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Merchant Tailors!
AND DEALERS IS
Gents' Furnishing irooifc,
COR.j,SrRINO a FRANKLIN STS.,
fTlTirsT,L.LEf PA.
Em pat I ooeof tba naett Mortnmu ojl .
CL02BS& CA88IMERES
ENGLISH,
FBENCHeAND-
AMERICAN
"coatings,
MIXED AND
STRIPED SUITINGS,
FANCY YESTINGS.
Sr offered Ja (be Oil Begloa.
TttRNTY DIFFERENT STYLES OF
HATS Sc CAPS,
All th Latest and Nobbiest Btjles.
' : ' . A JTJLL tISl'OF .
Cfentaf Furnishing Goods, &c.
l-'etroleum Centre Daily Record.
Pel. Cenire Pa Monday April US
Oivlne service.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Service every- Sabbath at 11 A. M. sad
X P. 1C Sabbath School at 12 V. M.
eat free. A cordial invitation extend
ed to alL
Rrr. P. W. SeoriBLD, Paitor.
, ' PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at 11 o'clock A. M., and 7),
'Mock P. It.
D. TATTON, Pastor.
Petroleum' Centre Lodge, No
115, I.O. oIO. F.
Regular meeting night Fridsy, at 7
'ciock. signed.
ALBERT GLENN, N. G.
E. O'Flibsrtt. A Sec'v.
'tyPlce of meeting, slain St., oppoaite
jacLiiniocE nouse.
A. Oi- Of IT. V.
liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of U. W.,
meets evorv Monde eveoios; at 7 o'clock,
In Odd Fellow' Hall, Petroleum Centre,
Pens'.
A. Glun, M. W.
8. H. Kooieb, R.
Gold at I p. m.
liows tbc Rivxa. A gentlemen who
just returned from below teporte busi
ness lively and development active at Pe--tsrsburg,
Antwerp, Foxbnrg aud Parker's
Xsndidg.
The botela are entertaining crowda. and
jnlue boat bu the aame imlle Vnd welcome
-that la peculiar to bim In all placea and at
II liana when etaraps are coming lo.
Petroleum Centre lolka are everywhere.
Tbey teem empowered with ubiquity. In
the etreeu and on tbe forma, proaperouaand
lPPy (ka Centre man haa only one regret
and that ia tbe town be lelt behind bim.
All tbeae towna are thriving and growlog
it only oil towoa do. A point of greateat
i uportance, because located on tbe A. Y.
It R., and tbe aource of aupply for the In
t. trior, Fozburg and Paiker'a Landing are
muck tbe beat, tbe trade and traffic being
Immense.
In the flrtt town tbe bulldlnga are new
l.od multiplying rapidly. Many of them
..re very bandaome atruo turee, among wbicb
ere note Martin & Harms'' new office (Mutu
at Pipe Line), where G. R. Harms and bia
. book-keeper, James Desbl.T (and E. fl.
Brady, may be tern at all tim.. The Pipe
Liae la traoaaotiog aa immen.se buaineta,
rousing over 3,000 barrela per day. Tbe
(Company are putting up additional Iron
tankage capable of holdlog 30,000 barrel.
At Parker' Landing matter eeei"ncd a
trifle lea busy, perbapa, but never U'eess
ufBclently good. Development la only ac
tive mom evea mile beyond, ia a.od
arouad Marilaaburg.
McKlooey A Netbltt have a 100-barrel
welt, oa tbe line of tbe Bane and Jamiaon
.farm, about 1 mile from regular opera
tions. The belt 1 rioj)tly wide and
Urge, . ,
Tbe ell market I la good bap. Strong
demand and large shipment daily by buy
era, dowa i rivet by- boat far exceeding
any railway IfensportetUe poaaible.
Our altUr town, 8bamburg, ba been vis
I ted by a disastrous conflagration. Having
suffered the aM way our people cm truly
sympathise wltb them. Wo eepy tbe Tl
famUU Cotrltrl iwutl siMwbsts,
South Improvement fjnslnee
P. H. Wataon, President of tbe South I in.
provemenl Company, wt again before the
Houae Commerce Committee Friday morn
log. Re testified that tboee repieeeotlog
one hair tbe oil production bad approved
tbe South Improvement plan, but be decllu
ed to give their names left damage to tbelr
live and property might enruo. Freights
were ndvai.cnl ai out the 11 ol Match,
though a mistake of tbe railroud manager
ol New Yoik, particularly ol tbe New Y-rk
Central, aod Lake Store and Mleblgan
Southern Railroad, and no by order ol tbe
South Improvement Company. Repayment
waa afterward made to ablppet by tbe New
York line. Tbe law of that State forbid
railroad from combining lo raise freight,
but tbe opinion waa legally expressed that
hla (Wataon') oompany could oontract eep-
arately with each road. Tbe South Im
provement Company controlled transporta
tion ty rail from the oil regions, aod would
have received drawbacks ou all oil abipped
by any ooe' If part of tbe producer btd
gave In the balance would have been forced
in. He thought tbe arrangement would
bare benefited producer aod refiner, but
not consumer. Tbe company contemplated
pnrcbaaing all tbe refineries and controlling
tba export trade. No definite proviaioo
wa made for the dispoaal of tbe cootemplat
ed aix mllliona profit on drawback. He pro.
duced evidence of the cancellation of the
contract with tbe railroad, and also read
tbe contract themselves. These show that
the railroads agreed to aidin all legal ways
to break down any competition witb tbe
South Improvement Company. .With eact
company there wa an agreement that the
South Improvement Company should bave
tbe privilege of suspending all shipment
for not longer than ooe week at a lime, and
not oftener than once la sixty day. Tbe
railroads agreed to pay to tbe South Im
provement Company the tame drawback
and rebate on oil (hipped by any other par-
tiea tban eald company that tbey allowed
that company, charging aucb outside par
tie ald full rate.
Oo Wednesday evening next, April 24th,
Rev. J. D. Herr, of Pittiburgb, a promi
nent divine of tbe Metbodiat Proteatant
Church, will duliver tbe third and laat lec
ture of tbe course before tbe Columbia
Library Association, In the new church, oo
the Columbia Farm. Hi aubject will be
"The Hobbies we Ride." Rev. Herr la (aid
to be one of tbe most talented and eloquent
clergymen of tbe Iron City This is bis
flitt visit to tbe Oil Region, aod as be
oomea by special Invitation, he should re
oeive a hearty welcome. We hope those ol
our citizen who can will reciprocate tbe
kindly feeling shown by tbe Coiumbiaites
who stteoded tbe Y. M. C. A. course in
this place tbe past winter, by visiting lb at
Farm on Wedoetday evening next. We
feel lure tbe lecture will amply repay tbem
for tbe trip. '
On Thursday evening, Rev. Alex. Clark,
editor Of tbe Pittsburgh Methodist Record
er, will preach In tbe church, on the aame
farm. He ia also an able divine, and a rare
literary trait may be expected.
Mr. J. Hoover Shannon, traveling agent
for the well knoworOil City wboteaale pro
ce.y bouse of Magaw & Co., ia in town to
day. He represent business good and that
first class bouse sailing more goods tban all
the grocery stores lu tbe city combined.
Through tbe kindness and geueroaity of
Mr. C J. Hepburn, Superintendent of the
Oil Creek Railroad, a apecial train will run
up tbe Creek after the performance of Rip
Yan Winkle by Joe Jrffereon, at tbe Acad
emy or Musio, Oil City, on Wedoes ay
evening next. Those desiring to attend can
take the accommodation Ireigbt leaving
here at 4,00 p. m., attend the performance,
and reliira the lame nlgbt by speoial train,
Mr. Hepburn 1 eminently deserving tbe
thanks ol tbe publio for bis endeavors to
accommodate tbem by furnishing transpor
tation fiom Oil City on that evening. We
hope to see a large attendance, - a In tbe
eveot of tbo Colt of running tbe train
amounting to more than fare collecied,tbai
gentleman will be the loser. Tbi should
not be tbe case.
A criminal term of t'ourt oommeoce it
session at Fraoklio, toMla.v. A oumoer ol
our oitiieos are ia attendance a jurymen
and witnesses.
Eartbquaketabockt continue in Yc'lc couo-
,'y, California. A voloanlo laland I ."Mug
In Mono Lake. Oa Friday of laat week j
r0u oa out camp u xoio) wattnrownaowo
and tbe eartb opened in many placet No
live .were loat. t ,
Two knlllion dollar ia old Japanese gold
coin bavt' been brought to San Francisco to
be resatayi 'd lor recolosg under tba aew
(tandardi "
Ella Ward ba accepted a challenge to
raw aaiaffla-scult race with John Bigllo,
for $1,000 a side, tba race to be rowed Half
way batwwo bom M oo.
burg.
Latt Saturday ereoing between eIpbt and
nine o'clock, a Ore broke out In theolotblo
store of Hymao k Co., on the Main atreet
of Mlddletowe Shamburg. The elore wa.
In charge of Mr. J. Balney. From thtartore
the flames rapidly spread up and down the
street. Oo tbe south aide of tbe street tbe
following buildings were destroyed;
Smith ft Temple's butcher shop.
8. A. Tracy's stlodn and residence.-
The cigar store of Mr. Soloman.
Mr. Klrley'e hotel and a vacant building.
Tbe d ry good (tore of M r. Roaenbutg.
Bear's cigar store. .
Squire Poor's office.
The Or swept across the street, with Ir
resietant fury, and for a lime it seemed as
though the whole town would be destroyed.
Tbe building of Harrison Johnson acd some
other struciore were torn down lo prevent
tbe spread of lb flames. Th building on
south side of the street wbicb were destroy
ed, were follows:
Tbe Allegheny bouse unoccupied.
Tbe dwelling bouse of Robert Dunbar
Part of tbe lurnitura from this bouse was
saved.
Tbe billiard ball occupied by Mr. Simons,
and owned by Mr. Rattel. '
Mr. Turner' bakery and two vacant
houies between tb Allegheny bouse and
Turner's.
On tbe north side of tbe (treat tbe Are
first caught in the Allegheny House. It
being a large wooden building, the flame
wrapped up and around it with fearful rap
idity, spreading along up aod down th
street. Several building were torn down,
and the lumber tbrowa Into the atreet,
where it took Are and v?ae consumed.
All tbe I'urnltute was moved out of tbe
Union Hotel, kept by S. A. Tracy, but the
house did not lake Are.
Tbe only person injured waa Dr. Stack,
who bad bis band sprained.
At on time during the progres of tb
Are it was feared that tbe whole of middle
Shamburg would be burni'd. A great deal
of bard work was doae to prevent tbt spiead
of tbe flames.
Tbe total loe will reaob about $12,000
without much of any insurance.
The Are wa almost entirely extiuguisbed
by three o'clock Sunday morning.
We have entered upon tbe summer cam
paign of disasters by steamboats aod other"
wise. Of Ibis we are reminded by there
cent sbockiog occurence on the Mississippi
river. As perfection does sot exist' eiiber
in human cootrivancej or calculations, ac
cidents will always uke place ag. last which
no possible safe guard can be provided.
But In tbe majority of cases, tbey are tbe
result ot gross csrelessneee, or wllfulnean.
on the part of some ooe, whose duly requir
ed care, fitness and sobriety. Iuvestlgailon
being tbe order the present time, we hope
that during the ensuing season the traveling
publio will demand of proprietors aod man
agers, of all manner of vehicles aodconvey-
ancea, that tbey be, aa near as possible, of
sound constructions, driven aod conducted
by men of skill and caution, witb every
aate guard wbicb geniua baa deviaed, or ex
perience demonstrated to be of service in
tbe protection or rescue ol the helpless hu
man live temporarily entrusted lo tbelr
care. We slo hope that when accident
happen, and It i shown that tbeao very
reasonable requirements bave not been C im
plied witb, there will be an Inflexible deter
mination to bring tbe offenders- lo a strict
accountability and mete to tbem condign
punishment.'
Omaha people carry their bead pretty
bigb for folk wbo are only twelve hundred
feet above tbe levsl of the sea.
On March 3d tbe explosion of a magazine
in Tlen-Tsin, Chins, destroyed eighty
bouse, and many live were lost. A riot
among Chinese laborer In the tin taiue ol
Larat, In northern Chios, resulted in tbe
loss of many liver
Martin Daly, a well-known eotten mer
chant, died suddenly of heart disease at
Memphis Thursday nlgbt
A Ore at Miles Greenwood ft Co.' bras
foundry at Cincinnati' Friday, damaged
the building and dock to th smount ol
$10,000.
Tbe new charter for New York oily make.
a clean eep of all tb present tifflcers,
turning out everybody from Mayor down.
Tbe bondholder ol tbe St. Louis aod St.
Joseph Railroad are moving for tbe fore-
ei'osure of tbe mortage, appointment of s
recWer sals of tb road snd division of tb
procet'd among the creditors.
At tb .win of a malt bouae in t'je Chios.
go burned t'',rlct 00 Monday, workman
earn upon son.' smouldering material wbicb
bunt Into flame oa coming in contact with
lb air. Such oi'filrrroce frequent;
auowlog theexlstsmofl'e (or ovr tlx
month. fit
LAMMERS, TnE ONE TRICE CLOTniKR.
.another Combination Broken !
THE ONE PRICE CLOTHIER
OF. 1HE OIL REGIONS
6 Spring St., TITUSVILLfc
Has broken the outrageous Clothing Monopoly. Chatham
Street baa become demoralized. Shoddy Clothing I at a discount. Th
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ALL TBE
IS At TnE GREAT
One Price Clothing Store!
IS TaTlSVILIiE.
In Nobby Business Suits!
My Stock contains every make of Goods.
COATS AND VESTS.
I have a larger assortment than any house outside of
New York City.
THere-lr no doubt but that my Stock of
is ahead of anything in America, either for quality
or style.
FASHIONABLE HATS & CAPS!
WHITE anrf CHEVIOT Sill UTS.
I cannot he Dtat in this Department.
MY JL.IWE OF
Men's Furnishing Goods
IS COMPLETE.
t
Parties in want of
GOOD CLOTHING,
Can Save Monev,
By coming to my Store where there is everything new,
snd where you can buy
10 Per Cent Less than Esewhere,
And why, do you ask, because 1 have only
ONE PRICE.
Goods are all marked id plain selling figures, and I sell , more
Goods iban any 10 store combined. I Mil every cnsiomer alike and throw
NO Shirts, Suspender or Collars, lo make an extra profit on Clothing.
A child of five year can buy a cheap a a man of filly
,
t-J. cordially invite all my old customers m Petartennv
Centre and vicinity to come and purchase their Clothing
Store,
PROMISING BETTER GOODS t'
And Later Styles for Less Money !.
Than Aoy House in the Region.
THE ONE PRICE CWTBIEB-