of
plaintiffs' witnesses, and Justice Reynolds
be!d Samuel Stevenson In the sum of $200
tv appear at Franklin to answer. W. B.
Stuveuson was di-cbargvd.
Tbe evidence tbroubout does not speak
very well lor tbe state of morals la tbe an
cient borough of Cberrylree, aud would in
dicate the need ot a little civile ing.
There is absolutely no bottom to the pit
of degradation lino which men voluutanly
throw tutniselrcs. A Balooo-keeper named
Holmes, In Galva, III., was on a contir.rruiis
drunk lor It u days, (lining wbicb liu;e bis
horses were left to naive in a bum well
stored with bay, Tbe lurniabed animals de.
voured their manger, sial, and each other's
munrs and tails, until they bad not strength
to gnaw, and tben sank down and died.
Gar Cjtt. Cunning well, No 9, on a
tract of 28 acres adjoining tbe Benton tract
oh tbe south tide, commenced pumping on
Tbnrsd ny last and is doing 40 bainelsdaily.
The SatierOeld Well No.--4, ou tbe Bentoo
iraot, was luhed and siaftrd t;p on Friday
last and pumped tar a day or so at tbe rate
of d0 barrel's 'daily, but clogged up and was
stoppeds.to b cleaned out. It will irudoubt.
edly be a good well. 'These two wells devel
op a continuation ol tbe Gas Ciiy belt to tbe
eastward, tbey being a abort distance eaa1
of any strikes berelolore made ou tbat terri
tory. Venango Spaetalor.
Informatiox Wantkd Kuowledga - of
tte whereabouts ol one Josiab Klinginsrnilb
Is desired. 'Wben luat bunnl fioui he was
near Pleasanlvllle, lu Hie oil r'gien, and
bad cut his leg with an ax. Any inluima
tion In lelution to him will be gladly re
ceived by bis old widowed mother, Eliza
beth KlinginMnith, 4 bmiXS fiend, Aim.
strong counry. Lxcbangts pleiise Loj y and
confer a favor ou a poor woman.
.Easter comes on M.rcU ol.
Tbe Governor bus appuioud (J. S. Cros
by a Notary 1'ntilio at I'urt'ei's Landing.
City bill )-Hir 'iayior, while engaged In
postlug bill, yeateid y, fell ruin, tbe ladder
and sprained his ankloA
W. L. Fostur 4 Co. have reutod Sbtill'a
old stand as an auction roam lor the sale ol
standard and miscellaneous books. ' The
auction commences on Tuesday next.
During the month ol Jauuarybe Kimber
!y furnace, of Sharon, yielded 1016 to us ol
tba best quatity of pig metal.
A boy wbugwas jurnusmg btmaeif on a
skating poud In Bridgeport, Thursday, by
throwing up a bat aud tiring a pistol at it,
slipped down while be was discharging it,
and the ball entered his left leg at tbe thigh
sud passing down, lodged in tbe limb below
tbe knee. He is comfortable, but won't
skate again very soon.
Kansas' baa killed tbe Compulsory
education bill. Tbey bold there tbat tbe
'imnrrdialo necessity of the State is the de
velopment of agricultural resources, and
al.u that tducatiob.
Before the Pittsburgh courts llatlin Van
kit' a uils who has been interviewed by at
least three census lakers bas recovered
$2,600 lor breach ot promisn of marriage
from a party by the noma of Johnson.
Jnhiisin Is about Inrly yr of age and bis
mother's pet She waa opposed to the mar-
riaie, nil Johnaon. lb" dutiful boy, won Irt
not go frrnenst her fplin. Haiti", like
all suitors heforn th Courts In ces of this
kirid.lia1 been to treat expense In purchas.
ing clolMne fr the weddina.Jand thl. rath
er an Injury to Ihejlhlnir she called a heart,
governed the jury In ils arithmetic. We
hnne that soma day we will ne.ver bear of
suits for bleaches nf promise. A woman
who parade be'ore a jury such nVieate
matter as th injury to ber heart by a dl-
appnlniment In matrlape la vnrllv fir
from a fit niject of lnv. Sh ts. plainly, a
dlsirrac tn her x. No matter how badlv
aha bas been Ifatail b hr lnvr. h Is
wrong hi briugiug In nv fr!r. hafore
(tie public It u. ia a true wotuaa abe otigtit
to be iiiankful luat she ta ppared the cuise
of living with a inau mean euougb to tribe
with tier utlVctioris. And no matter buw
bad be is be is lortuuate lu not marrying a
woman who would sue blin fur a breum ol
promise.
A Georgia darkey, to whom Senator Sum
net's supplementary civil rights bill was ex
plaiuvd, characterized it as a "trap to kill
luul uiggvra." '-you see, aati, some tool
uigcer will go to tbe Pulaski House and jss
sat blesrtif down by a wbilv man, arid de
white man will jass fro dat or nigger out de
winder and br'ka bU deck. "
NOTES OP T 1JK WAY.
Eaosburgb. Vt., has a bride aged twelve'
An Enrrlisbwomao, sixty years old and
tbe mother of thirteen children, eloptd.
Tbe ilinets ol the Prince ol Wales produc
ed over tirty very '-sick" poems in Eog-
aud.
The Columbus (Ohio) State Journal'
i Presidential ticket is U. t.v.'Uraul aud Wil
liam Deunison of Ohio.
An infant Mirnrsotanes swallowed a jack.
knife and Ler Motives liel very much cut
up about it.
After woiking all n'gl.t at nn Indiana
county treasurer's sale a gang ol Lnrg'ar,
were rejoicsed to find fl 10 in Its roomy
lecesica.
llincesola has Us "ghost-window" also,
in fcwmble itnitatiou of California. It is In
the bouse of u l.idy and It lit eta the image
Ot her ubseut busbatid-
An exchange say: 'There is a farmer in
this couuly who, yeais ago, when a boy,
blacked toots in Chicago lor a living. 11"
is now woiib 1S9. and awns three Uofcs"
Tbe Cist Stale tltion this year is lobe
held io New Ilamptbiie, March 12. Tbei
are lour parlies in tbe Oeld Republican,
Demoeial, Labor Reform and Prohibition
A Tenetee woman's paper has term'
thus siogularly graduated: "Three dollar
a year, to men ; $1 bo to unmarried working
men; reveiity-five cents, to women with
Jozy Lusbaids te support.
Charles Atwater ofNew Haven, a, wealthy
Roman Catbollu and a women suffragist o
tbe most pronounced type, baa been rorol
nated at the Demccratio candidate for
Lieutenant-Governor el Connecticut
Some persons are) so very sensitive!
St, Louis firm have sel bank presiden
for 939,000. because wben one ot their notes
was offered lor dii'souat beremarked tbat be
wouldu't touch ily with. a teVloot pole.
Gas Tows. About
mild this side o!
St Petersburg is a place sailed Gal Iff'
or East Foxburg, the wells at -yjis point
yreta gas enougo to run me engines ana at
night light up tbe wbole country for
around. At the mouth ol tbe Clarion River
between Foxburg and Parkers, tbers are
also a goodly number of wells, all of the
baviug been in successful operation lor tbe
past two or three years.
It will soon l" time for our merchants to
inaugurate the Spring trade, aud both ing.
so much ai judicious advertising inteuda,
Ineresse a dealer a custom. We are pre'
pared to de all kinds of job printing,
newspaper edvertiainc, well and cheap.
Call aud see us and learn our prices.
An instance ihuwiug tbe importance of
recording deeds within six months from tbe
time ol their execution recently occurred In
Del aware county. Property was purchased
bv one brother from another, and the mob
ey paid In monthly Instalments In the.
. . i t , . a a . l
uieaiuime tue seiirr isiieu, auu me need
not being op record, tbo same properly has
been seized by tbe Sheriff, and tbe pro ba
bililies'uow are that tbe rightful owner will
lose It.
A mao iu Uobibsun county, Texas, h
forty one living children, sixteen ef whom
served ia tbe same company 1oa Confeder
ate regiuieui aurrug me war lie Is now
living with bis eighth wile, and is sixty
fie yiurs of ae.
On Tueaday thellouBe of Reprsnatives
assed a bill authorizing ,OII Oity to pro
ide water and gas works and to borrow
money.
Tbey had considerable difficulty in seenr-
ng a jury Ignorant enougo io try nugn
cGee for murder coinmilted at ylica. .
Tbey found them, however, after a while.
One of them, who is a specimen ol tba rest,
,wore he never read, heard , talked or
thought of the case, though the crime was
committed a few miles from his residence.
At Mineral Point, Wis., last week, a
(ranger called nt the bunk end requested
to see a nuta held against bim. Receiving
be slip bo remarked that be could not read
ithout his spKclaaies, w lknd to j the door,
when It wss 'discovered lba.t be was ener
geticallyVbewIng up the note. The frag
ments .were forced from us mourn, ny a
li-orons choking.
IjtMMll NtinN.
$. XI. I'eUtrislll At Co. T
rark Vow, NewlQik, i'd Co. V. Howell A Co
Advertising Agent, are the sola acants for the Fa,
oleum Centre luii.T Hecoud lu that riry. Ad-
ei riser In that city are reqneattd to l.ava thetr
vora with either of toe above hooaea
Pictures colored In India Ink and oil, at
Hempsted & Co's Gallery. jau. 10.
LIVE AND LET LIVE!
Just received at Mease & Armstrong's
Flour and Feed S ore, 1.800 bushels extra
WHITE OATS, wbicb will be sold at low
est cash prices! o29rtf.
Now ia tbe lime to buy Hats, and
Cup" cheap at tbo Jamestown Clothing
Stme.
WANTED
econd-Hand Engines,
Saw & Grist
mil Machin
ery.
In good order. Address with
Lull description and prict;.
II. M. DEMI NO,
Park City, Kansas.
KJ" Latest siyie of New Yotk, Philadel.
nhia and Boston Hats and Cans jnt receiv
ed at A. Aldeo t Jamestown Clothing Store.
SGAFFNEY keeps conaiuntly on
hand Scotch Ale and London Porter, espec
ally lor family iisa.
t3f" Go lo the Jatiiesiuwn Clothing Store
for your Clothing of nil kiuds. Tbey ate
selling goods "dirt cl.eap."
t57A lot of old papers for sale at this
oSitte. tf
WANTED!
At the Oil Exchange Hotel, a Girl to do
General Uoueework. and a Boy about Iti
years of age, to do Porier work. Good wa
ges paid. Apply immediately.
leblZ lw. ri. JU11SSUN.
VST Cal I and examine those lasbionable
Hale and Cp just reoelved at
leb. Zl-ll . A. ALjUUiN'S.
r& The. finest Stock of fashionable Hats
Vbu latest styles ever brought to town
just received at Aldel .
Tbe Duke Alexis, Crown Prince of
Russia ordered one of tte Nobby Hals at
ALDEN'S.
Tulie Aiti;.
Now is tbe litre to buy your Apples, as I
am selling tbem off at prices that will as
teeisb tou, Irora ond dojlaja barrel and up
wards, or anything elae'iu spe store, es Mr.
Brines la uolun lo ajpfp'out about tbe first
of lUejaSieHi. Call and senior yourselves
E. Tr Bkiqus.
t Peril. H, Wabxer, Clerk.
t-V ' dec. 21-tf.
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tflimpsled & Co's Gallery.
Butter end'ebesee are almost indlspensl
ble articles of food. Properly used, they
are nutrition and healthy; hut an inordi
nate use of either pauses ludigeslioo and
dyspepsia. Owen Gaffney't Sundav Corn-
tort. Judiciously used will remove bptb of
there troubles.
tF Now is tbe time to purchase Winter
Clothing cbe an, and A. ALDEN'S is the
place. jn!3tf.
wuiTaone, tbo.
UHS, OHAS. T. NCALK,
c. u. wcLrr,
JOUM D. ClIIUBT.
Wnlff hm I Hn
IUI II UJUl AJUUU Ll UU,
1M POUTER AND DEALKR8
Ma vn wfi t .
Slgno
i o ifio Aiivli, No. 50 Wood St.
linrea iloori unite at. Cbarle llotal,
T cam vaatjaaaaaa. arenn.
Invite thfl attention of kuveia tn Lhr.ir Hnritif 8ta4rk.
which, In selection and pries, is uuurpasiied lu tha
lliovnre Atrentafhr American Flla Cam
pauy'a celebrated t'lloe aud Uaapa, Hubber
aiuiiing Hlia HHiklllg, au.l Wllaon,
llawkaworlliJEIIlMoii VJoa Eusilialt
Meet, fluaburgll Htvel, L.etka, hliov.
av. oom at maumaciurera pr.coa. vm oai
PIANOS. a00. OKGANd. S4S
No one alioulu he without PIANO or OKGAN,
wben, by saving tf 3 or 1 5 per week, you can buy
sueh Instrumenta aa Decker & barne' unrlvalifal
I'iano, nallet, Davie A Co's and Bradford A Co
I'iunua, and the uneqaalled Talor A Farley Ce-
iai4i organs, uiu lusinimflDis laKen in part pay
meui for new ouea. Monthly pavraent takeu.
huucial rales to I'raacheri, Churcu.a, H. hchools
aud Teacher. Send for circular or call on H. U AM
Uiiua w,oi linn jva.. nttatiuiau, va
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
WHOLESALE
GROCERY
AND
HOUSE,
CITY, PA.
L. C. Magav & Co
Uavo opened, on the corner o' SYrAMOltK AM)
I I'll 1.1 ll ururf. rt.-v
4 tiaktlla Uiock,
A FULL ASSORTMENT OK
up
GROCERIES & PROVISIONS
And will out. nit to rfceWt nnri keop a full
ttfHvnmeitt. aJupti'd iu the wnntu of iuu
trttUii. Onr furilitufd for ru'triviii,;
nod lt trU'tMin (!k h uitt
nut cijualu-U by Miv't-tiier imt. lluviiu
1-lUSl-C'LAsii
FLOUXl MILL
In rnr connection, rimM-' ir to f.inils'huur rn-io-
f lift I at ll'll ll ti li-aa.ll ui.. mill i.'t.A i-llIuLlaa nrlS' 1st a if
iLvil'K.
Penlora will do well lo r.VI and rjimine oir
stuck, betoro ptli-ohllHinelewln'ru. f.'.'-tlli.
AitlilV.tl. it.MI iiil Attl l llli I I'
'I UAIMs:o,t V. c A. II. It,
On unil lifter Sunday, Nov. ll'th, I8TI,
trains will run us follows :
north no. 6. no. 3. no. 1.
Leave Irvine. 12.inpM. 5.1" I'M
Leave Oil City fi.OO a m. 2.4.1 P H. 1X T X
' l'et.Cou 6..IH " a.. ft "
Tiiitcv. 7.10 " 4.U7 " ! "
Arrive Corry, 8.65 6.40 " !.." "
SOUTH. an. 2. NO. 4. ''
Leave Corry, 10. .'.5 am. 6. in a b. (." r K
" Titiisv. 1J.25 r at. 7.30 ' -"
P. Cen. 1.25 " 8.20 K2 "
Arrive t). City 2.'f " V " 9i10 "
Irvine. 4.45 " 1150 "
ttf- No. 5 and 6 run on Sunday.
Iiiine, llydrauUo Ccmonl,
CnKiiiiiiu lallllel, uair, av
ata t .it- Bf-.va ntl liHI'd Mid d'1!'
ared toauy iut of the oil region by leaving or"
C, A. IHJBFP.YIS,
Cnr. Perry aud MwUnuic S'rr.
Emel Zedwicn-
("LITTLE JOE. )
BOOT AND SHOE MAKER
Una lieen established n Pi-rroletim' f'"'ri'fur-ltlc
I.t three j cars, and ba mc i i
Maklnti lhe Heat Fi nnd I Flnct
Hoot inlU01IKt'w'
ll.iaconatan.lT receiving ,eHer.fr..m otborscc
tiona ot me vn in'"
II eoDStantly keep on hand
Keady-madc Boots & Shoes,
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S
SHOES ANDGAi
CAM. ANntSEfMin.
BUM' 1'ATEXT
Marker.
P. J. WHITE, Agent for Y'""""
and Crawlord Conntle. Aal rjfbopronipt
to hta caro at Petroleum "'"'"icrip Leitur
ly aiiea, eiuieriu o" jani-tf
For Sale or Bent; rf
The building lately ". I
Sbults as Bakery aou -
quire of jj
Petroleum Centre, P-
C. JAB"?
. i-efffl
T!7k.ien
tST Ch ildren's UX?Jt'll'Vtwi
ebot.rs of 10 a m and 2 P W. ',(.
th
A Co s Daguetresn Gallery.
n