fetrolaum Oitre Daily Recon
rah :ttiro, l'.,Tna''lr !
In t Hie Service.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CIIURCn
Service every Sabtmtb at II A. M. and
(U P. M. Sabbath School at 2 V. Mv
NU free. A eetdial invitation extend
ed to all.
Rt. P. W. ScoriRLD, Pastor.
FRESBTTERJAIt CITURGH.
Prewcbina; al 11 o'clock A. M and 7,
'lock P. M.
D. FATTON, Pastor.
Petrolcmt Centre JUodfe, No.
T1S, I.O. of O. F.
Regular meeting oighta Friday, at 7
o'clock. Signed.
ALBERT GLENN, N. G.
K, O'FLAHtitTr, A 8ecy.
IJty Place of meeting, Main St., opposite
IloCWntock House.
A, O. Of V. V. "
Liberty Lodge N. 7, A. O. of TJ. W.,
meets every Monday evening al 7 o'clock.
In Odd Fellow' Hull, Petroleum Centre,
Peon'. . ,
A. Guts, II. W.
8. II. Cooker, R.
Gold at I p. in. IWJj"
AUJOVUNEU
IMPORTANT MEETING !
TM oil producer or the 11th District
ateretted In the welfare of the region, are
eqoettedto meet at Snbel't Opera Ilouie,
Petroleum Colre, on Tburday Ev'g, May
Ittb 1872. A lull a tendance la requested
buaioet ol tba ulmott Importance will
com before tba meeting.
( ; By order L. P. Walkkr.
Firb at PiTHOLH.-Yeeterday forenoon,
Or broke out in White's Bakery, on
Holmden street, nearly oppoiite Justice
Keenan't office, and before active tneaaiiNi
con Id be taken to put M out, the building
wm enveloped In flametaod was apeedily
destroyed, together with the two adjoining
building, one ol which wa occupied ai
tailor (nop and slothing atore. We did tot
learn who occupied the other building, or
the amount of dem.
On or the bulging burned. In the
palmy day u! Plibole. wa occupied by the
DilLT Rkcord ae a butlnPM office. Had
we the time and speoe lo spare, we could
relate many Incidents the femoue oildo
rdo; of fortune made and bwi in a day;
personal sketche of stranite character
thrown together from ail par's of the world
ad engaged In the worship of the oily sod
petroleum; tale aa wonderful sstheAras
uian nigbte almoal, that bappeaed while we
were in that old office, the burning of which
we record to-day with a feeling akin to sad
Beta, : . i
Path Waiter Armstrong continue to tnak
Improvement In the road. The lail la tba
takiog up of the worn out planks on Wash
ington itreet, and replacing them by new
one.
When the tine arrives for tb final adjust,
mout of account at the great day or judge
ment, we fear some of the property owner
on Washington and Wild Cat streets, will
have a fearlul reckoning uoles they "mend
their way," or in other word repair their
Idtiwalk.
Odd Fellow Hall, on Mala street, I be
ing tburougly renovated painted,. papered,
Ax When completed it will be one ol the
Uoeat ball oo Oil Creek.
Wa are promised before long torn Inter
esting ketobe of travel and experience In
different porlioo of the globe, Irom tba pen
ol our friend, Mr. W. B. Davis, proprietor
nf the Petroleum Ceotre Home. ' Mr. D.
bat been round the world lour or 11 time,
' and ha visited nearly every . inhabitable
country under' the sun, consequently hi
sketches wlllprov both lotbiestiog and In.
atructlra. "
Tha wire bridge thai oroatea Oil Creek,
at Rouaevllle, owned by Mr. II. U. Culbert,
eon, ha reoently been ul jected to nost
thorough repair throughout, and la now a
al a bridge for loot traveler a there It oo
Oil Creek. Tha wire uaed waa furnished
by our townsman, Geo. W. Winsor, and la
the best Import I PritssU Iron. '
Two new derrick are up on tba Ryod
Farm one on the flat and tha othei oo tba
bluff territory.
Tbe wens at Triumph, owned by our
townsmen, Meisra. Davis, Hughes, Bartlelt,
and Barker, are yielding thirty-flv lo forty
barrels daily. Another well I now. in lb
tblrd ! 4 will noon be ready for test-
In. Including tbe new well they have
three Is operation.
Tha from yard of the Central ilouse pre
sent a bauiitilitl ppejnca three d;s.
That Kith Dollar Per Barrriv Con
tract. By order of the Executive Com
mute of the Petroleum Producers' Uotan,
meeting wilt be held In eaaboftbe terri
torial dlitrlet which they represent, for the
purpose of taking a vote on lb proposition
recently submitted lo purchase the entire
prod no l Ion for five dollars per barrel. The
first meetiog waa held In the Ninth Dis
trict last Saturday afternoon, when the fol
lowing resolution wa adopted by a vote or
2toJ:
Resolved, That feeling of the produc
er of that dlitrlet are in favor ol selling all'
tbelr production at the rate of Ave dollar
per barrel, provided that no condition are
attnehed to the aale whlob shall be disas
trous to the Interests bl the oil producing
interest lu general. . .
The meeting in the other dUtrict will
be held within a few days, and the result
will probably be a lavorabl to aocrptlug
the proposition.
The question arises, who made tbls prop
osition? We are credtby informed that the
individual making it claimed to represent
tba majority of the redoing interests in tba
country. He wa questioned for three
hour by the Executive Committee, but
railed to give the name of any of these re
poosible parties on whose behalf he offered
to pledge $20,000,000 a security for the
fultUlment of tbls very liberal contract.
There are very few producer who would be
unwilling to' indorse the above resolution.
There i however, no evideooe that tba
p 0 oiitlon enacted ifrcm a r II ible source,
or that it was made lo good faith. On the
contrary, the general Impression appear to
proveil that it I "bogus." Uerald.
We bava said nothing in regard to the
five dollar proposition, believing It better
for tha producers to decide the matter
for themselves. At the aame lima we have
our doubt at to tba geuulnenes of the
proposition, believing a tha Herald doe,
that It la bogus. At least If not bogus, com.
log from the very men who but a few week
ago were seeking to rob and gain control o'
tbls region, It may bo looked upon with a
good deal ot suspicion, and wo trust our op
rotors, in acting upon tba subject, at the
meeting, tbl evening, will ventilate It as
lar a poMlbla before taking any etepr that
may compromise tbelr honor or Integrity,
or undo tha work already don. We desire
to Influence no one In tha matter, but al
the atne time bava no faith In tha latest
dodga af tha member ol. tha defuoot South
Improvement swindle.
Thc Latest Stvles. Our lady readere
will Hod all the latest and most fashionable
style In every description of dry good at
lb establishment of Messrs. Sobel & Aer
balm,. Washington street, Petroleum Centre.
The assortment is complete, embracing
everything new in the line, and I one of
the beat selection in thisregion. The price
too, are the most reasonable tbat can any
where ba obtained. Ladles will consult
tbelr Interest and pleas thair taslea by
making their purchase ol spring' dry good
at Sobel A Auerbalm's
NATloxAt. BCKI.VK88 Index. Tbl enter
prlriug and popular monthly for April and
May It received 'It I peculiarly successful
in It eoodeniattoa and arrangement of In
formation of Interest lo lb general public,
aod certainly it price, 60 oent a yeat, it
trivial, compared to ita.real value to almost
any Intelligent person. A handsome $1.00
Prang Cbromo ol tb "Apple Blossoms" Is
presented o each ubcribr. For ipeoi
men copy send six cent postage to John B.
Alden, Manager,. Chicago, III.
Refreahtog shower era needed just now.
Tba weather I warm and sultry to-day.
By order of the Executive Committee ol
tba Petroleum Producer' Union, meetiog
will ba held In tba several territorial dis
trict which tbey represent, for tb purpose
of taking a vote on proposition recently
submitted lo buy tba entire production Jtor
five dollar per barrel. Tba Producer of
tb Ninth District held a meetiog oo last
Saturday evening and passed a resolution
lo favor of selling all tbelr production al
tbe rate of five dollars per barrel, for one
year, to any party or parlies, provided tbat
no condition are attached to tbe sal which
shall ba disastrous to the Interest of tb oil
producing lateiest in general, by a vote of
tweoty-flve to two.
, Tbe adjourned meeting fdf tbe Eleventh
District, will be beld at Sobel Opera House,
tbl eveaiog.. All producet and other In
terested are earnestly requested, to attend
and decide tbe question ptopoaed, via:
Whether or no to accept tbe proposition and
agree to lake five dollar per barrel for oil
for one or five yenr..
fJ"Dull limes,.'' U is (aid, "are tbe best for
advertisers." Because , when . money it
light, and the people ate forced to econo
mize, tbey always read the advertisement
to ascertain who sells tbe cheapest, and
where tbey can trade to the. best advan-
r
i A Cottnliy Poit Office. (
A country post office I thus described by
tbe Kennebec Journal :
There era sometime tragicomic scenes
witnessed at every well regulated pall office
U is quite a humorous scene, wbeo .lhe mtiif
are lur the schools just out, and the po
office ia Sited lo overflowing; first the little
folk, small In statue, birf with 'wonderlul
capacity for making noise and what Is a
boy worth if be cao't make a noise? Here
la one corner Tom and Harry are rugage
in a delightful pastime of pulling each oili'
r't hair, and teem te enjoy it liumeusel) ;
and here are a ibevy of young mines, oue
of whom t laying, "Now don't you leil lur
tbe.world," to wbicb they all assent with
aundty jerk ol tbo bead; and beta just In
front ol us I ''Uncle John," asking "Aunt
Hannah" about that ar' aick child, and al
our left two young ladiea are watching with
expectant face certain boxes, to se If be
has written. And when tbe mail i dis
tributed It 1 quite a attidy lo watch the
face a the crowd pease out, from the ell
Important boy wlfn bia buge budget to the
Iby widow with a single daluty missive;
with now aod tbeo a sad lace yearning
for word that do not come. The dull,
empty boxes have a moaningles lock about
tbem now; but a moment ago they beld the
words of loviug hearts and issues of Import
ant business relations.
We copy the following notice of our
townsman, Mr. S. Reynolds, from tbe Pitt
ourgh Sunday Times:
At a recent visit to tbe village of Petro
leum Centre, we had tbe occasion to call at
tbe office of Samuel Reynolds, Erq., ot tbat
place. We found bim at bis desk busily en
gaged in dealing out justice at the rate of
three dollar and incidental per customer
in a business like manner. Mr. U , Is a
man of pleasing address, gentlemanly in
bi Intercourse with tbe public, and good
tauocb Republican. lie is In tbe Held as
a candidate for nomination for the office of
Prothoootor of Venango County, auhjeot to
tbe decision of tbe Republican Convention.
From wbat we can learn of tha abilities of
Mr. R., to All such an office we hope It will
be the decision of tbat convention to place
bia name upon tbelr ticket, and that the
people will elect him to the office.
An exchange Informs u tbat a travel, r
baa just returned, not reluctantly, we trust,
from tha woman-bating settlement of Acte,
In tbo Grecian Archipellgo, where a bache
lor' Arcadla bat existed from time im
memorial. It ia a monaatio confederation
consisting of twenty-free convents, and
number more than (even thousand soul.
Soldier are paid by the monk to guard the
bolder of tbl happy land, and no woman
Is allowed to enter. Tbe very idea of wo
men, whether aa (later, wife, or mother,
seems to be wholly, lost To all our sour
old bachelors who complain of the wiles ol
women seeking to entrap them Into mar
ietta, tbl territory, belonging to Mount
Athoa, can safely be recommended a a
heaven of refuge.
A heavy falllog off to tbe St. Petersburg
district production Is reported. Not one
well In ten will beld up to the- estimated
production. We beat ol. some operators
that have been nicely burned in that eeo-
tloo. Deep territory, and email by degrees
and beautllully lee wells, make tbe owner'
pocket book look aa If an elephant had
tamped on them. Tldloute Journal.
The case of Marlow, wbicb waa to have
been argued before the general term of tbo
Suprente Court how sitting at Oswego, has
been put over to the first Tuesday lo June,
at Buffalo. The defense claimed that the
case should be resettled, and lor tbl res
ion It wa put over. Tbe probabilities r
tbat a decision will not be glvn beloreSeps
teniber. Jamestown Journal.
The Chinese carte de visit I a curiosity
It consists of a huge sheet of brlubt scarlet
paper, with tbe owner name Inscribed in
Urge letter tbe bigger tbe moreexquialte.
For extra grand occasion this card la folded
ten time, the name I written in tbe right
band lower corner, with a humiliating pre
fix like "your very stupid brother," "your
unworthy friend, who bow hi ' bead and
pay bl respect," etc., eto , tbe words
"your stupid" takiog tb place of our "your
respectfully." It Is etiquette to return these
card to the visitor, it being presumable
tbat their expense ie teo great tor general
distribution.
- Another well waa struck ou tb Econo
mite trscl last Friday and la doing about
twenty barrels. Tldloute Commercial.
Lo vera of book beer will be rejoiced lo
learn tbat it will be on draught at all the
ptlncipal saloons next week.
"If It's a paper mau ye are, jn- can just
leave me bouse at wanst, for It's dlvll a bi
of rest I've bad since I lost me poor cow, all
oo acoouot of thiro spalpeens, ibe ray port,
era. May tha divil flf way wid thiin! B
affwld ye, l"y."-Mr. 0'Lay, of Colo
SO. . . .
FOBEL A AUERHAIM
1872. NEW GOODS! 1872.
k.. mi
lB w 147 . TBBi,
Important to pur Pairow and the pullic at hrya !
S O B E L $c AU E R H A I 6
tlavtng'just returned from New York wa are now opening out tha lARUEST BTCCK it
Kver brought to Petroleum Centre, comprising the latest tiles fof DRESS GOODS,
DOLLY VARDEBI Casmeres
BLACK, COLORED AND STRIPED SILKS. IEISH POPLINS.
Japanese' Silks, Shawls,
Hosiery, ; ' i-ioves
I , Also, a very
MILLINERY GOODS
1 ' IjA1H Jind GE.Tf
( arpcts, Oil tlotlis, Trunks, Valises, Satchels, &e., &e.
CfT Pleane ceil eaily and examine for yourselves
declStf. SOUEIj At AL'HH II ALU.
The Oldest Established Dry (iocxia House on Oil teek.
The geutlenian who delivered tbe temper
nee lecture, Saturday night lust, in Steele's
School Ilouee. near Miller Eddy, folded his
tent and left completely disgusted witb the
success of bis effort. We did not learn his
name, but have atrong convictions that it
wasn't Gongb. Tbe aodience was not large
but there wa Do disconntoo It eotlinsiasm.
The worst possible sort of interruptions and
unkind and cnml criticism on bis style, did
ot seem tb dicourort the speaker, and be
hung to tbe thread of hi discourse until b
bad said his piece to the end Then the h. t
was ptssed nrouiul, and tbe liberality and
lavishness of that audience was something
wonderful wbon the pile w is occuinulat. d
and oounted, it footed up twenty cents ex
actly. Too much for oae drink of Parker
whisky, and not enough fr two. East
Brady Independent.
Pool Sklunu Among ' the delegate
from Louisiaua to tbe Cincinnati Conven
tion was one Jack Swords a sport. On the
night before tbe nominations were made.
Jack conceived the idea that he might be
able lo sell some poo's, and got up tbe f.f
lowing roclnn cald ami Hit of en Ties: ' '
National Coulee, Cincinnati, ' May Is',
1872. Presidential Stakes. Single ilasli to
the White House, .Enirance $l,Uuu,U00.
Pay or play i i
No. 1. Illinois enter Judge Davis, agtd;
by Lincoln, out ot Labor Keluiui. Colors,
Black aud Black., , , . .
No. t Massachusetts enters Charts F
Adams, Geniluuian, by blooded Flock,
dam Good Fellow. ,Ked, White, and Blue.
No 3. Missouri enters Graiz Brown by
Frank Blair, out ol Compromise, lied and
Kd.
No. 4. New York enters Horace Greeley,
out of Jeff. Davis, byAgricullute; imp.
Subtoll. White and Silver. . .
No. 5. Illinois enter Lj man Tiwmbull,
out or Badical Party, by Frank Blair.
Bin and Gray. - -
.Two thousand other candidate to b sold
aa the field.' ' ' .
It la needless Is soy that this it excited
much amit'emeiit, and that several pool
were sold, Greeley being tbe favorite lu
a!l.. ' " "
IVorktngniPii'a Ticket;
, The ticket nominated by the ft'orktng
meu's State Convention ataod aa follow:
Governor William P. Scueli, of Bedford
county. '-'.)
Supreme ' JndgeJamee 'Thompson, ol
Erie couuty,' .'.')
Auditor General Esaia Biltlnfell, of
Lancaster county. ' .V '" . '
- Congressmen at 'arge James H- IIop
klos, .of. Allegheny county, and Gen. J. W.
Cake, of Northumberland couuty.
At tbe radiHcatiou meeting iu William
psVt,'a'tejgram waa eecaived from James
H. Hopkina anneunoibg bl acceptance ot
tbe nomination tendered bim..
Th lilt of candidate nominated for tbe
Coostltiittoual Conveution I beudud by'
Hot. dbarlea R. Buckalew.
WAITED
Second-Hand Engines
Saw. i Grist : Mill Machin
ery,
In good order.
fu'i-.
Address with
lull description and price,
; 11. M. PLMING,
... I 'ark. City, Kansas. .
- BRY GOODS. ' 40
Tm " ' - -
impure Lares,
Keauy-naae Linen Salts.
flu selection of
! MILLINERY QOODs
FfTKNISIIlftIO OOI9,
Local Notice.
8. M. Pettenglll v Co. !J7
Park How, New Kork, and "o. P. HoeeDeci,
Advartieltig Ascent, ar th sola agmti tor the P.,
troleum Centre Daii.t Kxcoao in that city. Ail.
t.rtlsara In tbat city are requested te 1mm Uior
fa f ore with either of tne above bourns
FOR UEXXT"
Six rooms pleasantly located on th hill
near the Churche; plastered ihrnimtiimt.
Also three room on tbe Egbert Farm, plit
lered. Bent moderate. For p&riiculsr
inqulro at this oQlce or of
M. Wn.nKKT.
I'elroleum Centre, May Uih lw
COOK WASTED.
A ftrat-olass cool wanted at the Petrcilenit
Exobanice Hotel. Highest wages pant.
Apply immediately.
W. D. DODGK.
Pet. Centre, May, 10th lw
For dale
15.000 to 20.(300 feet of SECOND-IUND-
I l, 1H.U. at iroiu ZD lb 30 C. prr funl.
Tbe Tubing ia in first clans order nod all.
ready fitted.
April 2.X if. H. H. WARNER.
Take ftoiicr.
All parties Indebted to E T. Brlggssre
requested in call aod settle by Mv IM.
and save costs, or tbev will leli with JuHtce
Reyuuld fur collectiou.
2. T. Brigs.
April 20-'l
Mew Goods!
L. (iKAFOWITUI,
Merchant Tailor!
lias Joel returned front Xew Ynrk witb the font
aaui fluent of VOUKIQN ANUlXlUKbl'IU
Cloths,
Casshiitrcs,
mill Yestinp.
8iiltble for Mer.'a and Ito 's w,r. eerbr .lUgbtto
f eiruleum t eulre. Also, a rail liua ot
. GENTS' FUBNISHING GOODS.
C.nvroM WORK proaaptlv attebded to, and good
flis t'liarnateed. . N
Tbe people of thla plaee an vlcfnltr en ""T t1,
ter rlothlng nf me, and l' CEK i EST l ItaAf
tit i h lulu Tlloavllla, Oil City or elsetrhsre. .
Give me a call.
Li. OttAFOWITCH,
Next Venrto ftmllh'a Maloon, Wash.
lugteurtt, Vku Centre. Pa. nU tr.
Just from New York.
A SPLENU1U STOCK OF
SPRING OVERCOATS.
To tbe Citizens of Petroleup
Centre and vicinity.
I have just received toe larut stock of
SPRING AND SUMMER
CLOTHING
Now In the Oil Country, and can and will
oil cheaper than uay other man in town.
TO FSIENES
I ask yon le clTod aee belor PrcIh'"
in elsewhere, a it Is lor your benefit 1 ra
doinutbis. Don'lbe led stry. buttlop '
examine toy stock before going to 7 0,D"
place. I bave tbe v. .-
LARGEST STOCK OF HATS
Ever before offered In the Oil Couotry.
AIor tbe Onet leek of J
Gents' Furiilshlnj: Gods
in tbe country.
8. OBE
Ip ..(,..'..
Yon
Want ' '
To iuorease'
Tour bninee,
Advertise In the
PCTROLttrMCTHtKeCOKP1