SHUGERT&STAlf (SuooMSon 10 lUForlood, &attb A Co., Merchant Tailors! AKB.DKAJJtlttJ I! Cents' Famishing Goods, OaR.,SPRING- A FRANKLIN 8T3., TITUSY.liLE, PA. Bute pot la oneof the finest aasonmenta oj 1 CL01I18& CASSIMERES ENGLISH, ' FRENCH AND AMERICAN COATINGS, MIXED AND STRIPED SUITINGS, FANCY YESTINGS. Bver or7tred In the Oil Region, TWENTY DIFFERENT STYLES OF HATS Sc CAPS, AU lh Latest and Nobbiest Styles. A FULL LINK OF. Gents'. Furnishing Goods, &&J t-etroleum Centre Daily Record. Pel. Centre, Pa., Thaadayv mar 9. Wlvlue Service, METHODIST EPISCOPAL; CHURCH Services evy oabbath at 11 A. M. and t P. M. Sabbath School at VIXi P. M. eats free. A oordial invitation extend ed to all. Kit. P. W. Scohild, Paator. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Preaching at 11 o'clock A. M., and 7k o uioos r. at. D. PATTONr Pastor. Petroleum Centre Lodge, .No. T1S, I. O..of o. P. Regnlar meeting nighta Friday, at 7 o cloak. Signed. ALBERT GLENN. N. G. E. O'Flahkrtt. A 8ee'v; " WPUce if meeting. Main-St., oppqsUe UkB f.Wllf!. A. Ui UL Ji var I. Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of U. TV, j a 4k m t . a.. In Odd Felloe Hull,. Petroleum Centre! Peno'a. qui A.,Gl, Jl. W. 8. II. Hook a a, Gold at 1 p. id. 11J " IMPORTANT. MUTING I Tie oil producers and others of tbe lltb Interested In tbe welfare of the region, .are requested to meet at Sonet's Opera Houae, Petroleum Ceo Ire, on Saturday Ev'g, May lltb 1872. A fulla'tendance It requested as business of tbe utmost importance will coma before the ajeeliog. By order L. P. Walkib. Whisino. There Is a eUvsa ef. people In tblt world, by no means small) wboss prom laenl peculiarity Is whining. They whine because tbey are poor; or, If rlcbr because, they have no health to enjoy . their rlohes; tbey whine because It U too. tblny; tbey whine because they have . "no luck," and olhera prosperity exceed theirs; tbey whine because some friends have died and tbey are still living; tbey wblne because-tbey bave aobea and pains because tbey. whine and they wblne, no one can tell why..Nowl ' we should like to lay a word about these wblalng persons... First, stop whining U Is no use, this everlaatlog oomplaining, fret ting, fault ending and whining. Why, yon are the most deluded set of creatures tbat ever lived. Do you know that It is well settled principle of physiology and common Mose, that these habits are more exhaust ing to nervous vitality than almost any oth er violationor physiological law!. And do you kaiv that life is pretty much aa you make it. You can make it bright and sun shiny. This J(fe la only meant to disci pline us to fit us for a higher and purer state ol being, Then atop whining and letting, and tio on your way rejaiclog. The little ones were greatly exaiUd this afternoon, over the appearance of two lrv llng "vans" b tying 0 tow a brown bear. Two etui, boiwea and 'derricks, ' on the ' Heart farm, were dtatroyed by fire on Tues day. ' Tbe pMb4itila..a rH tbat upwards of 50 "w w wl h,, dl.UJ,,a Qa T Currlu.rw iki. ... j uuinir,- IS. 1. Co. Not Dead. Tbe following dispatch waa received to day from a producer residing bar, who It oow In Philadelphia. It looki Tcrjr much lika we were to bTe tba S. I. Co. fight over again. Warden, Frew Jt Co. are tba prime mover In tbia new deal. Tbey design to have three general buyers one la Phile- aeipnia, another at New Toik, and one at Pittsburgh. The railroads will doe eom- miasaion business In transporting another name for drawbacks. Tba following la . the dispatch referred to: PHii.Arai.rHi, May 7, 1872. w. B. Gallkhbii: The Soatb Improve mant Company baa been re-organlaed under another charter. ReBnera and Railroad mefeare (losing matters tbia week. A. H. B Tldioute G'omaiereinl. ' In regard to the above the Oil City Dor rick lays: In addition to the above we may state In general terms a fact, tba particulars of which are confidential, vis: That a new plan and combination have been formed by the parties to tba South Improvement Com' pacy to accomplish the same object I. e. get control of the whole refining, shipping and exporting trade. We are not at liberty to state lurtber than this. The advaoeet o. these parties have not been met with that degree of cordiality and gratitude that they seem to think missionary efforts should com mand, N Th. h.nt ,ln kln.ln. .I,. k. gurtreal donation fraud In the Petrelenm Centre Record, yet. The brothers and sir. tera are now after Wicker, the editor, and exhort blm to repent. Wicker Intimates the brethren . and sisters need converting more than be does. "Let us have peace. ur, ramer, let u nave no mora plecst- ca this subject. (.Oil City Derrick. John Gumsey, resident of Oil City, day before yesterday, left bis peaceful borne lor tour of tbs-up creek region. At Mc Clfotocb,v4lle,.Rouseville a ad Tan-Farm John Indulged in liberal potations of the "good old stuff," and by tbe time he arrlv ed In Petroleum Centra was exceedingly nations, aodxoncluded to make war on tba entire town. Unfortunately for John, tbe first man be ran foul of was- Constable Atwell, wbe arrested and treugbt blm be fore Justice Reynolds, who assessed him $1 and cost John couldn't see any justice in being fined just for getting "budgy," ' and allowed that it. wasn't tbe sly la of doing roiugs in lie City. N Just beyond tbe village of Plainer, aad between tbat place and Pithole, a new well it being drilled by John Oberiy. of Plumes. tbe well was located by a female spiritual medium residing near Oil City, wbo has already located twotbr wells In the same vicinity for Mr. O., Jbotb of whieb bave turned out dry boles. This well is being drilled through bigcaslag, and is now over 2Q0 feet deep. That gentleman reels conS dent tbat oil exists there, and thinks this well will, prove It . pi r Gtsfowltob, Merchant Tailor, Waeb- ington street, bat just returned troin the east with a largend select stock of Clothe, Cassimeree and Vestlngs ef tbe latest styles and is now prepared to make and tell corns plete suits of clothing at cheap as tbey- can be procured In TltasvIIle, Oil City or elie. where In tblt region. An examination or bit ttock and prlcet will oonvlnce alfof tbe truth of bit assertion. Tbe Stewart well, on the Potts farm, Tarr Run, was completed on Saturday, and Is now yielding three .barred per day and In creasing.. What It somewhat remarkable about tbe-wells on Ibis territory is tbat for toe first week or two tbey yield but little oil, after, wblcb .the production gradually Increases to fifteen and twenty barrels per day, at which nearly alLof tbem bave been pumping for several months past. While out purchasing stools In the vicin ity of Dempseytnwo, yesterday, the attend -lion of our townsman, Geo. W. King, .Jr., wauttracted to a serpent by tbe -roadside, about five feet long. Td kill tbe "var. mint" was but tba work or a momeot,wben to his astonishment he-discovered tbat tbe snake bsd lour leet sbtped very muob like tbosesofa lizard.. This wonderful speci men ol tbe animal kingdom Is now on exhi bition at tbe Petroleum Exchange Hotel. Lovers oi natural history should not fall to examine It. Tbedust flies in every direction to dsy. . Mino host Uulbert, landlord of the- Mo Cllotock Honse, is bound to Keep that pop ular bonse up to tbe timet. He Is new busily engsged In paint log,, papering and whitewashing, and cleaning the bouse from stem to slcrn. When completed, it will make tbe bouse appear more like tbo -"old bouse at home" than ever. J. M..Stittrp, of Oil City, baa purchased the Cranberry Cos! niiues. ltOTES OF THE DAY. A New York apotbeoary anoounoet, ''Buy your vaccine virus here, our calf It a great deal aicker than that of any ether establish ment." A correspondent informs ns that he unex pectedly discovered a fish two Inches - long In a quart or "pure milk" served blm one day last week. Io Russia a man and wire own their pro perty always separately, and instances of wives suing their husbands lor debt are by o means ancommen. Tbe farmers of Summltt, Waukesha coun ty, Wis., do not get much profit out of their sheep, owing to tbe able competition of lbs wolves. There are fire different claimants for the land on wblcb the town tile of Independ ence, Kan., Is located. Tbe town is grow ing wonderfully, and tbe properly baa in creased to an immense value. Five thousand sight-seers visited the gov ernment workr at Hell Gate, East river, on Mondsy, and about half tbe number des cended the shaft and explored tbe caveras under tbe river. The Arna. on which are situated tbe ci ties of Fioreoce and Piss, it considered the finest river la Italy. It is no larger than tributaries of tbe Connecticut. In Philadelphia tbe Mercantile Library baa been open to tbe pnblic on Sundays for two years, and tbe average attendance has risen steadily from three hundred per day during the first yesr to seven hundred, nearly all of wboai were young men. There died recently in Austin county, Texas, a Dative of Pennsylvania, named James Jones, who was among the earliest settlers in tba "Lone Star Republic," hav ing goos there in 1822. He wat 75- years oragv It It stated tbat there are 9 thar TJnlted States two hundred and sixlyone- soldiers wbo lost both eyes, one hundred and eigb teen-who lost both legs, eleven wbo lost both feet, five who lost both bands, thirty- nve who lost both arms, and sixteen who loetan arm and a leg.. Ten out of twenty-two former slaves of a gentleman In Birmingham county, Virginia, eleotedVto stay with their old master after their emancipation by the war. He died the ohtr day and left these loyal boodsmen a Bee farm, on which tbey and thsirt can all live comfertahly. Mrs. Emery, of Indiana, warn all women against her fickle, faithless nnaband, -who has deserted her. She sayt ha may be rec ognised by a-brokea nose, .which saedemol ished with a skillet. Newt comes from Zanzibar that Mr Slant tly, the New York Herald man, bat found Dr. Livingstone, Ibe great explorer, and tbat both may be expected borne before long. Mr. Livingstone was found in tbe Interior busily putsuingbla investigations, and wben the result eftbese long years or toil and bardsbipi are given to tbe world, It will be tbe most ttartliog-teotation tbat baa occur- ed in totentlBo-ciroies for a very long period. Te Bemads" enterprise j8 ,, to.,,,, thing within the range ot possibilities.. - Messra Irwin sold tbe larger pertloa of jheir farm, near New London, to Mr. E E; Clapp, for $30,088.' Mr Benner la putting down a well on a reserved ten acre lease) and two other wells will soon be started Guess tbat farm's good, or Mr. Clapp would not buy it. Tldioute Commercial. Warm weather Is bow npuo us In earnest, and tbe time for indulging In cool Wig bev erages bat arrived, aad tbia puts us h mind mat ur. u. 11. Christie, at tbe City Vrng. store, baa got bit tioda Fountain running iu full blast Tbe Dr. always dlJ-'have the reputation of making Ibe finest Soda Waier to be procured, aad he is not one whit be biud this sesson. Try a glass. Efforts are now being made to organize a tribe of tbe Ancient Order of Red Men, In this plsce, wblcb we understand are like to prove successful. Tribes are already organ ized In Tltusvilte, Rousovllle, Fraoklln, Oil Olty and other places. Under tbe benign influence of tbe tun't warm says, the trees are beginning to wear the green, . Now tbat our townsman, Prof. MoClure, bat been elected to the important office of County Sebool Superintendent, we predict a new era of prosperity for our common sobooli all over Venango county. His maViy years or experience in tbe cause of education will work maayohangea-for tbe better when applied to our schools: Ebeata. In the communication on Tbe Election, published, yesterday, tba- word "caution" should btve read "culture." ' A mistake of tbe printer. The Bonnlnghoff. well, on tbe Gearing farm, struck on Saturday last, Is yielding; about tbree barrels per day and increasing gradually. - Promises to be a good well. Mercer county bat thirteen Individuals whs wish io terra a term of tbree yesrt la tbe county jail In tba capacity of sheriff. An antl flirtation society bat been organ ized in Allegheny City. Dolly Vorden Is to be Its name. Hand bills and circulars are good of the kind, but the cannot take tbe place ol news paper advertisements. , A man Maine has a natural curiosity eu from a maple log. It Is a very exact repre sentation or a woman with one arm and band extended, feet well defined, and wear ing a water-proof cloak, bood, cape and all, according to the latest style. It grew crosi- secttooallv or tbe grain in the wood, and waa many years in lorming. Tbe culverts en tbe Warren & Venango Railroad, between this place andTitusvllle, are nearly all completed. A California obituary: "The deceased was a talented man of romnatic nature. He placed the butt of bis gun In tbe fire while be looked down the muzzle and departed hence spontaneously. Teachers and parents should provide their children with "The School Festival" Qir terly Mngaxine, devoted to new matter aad exercises lor School Kxhibitlnrs and Public Days. It is a live, fresh thing, that hss long been needed by all teachers and pupils, and is conducted by the same Mr Sewell wbo founded arid so long edited tbe "LitCe Corporal," Qarsisted by Mrs. Slit's and otb er able written. The April fso. lias just reached ns, containing a beautiful "May (Jueen" Coronation exercise and many other choice thlncs. Write lor it, to the Publish er. Altred L. Jewell, Chicago, 111. Price Seventy Five cenls a year; Simile or sample co?y, Twenty em. Premiums to Clubs. Our Devil says: Balmy the air playr-e. These nice sprln; d'ys-es,. II you're taking your nls-es la among Ilia daisies. . We think so too. - Another Valuable Inven tion. CATX S BACTS-tCCTION PHEVSNTOR FOR OIL WELLS, patented Asn'. l.". Hl, which en tire); prevents tbe Ingrcra of air In 41 Weill, wlille tbe tubing l. hetoaj drawn. It is n well known tact to oil operators, that u'noa wclli where C.s lunip are used It neCMtt y to preserve l nearly a per fect vacuum JH'powthle, and that no a!r ebonld be let into the well, at nuy time,' when It enn poelb!y be avoided; enufleipieiiily, whenwer tbe tubing it drawn fr m a w.ll II la the canto of great injury to It, as the etiifl'ntc Inix, being thent neccawrlly open ed, the aiftfmimdtately rimhert hack between the tubing and casing, li)tothew1. going Into the uil rock and gia veins, nod em aesieutly cau:ln. iho oil and gas to rnh back to a' great distance. So much so, that it almost always- tnkea eevernl dnys alter pumping Is resumed fur 1fc well to lie bnmgl.t back to lie former condition, mid oftentimes it takes several weeks; and quite frequently wellg have been itooot conifet ly ruined br the air being thus let In while drawing tubing , TbBACi: eUCTIUN VUEtKNTUt Is attnehod re;th starling box and work m mob a way tbat U completely shirts ap the space between the stuffing box and tubing so effectually that not a p mlcle of sir can get tlircmth at any time while the tnbing Is being drawn snd-replaced. It supplies a want lone felt, and Is, without qneeiio, one of the most va. cable InVeotfons of tbo day, to tbo-e eng god In the oil business. No welt should be wlthont It, as It of ten times saves tab time l.s cost by once lining. rr Itlsmn'itirncturedntthe FOUNDRY AND MAonrNK Kitopof andkkwb jtco, tidi- tWTK, PA. and fir sa e I it Hardware Dealers. Tldioute, .. March S8, ISW. taw 8m. Blew Goods ! L. GIMFOWlTi H,:. Merchant Tailor I Use just returned from New Ynnk with Ihe .lifest1 aaeortuieut of r'OUKiO.N AND DuMESHIJ Clot lis. rtSSilHt'lTS, nntl VVstirnrs. Bnttabl forWsa'n and Bo' Wo. K over br.itiKbt to: i viruivuui i euirv. aim), , iiiu line ui GENTS' FUBNISniNG GOODS, ri'-i'mu u-mitr nMmMi. 0,i,k.i,.,i n . . - ........ ..... t.. .j mnimu Hk.wu KUOa eiw.u.irnnteed. The peoplo uf this place snd vlclnhy can bay bet ter Clothing of me, and S5 I'KH lENT ('IltCAf. Kit th in in THmdlle, Oil City or elsewhere. Vl UIC a tun. li. GRAFOWITflH. Next Door to Smith's Malnon, Haih- uhwu-omi a-us. "nn, era. mu-U. Dissolution Notice. The eonartnerahin herAtAfni-a Avi.iinn ..- I r - rAia.iuj nil fte.T the Arm mma nf Wlrn.p Jh ll..m- . ........ w uitmp, piu prletors ot the Columbia Farm Grocery Store, Is this day (May 1st), .dissolved by mutual i-uueum. ah accounts one tne late firm will be collected hv .1. C. Tt.imn nt all bills will be paid by him. Hereafier tbe uusiuess win ue couuncten Dy J. u. Mump. 11. II. m.w3. J. C. BUMP. Petroleum Centre Meat Martet ! Geo. W. Ring, Jr., Next oor to the Rochester Itnae. denier In Freah and Salt HBAT , bMOKKD MEATek PoULTltr, atlTTKR, c, .Fnnnera tuning fat Cattle will do well to ive ma a call. A ahareof the public patrouai.'i8nlielted , . UKO. W. KINO, Jr. Petroloum Osntre, Oct. S6, ltiTt. Cm. H. H. Warx IB DKALKIt IX SECOND-HAND TUB abb ir: vusing, tnglnci lloilcrM. and OIL WELL SlPPuJ Ultaiir I- UAMI l'KICE PAIDKOR n I HOPE, IRON and DUASS. 1 waahltisrinii-M.. iVearty Ojtit, n J nR Franklin, Pa. R. II AUSTIN, lWt. CIIAM. MILUR,a MANUFACTURERS oftbeCEbEBR, .VTtl GALLTiMA lm, Car, Ooack- & Maw Lubricating Oils. " -s ivmu in liar, in Mis .ss.Miv.Tiim mr nn .1111:11 ni n i.uniiiitor aein r ill's If cmiM-ninui". i ) now in u-attni) A u Ibe wells, mat hino nhopit Ac I1AHKT HOWE. mK tf Agent for Titrolenm Ceatre Avicial PETROLEUM EXCHffiE li WASHIX6T0.V ST., PETROLEUM CESTMj PENS' A. XV. I. ltOVC.V., Proprietor. Reepa eonstnn'ly on hand the choicest brandi o3 Wises, Liquors & t'iirs, vfal klude. Warm Men la at nil Honn.l WILD GAME IX ITS 8EAS0N. OYSTEES Reeelved dnliy and served np in any style rlrrf I t7"lo wnnr in j.et a jtikhI stpiRre meal. gul a ail,. retroennvr.tre, Warch 18. iri. tl Vf. D. DODOE. FOB. SALE CHEAP. SfAOnd-IIiiml Oil "Vell ni.'r pile.. Mi.Ou.) ft in. T'.'lltNU. W (l f 6 i I '"Jj; a-d S Ineli f'AHINtl. 6,(u t- HMALL srcKK.lt ROUS. !i ln-h. ' inch 7 and fl Imh Him- IN J'IPE, FITTIN'IH nenellalrrlceM GAS anil HOTAKY PI'Ml'H f-r sale or ' r"r JtNIMIH au(i EOVi.KIIS of nil sues. j,fl . 11UWE tc COifV) Box 220. Petroleum Centre, m- Oel-.24IT , - -oMTiplrFfor Te st JTA lot aVW offiou. n r,Td hpk ivff&ra 1 Tw'kT mm t . of
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