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J. EL cmuffinaTririrc.
fumeries, Washington
JAMESTOWN CLOTHING STORE."
gjirintr (ioods. Hf Look ont
SO BEL & AUERHAIM
1872. NEW GOODS! 1872.
Important to our Patrons and tlie pullio at large !
SOBEL & A U E R H A B U,
DiTlngjoat returned from New York w. rc now opening eot the LARGEST STCCK of
Spring Sranmer Jrg doobs !
Ever brought to Petroleum Centre, comprising tho latert eijlw of DHES3 GUODS,
DOLLY ViHDEN Casmeres
SL CK, COLORE AND STRIPED SILKS. IRISH POPLINS.
Jananesfl Silks, Mi.nvJs, Minium' Laces, '
Hosiery, Gloves
Also, a very fine
MILLINERY G00PS !
liAiUi: und GR.VTH Fl
Carpi'ts, Oil Cloths, Trunks
!s n6 call early and examine fur yourselves
' SOUEIj A; Al'RIIIIAMI.
The Oldest Established Dry Goods House on Oil Creek.
The Only Place in Petroleum Cen
tre where you can Buy the Famous
PORKER COAL!
13 AT
Burton & Kooker's
K0 OTHER COAL is equal to it for House 01 Engine use.
Also, the CELhBRATED
HONEY BROOK, LEHIGH,
CO A T it Decidedly the best ever brought to this market.
The BEST is the CHEAPEST
We guarantee Square Weights and Quality
AS REPRESENTED.
tor Alliens new advertisement
DRY GOODS, 40.
Brady-Made Linen Nuits,
selection of
MILLINERY GOODs
rXISillAO ;OOIS,
Valises, fcitteliels &c, iic.
novH.
A. Iieggett,
(Sncccsior lo A. T. Leggctt,
II anufactnrer and Dealer in
HARNESS,
Seed Bags,
Valve Cups, &o
Experienced workmen pre employed, and flat
ness of all Winds kept constantly on baud and mao
FINENEW HARNESS DOUBLE .AND
SINGLE,
i n hand at reasonable rates.
S'ANCY aNU HOHSR BLANKETS IN LS-ltQK
yUANTiriE
Tbure in no superior
VALVE CUP
Mads than tha ene made In my shop, and they
wlUM s"d P '"lred or Mcen, '
n.la.M., belw Hie necllutock
Mnnao. ,
PTflwiCSt, V., Nav.,XV f. ;
rusfs, Fa
trcet, Pet
A Soutiikrn Elki tion Sce.vc Giiirglii
Is usurping (lie fame of Arkau.as. A lively
OgH In a small place iu Worth county, that
Slate, Is 111 us described: "There was an
election for Justice of Hie Peace being belli
anil the sovereign', after attending to that
matter and putting themselves outside ol
lour gallons or whisky and schnapps, all
there was at the place, very naturally locked
around lor some diversion, Jim Rass cuis
ed the small mail can ier, and Nfpr Tatier
took up f.ir Hi 11 m ill c Trier, and then Rnl
Iv -en and bis two sons luuk up lor Jim, and
I lieu the liuht opuued ulong the whole line.
Pistols, knives, bludgeons, feiiCii rails,
weilil, fists und whisky went In for one
indiscriminate fandango, and one report
says that every m in In the crowd except
two, was engaged either as heligcretit,
peace maker or spectator. When the smoke
of battle cleared away tho scene of blood
and carnage was appalling. Jim Keen was
dangerously cut on tbo bip, Nop Taber was
dangerously cut In the abdomen and tide;
Gus Scoit, an innocent looker-on, was shot
fatally In the abdomen. I'bil Ford, colored,
cut In shoulder and arm, bead split open
wilb b udeon t.od IIih pieces pitched out
at tbewindotr. Bill Keen and b'.s other soni
and a silanger cut more or less severely, and
many others bruised and bunged iu the
highest Biyle of Hie art. Wa were glad lo
learn, lute vesieiday, tbat all the wounded
are doing well and likely to recover I'bil,
tt-e colored troop, picked up bis pieces and
! blacksmith to weld him. lie will nut
dia.1
Iu September last u young man nimed
Cale, teiegrapb operator on tbe Cross-cut
Rat. road, married a worthy young lady, tbe
dunghtir of a widow. S'ton afti r tbe mar
ling" the scmip disclosed bis true character
by turning his moiber-in-law out ol berowa
liutis't, and neglecting acd shamefully abus
ing bis wile. Through a sister ol tbe Irr
jured wile her brother, residing in Califor
nia, was informed of her wrongs, and with
out delay he started for his old borne.
Aiiiving at Cljuier, he walked into the
telegraph ofliee, and inqutieu ol ib opera
lor it his name w-isCle. On receiving an
iflirinal ive iiMer. li e broiner introduced
biimeit, at the sain lime layiug a revolver
on the lub e. Hh then diew h cowhide
and proceeded tu gtvn the IWIi'W a i-ound
threshing, und alieiwnrds ci led tiiion his
eisier and mo her, both ol whom returned
with hi in to his home iu Culiloiniu.
SO'I'ls OF T1IU iAV.
A country merchant uUvuitiEca ''baby
jumpers'' us Spring goods.
Kaiser W Ihelui'a war horse has bfen sit
ting fur bis portrait to Rura 13 nheor.
An Illinois legis ator called for a veal
culvert the other duy at a Spriugfii Id hotel.
. A Chinese newspaper has entered upon
its two thousandth volume. It has lost all
its original subscribers.
Louisvillians uiaku miikmenbliish by ask
ing tbeu whether Ibeir skim milk is any
Cheaper than tbe ctner kind.
Tbe ' Silieruiau Well," Veuaiigo Coiluly,
f , Post'ollicu baa bettt discuntitiuvd. All
uia l mill lei addressed to that office wiil be
duut to Pioneer, tun nearest ofliee.
Somebody ueks: Wiiicii gives a girl tbe
most pleasure, to hear beisdf praited or
another girl run down?
Oil City iiuihoiilios are considering tie
propriety of erecting gas and waterworks.
French physicians have patriotically re
Solved mil to prescribe German mineral
waters loany more ol their patients Tbe
mere titles Carlsbad, MarUnlmd, etc., are
thought likely to have a "bad" effect upon
the French system.
The woman who is worth ber weight In
gold isn't such a great maicb alter all. Tbe
average feminine avoirdupois would only
balance about $30,000 iu tbe preoious
metal.
A New York perruiju ier privately ex
hibits a lock switch ol hair dyed ol a pale
blue color, and bis opinion Is tbat be can
bring such hair Into I'tshiun, ns well as some
other colors hitherto considered abnormal.
A Mlne stieriir, wbo had a writ to serve,
ascertained that the defendant was dead,
and, tossing tbo paper over tbe wall of tbe
cemetery, be made return upon tbe writ
tbat he had left Ibe summons at bis last and
usual place of abode.
Local joli:!i.
Take JVotiec.
All parties Indebted lo E. T. Briggs are
requested to call and seiile by May 1st,
and save costs, or the? will lell witu jusl'.cs
Reynolds lor collection
; Per II. H. Wabkkr. Cletlc,
April 20 U.
tent Medi
rbSeum Centre, IPa.
Till. Oil, .TIAKKKTK.
BY P. & A. TEL. LINE.
Office q j
Pktroi.ecm Ckxtkk Dait.t Rsicnnn v
Aptil 20 1872
The petroleum market Is quiet lo-dat nt
$3,01). The sales were oil') barrels at that
figure.
Philadelphia, April 20.
Crude
Refilled 21 '
April 21?.( May 21f. June 22),.
Market Dull.
I'lttHburg, April 20.
Crude spot, 9.
Feb. 21 58.
13. O. all year. 12'4'.
S. O. do. llj.
Market Unchanged,
Refined Spot 21 14 April 22 May 22.
llarket quiet.
New York, April 2!.
Crn!e-12.
ReSnca 22 .
Market-dull.
GOLDIitltRM VIIKK.
New' Turk, April 20.
Gold-Ul.
AXNOCXt'EJI ION'IS.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
KD. Hecohd: I'lcn-n nnnount-e II. B. HIXON,
of t orupiiiiler Towi.idiip, us a canoiCate for Conn,
ty Coiniiiieioiicr, euhjeet to the tlnea of the lie
u'ubheau party at the primary election.
MAN V VOTERS.
PUflTilt'NOTARY.
J. J. IIAlhllT, of ricasantville, Pa., late Capt
of 'itmpany "I1,T' 111th Penn'a Vet. Vol. Infantry,
will tie n caadidate for the ofitce of I'roihouatury.
of Ventngo c-mmy, subject lo the niKes of the
Republican party, at the prlaury election.
F, W. IIHSTIVRS, or FranMIn, U a candidate
for tl-e olUce i f Protnonntory of Venareo Coimty
nhjet't to tre deeisiou ofthe Kepublliuun parly, at
p :u:ary eloccion.
Mr. Kiutor TMein annnnnee the name of
SA" TEL KHYNi'bDS, f Petroleum Cei.tre, as a
candidate for lUeOflleet-f Proihonoiar of Venan
cot'ounty. at 'the ensuing Itetmbllean prlmnry
eleetion We believe Mr It. woula nil the nuke
witbeutire eaiiBlactio.i to all.
Many Voters.
REGISTER AND RECORDER.
Corxfunito March SSd, 1871.
Eihtou D.inv ItEr Rl Ymi wtll pl.a..e an
noin.ee that JAM RS V. Sll will bo a canoi
date foe rtt-rnniination for the (ifllee of Hejcister and
IviorJer ul tne eLull:g Kepiitiiluin 1 riuiury Lice
timi.
Mr. Sli iw was a private In the Army of tt-e l'n
It, n nnd lo-t Ids riLdit arm in our own Stale at the
bi'tle nl' (ie tysbini: lie i CjUipetenl, prompt tuul
oblLiii'T, and has iriven emir - snlts'lieticli la the
lllliiesn itiliKc tis sti nflleer. 'fheiefwehalnheen
di-ahlid in trei service of nnr country, but liein
wetl qnai d'd for ' he position, a d havine the roiiit
dence ol ttio Miin-ss puiiPc nnd eoniiunid'y at
arue as an ofiirer. hi re nomination will he urtd
at nnr Primary Election on the day rf
m-it VrANiio Cocx7T.
PSTR0LM EXCHANGE EM
WASHINGTON ST.,
PETROLEUM CENTRE,
PENN'A.
i
W. W. DOUGE, Proprietor.
Keeps conltan'ly on hatd the choicest brands of
Wines Liquors & Cigars,
ofal kinds.
Warm Meals at all Honrs.
WILD GAMS IN ITS SEASON.
OYSTEES
Received daily and served np In any stylo ocslred.
If ou want to .'et a good square tnenl. n!as'
of fagcT tu wash It down, and a nice Cigar give me
a call.
W. D. nt'DQK.
.Petroleum Centre, March IS. 1873. U
Just from New York.
A SPLENDID STOCK OF
SPRING OVERCOATS.
To the Citizens of Petroleum
Centre and vicinity.
I have just received the largest stock of
SPRING AND SUMMER
CLOTHING
Now In the Oil Country, and can and will
sell cheaper than any other man In town.
TO raiElIDS
I ask you to call and see before purchas
ing elsewhere, as It is for your beuellt I am
doing this, Don t be led astray, but stop and
examine tnv stock before going to any other
place. I bave tbe
LARGEST STOCK OF HATS
Ever before offerfl la tbe Oil Country.
Also, tbe finest slock of
Gents' Furnishing Goods
la tbe country. '
8. SOHEli.
tS"A lot o( old papers for sale at this
offii-a. "
eines. Per
'0
Pl-ALEK IN
SECOND-HAND TIDING
All Slzrii Casing, Engine;
lioilers, und
OZL WELL SUPPLIES.
HIGHEST CASH PRICE PAID FOR OLD
ROPE, IRON and BRASS.
W'TIavInu reeentlv pnreinm'd a New and Im
rrovid I'tPK CU I'TIN'II MaCHINK, I am orepar
eil to ent and ftt all size, of Hpu and Casing from
14 inch to 3 1 4 inch.
wathliiKtoii-' t.. Nearly Opp. Rncta
i nltr liouse, ftt. outre, I'm.
pr5tf. II. II WARN&R.
a. s. mmu & Co.,
MAMMOTH
FURNITURE
Wanrooms,
114 Baulc Street, CLEVELAND, O
Parties Visiting Cleveland.
Arp c.rd'ftUy invlt d to cnll and ex
amine our LantJdume nock, and
flti" Btore.
laift will find nn lone Malm to
climlt, wf. hr.vii g nn ltis'' Steam
1 asenper Udtcl Klevator, that car
ri cu turners tu uuy fiCKr in tha
tuiicitii,'.
We lmve t"lx 11 nn, R0x120 f et,
n'.nkinx the inrut'st nt d ilue.- furni
tun imtinf in ib"! We-t.
We retail nil clHi-e of gooda fit
tl.o lowest v ho eile trc tuaki fit;
, araTfn tu ta)tTdof from 10 to 50
licr cent
A. a. HEnKE. A: CO.
FlL8.72 5ot.
Verandah Saloon.
WAIT Sc. PIC It", Proprietors
WASHINGTON ST.. PET. CENTRE.
Particular attention paid tnthe wants of lb efarens
tomcrs, and will keep lite finest stock of
FltESII l.AtJEIt AiU ALE)
CIIIOVIO VlfiARS, &e.
Drop In and seo.ns In onr ne quartets. 54-tt
to Mactii M Blactai Stop
ENGINEER, MACHINIST.
' BLACKSMI i n,
And maniifvcturer of Drilling
and Etslilng Tools.
SHOP ON CENTRAL PET, FARM.
NEAR R R DEPOT.
PKTROI.KUM CENTRE, PA.
trr All kit At of Jobbing and Machiuo Hepalr
iLg dmie to order. Oivo me a call.
npriu tf. nn. I nETTS.
REMOVAL ! ,
J. A. PLAXTE.
FRENCH BOO? il3AKER.
nAS REMOVED
Bissell's Block, o. 21 Cen-tre-$t.,
OIL CITY, 1A.
Where ho would he p'oased to sen bis old Petro
lenm Centre triend- "ud cueioiuci'S.
-!. AST" lilted for the feet aud reserved for
ciwloiiiers.
B to I s KENT C. O. O. to any place In the Oil
I!e-tons
pl0 3m. J. A. I'LaNTK, Oil City, Pa.
M. wniTonT, Tnos. n iave, ems t. rulei
o. it. wcLrr, jorn d. ciiEtiur.
Wliitee, W, Lang S Co.
IMPORTER AND DEALERS IN
Hardware,
SiBll o Hie Anvil, No. 50 Wood St.
Three doors nbovo flt. ChiirbM Hotel,!
FiriBI KCiH IF.N1S.
Invite the attention of tmye s lo tbitr Spring Stock,
which iu selection and prico, is uueurpuKd In ibe
countrv.
'I'liof are Ageiitafor Amirlcan File Com
pnnyV celebrated t'llea mid Hasps, Robber
Helllux Hint HnekliiK. and Wilxon,
Hawkuworili, i:illau trVon Uuarllala
Meet, PillaburKii Kteel, L,urk. hlion.
la. Ate. beid at uuuiuacturim pr, CM tot
elites) afflfea