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Petroleum Centre Daily Record
rat. Ventre, Pm., friday, April 86
Virtue Service.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sabbath at 11 A. ' M. end
,X P. M. Sabbath School at 11 J P. M.
euts tree, a ooruiut mutation extend'
ad to ail.
Bar. P. W. Scofisld, Pastor.
PRESBTTERI AN . CHURCH.
Preach inn at 11 o'clock A. II., and 7,
o'clock r. m.
D. PATTON. Pastor.
Pet rolenm Centre Lodge, Xo
T15, I. O. of O. F.
Regular meeting Digbts Friday, at 7
O'cioci. Slgoed.
ALBERT GLENN, N. G.
E. O'Flahbbtt, A Sec'y.
Plce of meeting, Main St., opposite
McClinlock Houte.
A. O. Of U. W.
Liberty Lodge No. 7, A- O. of TJ. W.,
meets every Monday evening at 7 o'clock,
in Odd Follow'a Hall, Petroleum Centre,
Peno'a.
A. Gx.es, M. W.
8. H. Kooser, R.
Gold at 1 p. m. 112)$
At tbellatl session of tbe Oiand Jan. on
lloaday, it was recommended by 'the jury
that tbe County Commissioners be author
ised to offer the owners of what Is known as
ths Egbert Farm bridge, wbicb crosses Oil
Creek at this place, a reascoaole price for
tbe same, In order, that it may hereafter be
free bridge. In tbe event of tbe afore
said owners reluslog to ascept tbe offer, tben
the County Commissioners were instructed
to build a new bridge along side of tbe oth
er one, tbe said new bridge to be tbe pro
party of tbe couoty. It was slated tbat tbe
old bridge was at least fifteen feet out of
tbe road as surveyed by tbe couoty survey,
ore, consequently the building of a new
bridge would not necessitate tbe removal of
- tbe old oae. The bridge Is owned, we be.
- Have, by. lbs Maple Shade Oil Company.
For week or two put a gang ot ruffians
, have been prowling at unseasonable hours4
of the nlgbt among tbe wells on tbe Corneo
& Beers, Columbia, Keenan, and several
'arms on Cberrytree Run, evidently for tbe'
express purpose of robbery and pluoder.
Several times recently these roughs have
been caught in tbe act ot trying to get into
tbe engine houses in. a surreptitious man
ner. We have been requested by several ot
the engineers on these farms, to warn these
midnight prowlers to keep themselves at a
ale distance, otherwise they are liable to
"get a new pocket" made in tbeir vests.
It would be well for our engineer frkods to
be on tbe watch for these scoundrels, sod
V tender them warm reception should they
come around Digbts.
The Verandah Saloon, of which tbose
Whole-souled boys, Tom. Walt and Billy
Pugb, are tbe proprietors, has recently un
dergone a thorough renovating process Irom
"stem to stern," and presents an elegant
appearance. .It has Jieen newly papered,
painted, varnished, and cleaned up, and is
Just tbe place to enjoy a good cool glass or
lager or ale, and while away tbe happy
hours" by smoking one of their fragrant and
delicious cigars. That ronowoed mixologist
Bank O'Brien, is always at bis post behind
tbe bar, ready to wait on tbe patrons or tbe
Verandah. Call and see the boys.
The Court granted licenses to tbe Collins
House and tbe Alpine Hotel, on Tuesday.
An Interesting letter from Pitbole will be
found elsewhere.
A veutrlloqulal entertainment will begiv
n at tbe Opera House, lo-oigot. See ad
vertisement. Pcmonal Our old friend, Cept l.
Jsnee, .arrived In town from his recent visit
to bis home In Boston, to day. He is look
ing and feeling well.
loeoraeroJ tree at aeons counts In Its
orgaaiutlon at present every Piinie MlnH-
er iu jsur.ope.
Fiaa ax Cobrv. a nra brOkA Alii In thm
building formerly used by tbe Allantlo &
wm western Hallway Company as engioe
house and sbop, about seven thirty yesterday
morning. It is supposed It was set by Wil
der ft Ca's locomotive. It. toon spread to
tbe old wooden oil tanks on the opposlto
side of the track, consuming about seventy
five of tben. Tbe building was totally
destroyed, also about one buodred telegraph
poles and some coal. The cars were In dan
ger at one time, but by the rxertlona of tbe
Bremen and citizens were ail saved, and tbe
track cleared at 8 o'clock.
A New Slilford, Coun , parson, tbe other
day, preached a sermon against divorced
prsons marrying .g.io, ,Bd , ,DBn
tea days married two couples, of which both
grooms had beon tHrowed.
Letters from the People.
Notk. The manager of tbls journal,
without endorsing the sentiments of con
tributor, desires to oflV-r tbe.wilest possible
latitude lor tree Mncnssion. it., is merely
stipulated tbat communications shall coo
cero matters of publU) Interest, be nut In
decent Uuiiuage and accompanied with the
names or the Titers, not for publication,
out as a guarantee oi goou lane.
For the Daily Record.
Mr. Editor: A copy or your last Fri
day's Issue, containing a communication
from A Member, came to band on Monday,
but circumstances have prevented an ear
lier notice of It, There is so little in It wor
thy or attention tbat I will try to be brier.
I should net notice it at all, but tbat it gives
me an opportunity to make an explanation.
There is in it no diiect denial ot tbe truth of
the statement I made in a former article.
I tail to see, in It, nor, for tbat matter, lo
anything I have otherwise beard, any good
reason to change the opinion therein ex
pressed. He himselr says tbat the cards of
invitation were Injudiciously wcrdid. I in
fer from tbat he admits tbe fact tbat said
cards did not convey upon tbeir race a cor
rect impression regarding tbe members' In
tention or tte real objecj of -the donation
party. (I hope, Mr. A Member, tbat in
saying tbls, I have not put an ''injust con
stitution" upon your words, nor "paraded'
tbern "prominently and maliciously" in a
"false light.") If I am right in tbls infer
ence, I bave nothing to retract. If tbe
statement I made was false, or, it being a
true one, I committed a heinous oflVnce
in making it, I repeat, I fall to see it.
But I may say bete, tbat If it can be shown
that I bave given publicity to a statement
which is false, I stand ready to make soy
admission or acknowledgment of error In my
power to . make: and, further, I will use
every exertion to bave such acknowledge
ment published in every newspaper which
can be found to bave published my article
or a part of it. I am open to conviction, j
shall be glad to be convinced tbat I was
wrong, and will labor earnestly to repair
the injury. Bnt I may also add, on tbe
other band, tbat my article was not written
unadvisedly. One of the members of tbe
M. E. Churoh of Petroleum Centre, when
asked in plain terms, whether tbe money
raised at tbat donation was applied to the
payment of tbe pastor's salaty, plainly
promptly, and unequivocally answered,
Yes." A Member will probably find
enough to do in settling tbe question at
borne. (By tbe way, the name A Member
is evidently an alias. Why don't be come
out, like a man, over bis real name?) He
s ijB tbe money was handed to Mr. Ecbofleld
without a slogle word as to bow it should be
applied. Was there, or was there not, any
thing said about it beforehand?
There Is one other matter not mentioned
in A Member's article, to which I wish to
refer. Ever since my article appeared it
bas been constantly alleged tbat . tbat
article emanated from tbe Petroleum Cen
tre Lodge of Odd Fellows, and they seem to
he held responsible tor it, individually and
collectively. I wish to correct tbat impres-,
slon. I deny it, emphatically and entirely
Because I happen to belong to that body in
no evidence tbat I am a catspaw for It. I
here distinctly affirm tbat no Odd Fellow,
body of Odd Fellows, nor any other fellow,
bad anything whatever to do with Instigat
ing me to write it. I did not write it as an
Odd Fellow, nor in tbe interest ot Odd Fel
lows; because they contributed tbeir funds
at tbe donation, or did not do so. I wrote
It as a member ol tbe community at large,
considering It my rlgbt and my duty, as it
Is tb at ol every man, to expose and eon
demo tbe wroog, even though be find It in
tbe church; and tboso who know me beat,
know whether I would be likely to be actu
ated, by malicious motives lu so doing. II
I was wrong, let tbose who cousider them
selves aggrieved burl their anathemas at me,
for I aloue would bear tbe blame, but, in
the name of humanity, let them spare tbose
who were entirely iunocent of even the
knowledge of my aol, until it bad been fully
committed. . -
For what he doubtless considers tbe bitter
pills, in tbe shape of hard names, harsh
epithets, Ac, Ac, which A Member bas
prescribed for me, and not in homeopathic
doses, either, I bave no use. Tbey don't
suit my case, and therefore I decline them
wilb mauy thanks, hoping, however, tbat
ir be likes mem, and tbey agree with bim,
be may swallow them himself, for good
things won't hurt bim.
1 was absent from here at tbe time tbe
said donation pai ty was beld, and bad no
opportunity ol contributing thereat. Had I
been there, doubtless my dime would have
been found alongside of A Member's dollars
He oow politely asks me to donate some
thing directly to Mr. Sobofleld. No; tbank
you, I am not in tbe habit of doing suob
tbioga merely lo the sake ofeffect. Indeed,
I mistake the Rev. gentleman's cbaraoier it
be would not refuse a gift asked for in tuch
a manner.
J. IIOQBBZU).
Letter From Plthole.
Pitholr, Pa., April 24. 1872. ,
Ed. Record: 1 have , not seen yon In
Plthole lor some Hire. Where have you
been? You have not spent an ounce of Ink
on our oil belt It seems strange we
don't get a worthy word from your valuable
little paper. It comes every day aqd eiery-
body reads it, just for tbe sake of bearing
from Petroleum Centre, wby, therefore, is
your reporter so dilatory about our no
thriving borough. He can't certainly be
angry at us, for we never done bim harm.
We bave beard little or Pithole fur several
week,andts we lake your paper liberally we
naturally feel jealous of the omission of new
strikes, new tins, new billiard rooms, new
stores, new Councilmen, new ale, new
whisky, and new arrivals, all or which bnvo
been numerous within tbe lust two weeks.
But enough by way of preface. Tbe Has
kell well No. 2, on tbe Morey farm, is pro.
ducing sixteen barrels daily and Increasing,
and what we call tbe old well above it aiill
produces 65 to 70 barrels per day. Tbe
United States Petroleum Company bave
leased and are operating some four wells
near these wells, and in close proximity to
the Catbolio Church, two of which will be
finished in a few days. North West of there
is tbe WebsteriPetroleum Company's tract,
on which Phillips Bro's. are about to com
mence a well, and a littin South East ol tbe
old U. S. Hotel there Is a well nearly down
to the proper depth, but tbe general opin
ion is it Is a little off tbe belt. Tbn Haskell
and Tadder wells, on the Holmden farm,
,till cunlinue to pump five, seveD and twelve
barrels each. These well were thn incen
tives ol tbe present operations here.
On the site of tbe old Kemp block, on
Holmden street, Tadder it Russell bare
elected a billiard hall, wbicb, for neatness
and good tables, can get away with any
thing in Petroleum Centre. There has been
a new grocery and provision store opened in
tbe old Hardware house ol Duncan & Clial
fant. wbicb promises to be a paying luvcs
ment.
The Machine and Blacksmitt shop of
Mtirpby it Co., ba s been moved from tbe
Rooker farm, and is now In gooj running
order on Holmden street, near where the
old Rkcoru office used to be, and I think in
this line of business we cm crowd thd Cen
tre and even Oil City. In addition M. & Co.
are opeoing a first class Hardware store.
Last week there was an edict issued by
C. n. Johnson, High Constablo of toe bor
ough, to the effect that one ol tbegentlemen
Councilmen bad removedj therefrom, hence
an election was hel l for a new one, and Mr.
Johnson received Tourteen out of twoetty
four votes, electing him for the unexpired
term.
It is as much regretted, that our Ex-Bur.
get's, Mr. C. II. Duncan, is about to leave
us. He retires to Oil City. Having amus
ed quite a fortune here, of course he retires
to a higher sphere, tbe great centre Oil
City where be bas purchased a large
amount ol property and is largely interested
in the Hardware business. Except our old
Pioneer, Squire Keenan, no Burgess bad a
harder road to travel than Mr. Duncan, and
now tbat tbe land marks are made and tbe
lines drawn, our new and respected Burgess,
Mr. Bailey, appreciates tbe efforts ol bis
predecessors.
I'll close now with tbe expectation of a
good well In the morning. Yours,
Bass.
A young man asked a young lady berage,
and sou replied: ' times 7 and 7 times 3
added to my age will exceed 6 times 9 and
4, as double my age exceeds 20." The
youog man said be thought she looked
much older.
The widow or a British vice-consul now
lies bed -ridden and desolate at Athens.
This may not seem a very remarKable cir
cumstance, but tbe old lady was formerly
Tberesa Black, aod to her Byron -sang,
"Maid of Athens, ere we part."
A dissuasion is going on between tbe
press of St. Louis aud CU cago, as to wbicb
of tbe two cities is tbe greater "Railroad
Centre." St. Louis claims as grain feeders
11 roads, of an aggregate length or 2,982;
wbicb figures are knocked out ol sight by a
Cbicauo list ol 21 toads, with a total ol 6,
291 miles. .
A military company was recently formed
in Mercer, and organized on tbe 11th by
tbe e ectioo or tbe following offiaers: Cap
taiu, P. E. Bbipler; 1st Lieut., J. D. Moore,
Jr.; 2d Lieut., A. P. Pew. There are
eighty-four names on tbe roll.
Tbe Woodbull women, baviug ruined tbe
woman auffrane movement, is trying tbe
same game with tbe American branch tf
the Internationals, and apparently with
muob succe-s
Tbe Terre Haute Mail is responsible for
tbe story that "an old. lady, living near
Greenoastle, aged seventy-two years, is
tbe mother cl a ten days-old baby. "She
LAMM BRS, THE
Another Combination Broken
THE ONE PRICE CLOTHIER
OP- THE OIL REGIONS
6 Spring St.,
Has broken the outrageous
street has become demoralized.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ALL THE
IAfl?HS3? SSLFSt'TiES.
IS AT THE GREAT
One Price Clothing Store!
IS TaTlSVILIiE.
In IN"obby Business Suits!
My Stock contains ever raika of GjoJj.
COATS AND TESTS.
I have a larger assortment than any house outside of
New York City.
There it o donbt
is ahead of anything in
or
FASHIONABLE
WHITE am! CHEVIOT S SHUTS.
I cannot le beat in this Department.
MY
Men's Furnishing Goods!
I COMPLETE.
Parties
GOOD CLOTHING,
Can Save Monev,
By coming to my Store where there is everything new,
and 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 in plain
n.,.a 1 1. n unu in .t.. - n .j r
. MO Shirts, Suspenders or Collar,. to
A child of tire years eao buy
Wl cordially invite all
Centre and vicinity to come
PROMISING . BETTER GOODS t
And Later Styles for Less Money!:
Than Any House in the Region.
TUB OSE PUll'E CLOTHIER
ONE PRICE CLOTniEB,
TITUSVILLE
Clothing Monopoly. Chatham
Shoddy Cloihiug is at a discount. 'lt,
but tbat my Stock of
ZF.A.ILTTS
Araerka, either for quality
style.
HATS & CAPS !
lilXE OF
in want of
selling figures, and I sell wore
- .n - .. i , I . Dn1 throtf ID
make an extra profit no Clothing.
as cbeap as a wan of OUy.
my old customers in Petroled
and purchase their Clothing at
purch
Store,
promises, however, not to do to soy mote .