SHUGERT & STARR
Saceeeeen to McFarland, Smtlli Co.,
Merchant Tailors!
AND DEALERS IN
Cents' Furnishing Woods,
cob. spring 4 franklin sts.,
tite8v.l.l1e, pa.
Ilavc pot In one of the Hoot aisor.mcnts oj
VL01IIS& CASSIMERES
ENGLISH,
FRENCH AND
AMERICAN
COATINGS,
MIXED AND
STRIPED SUITINGS,
FANCY VESTINGS.
Ever offered .in the Oil Region.
TWENTY DIFFERENT STYLES OF
HATS Sc CAPS,
111 the Latest tui Nobbiest Style.
A FULL LIKE OF
Gents' Furnishing Goods, fcc.
r etroleum Centre Daily Record.
Pet Centre, Fa., Friday June 14.
Divine service.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sabbath at 11 A. M. and
l P. M. f abbath School at P. M.
eats free. A eordUl lnvltatloo exteud
cd to all.
Rev. P. W. Scofii L, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at 11 o'clock A. M., and 7X
o'clock P. M.
D. PATTON, Pastor.
PotYolcnm Centre Lodge, No.
T1S, I. O. of O. F.
Regular meeting nights Friday, at 8
o'clock. Signed.
ALBERT GLENN, N. G.
E. O'Flahertt, A Sec'y.
ffTPlce of meeting, Main St., opposite
MoCHntock House.
A V Ul J V l
Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of U. W
RumtA evnrv Mondftv evenln at 8 n'clockiH
a ih m it mwr
in Odd Fellow's Hall, Petroleum Centre,
Peon's.
A. Gush, M. W.
8. H. Cooker, R.
Gold at 1 p. m. 113
It bas been said by skeptics, lofidels, de
ists, &c. that tbe Bible Is like an old fid
dle; yell can play any tuue upon it you
please. Wbeo you see all manner of doc
trines sustained by Bible quotations, tba as
sertion bas great force to the superficial
reader. But tbe most maligant application
we bave lately heard of Bible dootrlne was
by a disbeliever Id that book, and who was
Iso somewhat of a woman hater. He re
ferred to tbe parable of the great sapper to
vtbicb psopie were lovttea, and the excuses
offered for not attending. Tbe men who
bad purchased lands and cattle begged to
be excused, but tbe men wbo had married a
wife, mentioned tbe fact, and said, "There
fore I cannot como, showing that where
there was woman In the. question tbe
thing was settled. We notice a synopsis of
sermon by an eminent divine on this para
ble, wbo shows 'how necessary it is to un
derstsndjtha hlstorylof times cotemporane
ons with Bible history. He said, "In tbe
Jewish polity a man was excused from
:milltary duty for one year after marriage.
'Hence this man makes no apology, he
"does not beg to be exoused as tbe other,
"did, but says simply, 'I bave married a
"wife sod therefore 1 cannot coma. ' "
Din't forget the
Borrow afternoon.
Bats Ball Meeting to-
Poucs News. In tbe assault and bat
tery mil, tried tefore Justice Reynolds,
yesterday, between O'Cconor vs. Kinney,
the jury brought in a verdiot of not guilty,
but defendant pay lbs costs.
Lovers of tbe national game Base Ball
will remember tba meeting to be field on
the bate ball grounds, to marrow afternoon,
for the purpose of organising s base ball
Club. Let bias bal-itta take notice.
Our townsman, Mr. W. J. McClure, res
eently elected County Sobool Superintend
ent, retelved bis commission yesterday from
tba Stats Department of Education. He
will eater span the duties ot bis office at
once.
unio claims to nave three million mors
scris under cultivation than PtnuaylvaBia.
For (he Daily lin-ord
Early RfmliiiKccnces of I lie
Oil Ht'giOIIS Jo. le
The first advent of tbe writer of this ar
ticle into tbe Oil Regions of Pennsylvania,
was in tbe month of April, ISliO, Union
Mill?, on the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad,
being tho most accessible point, astl ''Foot
& Walker Line" tho most reliable mode of
transit from thence to Titnsville, arriving at
tbe Eagle Hotel, in the village of Tltusville,
six hours in advance of tbe Flags which
left Union at the same time "not much of a
day for walking either." At that early pe
riod where now stands the flourishing townk
or uorry wasnntniog out a;nowiing wilder
ness. Xllusviiie or to-day, wilu Its mag
nificent churches, school houses, banks,
bnge refineries and elegant hotels and pri
vate, residences, al that primitive dale was
nothing but a quiet country four corners,
boasting of but one or two hotels, tbe Inev
itable variety store, wbere everything from
a darning needle to a reaper and mower
was kept tor sale, and but fa scattering
bouses, occupied by tbe old seulers of the
place.
There was but three producing wells in
tbe neighborhood at that timo, viz: the
Drake well, near the Company's upper mill;
tho Crossley well, on tbe right bank of the
lower pond, and tbe Barosdall well, on tbe
Watson furm, east of the village. From
this time on oil strikes were frequent on the
several farms near Titusvllle. Some time
during the month of June, that year, tbe
first flowing well was struck on tbe Watson
Flats. A pine plug was driven iulo tbe lop
of tbe driving pipe, a bole bored through
tba same, and a piece of lead pipe inserted
tbe otber end running into a barrel. In
this pritnitiue miuner a barrel of oil was
saved in 33 minutes by the watch. Tbat
was certainly tbe first flowing well in the
region, and although email compared with
more recent developments, mill deserves a
place in history which it has thus far failed
to receive.
About this time steam engines began to
make tbeir appearance in tbe region, grad
ually superceding spring polo and horse
power drilling. Ooe drawback experienced
in the introdootio,n of steam engines was
the want of competent engineer-. At diet
there was but few men that had confidence
enough lu themselves to take charge of an
engine, but tbls soon ceased, aud any, man
of common Intelligence, wbo had corns up
tbe Allegheny River on a steamboat, aud
noticed tho engineer turn tbo steam off and
on, would engage for a Grst clats engineer,
some meeting witb success while others were
ir ere .
J
failures. More anon,
0X8 OP THE PI0XEEK3,
A lond explosion which startled many,
this afternoon, was occasioned by a blast on
the Warren it Venango Railroad.
t7"Bev. A. M. Cbapiu, of Spartanshurg,
will fl 1 the pulpit of tbe Presbyterian
Ofiurcb of this place, on Sunday nixt, fore
noon and eveuing. The public are invited
to attend.
Arrested forSc.ndat Pukpixo. Crock,
or A; Darrab, owners of of a well on tbe
Mumford property, just below tbe A. & G.
W. depot, were arrested upon Information
of Geo. Harton, and brought before Alder
man Ellis for violating tbe Sunday law by
pumping tbeir well on that day. After
charging them tie cons of prosecution and
arrest tho Ai'd. told them to "go and sin co
more" on Sunday, anat be would inflict
the full penalty of tbe low which is a mag
nificent One of tour dollars for each offense
tbe next time they appear before him on tbe
same charge. Venango Spectator." .
Lovers ot Base Ball remember the meet
ing to morrow.
A correspondent Erie Dispatch says:
The Colorado oil territory, near Enterprise,
In thro county, is one of tbe paying institu
tions. Many good wells aro being struck on
(his territory, but no movo Is made about It,
as tbe land Is -owned by a company (of
wbicbD. McKelvey, of Warren, Is a mom
ber) wbo operate it themselves, and will
not lease. If leases could be had, an old
fashioned Pitbsle excitement would spriug
up Immediately. In a future artlole I will
give a more extended account of this valua
ble oil dorado.
Our townsman, Mr. Jerome B. Aiken,
has got bis new Opera Houso at St, Peteres
burg, completed, aud an opening ball was
giveu last night. Next week a theatrical
compaoy commence an engagement iu tbe
ball. Jerome Is a good fallow and ws wieb
Dim success In his sew enterp.-ise.
A brakesman by the natuo of Sullivan
from Erie, was killed at Youngsville Tues-
day night while uncoupling a train in mo
tion. He was standing upon tbe bum pa
of tbe car, and as tbo train separated be
was thrown upon the trade and run over
by the separated portion. He lingered
in great agony until Wednesday morn
ing, when be died. Tidlouta Coniuier.
clal.
The IHItrtirli t'nrm, Housoville.
On Wednesday of last week a new well
was struck on the Mitchell (formerly Shaw)
farm, Kuuseville, wblcb is to-day doing fully
75 barrels daily. Tbls well is situated in
tbo midst of a number of old, small pro
ducing wells. As the developments on
tbls farm bave been, probably, I be most
successful koown In our oil history, we pro
pose giving short statement of tbe working
of tbe properly:
Tbe Mitchell farm, consisting ol SO ncrrs,
was purchased from Mr. II. L. thaw a little
over three ycaiB ogo for five thousand dol-
are. (For agricultural purposes, for which
Mr. Shaw used the farm, these fifty acres
were utterly worthless, i Onc-balf of lulu.
fifty acres were set apart by tbe purchasers
for development and tbe other liulf stands
in reserves. Not quite three years ago tbe
Grst oil was struck on the farm. From
April 13, 1S70. to April 19, 1872, the 25
acres yielded 225,430 barrels of oil, 62,600
of which was produced by four wells in
lens.'!, pnylng tbe land interest 40 per cent
of tbe earnings, all of which celled tbe
company owning the farm in two years
tbo enormous sum of $738,532. Tho totnj
receipts, during the time above stated,
were considerably over a million dollars.
And at the present there it over $05,000
worth of machinery, tanks, piping, Ac, on
the property. Mr. F. W. Mitchell, of this,
city, owns five-eights of this exceedingly
valuable preperty, and was one of the orig
inal purchasers.
Tbe developments eventually made Mr.
Sbsw, wbo owned considerable land ad
jolnlug the Mitchell property, quite weal
thy. Tbe present production of tbo farm Is 1C0
barrels dully. It is believed that tbe own-,
era will lealize in tbe next two years a sum
equally as largo as tbat already paid.
Tho whole management of tbe Milcbel'
property bus been entrusted to Mr. W. II.
Keeler, to whose systematic labors the com
pany owe a great deul of tbeir success,
Venango Spectator.
Remember the Baso Ball Meeting to
morrow on old bull ground.
Itcuuiou 'Ifentli Kcg'tP. IS. C. V.
Mercer. Pa., June 1st, 1872.
At a re union of lOtti P. R. C. Vols., held
in Mercer in last Juno, it was resolved to
boldbe next re union at Stonebore, Mercer
county. Pa., on tbe Ja nestown and Frank'
tin Railroad, on Friday, June 20th, and tbat
the entire regiment be invited to participate
witb a view to making these re-union Regis
mental affairs.
Hon. John S. M'Calraont, thefiistColonol
of the Regiment, was chosen orator ot the
day, with Hon. Geo. W. M'Cracken as alte.o
nate, and General A. J. Warner, histori
an. On mrtion, Captains Shipler, Tanner
and Whistler were appointed a Committee
of Arrangements, and members of the Regi
ment designing to attend tbe reunion
should at once so write to tbe Committee
at Mercer.
E. L. GARVIN, Secretary.
Military. An indepeadeut Infantty
company is about to bo organized in Titus
ville; tbe names of many prominent citizens
being appended to tbe call for an organiza
tion. Such names as J. B. Olmstead, W.
W. BI038, J. J. Carter, L. B. Silllmsn,
Cbas. L. Matthews, J. W. Jewburst, S. S.
Forllg, B. G. Hinkley, J. J. Holden and
many others equally well known, would
bave the true ring at roll call. It wil
be a gonnioe "military ring," tbat will
reflect credit on tbe city if properly organ
ized. According to tbe Courier's report the
production for May total stock to June 1st,
9SC,732 barrels. Increase in total stock,
61,311 barrels. Dally average production,
IS, 505 barrels. Increase in daily , average,
2.23S barrels. Number of drilling wells,
293.
New Well. Manwarrlng & Cummlngs
so we learn, torpedoed tbeir new well on
Monday, and it Is now pumping at the rate
of 150 to 200 barrels. It Is located on tbe
New London tract. - TIdioute.Commercial.
An eastern paper says tbat before Pitts.
burgh doctors can vaccinnate anybody they
have to cat tbeir way witb cold chisel
through half an inch solidified coal gmoke.
The Masonic fraternity of Oil City are
making arrangments for a grand entertain
meat iu the form of a banquet, (o be given
Ic tbeir new hall in Windsor Bro's Block.
Dancing will also be In order on that even!
ing tbe 20th Inst.
Before hangings man in Louisiana they
let from fifteen to forty newspaper reporters
Interview him for three weeks. The poor
follow Is thou not only willing but anxious
to be bung.
A Western railroad Is setting out a
double row of white willows for a diutanco
of 200 milts, to break the wind.
SOBEL & AUERHAIM
1872. SMEW COODS! 1872.
Important to our Patrons and tlhe public at large I
SOBEL )TU E R H A I M,
Having jiut returned from Jicw York we arc now opening out tlic I.AKUEST STC'CK cf
Spring
summer
er brought to Tetroleiim Ccntro, comprising the latest styles of DRESS GOODS,
BLASK, COLOSSI) ANB'STRIPZD SIHtS. IRISH POPLINS,
Japanese Silks, Shawls, tiininurc Laces,
Iloticrv, Glove, Steady-Made Mncn Nuits,
AIi'o, a very fino selection of
MILLINERY GOODS ! MILLINERY GOODs
tiAl'lE uiltl GKXTS I'MSMMI.XJ UOOIlS,
Carpels, Oil Clotlis, Trunks, Valises, Satchels, &e., &c,
tf Please call early and examine Tor jourselves.
dccir.ff. sOUE1j A; Al'EHIIAIM.
The Oldest Established Dry Gooila House on Oil Creek.
f The Kofiucr War. V
1 nere seems 10 uo a uuap ui uuhuic, cj.
the Fitteburyh Gazette, existing between
tbe oil refiners and tbo Peuusylvaola Rail
road, which on Monday culminated in the
partial abandonment by tbe iormer of tbe
latter line for the lor warding of oil to tbe
cea coast lor exportation abrotd. Six t'ioi
sand barrels of refined petroleum were ou
Monday delivered at the Pittsburgh Depot
ot the Baltimore, Washington and Pittsburgh
Riilroad, consigned to S. Fancber & Co ,
Baltimore, wbo have io readiness a merchant
vessel at tbat port to carry the oil to Ant
werp. This new departuio created consid
erable talk ou Duqtiesuo Way on Monday,
and in railway circles. Tbe rcSners claim
that because of their subsciibiug largdy to
tbe capital stock of tbo projected pipe line
for bringing oil from Parker's Landing to
Pittsburgh that tbo Pennsylvania Railroad
Company have been making t lings hot for
them, and that in relf-pjptection they are
compelled to try tbo experiment of shipping
via Baltimore, by the rival lino. Tbe Phil
adelphia brokers will suffer moft from tho
break away of tho refiners to tbe Monument-
al city, as it will leave them without any-
occu nation.
A
N
! Rt'HAL Beavties and Cn v Bem.ks
Country girls aie not whit bebiud their met
ropolitan sisters in natural elements of love
liness, but it must le conceded that the city
belles heat understand t'jo art of preserving
and heightening their person al beauty.
Tbo most perfect features Inse half their at
traction unless the complexion is proper y
cared for, and if tbe pretty girls of tbe rural
districts wish to compete with tbe "l air
stars" of tbe fashionable world to refined at
tractions, they must pay due attention to
ibis Important point. They ought to know
for the fact is notorobtis that Hagau's Mag
nolia Bilm imparts to tbe skin a delicatei
pearly appearance nnproduceable by any
otber preparation under tbe sun. No mat
ter bow tbe Curtice may have been roughen
ed by exposure or discolored by the sun, the
Bulm will render it soft aud pliable, and
removes every blemish.
We learn from the Derrick that J. Bust
wiok, of the firm of Bostwick & Tilford ba
charge of tbe Erie Company 'a yard at Jersey
City, and blockades tbu oil on the Erie
road, in hopes to procure further concess
ions, lie also demands tbat all oil shipped
by other parties pass through bis hands
for clearance.
Marlow, tbe brewry murderer, bas been
re-sentenced, and will be bung at Mayvllle,
Friday, Aug. 2, 1872.
There is a farmer out west wbo has moved
s often that every time bis chickens ice a
covered wagon they turn over on their back
aud otoss tbeir legs,
NOTES OF THE UAV.
A pair of twins, born In Lowndes County,
Miss., the other day a boy and girl were
named respectively Horace Greeley and Dol
ly Varden.
The Garden of Plants In Paris Is rcsum
lug its wonted appearance. A collection
of animals is being brought together by tbe
officers of tbe society.
The looust eggs are poisoning tbo mulber
ries la Tennessee by being deposited in tbem
aud the mulberries are poisoning children
by the same process.
Eddie O'Donnel, known professionally as
ooe of tbe Levantine brothers, and a resi
dent of New York, died in Philadelphia, on
Saturday, It is supposed from small-pox.
The Garden of Plants in Paris is return
Ing its wanted appearance. A collodion
of animals is be log brought together by the
officer of the society.
DRY GOODS. &0.
Casmeres
Local Notices.
For Sale or Kent.
A desitable residence located on the Kr
bert Farm, a short distance from town. For
particulate apply to
OWEN GAFFNEY.
Petroleum Centre, June 14, 1872.
jU-tl.
MKAI.I.n 1'ItO FONALS
Will be received by tho Hoard of Direct on
of Cornplonter, until June 22nd, at 12'
o'clock, foi BUILDING THREE SCIIOOL
HOUSES in said Township, one alSiter.
lyville, one at Columbia Farm, and on at
Kane City. Kepnrale proposal j mutt be
mnde for each building.
Tte Hoard reserve the rights to reject any
or all of the bids.
Plans and S ecigcatlons maybe had on
application to Gko. II. Dnioxn. Secretary
of the Board, Oil City, Fa. Office at Foi'i
Planing, mill. P. O. Box 1.C82.
j 11-td.
Attr-nlioii Hase Hull Plnyert.
All parties interested in the bealtblul and
Invigorating exercise of Base Ball play, are
requested tii meet at the old ball gronnd.
near the Oil Creek depot, for the purpose of
organizing a (.'lob. All lovers of tbe sport
will please meet nt the above mentlnned
T laco, on Saturday, June 15th, at 2 p.
uurn. r
Br nroi KsTOP A Platkr.
j8-td.
For Sale Cheap.
Two Wells and rigs complete, nu the Bu
chanan Farm, west ol Columbia Oil Com
pany. Two Woodbury Engines No- 2,'j
and 3. One do Holler No. 4. ISUOfeet
Tubing, 700 feet one inch Pipe, 700 feet 3'4'
casing, 210 feet 65, casinu. Anplv to
CHARLES K HART.
Petroleum Centre, June 8. 1872. ,
j 8-1 w.
s.irl Wauled.
A girl wanted to do boueewurk in a small
family. Inquire of
MRS. H- C. JARVIS.
Petroleum Centie, Pa, Juno 3, 1872.
june 3-lw. ;
For Sale
15.000 to 20.000 feet of SECOND-HAND"
TUBING, at from 25 to 35 eta. per fool.
Tbe Tubing is in first class order and all
ready fitted.
April 23. tf. H. fl. WARNER.
Hew Cioods!
Ii. GRAIOWITCII,
Merchant Tailor i
nan Just returned from New York with tho fliwrt
axxortmimt of FOKEiGN AND DOMESl'lU
Cloths,
Cassiiueres,
and Vesiinsft
Pnltalile for Mer.'s and Boy's Wear, ever brought to
l'etrolcuin Centre. Alf-o, a full Una of
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.
CUSTOM WORK promptly attended to, aftJ good
fits euaranteed.
The jieoplo of this place and vicinity can tiny sel
ler Clothing of me, and 29 PKK i.KNT CUJUf
Kit than in Tltus.'ille, Oil City or elsowhcra.
(iive me a rail.
Ii. OR AFO WITCH,
Next Door to Smith's Saloon, W n"
Ingtou-M., ret, centre. Pa. mtt tf.
SALS
CHEAP.
Secnnd-llnnd Oil Well snp-
ia-iinna uii wen
I ft 9 In. TCtBINO, 10, OOftSKandSM
'AS I NO, 6,COO ft HMAIX PIf 8 000 ft
ODS, u Inch, inch T aud Inch Hi V"
pllM, 10,Ot)J ft 9
ard.ltnoh CASt:
ivn PIPP u-irrnilNttu ., nA b.ir nrice of New.
GAS anil HOTAKV'PIIM I'K for sale or to rnt.
JiNUIriKS ad BOII.RHS of all me", at
HOWE Sc COOK'Sf
Box 220, Petroleum Centre, P'
OCl-Sitfi