SHUGERT&STRR IJaeoeesors to McFarlaad, Smith Co., Merchant Tailors! AND.DKALKUH IN Gents' Furnishing Goods, COB.J,SPRING & FRANKLIN STS., TITlSV.LIiE, PA. Bar pot In one of the finest assortmenta eg OLOim& CA8SIMERE8 ENGLISH, FRENCHeAND AMERICAN COATINGS, NIXED AND STRIPED SUITINGS, FANCY YESTINGS, Ever ofleredjn tbe Oil Region. twenty different styles of HATS &c CAPS, AU tba Latest and Nobbiest Sty lee. A FULL LINK OF fcrents' Furnishing Goods, &c r etroletm Centre Daily Record. Pet. Ceu ire, Pa., Holidays May 13. Divine service. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services ever; Sabbatb at 11 A. H. and .J4 P. M. Sitbbath School at 1 P. M eaUfree. A oordial invitation extend d to aH. Kir. P. W. ScciiLD, Pastor. PRESRVTRRfAV rwTTDf!TI Preaching; at 11 o'olock A. M., and D. PATTON, Pastor. Petroleam Centre Lodge, Wo. Tl, I. O. of O. F. Regular meeting nights Friday, at 7 O'clock. Signed. ALBEIT GLENN, N. 6. RO'FLABtBTr, A Sec'y. !" WPlice of meeting, Main St., opposite McCliolocIt House. r A. O. ol U. W. Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O of ,U. W., meets evry Monday evening t I o'clock, In Odd Fellow' Hall Petroleum ; Centre, 1'xou'a. A. 6m, M. W. 8. IL Rookir,. R. Gold at 1 p. hi. H3 AIJOUItiEl IMPORTANT MEETING S Tie oil producer of the 11th District Interested In tbe welfare of the. region, are requested to meet at Sober Opera House, Petroleum Centre, on Thursday E?'g, May Mia 1872. A lull attendance is requested a business oi tbe utmost importance will come before tba meeting. ' By, order L. P. Walker. ' Important Said. Week before last, Messrs. Phillip Bros., Of Petroleum Centre, boueht MacPherann out on tbe Gilaon farm, and last week tbe Gaily interests, both at Parker's Landing. These purchase make them among tbe largest producer of tbe Parker Region This will la no wise lessen their operation In this region. Tbey bava three hundred acres secured at Weat Pltbole, on wbitb tbey are operating with their usual energy. In addition, tbey have property here and opposite Rouseville, that they are develop, log steadily. These gentlemen have done more pioba bly toward developing the great petroleum Interest of Pennsylvania than any other operator now in the region, and have al ways devoted their beat energies to tbe welfare ol tbe region. In tbi Ibey are bly seconded by Mr. J. D. Forrest, a thor ough business man, and a gentleman in tbe highest sense of tbe term. Suob men are eminently deserving of success. Some aa passed tbe oomplimeols of the morning with Constable Alwell, tbls forer noon, during the course of wblc1) be said be had lout considerable sleep the latter ' part ot tbe night, 'How much," was asked. "Twelve pounds," was his answer. His bran-new boy weighed just tbat muoh. On Tburad.y last a boiler blew up on the Fottst farm, near bt. Petersburg, very aerlv ousty Injuring the engineer, tli recovery li doubtful. Producers' Meeting. Petroleum Centre, Hay 11th, 1872. At a meeting bald at Sobel'i Opera House Petroleum Centre, on Saturday evening, May lltb, called by L. P. Walker, Delegate from the Eleventh District, representing tbe produoing Interest, on motion F. J. Keffer was elected to act as Chairman, and S. H. Kooker, Secretary. L. P. Walker being called for, statod tbat the object of calliog tbe meeting was to lay before the producer and business men a proposition made to tbe Executive Commit tee, at their last meeting by H. Wayne, of Cleveland, who claimed to represent a num. ber of capitalists. Tbe proposition Is in brief tbat tbey propose to pay tbe produ cer Ave dollars per barrel for all tbe ell produced for one year or five years, and would enter Into satisfactory bond lor tbe fulfillment of tbelr part of tbe contract, but Insist tbat tbey must have aeveneigbtba of tbe entire production it this proposition be accepted. After a discussion of tbe proposition at some length, tbe prevailing opinion appear ed to be tbat no action should be taken in tbe matter until something more definite could be learned in relation to said propo sition. Moved tbat when this meeting adjourn it be to meet at tbe same place, on Tbuisday tTeniog. May 16tb. Carried. A On motion adiourned. S I F. J. KEFFER, PresX " S. H. KOOKER, Sec'y. V Tbe following is a report of tbe Wood V Farm for tbe month of April: Number ol barrel ol oil on hand at the wells at tbe close of tbe month, S86 Number of barrel of oil delivered from well duriug tbe month, 672 Total, 1,068 Deduct number of barrel of oil on on band at tbe close of last montb, 668 Balance sbowlug tbe production lor tbe moutb, 490 Average per day for tbe montb, con. tainins 30 day. 16 Number of. producing during the month, 12 Average dally production per well, 1 1-3 No well drilling, completed, resumed or abandoned during tbe montb. Boiler explosion are In order just at presyl ent. One in Pittsburgh on Friday killed tbe fireman. Another one in Buffalo har bor tbe same day wounded several but for tunately killed no one. Still auolber one In Currituck Sound, near Old Point Comfort, Yirgloia, killed Ave or sx persons and in jured a great many. Truly steam is a ter. rible agent of destruction. Palmer & Co., formerly of this plae,have a new 100 barrel well on tb Fos estate, about five mile from the moutb of the Clarion rivor. Tbey have aso a new fifty barrel well on the Culver farm,, near Foxburg. Tbe Uaopab well No. 6 on the Clarion, about a mile back of Foxburg, belongidg to A S Palmer & Co, took fire from the forge in tbe engine, about 11 o'clock, on Saturday evening, and In a very few moment toe derrick and engine bouse were burned down The well at tbe time was in the third sand and nearly ready for testing. On Monday tbe well was flowing at a fearfsl rate, and throwing tbe burning oil fully seventy-five feet into the air. The sight was Indescrib ably grand. The flames were finally subdu ed. One poor fellow who was working on tba well at tbe lime of tbe Ore was burned very severely about the face and bands. Erie Dispatch. All of wblcb would have been avoided had the owner used one of Gretter's Oil and Gas Controllers, manufactured by our townsmen, Fitter, Norris & Co., at tbe ex ceedlogly low price or $100. This valua ble Invention has already saved thousands of dollars worth of property and many val uable lives. The price of oil is coming right up. Sat urday's sales here for "spot" oil was from $3,75 to $3,80, against $3,10 for same time tbe week previous. Foxburg Cor. Erie Dispatch. The Mutual Pipe Line, at Foxburg, has beau sold to the Empire Line. For another dose of obaritable abuse and christian bllllogsgate language, that would hardly be a credit to the Sporting Times, see "A Church Member," In tbe Titusviile Sunday News. Another "donation." Tbe btate alr will probably be held at Erie tbU year. Tbls la what happened to the man who refused to buy bts wife a Dolly Yarden: His wife,, she le t a note beblod, Which read, "I beg your pardon, But I've ru. away with a alec young man, Who bought me a Dolly Yarden." A Boston lady declares that she Is guilty of downright lalsbood a dozen, times a day by saying to people whom ebe meets, "I am so glad to see you," and she cannot break herself of so lying. Letters from the People. Notb. The manager of this journal, without endorsing tbe sentiments of con tributors, deatrea to offer tbe widest possible latitude for free discussion. It Is merely stipulated tbat communications shall coo cero matters of publio Interest, b put in decent laosuaie and accompanied with the names of tbe writers, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. For the Daily Record. 8. I. C. (transit). ' Ed. Record: It seems tbls dls-lnterest-ed Imp. Co., who propose so pay five dol lar per barrel for five year on an unlimited production, regardless of present or pro nsetlve value, are not meeting with tbat general favor that so liberal an offer, backed by such uollmited collateral, deserves. Tba producer Is sby of bis quondam friend, having so lately iound him in pos session of the highways ot trade and traffic witb lotent to rob him. Perhaps the aforesaid producer is well aware tbat If be placos himself In a false position before tbe public, by contracting witb this monopoly or any other, tbat It will be useless to look for relief or sympa thy to Congress or the Legislature again. When once Identified with tbls mammoth conspiracy In any way, tbe record just made will be stained, and he forever disgraced. n tbe meantime, this simple propoaition la expected to bull tbe market and to give somebody a chance to unload and make fur ther contract at good price, while ibey bear It again at their leisure. Crcde. ftOTJUS OF THbi DAY. Brlgbam Young Is glad to get out of court. He baa done all tbe courting be wants to. - A drunken woman at East Saginaw, Mich., thrust ber bead through a pane of glass and cut her nose oft Tbe spotted fever will soon be known to irreverent paragrspbers as Dolly Yarden meningitis. Addie Bitllou marrlfd a couple at Terr Haute, Indiana, last week, and In tbe nup ilal leolure told tbem "cradles were eheaner fthan divorces." Fourth fifths of tbe widows la Canada marry again within two year and a -hall of their bereavement. The season has come for tbe eight-legged calf, and Lancaster county, Penn., posseaaes It tbls line. Tbe beautiful daughter of Gen. Thomas, U. S. A., is the fiancee of Mr. Partcer, one ol tbe Amerieaa students of. tbe Berlin Uni versity. Forsler's Dickens I said tebe kaown In London clubdom- as "Tbe Life of John Fowler, as Illustrated by the Career of Char les Dickens.'' An English magazine recently publisher a description of tbe great organs of tbe world and omitted the Boston one. Pat it in tbe Indirect damages. A public reboot teacher In Chicago pun ishes tbe children by compelling tbem lo match up and down the flight of stairs tor an hour or more, without rest or cessae lion. An Illinois paper speaks of three men who have gone craay recently "one for love, one for religion, and one on general princi ples." A Little Rock Justice el the Peace advre, tisea to perform tbe marriage ceremony tbe first time for twentyfive cents, and after ward for ten cents. "My door," said a husband to bis wife, "do you think a stove-pipe bat Is unbecomt log to me?" "It is, decidedly, when it Is too much stove," replied tbe wife. Among tbe loseota discovered in the) wa ter supply pipes at Boston tba other day were an eel thirty-seven inches long and a turtle weighing thirty pounds- Just imag ine one oi tneae creatures plumping out Of tbe hydrant into your glass of water! Tbe writer of this paragraph hits tbe nail on tbe bead would that be could make tbe fellows feel the blowr "How young men can consent- to loaf about tba corners as tbey do," when good doss Of stryebions can be bought for sixpence: is really surprising." A thoughtful Danbury lady puts lard on tbe stoop when sbs wants ber husband to stay at home of an evening. Barring an hour or so devoted to rubbing bis back, the time is pleasantly occupied. A Western New York mies unguardedly made tbe remark in tbe family cirole, rec ently, that, "when gentlemen eat warm maple sugar, it gets into their moustaobes and makes tbem scratchy."' Her father is curious to know bow she found it out. Out in tbe Apache oouuty the Indians are said to have beoome so peaceable tbat it is hard to tell a redskin from-a white man the only difference being tbat white man usually baa no scain. and lbs- Apache bis two or three. PATIENTLA Toll on, O troubled brain, . With anxious thoughts and busy scenes op- Dreal: Rr. inn release shall reach thee. A brief pain; Then salt Watch still, O heavy ayes, A little longer must ye vigil keep; And lo! your lids shall close at Horsing's ' rise , In sleep. Throb yet, O aching heart, Still duIss the flacilna ourrent without cease : When you a lew hour nor bare played your part Comes Peace I ' Bear up then, weary soul I Short is lbs path remaining to be trod Lay down tb fleshy shroud and touch the goal Then God! . Tom Hood. In every Quarter or tie Globe where It Is known, aud there are tew Indeed where it is not, the Mexican Mustang Liniment takes precedence of all similar preparations. Its trsnscendant merits have obtained for It a popularity seldom reached by any pro prietary medicine. In its Infancy tbe fiat of its success was prono.ioced In tbe wide spread endorsement which it received from pbysicieoa, veterinary surgeons, borsemen and tbe publio generally. No one now thinks of questioning its claim lo be ennsid ered tbe Standard Liniment of America. A gentle school mistress in Berlin was discharged lately lor "catching ayoung man up by tbe legs and jerking bim around with great force, striking the left temple against a bench, or some other obstacle, and bruis ing it severely." It was certainly wrong to bruise tbe bench. Donn Piatt jays: "A distinguished di plomat, wbo bad served some time in Wash ington, died tbe other day, lo Europe, and among bis effects ibey found fortytwo ultlv matutns and six hundred love letteis of beautilul girls in Washington. Local Notice. 8. HI. Pettcugill V Co. .IT Park Row, New York, sad Geo. P. Howell C.i Advertising Agents, are tbe sole agenta for the Pe, troleum Ventre Duly Klooao In that city. Ad vertlaera In tbat city ore requested to leave their m Tore with either of toe above boasea FIMtllEiVr. Six rooms plesaantly located on the hill near tbe Churches; pkateied throughout. Alao three rooms on tbe Egbert Farm, plas tered. Rent moderate. For particulars inquire at tbls office or of W. nu.iKr.T. Petroleum Centre, May 12ib lw COOK WAiVrfiU. A flrst.claM cook wanted at the lVtmilaiim Exchange Hotel. Highest wages paid. Apply immediately. w. XI. UUUlifi. Pel. Centre, May, 10th lw For Sale 15.000 to 20,000 feet of SECOND-HAND TUBING, at from 25 to 35 cis. per foot. Tbe Tubing la In first class order and ail ready fitted. April Z3. tr. ft. 11. WAKNEX. Take Notice. AU parties Indebted lo E. T. Brians are requested to call aad settle by Mav 1st, and save costs, or they wHI left with jutf.ee Reynolds for ealleetion E. T. Brigg. April 20-tf New JES-oods S .. L. G1UFO WITCH, Merchant Tailor J Has Jast returned from New York with the flnest ajuonmeut of FOUEION AND DOMKnJ Cloths, Cassknercp, , and Vesting, Snltable for Mes'asnd Bo' We. r. ever brought to Petroleum Cenjre. Alao, a hill line of GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. CUSTOM WORK promptly attended' to, and good fits guaranteed. The penple of thte place and vicinity can bay bet tei Clothing Uie, and W I'KIt cKNT UHAf. BR itamin Titmville, Oil City or elsewhere. Give me a call. , Ii. GRAFOWITCfl, Next Dour to Hmltb'a HalnoR. W ah-lugrtun-ttl.. Pea. Ceutre, Pa. mil tf. WANTED Second-Hand Engines Saw & Grist Mill Machin ery, In good order. Address with full description and price. H.M. DEMING, " Park City, Kansas. VriiAVttiEX Keeps constantly on baud Scotch Ale and lioadea-Foiter, espeoi 1.11 . ivr null utv - H. H. Warner DKALKlt SECOND-HIND TliBK All Size- Casing, Engines, Boilers, and OIL WELL SUPPLIES. HIGHEST CASn PRICE- PAID FOR OLD ROPE, IRON and BRASS. eMIavltig recently pnrehnni-d a New and i proTed fivi CUTTING MAOHINK, I am w,,' cd to cnt and fit all sizes of l'iua aad Caiins l i Inch to 3 1-4 Inch. 8 m" waahliiRioii-Kt.. Nenrly Opn. Hoeh. mter House, Vet. iimilre, Pa , Prt ' H- II. WAttNaH. (fralntit Oil Wails, Franklin, Pa. K. n AUSTIN, Pres't CH AS. MI LUR, MWj, MANUFACTURERS oftbeCELEBRATK ' GALENA Engine, Car, Coach & MacWnerj Lubricating Oila Wmrnntpd the hct I.nbiHcutor f uml. Th tw tc4 the Ga'iMia O.i. hart) triiintotiprf. find thlr imiit challenge for (in eqrail n a l.utafuatn uims m moreconiemnni. 11 is row in uoeonA Jb O W try. OC4AK H't AVR'jr, J A K By, and. thv wells, ranch in fehorm, Ac II Alt It Y IIOH E, )enS3tf Ageut for rctrolenm Centre A vlcial PEIBBLMHCMSE U WASHINGTON ST., PETROLEUM CENTRK, PENN'A. TV. D. DODGE, Proprietor. Keeps' constantly on baud tbe choicest braids o? Wines, Lienors & Vim fal kinds. Warm Meals at all llonrsr WILD GAME IN JT9 SEASON. iOYSTEES Received daily and serred up in any style fleilwd. f"if"lf you want to eat a tfood mjnftre meal. of I.iger to wash it down, aud a nice Cigar give mr a call. w. u. minus. Petroleum Contra, Ma-rii IS. 1S"2. tl FOR SALE CHEAP. a..AnMdenHa k i tVnll an 11" pile 10.00J ft in. Tt-nrso. m, wrt.sXTlJfi ard 8 Inch CASINO, 6,f(K) ftvHM ALE MI K, SCTCKKIt RODS. Inrli. i- inch 7 and Inch "HIV ING PII'E, FITTINGS at onehalfprfeeof " GAB and HOTAKY HI'M I'B for sale or t rnt ISlaUIABB Bud ROII.RKH or all Sls. ai HOWE ate COUH'Sy Box 220. Petroleum Centre, P ct-Stf , " tar A lot of old papers- toTSS eOce. 5 f
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