s:
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SHUGffiRT & STARR
tSusoessots 10 HtFariaad, BmUb Co.,)
Merchant Tailors!
AND.DSf L1R9 IS
Gents' ' Fnrnisfctng: Woods,
C0R.I.SP1IN& FRANKLIN ITS.,
TITCST.lifcE, PA.
Bave pot I entof the finest satertmenaa.af '
CL02H8& CA8SIMERES
ENGLISH,
. . . FRENCHeANDJ
AMERICAN
COATINGS,
MIXED AND
STRIPED SUITINGS,
FANCY VESTINGS.
Iver offtnd In ths.Oil IUgln.
TWENTY DIFFERENT STYLES OF
HATS .: Sc : CAPS,
All the Latest snd Nobbiest Htylei.
A FULL LIK1 OF
Gents' Furnishing Goods fec.
Petroleum Centre Daily Record.
Pal. Centre Monday February 26
UlTliie Morrlce.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sabbath at 11 A. M. ana
, P. M. Sabbatb School at 12 P. M.
eat tree. A cordial Invitation extend
ed te all;
Sit. P. W. 6combl, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN r CHURCH. "
Preaching at 11 o'clock A M., and 7J
o'clock P. M.
D. PATTON. Pastor.
Petroleum Centre -Lodge.
NeH
Tift, I.O. of O. F.
Regular meeting, nights Friday,
O'clock. Signed;
f. H. BOYLES, N.
at 7
G.
W. A. KELLER, A. Sec y.
tyPlace nf meeting, Main St., opposite
JloCllntoes) House?
A O.. Of V. XV.
Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of IT. W.,
meets every Monday evening at 7 o'clock,
in una uow e ilaii
I).. i r,..-
Peon's. . i i
A. Glkm, M. W.
S. H. Koonit, R.
Gold at I p. m. 109 H
Elsewhere we publish the call for a mass
meeting of the citizens of the oil region, to
be held la the city ef Titusvllle, on Tues
day ovenlog, Feb. 27th. to devise ways and
means for the ccnatiuction of a competing
line of railway into the oil region by way
ot Erie and Titusvllle, and alio to take
means to frustrate the schemes of the so,
called ''South Improvement Company. "
We bops our elticsoe will not be behind i
this Important matter. We mast protec1
ourselves from the scheming of unscrupu"
leui, designing men, aided by powerlul mo
nopoIlN, elae ruination atares us In tbeface.
Already the effects of the mere proposal o'
tbls wholesale robbery ef tbe producing In
terest Is being felt, not only In the falling
off in tbe prion of'Orude petroleum; but In a
general depression of business or all kinds.
The produolng Interest must uol'e to pro
trot themselves, and we hope to see a -large
delegation In attendance from tills place; at
tbe mass meeting at Titusvllle, to-morrow
evening..
Tbe citizens of Columbia Farm are get.
ting uji a course of leotures for tbe benefit
of tbe Columbia Library Association. The
course will comprise three leetnres, tbe first
of wbiob will be delivered by Cept. W. W.
Gray, of Tltuiville, on the evenlog of March
4tb. His subject will be "Gleanings from
tbe Wejsldo of Life." Of Cspt W.'s abil
ity as a lecturer we need say nothing as be
Is toe well known to need 'any recommend
i from us. His lectura Is both planing and
enter tela Inn and well worth- hearing. .Tbe
citigeoa of Columbia farm may rest assured
ol a rar'llterar7 treat.
The second lecture of the course will be
delivered by Rev. J.J. Molllyer, of Pttta
biirgb. Tbe third leetmer baa not been
chosen as yet.
Look out lor mad doge- bows - There is
nothing makes a dog to mod-as lo be com
pelled to sit out on tbe door-step Iblsweatbt
r and bowl to get in by tbe store.'
Ajnry recently assembled at Reading,
Pa., tbe members of whlea averaged 80
years ot age. The youngest was iiveotj
oae, and tue a'.i.n nicety twi.
A nass meeting of the Oil
Regions and Vicinity.
The oillzenaof Erie, Tldleufe, Enter
prise, Pleaaentville, Petroleum Centre, Oij
City, Parkers and other towns Interested,
are requested to send delegates to ment the
elticens ot Titusvllle at a public meeting, to
be held at the Opera House, on Tuesday
evening next, (the 27tb) to consider tbe
necessity of constructing a railroad from
Erie, by the way of Titusvllle, Into tbe Oil
Regions, as a compeltng railroad) connect
ing with water communication to New
York and Europe. And such other busi
ness of interest te tbe people as msy come
before tbe meeting.
By Order or mi Committix.
During tbe past sis weeks a great revive'
of religion has been going on in tbe Presby
terlan Cburcb at North Kjt, under the di
rection oi the pastor, Rev. John T. Olio
by. The Star says:- "Tbe meetluge are
still being held every evening except Satur
day, the spacious auditorium of the cburcb
betog Oiled with people, all of whom mani
fest great interest in tbe exercises. Relig
ion Is tbe topic of conversation. Tbe spirit
of tbe Cord is truly in our midat and a great
work is being accomplished. About 125
persoos have already joined tbe church."
The Star speaks as follows of tbe rever
end gentleman : "Rev. J. T. Oxtoby, tbe
pastor, is a yunng man of energy and abil
ity, a very able expounder ol tbe scriptures
and a popular, accomplished and agraeab le
citizen gentleman and divine.
Rev. O's many friends In Petroleum Cen
tre will be pleased to learn of bis sucsess in
tbe good work, and bops it may continue.
At Plymouth, Mass., recently, a law suit
was relerred for a decision to a committee or
four ladies and one gentleman;
Tbe famous Frenoh spoliation claims that
have been before Congress for a half century,
are made by 956 claimants who want about
$5,000,000.
At Louisville last week a boy fell through
a batebwsy from tbe top to tbe bottom of a
seven-story warehouse, and received no
serlens injury.
California haa appointed a "State tree
planter," whose business It is to be te plant
trees wherever the growth ef timber Is posl-
ble In the State.
From the returns made to tbe Assessor ol
Internal Reveuue from tbe different private
banks and banking bouses in ibis couuty,
we learn that tbe average amount, of deposits
or the month of January, 1872, was as fol
lows: Exchange Bank, Franklin
$100,987
International "
R. Lamberton'a "'
Reynolds, Hukill 1 Co., Oil City
Trust Company,
Savings baak, '
Geo. 11 Bissell & Co. Pet, Centre
Savings Bank,-Sbambnrg
Brown & Irwin, Pleasaotvllle
F. W. Mitchell, Routeville
97.629
63,714
111,988
72,600
312,684
105,669
27,217
165,943
126,248
To-morrow evening, Rev. Wm. B. Culllss
is to deliver tbe last lecture of tbe course
before tbe Youig Men's Christian Assooia
tien of this place. Tbe lemur is an entire
ly new one, entitled "Hands, Heads and
Hearts; or, Young America and His Sister.
The Rev. gentlemau is one or tbe beat lec
turers on tbe American boardr, and we hope
be will have a crowded bouse. Speaking
of him tbe Columbia County Republican
says:
"Tb Lrctnre of Rev. Wm. B. Culllaa, in
the Court Home, to last Monday evening,
was better atleuded Iban any of tbe prev
loua entertainments of tne course. Mr. Cul
iss bandied bis sutjeot in a must eloquent
and masUrly njonner. But we are un
able to present lucb a review as will convey
to our readers the slightest conception of tbe
lecturers eloquence. Only these wbo were
present, and tbey will not soun forget It,
can have the least tangible impression o
what a maaterly iffori was "Our Young
Men Mr. Culllaa is a gnisbsd orator and
Christian gentleman. SLould be visit us
oa some future occasion, wa .'promise him a
crowded bouse."
It may serve a very good purpose some
times to be of sn Inquiring mind, and not
willingly to put up with uulssnees re-tdily
A man in a Kansas CI ly Hotel, a short time
sgo, lilsw out tbe gas on retiring, aid sotn
after be jusbed down stalra lull of Indigna
tion to escoruin If there wan "a glue factory
next-door." If be bad been one of your
contented, easy -going mortals, bet might
have fallen 'asleep and been suffocated.
'Old John Burns," tbe veteran who fbrjgt.
'on bis own book" at Gettysburg, is-deail'4
Ho died of pneumonia a few days since.
He baa been In poor beallb (or the past few
yrs.
In Cblckassw county, Mississippi, Mr.
Lorenzo Dsy married Miss Martha Week,
upon which a local" poet Comments' as
follows:
"A Day is made, a Week Is lost,
But time should not complain,
There'll soon be little Daya enough
To make tbe Week again."
A sad acetdent occurred at the flax mill
of H. E. Camp, in Greenville, rati Tbuts-
dsy afternoon. A lad named George Alger,
about twelve years of age, while engsged In
working about tbe machinery, was caught
In tbe belting and whirled axalnst a potty
by which1 he sustained a fracture of tbe
skull. Ha disd at two o'clock on Friday
morning.
A prominent citizen of Maiue has d led In.
solvent, to whose name a hundred thousand
acres of timber land stood recorded.
A poor woman In Liverpool, wbose bits
band died about five months sgo, has rec
ently given birth to four children, three
boys and a girl.
A Weleh farmer presiding, Dear Utica,
while being run away with by a pair ot
frightened berses, shouted, "I leave my
wife $10,000; no time to make a will." He
ia still alive, but badly bruised.
Tbe villages of Wisconsin are being re
built with an energy which Is characteristic
or the people of tbe West, aod which exceeds
even tbe marvellous enterprise by wbteh
Chicago is rising from its ashes.
Tbe tenth of April has been set apart In
Nebrarka for tree-planting, under tbe name
ol' Arbi r Day. Tbe Slate Board of Agrlcul
lure offer prizes to tbe individuals and coun
ties wbo shall kccomplish tbe most tree
planting that doy.
A Boston shoemaker sensibly advertise.
that parents who desire tbeir children to
have shapely (eel should Select shoes with
lew, broad heels. Tbe value of tbls sdvise
la shown in tbe number of crooked ankle,
aod corned teet displayed by fashionable
young ladles. .
PROORKKS Ot TUB REVOLUTION. A 0W
light dawned upon the world with the ia
production of Plantation- Bittbs twelve
yearaago. Drastio purgatien went out-
resloration and renovation came in. The
eyes ef the people Were opentd to Ibegreat
fact i that tbe way to cure disease Is to
strengthen and niptortils victims, not to
place them at its meroy by depriving them
ol tbe little strength tbey bave. It soon be,
oame evident that as means ot- inlnaing vi
tality into the feeble system, regulating the
secretions, curiug Indigestion aua return
ing a bilious babit of tbe body,
no medical preparation then known was at
all comparable to tbe new restorative.
Siice then tundreds of attempts have been
made lo rival the Billers. Tbey bave all
fai.ed, and tbe Grand Revolution in Med
ical Treatment, wbicti was commenced in
I860, it still le progress.. Nothing can stop
It. tor it founded en tbe principal, now uni
versally acknowledged, that physical vigor
is the most formidable antagonist of all bu
rn an aliments, and experience has shown
that Plantation Bitters-Is a peerless in
vlgorut, as well aa I be teat possible safe
guard against epidemic disesaes.
The well oa the Geo. Wittling farm north
ef Petersburg Is e.tpeoted to be finished this
week or the begiooig efnext, which will
decide for or against a large amount of ter
ritory. Well on the Peter King farm, is said to be
doing about 6 barrela per day.
Tbe preaeut appearances- indfoate lbat
tbe amount of operating for oil in tbe Ritcb
ey run and Petersburg districts during tbe
coming season will tar exoeed that ef tbe
past, and should tbe wells now In processor
completion pi ore remunerative weerpeot
to see a continuous Hoe ef wells extending
from Esst Sandy known as Gas City, or we
might say from several miles B. W. ot Mar
tlnsbivrgb to tbe northers termlmis of the
Eaat Srudy oil fiold. Bfgs are now up an l
several wells commenced drilling at different
points between Petersburg and Salem and
one or two wells east of that place. f Em
lenton Sun.
Tbe people in the Sbensndoab Valley, in
tbe neighborhood ef Winchester, are having
one or tbe most extraordinary droughts ever
k i own in tbe history- of that country. For
uioe months there has not been a general
rain, and In the memory of tbe oldest inkab.
Itaat there was never a parallel.
Tbe Odd Fellows or Sharon are going to
erect a fine building in that place, during
tbe coming-season.
Roaston, Springer & Henderson are fitting
up tbeir circus and menagerie at Girard,
preparatory for the summer's campaign
Tbey intend to pitch teat in Erie about the
middle of April,' and Irony thence through
tbe oil region aud'into Ohio.
Sharon mourns the Ions or two fast' young
men who reft town very suddenly one nlgb(
last -week and bsd in their possession over
one hundred dollars, tbe proceeds ol a dance
of which taey were managers. T-bey forgot
to pay fair board bill a Is.
Hon. Galutha AKrow,lno taking lb
Presidency ol a TwtM Railway, bsa mad
his home in that Slate Bit MOreee it now
Houston, Texsst
Local NtMlcea.
8, M. Pettenilll St Co. ST
Para: Bow, Ksw fork, ana Geo. P. Howell A Oo
Advenlilnf Areata, are tbe sola agents for the Pa,
troleum Centre Sadly nsnoaa let that dir. Ad
vertisers la that cltvare requested to leave taetr
a vara with either or ue above boases
Pictures colored In India Ink and oil, at
Hempsted k Co's Gallery. jan. 15.
LIVE AND LET LITE I
Jest received at Meaea A Armstrong's
Flour and Feed Store, 1,800 busbels extra
WHITE OATS, which will be sold at low.
est cssb prices! ' o2S-tf,
9 Now Is the time to buy Bail and
Caps cheap . at the Jamestown Clothlog
Stnte.
WANTED
Seoond-Hand Engines,
Saw & Grist Mill Maekln
erj, In good order. Address with
full description and price.
H. M. DEMING,
Park City, Kansas.
Latest styles of New York, Philadel
phia and Boston Hate aod Caps just receiv
ed at A. A Idea's Jamestown Clothing Store.
tST GAFFNEY keeps constantly on
baud Scoteb Ale and London Potter, espeo
ally lor family tie.
f9" Go to the Jamestown Clothing Store
for your Clothing of all kinds. They are
selling goods "dirt cheap."
flT"A lot of old papers for sal at this
oiuve. . tr
(fr Cal I aud examine ihoae laabloiable
liaie and Ops just received at
teb. 21-tl A. ALDEK'S.
The finest Stock or rssbionable Hats
tbe latest styles ever brought to town
just received at Aider's.
g3T" The Duke Alexis, Crown Prince f
Kueaia ordered one ot tee riotiny uata at
ALDEN a.
Take Motive.-
Now Is the Hire to boy your' Apples, as I
am selling them o9 tt prices tbat will es
tuetsh ton, from ond dollar a barrel and up
wards, or anything else in tbe store, as Mr.
Brings is going le close out about the first
or tbe month.- Call and seefer yourselves
E. Tr Briuos.
Per H. El Warnir, Clerk.
; dee. 21-tf.
; LifWzA Rembrandt piotures taken at
Hempsted A Co's Gallery.
Butter and cbeaae are almost indispensl
ble articles of food. Properly used, they
are nutritious end healthy; but an inordi
nate use of either causes Indigestion and
dyspepsia. Owen GafTnev'e Sunday Com
fort, Judicionaly used will remove both or
there troubles.
Now is the' time to ptttcbas Winter
Clothing cheap, and A. ALLIEN 'ii is the
place. 1 jan!3tf.
RETURN OF FAVORITES I
POSITIVELY OWE MGHT ONLY!
OIEJlA.IIO"CrSE,
Wednesday Ev'g, Fib. 28.
ORGANIZED 1855.
Tbe Original aud World Renowned
SKIFF & CrAYttfBB'S
NEW SENSATION
Albino Minstrels I
2& Star Perfortaers. 9V
Tbe only Company tbat bas Performed eve-
rv night since their organization!
THE FIRST PART WILL APPEAR IK
WHITE PAINTED FACES?
. WHITE wrba?
RED rfECJCTIEST WHITE DRESS!
Something never before witnessed by morral eyes.
LOW GAYLOHD, Pole Proprietor.
JOB MACK, Business Manager.
SB St. VIM. BfiATTYJ Oen'l Agent.
St. WBITJIOBa, TBOS. B UNI; CO- 1. (UU,
Lane & Co.
kit
I M Pf sNTPD A Nft ItPal IFI3U vl
T-Tn tH wo i
Blgru ormeuvll, No. SO Wood St.
Ituree doors rnioTe St. Oharliw Houl.l
PI T ItBUBGH PENN.
. i t "-miuu ui uuyeis cu ineir apnea, orotic,
Which, lu ttelflfitiflll and nrir la un.ii.n-a.uA In tk-
uuntry. r
aneyare jasreutafor American File Cmn-
Eany's celebrated rtlea and Hasp, Rubber
lei tin ; nUd Packing, aud Wllaon,
HawkkWortbJEIIIaou A-tin's Elisrllab
B"w, nitpvuryii Bieei lisvai, aaovk
els, &o. Gold at mauuiaoturera prusee. fja-ta -
PIANOS A 300. OKGAIVBi. 4S
Iso one should be without PIANO or OKOAM,
aheu. bv savini Her t Aver weak, voa -n hnw
suea laetrhmeiits aa Decker A Haraet' nrlTalied
1'iauos; Hallet, Davla Jt Co's and Bradford Co s
I'iamie, and the unequalled Taj lor A) Varley Ce.
lestee OTgaoa. Old' Inetiumenta taken In part pay
ment fur new onea. Monthly payment takeu.
and TeacherH. Heud for circular or call oa 8. HAM
luii'ii a. v.v , i uvn at., niisourgn, l'a
BBW ADYERTIBEMENf8.
WHOLESALE
GROCERY
AND
PROVISION
HOUSE,
OIL CITY, PA.
L. C. Magaw&Co
Have opened, oa the torner of SYCAMORE AS
SuUl'u ELM 81'KEhTS, ltiVnolds
A ii skills Block,
A FULL ASSORTMENT OF
or
GROCERIES PROVISIONS
And will continue to rceiie and kerrr a full
ansortmeiit, adapted to the winti of tnc
trade. Our fcilm for receiving
and dl trtbutlni; goods r
not equalled by any other point, llivins
KlllSTCLAsd
S'LOUR MILL
in onr connection, enables ua to furnHh our ntut
mcrs wtUi a frb grenud and reliable urlidt of
Pealera will dr. well to call and examine our
stock, before pnrabaiinK cltwhere. iii-im.
4HM1VAL, 4NU AWPAHTUHK OF
TRAIN8.0N O. C. V A. K. K.
On and after Sunday, Nov. l?tb, 1871,'
trains will ruo as follows:
NORTH NO. f. KO. 3. NO, 1.
Leave irvln. 12,10 p m. 5. HI r
Leave Oil City (1,00 a m. 2.43 P u. 7,25 r X
" Pet.Cen 6.30 " 3,25 8,10 "
' Tltnsv. 7.IW 4.07 " 8.55
Arrive Corry, 8,65 6,40 " 10,30
eocfx. no. 2. no. 4. no. 6.
Leave Corry, 10,65a m. 6.10 am. .00ph
Ttrnsv. 12,25 r u. 7,30 7,25 '
' P. Cen. 1.26 8.20 8.20 "
Arrive O. City 2,05 " 9,0t ' 9,10 '
Irvine. 4,45' " 11.60 "
' tW No. 6 and 6 rnrt on Sunday.
Iilme, Ilydranlie Cements
Calcined Platter, Hair1, Ac
Of a mperior ohiilltyi alwsw n hand rtd dell'
ered to any part of the oil n gion by leaving ertn
C, A. DlTRFEY'8,
Cor. Perty anoVMcehontt Wrmti.
aoctiS-tf. T1T0HVILLB, PA.
Emel Zedwicb
("LITTLE JOE. )
njaatMs ais Aitnr aVl I lm
DUU I AINU onuL mnixtn
Has been established In Petrolenrn' Csntre for.the
pat three ears, endaae the nsmeol
Mafctna; the Beat tn mM ' F'"6'1
JSUUS in asa v
He is consUntly receiving erders from other kc
tlous of the Oil Itegioat.
He aonstantly keeps on band
Keady-made Bootstf Shoes
LADIES' AND CHILDIlEr'S
SHOtS AND GAlTBKa.
CAsM. AKPfEsT Hi'
jntr KMBbZEPWini,
B11LE8' PATENT
Marker.
WHITE. Atrenl for Venango. Warrrt,
p. j,
abd-C
.'Crawlerd Conntln. "VSfliWpronir'-
"""flrLrvt'or Scrip belief
ly Sited,
rrtca
... tanl-tl
i.ou.
n. m llaitt.
The
building lately S tu-
as a Bakery and Grocy SIM
Sbulti
quire
0f" ri.'CJAlS
e'tfole'um Centre, Pa. J,
Children's LiheneosUYnllJ,t.d
irsof lOameadJpm, el" e
th
boura
t Co s
Dsgueirvan viaunj.
n