L
STABST.
SHTJGERT &
tatamam to McFaslaad, Smith A Co. J
Merchant Tailors!
AND. DEALERS IN
Gents' Furnishing Woods,
COR...SPRING FRANKLIN STS.,
TITlSV.liliE, PA.:
Bars, pat la one of the finest assorinients oj
VL01I1S& VASSJMEJtES
ENGLISH,
FREN'CHi-'AND
AMERICAN
COATJNG8,
MIXED AND ' i
STRIPED SUITINGS,
FANCY VESTINGS.
Xvor offend In the Oil Region.
TWENTY DIFFERENT STTLES OF
HATS &c CAPS,
AL the Latest and Nobbiest Styles.
A FULL MSB OF
Gents? Furnishing Goods, &c.
etroleum Centre Daily Record.
t-it. Oentre Pa, Saturday march
lvlne Her vie.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services over; Sabbath at 11 A. M. and
i.t P. M. Sabbath School at 2 P. M.
at free. A cordial' invltatioo extend
d to all.
Kir. P. W. ScotiELD, Paitor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
ti
Preaching at
o'clock P. M.
11 o'clock A. M.. and 73
D. PATTON, Pastor.
PetralPttm Centre liodf) No
TtS, I. O. of U. F.
Regular meeting nighli Friday, at 7
o'clock. Signed.
J. E. BOYLES, N. G.
W. A. KeM.BR, A. Sec'y.
B9PUc of meeting, Maio St., opposite
McClintock House.
A. Ov Of U. V.
Liberty Lodge No. 7, A O. of U. W.,
meets evi-rv Monday evening at 7 o'clock,
In Odd Fellow's Hall, Petroleum Centre,
Peoo'e.
A. Glen, M. W.
S. H. KOOKEII, R.
Gold at I p. in.
The committee aipoinled at the Oil City
meeting to confer with tbe so-called agent
of tbe South Improvement Company, Jo
aepb Busbnell, Joseph Seep, John W. Al
exander, Daniel O'Day, George W. Ilnfi"
and H. W. Fawceit, made their report
evhffth imiAaM In I Ku Oil I'll. nurtnl ami
Titusville Courier and Hereid of to day. -
Each of these gentlemen emphatically deny
lnv! j
having anything whatever to do with the
mooopoly, thereby clearing themaelvet of
the Imputation of belonging to tbe odious
and corrupt combination tbat seeks, as tbe
committee justly remark, "to monopolize
and grasp for their own selfish purposes toe
honest Industries of the people amounting
10 many millions ot dollars.
Tbe meeting of refiners and producers
held at Oil City, yesterday, in tbe Oil Ex-
bang room, to lake action npon tbe bill
now before tbe Legislature Ho regulate tbe
ale of cal oil, kerosene aud otber llumln
nturs," was largely attended. A committee
of seven gentlemen, Messrs. Bousall. Por
teous, Arcbbold, Marston, Tbumm, Broosoo
ana f oreman, wore appointed 10 eralt a
suitable bill, proceed witb it to Harrisburg
and If possible secure Its Immediate passage
and theieby defeat the latest sobeme ot the
conspirators, rusn tne Dili tniougb, gen.
tlemen, and upset tbe soouodrel!:
A new well was struck on tbe Central
Petroleum Ce'a farm, about tea days ago,
which Is said to be yielding ten barrels per
Messrs. Johnson & Morris, of Cambridge
Dora, Crawford county, have recently p'ir.
chased Iba drug store lormerly owned by
Uriffo Vros., bare refitted and restocked it
witb eonpUAa assortment of drugs, medi'
clou, perluueriea, 4c, and will open tb
same to tbe publlo on Monday next. Tbese
geatlinen corns ameog us well recommend
o, ana will undoubtedly secure a sbare of
be publlo patronage. Look out for their
MVesiltt'BleOt, '
Z1..!..! A ... 1
- " i ,uisuui vumuaav are set
lng up another large boiler oa tbeir farm,
preparatory to flukiog several new Weill.
ne new derrick li already up. .
Tbe will of tbe late Mr. Thomas G. Dun
can, of Battle Creek, Michigan, has been
proven. Mr. Duncan made hi fortune by a
lucky stroke at Pltbole In Its palmy days.
He died In Europe some ttme ago. By bis
will Bishop Simpson of the Methodist Church
Is to receive $40,000 Property Mr. Duncan
owned at Cuyahoga Falls, O., he leaves in
trust lor bis brother James, after whose
death to go to (be eldest child of another
brotber. He also provides lor tbe wages of a
man and two women as servants fer his'said
brotber James, and be also Invests $5,000
to be paid annually to said brother James
in sums of $300 each towards his support
and mainteDaqce. To a blind daughter of
said bratber James be gives $10,000. The
deceased makes various bsquesls to bis mi.
tber and brothers and sisters and more dls
tant connections. Hit will provides tbat bit
Cleveland property be sold. He gives lo
tbe Melbodist Church of Battle Creek $10,-
000, and. to tbe Method at Church ol Pltbole
City $10,000, and $25,000 to tbe Methodist
Church in Plumer, aud alter paymect of tbe
various legacies, what is left of his property
o be giveo by bit executors to such Metbu.
dist objecti at they tee fit. He elves also
$5,000 to Rev. Mr. Leech, a Methodist min
ister. We can say, In addition to tbe above,
someof tbe brothers and sistert of Pbila.
receive $80,000 of tbe unfortunate man't
bard earnings. We were well acquainted
witb Mr. Duncan. He was an old resident
ol Venango county nutTl' within a year or
two before bia death. We mitt tucb meo
as bim now-a-days. We believe tbat he has
gone to better world). He wae, a good
Christian, and has left nearly a half million
dollars tbe friends and brotbsrs of M. E.
Church and a large amount to the Church
itself. Bat we all must di; therefore, let
us be generous. Mr. Duncan's mother, five
brothers, and an only titter are still living.
Tbey are in part Episcopalians and Presby.
tenant. trnrortanste. ..
lMr.
Franeit Rote McRinlev lectfired In
New York oa "Free Love," Jew nights
ago, and the following extract from ber har
angue betrays evident familiarly witb ber
tbeme:
"Tbe time will come wbea tbe State will
take care of tbe children. Fathers and
mothers must learn to love aiber people's
children as well as their own.
"Men are alieady free lovers In the low
est sense, BBd woman a a slave. When
woman is truly developed, the will no lon
ger be a toy, and she will learn tbat ber
first right will be to dispose ol ber person as
sbe wishes.
"Love confined to one," sbe added, "will
be unknown when love Is perfectly devel
oped."
Valuable woman, Mrs. McK. would be a
a governess in a large family.
Tub Gkoind hog. Beguiled by the al
luring promises of tbe almanac, tbe ground
bog ventured out lor a promenade on yester.
day. Witb frozen eara and tail be soon
went shivering batk, declaring tbat he
would not venture out again till tbe Fourth
of July.
The Empire Oil Works at Pittsburg were
recently destroyed by lire. Loss $10,100.
To morrow is Palm Sunday.
P.
H. Watson made tbe statement a few '
days since tbat "the S. I. C. was getting all
tbe oil it wanted, and It would take but 60
days to bring tbe wbolo oil region! to terms
at they would be atarved to death by tbat
time-" From tbe reported condition of tbe
Cleveland refineries, we Incline to tbe opin
ion that tbe old rascal has changed bit be
lief. "All the refinerlet shut down and 2,.
000 workmen out of employment," is tbe
latest. Tbe people of this region don't
starve worm a copper, uo mey; Watty, old L,
torn tbpuffey and noxious condition o.
a certain room up street, it Is evident tbu,
tbe health eommltisioo could do a good work
and thereby preserve tbe health of the sur
rounding residents. Tbe nubmtice should
be removed outside the town limits upon
sanitary principles alone. Limburger
ain't nowhere.
J. J. Height, Eq., of Pleasaotvllle, can
didate for tbe office of. Protboootary, sub
ject lo tbe usages of Ibe primary meetiog of
tbe Republican parly, Is in town to-day.
f. W. Hastings, of Franklin, candidate for
Ibe seme office, was in town yesterday.
Tbeir aunouncemenlt are published else
where.
I
The Albany Journal finds in tbo follow
ing quotation Irom 1st Samuel a cleat mut
ilation of the nomination of Judge Davis by
the "Labor Reform" party:
"Davis therefore departed thence, and
escaped to tbe Cave of Addullum; and
when his bretbern and all bis father's bouss
beard It, tbey went down tbitber to bias
- "And every one tbat was In distress, and
every one tbat was in debt, and every one
tbat was discontented, gathered themselves
nolo bim; and be lieoame captain over them,
and there were witb bim about four bao-
'drei men."
fVlaw Way the Llsjnor Uw Works In
Ohio.
But all the laloonisla taka this matter to
easily. They ntlsr profane words, yea,
verily, and make dire and ellly threats.
Tbey, however, tsy tbey think- this trouble
won't last long, because tbe present Genersl
Assembly are sure lo amend or appeal th
law. It is both amiagng and pitiful to
ivalcb the poor rum-blRied wretch, who
goes sneaking Into bis accustomed drinking
place witb bis only nickel in bis fingers, as
is bis custom, to get bis "bitters." Tbe
money Is in bis fingers, because under the
old regime be was obliged to lay bis money
on the counter belore tbe drink was lortb
comlng. Now the tne money Is not a suffi
cient open sesame to remove the eork from
the black bottle, and Instead of the olink of
tbe tumbler and bottle be bean only a short
and saappisb "Don't tell no liquor now;
il't agio tbe law," from tbe barkeeper.
Tbe poor wretch sneaks out, to be damatd
by tbe borkeeper for a "beat" and to try to
spend bis money at tbe next grocery.
ratal Runaway at,Hrud Farm.
On Thursday night last as William Mor
ris, of Uoiiseville, was returning from Pet
roleum Centre bis horses took fright wbea
near tbe Kynd Farm bridge. After running
some distance Mr. Morris was thrown out
and supposed to bave been caught in one of
tbe wheels as bis left leg was torn off just
below tbe knee. He also received 'a severe
fracture of the skull. He lived until half,
past six yetterday morning. He was about
forty-live yean of age and leavet a wile and
two children. Tbe remains will be taken
ti Dover, Deleware, the deceased'a former
residence OH City Derrick.
Not Properly rnderatood.
Many af our p roducers do not seem to un
derstand the objeot of appointing a commit
tee td superintend the business ol disposing
foil'' or, in otber words, regulating Us
sale. Every producer makes bis own dis
position of the oil, with this reservation
without tloaiog tbe bargain fiaally and then
Inquires of tbe committee at to whether this
or tbat buyer It connected la any way witb
tbe S. I. Co. Tbeir decition relieves you of
responsibility. It is not tbeir province to
know any of the- details of lb transaction
Your business is Hi your own bands, where
it should be. It Is tbeir business, and Ibeir
right, only to know tbat the oil seeks no
other cbauoe! than that, lu tbe interest Of
tbe producer to contradiction to tbat of be
S. I. Co. Tldioute Commercial
A company composed of Hillings, Fuller
Blakeslec Bros., Richardson, Hughes and
others, are making preparations to lay a
nine line fiom Antwerp city, to mouth el
Spruce Run, betwtn Emlenton and Foxton,
at which point tbey are erecting a 10,000
barrel oil tank.
A well owned by Crook, Dion and others,
jost below the Cook well en ibe Clarion riv
er, on tbe D. Rltz farm, has reached tbe
third san I. and jis flowing Urge quantities
of oil, and promises to prove good.
There are five new rigs up on tbe Clarion,
between tbe Cook well and tbe mouth ol
Rltz run, on land leased at 4lb royalty and
$400 bonus per acre. Tbese wells are on
land of Judge Keating wbiob was leased
lome time ago by Atwell, Turner and oth
era and bat tince been tub-leaed by these
gentlemen on t be terms above stated. Each
lease, we understand, contains about one
acre and a leurtb.
Oilman's Journal,
A bewildered definition el tbe word
"courtship" was given by a witness in an
amusiog breach of promise case recently
tried in London. Mr. Cbambert, counsel
for tbe plaintiff, remonstrated with Ibe wit
ness for using Ibe word, "I am an old bacbe
lur," said he "aud don't understand court
ship. How is it done! "Wbst courtship!"
Tbe witness, who being a married lady
migbt reasonably be expected tor- answer by
Ibe light ol ber own experience, defines It
thus: "Looliog at each otber, taking bold
of each other's bands, and all. that kind of
thing." Tbe definition, though puzzling
to tbe old bachelor, is good. Persons ex
perlenced In tucb matters will bave no diffl
cully In luterpretiog the last clause to
tbeir own satisfaction; indeed, "all tbat tort
of thing" la quite as exset an interpretation
as Is wanted lor Ibe indescrible art of mak
Ing love.
On woman tbe barmooy of a neighbor
hood depends to a great extent. Sbe gives
tbe impulse to tbe social relatieoa of tbe
place. Her tact may conciliate alt little
asperities, as easily as ber temper may ex
aggerate them tmo bitter disaord. So tayt
tome fellow wbo pretends to know, and we
guest he It about right.
Someone of au inquiring mlud wishes te
now ir tbe emancipation ol women was
complete, and If complete equality was es
tablished between man and wife by law, as
it It already by the best moral Instincts,
would it affect tbe loleresteng subject
popping tbe question, or would tbe inltitave
Irsaaln aa heretofore, with tbe males?
TWILIGHT.
Its filmy veil o'er summer sktea.
It drew, and cooled their fervid dyes.
With tenderer tint on Seld and dell
The light aeross the landsoape fell :
It flushed on tired Childhood's tbeek.
And laid: "Thy dreamy pillow leekf
Te Plowman at bit cottage deor
It whispered: "Rett! day 't toil it o'er.""
To wlstfnl Watcher by tbe sea:
Tbe morn may bring thy thip to thee!"
It crowned tbe Saint npon his bier:
Sleep well, God's own I tbe nlgbt is here!"
Kissed off tbe lean from weeplog eyes:
Have faith! the day again shall rise!"
Its psssing ray, through chancel pane,
Wrote on the urn: "This life Is vain!"
Tbe spire's gold crest, athwart tbe iky,
Flashed It't last wordi: "'Tit gain to die!"
And thus, with varl-eolored thought,
Were evenlog shadows Interwroughl.
Thut to the Earth the fading light
Gave benedittion of the night-
N. Y. Evening Mall.
Jonet waa traveling With bia wife, and
(for a Ireak) wat so gallant in all behavior
lo bis cara iposa tbat Madame grew uoeasy
and remonstrated against bit attentions; a
too marked lor publio observation. "Tbe
d1!" said Jones, "we're married, I sup
pose?" "Yes," said tbe lady, "but, judg
ing from your deportment, folks will toiok
we ain't!" "Well, what of it'" said Jones.
Why not muob, certainly, lor you," said
tbe careful dame "You are a man; but we
women bave our tbaractert to take care of.''
Jones waa shocked lole propriety for tbe
rest ol tbe journey.
In a;'trial before tbe Mayor ol Okalona,
Mist., a few daya sices, tbe question as to
"whether a wile could sleep witb ber
bead upon ber husband's arm all night witb"
out paralyzing it sufficiently to wske bim
up and cause bim lo withdraw his arm from
under ber bead" was sprung. It proved too
bard for Ibe young attorneys wbo were con.
ducting tbe trial; and an old pbysitiaa was
called In to decide tbe question, and be
said: "Sbe might, and then again sbe
mightn't."
Tbe Norfolk Journal, in aa article la
menting Ibe rpald disappearance of some
old sycamore trees frcm tbe streets, thus
ruthlessly mangles a beautiful stanza of
George P. Morris:
"Woodman, spare lbos trees,
Touch not a tingle bougb;
In youth tbey sbelitred1 me,
And won Id's t thou hack them down?"
It it very evident tbat the movement
againtt tbe Southern Improvement Co. will
result in petroleum being refined here, where
it is produced. This it tbe chief object, at
we understand It, of tbe meetings now being
held. By breakingirrei'lbe relioert in tbe
combination wo eaa.erusb tbe Sourtbern
Improvement Co , and tbeo if we want
more railroads it It time enough to baild
them. One thing It certain, and that it,
tbe refining Inlerett of Cleveland will be
totally ruined. All along Cleveland has
monopolized this business against tbe natu
ral laws ol trade. It Is not natural to take
crude oil to Cleveland, hundreds of miles
out of ill course to tbe seaboard, and there
refine it and lend It east. That addl tu
much more to tbe cost of the article when
It gels te Its proper dettinatioo. Tbe estab
lishment of otber reflueriet in this section
and further east baa put Cleveland beyond
fair competition, and undoubtedly this ac
counts lor the Southern . Improvement Co.,
because If Cleveland Cannot get its "draw
back" it cannot compete with otber refiners.
Tbe place to refine tbe oil is in tbe oil re
gion, or else' at' points on tbe eommejal
avenue to the seaboard. Venango Spec
tator. ANNOUNCEMENTS.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
ED. Recorb: Please annonuce II. B. HIXON,
or Cornulanter Township, aa a candidate for Conn.
ty Cumu;lssloner, subject to the nssgea of tbe lte
uunucan party at tue primary eiectiou.
MAN IT VOTERS,
PROTHONOTARY.
J. J. IIAIOHT, of Pleasantville, Pa., late Oapt
or Company "B." 111th Penu'a Vet. Vol. infantry,
will be a candidate for the ofllce or Prothooatory,
of Venango county, etfbject to the u.igue of the
nepunucan party, at tne primary etectioa.
F. W. HASTINGS, or Franklin, la a candidate
for the office of ProthonatorT of Venango Ooaaty
anhject lo the decision of tbe Kepublliuan party, at
pi'.inary eiocnon.
Local Motloea.
For iSale.
A desirable and paylog business, In a good
loeallnn. Income from $1,200 to $1,600
mr month. Terms moderate. For lull
particulars enquire at tbe Record office.
mcb21 lm.
Plotures colored lo India Ink and oil,
Hemptted Co's Gallery. jao. 15.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ACADEMY OF MUSI?
till. MTV. a U
J NO. A WILEY.T. HMun
GRAND MM Kill, IfR
Of tbe celebrated acior, Mr.
Wbo will appear together with a ure'ullt
selected company of artistes, for
One Night Only!
Thursday, march :sth,
In bit great speciality, dramatized Iron
Tennyson's beautiful poem of
ENOCH ARDEN,
As performed by bim at BOOTH'S THEA-
TKfc, iN. 1., tor eight consecutive week,.
and at every FIRST CLASS THEATHE
Itf AMERICA.
taf-Reserved Seats may be obtained lit
teieeraph to John A. Wiley, Oil CI y, Pa,
At Tiiuaviiie, marco Ziin. I am.
Just from New York,
A SPLENDID STOCK OF
SPRING OVERCOATS.
To the Citizens of Petroleum
Centre and vicinity.
I have just received tbe largest stock of
SPRING AND SUMMER
CLOTHING
Now in tbe Oil Country, and can and will
sell cbesper than any otber man In towo.
070 FRIENDS
I ask von to call and see belore purclui-
ing elsewhere, as It is lur your brnelil I m
doing this. Don't be led astray, but slop as'l
examine my stock before going to any other
place. 1 bave tne
LARGEST STOCK OF nATS
Ever
before offered in tbe Oil Ctuslry.
Also, tbe finest stock or
(cuts' Furnishing Goods
in tbe country.
I. SOBEL.
MiltlVAL. AND BEMRTIBI w
TIIAINSN O. V. tc A. B. R.
On and eftor Sunday, Nov. IStb, 1871,
trains will run as follows:
sort no. 6. no. S. o. 1.
Leave Irvine. 12.10 P . o.l r a
Leave Oil City n.00 i M. 2.43 P . 7,25 '
fet.Ueu o.Jil " a.ta o,."
i Tilusv. 7.10 4.0T " "
Arrive Corry, 8,55 ' 6,40 10,3 "
BOOTH. NO. 2. NO. 4. NO--
Leave Corry, 10.55 a M. 6.10 A .
' Titusv. 12.Z5 p M. l.au i.
i P. Cen. 1,25 8.20 " f.20
.rrive O. City 2.05 9,05 " ,9,l
" Irvine. 4,o . " u.wi -jy
No. 6 and 6 ma on Sunday.
For Sale.
A desirable House located In tbe W
Shn Rink Water convenient.
tnthln residence, lor a small family
Term"
exceedingly cheap. Enquire at the
P. 0.
19tf.
Newsroom.
Cb ildren's Likenesses WJjr
IheiToura of 10 a m and 2 pm, at
& Co't Daguet reao Gallery.
jan
1311.
For Sale or Kent
Tk. h..iMlno latelv OCCUpied by A.
Sbulti at a Bakery and Groowy Store. W
"-"' of r IARVIS.
retrofcmm Centre-, Pa. . j 30-lf;
n., i .a ...mine thole lasbloDabll'
Hate and Caps just reoeived at
teb. 21-11 A. ALUf1" c
LIVE AND LET LIVE!
Just received aT Mease 4 AtwWW'
Flour and Feed Store. L """"VVf,,,.
WHITE OATS, wntco win o
est cash prices!
o29'-tf-
T.... and1
5S- Now I. the ll.c U . M "-blu,
Caps Cheap
at tbe
Store.
Ilfe-alze Rembrandt pictures
taken
Hempeled Co't Gallery
vr lot of old papert for tali
at tbU
if office. -
rar Now is the time to purchase M
Jisl"
Clothing cheap, and A. A"r,,3tf.
P'"06' 1 L......L-
ear Latest styles of Nw York. Pi i .
phia and Boston Hats and l'JTnI stor
ed at A. Aldeo's Jamestown Clolhi"! 0
ttT GAFFNEY keeps
band Scotch Ale and London Portw, r
ally for family use. .
tar Go to tbe Jkmestown Clotbinj
for ymir Clothing of all kinds.
.lllntr -nnrta "dirt Cheap."
Twlnl'11"
"Secure the Sbsdow ere be J p
fades," by golog to Hempsted &
jVrWGallery. Petroleum 1
Beautiful and fafc
? Ties, at
!