SECGERT& STARR IBsstesssrs to lcFvta A faith. C) Merchant Tailors! AND.DIAURS.IX Gents' Fnrnisliins Goods, GOH.,SPRINQ St FRANKLIN 673., TXTlSV.LIvE, PA. Bars pot 1 aoejof tho finest saaortmeats oj i sCLOim& CA88IMERES 1NQLISH, ERENCH-AND, AMERICAN COATINGS, MIXED AND STRIPED- SUITINGS, FANCY YESTINCrS. Kyer offcred la the Oil Region. TvrBNTY DIFFERENT STYLES OF 5c CAPS, Alt tbe Utestand Nobbiest Styles. A FULL LINB or Qenfaf. Famishing Goods, &c. Petroleum Centre Daily Record aTas. Centre, Pa., ft-lday, may 10. Divine service. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 8ervloes every Sabbath at 11 A. M. and jf r. n. eabbatb school at 12 P. M at.free, A cordial, invitation, eiteud 4 to all, . ' Rkv. P. W. Scofibld, Pastor. PRERHYTERIa v. fimrppTi Preeoiring at' 11 o'clock A. M., and 7) V OtOOK He D. PATTON, Pastor Pelr.frfa.nm centre Lodge, No. TIB, I. U. OlO. Fa Regular meeting nights Fridsy, dsy, at 7 , N. J v wuwi. oignea. ' ALBERT-GLENN ' HTPl 'ce nf meeting, Main St., opposite MoCllntock House. A. O. of V.. V. Liberty Lodge No. 7, A O. of U. V, meets every Monday evening at 7 o'clock, In Odd Fellow's Hall, Petroleum Centre. Peuo'a. A. Glkh, M, W. 8. H. Kooier, R. Gold at 1 p. Di. 11414 IMPORTANT MEETING 1 Tie oil producers and others or tbe 11th Interested la the welfare of tbe region, are requested to meet at Sobel'a Opera nouse, Petroleum Centre, on Saturday Ev'g, May 11th 1872. A fuILa'lendenoe is requested M business 'of tbe utmost Importance will come oeiore tne aoetlng. J By order L. P. Walub, A Washington dispatch says:. The sub committee of the House Committee on Com nerce have agreed .to report that tbe S outb Improvement Company was ooe of the most gigantic and dangerous. conspiracies . ever attempted and that If It hd not been check ed In time by the people of the Oil Regions and by Congressional investigation it would bave resulted In tbe absorption and arbitra ry control or trade la all tbe great Interests of tbe country. No Immediate Congressional actloo bas yet been Indicated, but tbe ultimate result will certainly be something in the shape of ubstantial relief aod a complete saleguard against any repetition of the South Im provement Compaoy or similar swindles. Watson has not been vjsl b!e 10 the naked eye hereabouts far several days and has probably folded bis tents and followed bis pet project to "where tbe woodbine twin- etb." Now let tbe, great and good rassali Fath er Watson, olimb a tree aod pull It up after blm, or .do some rash sot, commit suicide for lostaooe, aod only the remombraneo of his attempted robbery will remain. Av correspondent or tbe Emlenton asys of tbe Petersburgh oil fit Id: Sun, I notice qnlte a falling off In the produc tion of tbis district witbin tbe last ten days There is not ooe well la ten will bold up to tbe production at which It Is, estimated. Ralber a bad view of tbe oil territory In that vicinity, but we gues it's pretty near cpxr-ctfrom what we can learn. Tbe mam mot t whiis struck theieaoouts are made so oq piper principally. YTe are la receipt of e "Copy of the Lett Pages of the Life of P. T. Baroam. written by hlmseli bringing his history dowo to Merob, 1872. Probtbly bo otber mo In Ue entire country standi more prominently before tbe public then Barnum, or whose life will be read witb greater Interest then hli, forming as It doei a review of tbe lead' Ing humorous and otber lneldeq.li In the blatory of the great ihowman, wboae itrug glee and triumph! . eound when real over more like a woods rful romance tban reality, 1 be page before us are a, synopsis of tbe biitory of tbe formation, ef Bsroum's Moo iter Huteum, Menagerie and Hippodrome, tbe largest travelog shew ever organised, and which he promisee to bring to (bit re gion during tbe present season. Had we tbe sptce we would give our readers these last pages. entire, but must content ourselves with only, a brief notice of tbe work. . This interesting work can be procured by -addressing P. T. Btroum, 438 Fifth Ave oue, New York City. 1 be Orst game of base ball this season will be played on tbe Columbia Farm base ball grounds, at 2 o'clock p. m., to-morrow Satnrday, between the Columbia farm B, B. C. aod the Petroleum Centre B. B. C The public generally are invited to be pres ent as tbe game promises to be an exciting one, and lots of sport may be anticipated. ..Card op Thinks We take this metb o.or returning our heartfelt thanks to the klnavfriends aod neighbors wbo have so generously aided as In recovering from tbe effects o tbe disastrous fire which destroy ed our household goods, by liberal doua. tions of money, clothing, lurmture, tc Tbe remembrance of their kiodness will never be forgotten by us. J. f. Ellhoct, , S. E. Ellison. Piumer, Pa., May 10th, 1872. And what is nicer this warm weather than a class of cool Lseer Beer, such as can be procured at tbe Opera House baloon.- Try a glass. Clinton, tbe Individual now In prison at Franklin, for stealing Mr. Smawley's borse, has been Identified as tbe individual wbo ran off,, a span of: horses belonging to the Sheriff of Armstrong county, a few days 0. toll Frnra thA firiinntA Jniirnkt mm iMn .I..N following report of tbe production el the West Hickory oil district for April:-. Tract. Average- Dallv. 120 10 6 60 Wllktoi, W Scott- Newell, Hunter, Gormno, Miles 4 Glllescla. 0 40 123 60 . 215 60 CO 18 60 R E Scott, Fagundas, Reub C Scott. si Tultle, Hoffman. J 1) Fagundas, TotaV 1,74 Barrala. Run by Pennsylvania, Transporta tion company 10 Truotteyvllle. zv.HZ 47 STOCK. Barrels. At Trunknvvllle, Pennsylvania Ti asportation Comoaov. 25.1C4 00 At Fagundas, Pennsylvania Transportation Company, 4,485 SI New York Line no report. Ob! goodness, but tbe weather Is warm to.'day. 'Cracked doughnuts" seasoned with "aibs"re oalito.be good for the beat Tbey can be. prowtred by addressing "A Member, care Tilusville Sunday News." Our devil says be'U take bslf a ctvo to start on, and If palatable wUl order five bushels at once. . Decoration-Day. General Buroside, r Oommander-io-Cbief of the Grand Army ot the Republic, has issued tbe following rela tive 10 mwnwg vay, wnicn includes a suggestion that is worthy of general adop tion Headquarters Grsud Army of tbe Republio New York, April SO, 1872. ueneral Utters No. 20. In accordance witb the rules and regula tions, tbe SOtb day of May next will be ob served as Decoration Day by all Posts or the Grand Army or the Republio, and tbe cus tomary honors will be paid to tba memory i vur ueaa comrades. rusts are reooomended to. Invito tbe unanimous co-operation or comrades not members ot the Grand Army, and or all citizens wbo wish to join in the memorial servioes. In addition to the custom or strewing tbe paves witb flowers, it Is snggtsted tbat tbey oe piaoiea who uowers and shrubs, so that, when, we are gone, thesessoci.lo their, cease less round may, in our steal, adorn tbe sleeping-plaues or our comrades. A Savauoab paper says that the report of Mrs. Beecber Stowe's $19,000 Income from ber Florida farm. Is all bosh. She "ba, a smalt orange grove, wblob may yield ber a few hundred dullars." Letters from the People Neva. The manager of this Journal, without endorsing the sentiments of con trlbuters. desires to offer tbe widest possible iBiiiiiue tor tree auoussioo. it is merely stipulated that communications sball con cern matters of pnbllo Interest, be prl in decent language aod accompanied witb tbe names 01 tne writers, not tor publication, out as a guarantee or good faltb. Letter from AlIematroozAliim Alldvaooozblux Citt, Mty 10 Mr. T. Frotbiogbam bas recently pur chased the Samuel Hancock well and lease, on the Kenney tract, Allemagoozelum, and is going to put dowo several more- wells. A good many aells will be put down 00 tbe Brown farm this summer. Dr. Playford, of Petroleum Centre, bas been preparing for some time, and we exs pect will soon be on hand with number ol rigs and push matters lively. nature presents a nne appearance on Cherrytree Ruo this Spring. Nearly everybody bas a garden aod yard fenced In and intend raising tbeir own veg etables, A Tbe new Richardson pipe line Is In oper ation, and bids fair to do a good business. Mr. Stambaugh had better reduce bis rates tban have tbe operators reduce his custom. Mr. Dave W. Kenoey hss been reelected Mayor of Allemagoozelum. Mayor K. baa one of tbe most tssty resi dences on tbe Kun. It Is rumored that these witching nights lu Xsy the young men 00 tbe Lake farm aod suburbs pay strict attention to the young ladies 10 the lime vicinity. 'Twas ever thus since tbe world began. Brown farm Is to have a new road to Oynd farm. A much needed Improvement. The new proposition to give $5 per bar rel for all tbe oil we produce in the next year or five years, is now being discussed by tbe people here. Everybody sboul d go to the meeting at Bynd Farm on Satniday 3estK Let us bave a standard price for oar oil end abolish tbo gambling system, and make foreign countries pay something for our oil. Somebody says the Superintendent, or somebody tbat rides a white Arabian steed, visits tbe old town of Cberrytree frexneetly All right, the belt is being traced to Cher- krylree now. Kane City Is about as dull as ever. A number of its best citizens are leaving. More anoo, Tuibtlb. ftOTES OF THE MAY. Tbe IDIb of May will be generally celebra ted throughout tbe South as memorial day. Tbe saeond trask through Mont Cenis tDBoel bas been laid and opene-l, and tbe double track is now in actual use. Buffalo Methodists propose to offer a reeU desse in that city to ooe of tbe new bishops of tbe. oburcb. Tbe Italian jpurnals are crying out against tbe. Increasing emigration fiom that country to America. Tbe base ball faver is breaking out all over. tbe country, and promises to assume acepi- demlojorm again. An eccentrio Connecticut gentleman, ree ently deceased, left to religious Institutions LS75.000, to his cook $120,000, and to each of bis five children $400. Near Florence, Alabama, the otber day a bolt or lightning killed a steer without breaking a bene in its body. Another steer. yoked, witb the ooe killed, aod standing just by its side, was unhurt. The Wyoming Journal publishes the fol lowing in its advertising rates: "tfevs for marriage notices as high ss tbo extascy and liberality of the bridegroom may prompt." Tbe Orst Russian newspaper was publish ed over one bundled and sixty, years ago, under tbe special patronage of Petes tbe Great, one of Its principal contributors. Tbe Goodyesr rubber patent expired on tbe Stb Inst., tbis time without the possi bility of a renewal. A tumble in tbe prices ol rubber goods ought to, and probably will, soon follow. Some of the magneslan cements used In India ara remarkably firm, and durable. They begin settling in two or tbrse hours, aid become bard in ft few days, continuing to harden for many years. Tbe Japanese have paper which Is water proof, and or wbicb garments, bandkeroblels, natr, umbrellas and purses are made, aod also paper warranted to. . wash, aod of sufficient strength and pliability for any use. , Almost dally we bear of seme one buried to death by clothes set 00 fire by exploding amps, ana me enoris maae to save . ara generally by wrapping something woolen around tbe person te smother tbe flames, A ineod, wbo hss bsd experience in light; log fires, saysile best way is to itrlko, lbs burning clothes with a leg or oost, or any uttxioio. article. Thst Pboplb'b- Stamp or Valusj. The Government endorsement, which legalizes the sale of Plantation Bitters, is not the on ly stamp affixed to- tbat famous Vegetable Tonic; It bears, hi addition to that official sanctions tbe still mora valuable stamp of publlo apnrobatloo. This inestimable vouober of Us rare properties as a Tonic, Corrective and Alterative, Is of much earlier date Ibsn tbe Government, credential; for millions of sick persons bad pronounced It the Urand Specific el the Age long before Congress thought of tsxlog proprlstary med- Iciies. It is unnecessary to repeat, In de tail, the properties ef tbis won.lerful Vege table Iovigorant. Tbe best reference that oan be offered to those wbo desire the full particulars of Its virtues, Is the General Public. ' Atk thoBe wbo bave tried it remedy fur dyspepsia, constipation, bilious ness, intermittent levers, nervous debility, rheumatism, sea sickness, low spirits, or loss of vital power, what Plantation Bitters bas done for tnem, and be governed by the response mey mase 10 your inquiries. A storm on Lake Winnebago recently drove a mass of ice twentytfive miles long, twelve miles wide, and tbree feet thick, ashore witb such force that trees two feet thick were uprooted, and Urge rocks were oarried rods into tbe lake. In many plsoes tbe ice was piled up forty feet high, Oil Fire. Between one and two o'clock yeslerdai afternoon an oil fire occurred on tbe Allegbr eny Valley Railroad, at Verona Statloo, by wbicb eleven cars of oil were destroyed Tbe oil caught fire from tbe sparks of a pas' sing locomotive and was entirely consumed, together witb portions of tbe fence, sheds. 4c, on the property or John McDonald- Crussao, Esq. We were unable to ascertain tbe name or tbe owner ot tbe oil, or the loes- by the fire, but it will tall upon the compa ny, and will be quite heavy. Pittsburgh Mail, Stb. Tbe Presbytery of Erie appoint)! the fol lowing delegates to the General Asaoclaltoo to meet in Detroit, in May: Rev. W. A Rankin, Warren, Pa., Rev. N. McFetsUge. Oil City, Ministerial; Judge Lowry, Mead ville, Samuel Selden, Erie, Lay. Tlie Fair Sex. Several mercantile houses in Boston eoo- template employing female drummers, Amanda Robinson Robertson, pious-eru dite and matured damsel of sixteen, holds forth io na Iowa pulpit. Miss Helen Ludlow, lister of tbe late Fitz Hugh Ludlow, is the latest accession to fe- Mle jouroallsm in New Tiork. Tbe question of eligibility of women to become mem tiers of the Frvoob Academy or Fine arts is engaging tbe attention or tbat body. In a leading bank In Stockholm all tie clerkships bave for some years past kea satisfactorily filled by females. This- is what might be expected. Every one vbo has ever entrusted a secret to women knows that tbey make first-rate tellers. COOK WASTED. A flratal&a nnnlr me an tori k. T)4 .,.1 ExcbtiDc Jlntpl. II I o bent Apply immediately. W. D. DODGE. Pet. Centre, May, 10th lw Hew Goods! L. GKUOWITl II, Merchant Tailor I H jg retra-nedfrnm New Ynrk with toe flnnt awortuiuat of i-OUKlUN AND iyMK8iIU Clolls, Cassimcres, ant! Vfstings. SnltabU fot Mer.'s and Boi'i We..r. ever brought to Petroleum Centre. Also, a full line of GENTS' FDBNISHiNG GOODS. CtTSTOll WOHK promptly attended to, and good fit miarnnteed The people nf this place and vicinity can bny bet ter Clothing of ma, and 85 I'KH CENT ClUCAP. EUthsntn TUtisville, Oil City or elsewhere. Give me a call. Ii. OH AFO WITCH, Next Doer to Smltli'e ttnlnosi, u ash. Ington-ttt.. pes. tjeutre. Pa. w tf. IMsttoIiitlon JVotice. The copartnership heretofore existing ud der tbe firm name of Warner 4 BBrop, pro prietors ot the Columbia. Farm Grocery Store, Is tbis day (May 1st) dissolved by mutual eonsent. All accounts due the late firm will be colleoted by J. C. Bump, and all bills will be paid by him. Hereafter the business will be conducted by J. C. Sumo. IL. H. WARNER, " m9.w3. J. c. BUMP. Petrotoni Centre Heat HarM ! Geo. W. Ring, Jr., BOTtIb St ' BM0KD MUAT8, POCLTKT, Farmer, having fct Cattle will do well to Aire me a call, a share of the public patronag sol ic-ited .ea- Cnue. Oct. 36, lrL te tW" GAFPNEY keeps eooalaotly on hand Scotch Ale and London PoiteT, espso UUylorlomilyuse.. UEALEIt IN SECOND-BIND Tl. All Slatei Caning, Engines Boilers, and OIL WELL SUPPLY HIGHEST CASH PRICE PAID FOR 01 r, ROPE. IRON and ltn0 U0LI waeblnclon.MNearlr Op. r.v eeter House, Pet. t't,nirl Pmtk' &ahtw Oil IVmIjj Franklin. Pa. R.D ACSTIN, Pres't. CIIAS. MILLXR, j,p MANUFACTURERS of theCELEBRATK GALENA EDlie, Car, Coach & ifcj Lubnoating Oils. Warranted the beet I.nhrintor la nne. h toe wells, marhlne thnps, Ac. IIAKItY HOWE, an t Ageat for Pctrolenm Centre A rlclsl PETROLEUM EXCHANGE it! WASHINGTON 8T.,. PETROLEUM CENTER PENN'A. W. 1. DODGE, Proprietor. Keeps constant 1 on baud tla choicest brand! ol Wines, Liquors & Cijjars of al kinds. Warm Mcala at nil Honrs. WILD GArtB IN ITS 8KA90X. OYSTEES Becelvi-d dally and serred up In nj itrfe win tV I' .ton wnnt to gel a rmk1 Kitinn mul. at LgKt 10 wash it down, and a nicii Cigar given W. D. DOME Pctrolenm Centra. Wsrrh 19. Wil. . tl FOR SALE CHEAP. Stfoond-IInnd Oil Well " pile. 10,901 ft S In. T'.THNt), 111, OOflSXstid 3 ard 8 Inch CASINO, 6UO ft SMALL WHK, 6.000ft sntKKIt RODS, ft tni-h, r inch 1 and Inch UKIV ING HI'B, rm-INOS at one half nriceof Nl OAS and WOTAKY IMIM I'S for sale or te rt JUiUIriKS Aud IKIII.EUK of nil sises. st 1IOWK & COOK'8, Bos 220. Pclrolennh-Centre, Pat ot-ttr . tSfFA lot of old Kf fot sle st test i tbe Galena OAs hnre trliim)..-, and their oaellense for an equal a. a l.uh-lit..r m moreconti-arant It is now In awnn A A n H'J. O C A It ICY A V H. J x iuii . r - ' 1 1 ; aMM : oQoe, 4 '5 I 1 C
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