SHUGERT & STARR "ocoowon to HeFarland, Sraitti Co., Merchant Tailors! AND DEALBItS IS Cents' Furnishing Woods, COR., SPRING & FRANKLIN BTS., !TITB8VLIiE, PA. Ilavo put in one of tbe finest aoorunentaoj f CL02IIS& CA88IMERES SNGLIsn, FRENCH AND AMERICAN COATINGS, MIXED AND STRIPED SUITINGS, , FANCY TOSTXHGS. T.iot olfcrtdjn the Oil Region. TWENTY DIFFERENT STYLES OF HATS 5c CAPS, Ali toe Latest and Nobblwt Btjlea. 1 A FULL LIN1 OF ' Gents' Furnishing Goods, &c. P&iroleum Centre Daily Record. I'eC Centre Pi trldar, Aiir-usI 10 Divine Service. METITODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services every Sabbath at 11 A. M. and i P. M. Sabbath School at 12 P.M. -a!9 Tree. A oordial invitation extend ed to all. Rsv. P. W. Sooneld, Faitor. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Pr- rching at U o'clock A. M., and 7U D. PATTON, Pastor. r-Jtalenin Centre Lodge, No. Tiff, I. O. of O. P. Hollar meeting nights Friday, at 8 o'clock. Signed. ALBERT GLENN, N. G. E. O'Flaiirrty, A Scc'y. tWI'lace of meeting, Main St., opposite IfcGiiotock House. tm A. O. Of IT. W. Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of U. W., nitwts every Monday evening at 8 o'olook, n Odd Fellow's Hull, Petroleum Centre, Vwn'a. A. M. Klscknm, M. W. J. If. Merrill, R. Gold at 1p.m. iu T'.u watch game ol bane ball for $100 a i U played atFranklln, yeaterday, between thoTelrolia of this place, end tbe OI EtocUugB of Franklin, resulted in a disas trous dofnut for tbe Fetrollat. The follow ing is the score JKNIKOB. 11345678 9 Fetrolian, 1 0 4 1 1 o "J "o "114 Oil BI'ks, B 7 1 9 0 1 17 fl 046 As a natter ol course, onr dots fuel un brer their icfeat, but do not "propose to givs u up bo, Mr. urown," or in other worda "throw up tbe sponge" until they get re veSge. The return came will be nl naxt woek, due announcement of which will be given, on tbe grounds of the Petro lfas In Ibis place. The baokers of tbe T troliaa nfTor to "pnt np" Buy amount of mon ey that thoy can beat tbe Oil Stockings,and a bully contested game may be expeolcd. Bui.lt Hill. Thiire are now five new wnlls drilling on the Bully Hill territory, as follows : Patterson 3c Dickey, one; Pren tice, Crawford 4 Barbour, onej Watson one; Watson, Pillock A Co., one; and one' oilier, In addition to tbe above several more 'foils mo in prospect. Promise, Crawford & Barbonr, completed a uew van on Sunday morning lust, which did not show up very well, although it had 1C lent o good sand rocks A toipedo was erpluded In tbe well, which did not happen to eti ike the tight place, and the tubing ba to bo drawn several times before tbe will could be cleaned out. Will probably proro a small well. . Aoolber well, belonging to Pillock & Co, was to have been finished to-night or In tbe nmruing. The show Is good. Wee.ro sorry to !.arn.ol the death or the infaut 3hlld of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 11 o Ifnrh. which occurred this moroiog The aay friends of the family symp.toUe with ilium m this hour of their affliction. ThiT.dioule Journal oautions those who wUh io visit Buffalo not to take ik. ...... via , aneo, as the Pblladolpi and F.rle ...... u. m. connection with the Dun tTk and Warren road. The Department of Agricultural In III re port for June, In regard to the present wheat eropaays: A reduction of one-tenth of the area of laat year la Indicated In Pennsylva nia, and a condition of SO per cent, below an average It presented. The report! pre terit thirtyeight counties, of which Clear field alooe gives 100. Had the season been propitious' alnce the opening of spring, tbe losses by winter-killing would have been by no meaaa Irrepreaiible scarcely even for midable. Tbe York correspondent declares tbe prospect the worst for thirty-seven years. Drought, cool;wlnds and Ules are among the evils added to the winter-killing. Coroner Larue held an Inquest In the case of Mary Hugue who was run over by train No. 16, on tbe J. AF. ra'lroad. near Two Mile Run, on Wednesday last, and the ver dict exculpated the employes from all blame. She was carrying a bucket of water, on the traok, when the train rounded curve and tbe engine struck ter before she could es cape. Venango Citizen. Mrs, Agnes Bullock, Virginia lady, re cently cut a new set of leetb, though she is ninety-six yeara old. She was spllttlog kin dling wood, when the teeth which were worth sixty dpllara fell out of her mouth, and tbe axe dropped on Ibem. Her bus band says "It will be great many years before she gets another set to cut." Brlgbam Young baa just Invoiced bis slock of cblldron again, and thinks there are stxty.eigbt in all. We send to Great Britain aonually $15, 000,000 in gold for tbe single article of spool cotton. A horrible accident occure.4 at the Etna furnaoe, in New Castle, on Tuesday, by whloh Thomas M'Marlln, an employee at the furnace, waa almost instantly killed. His death waa occasioned by bU breast be- Ing literally crushed between tn o oars. His lamily reside near Harlaoaburg, Lawrence county. He was about thirty-three years of age nod leaves a wife and four children to mourn his sad and untimely end. A Paris correspondent relates a story woico may oe taken as an illustration o; sublime Impudence. He states that a gen tleman walking with bis Mtle boy on the baokaof the rlvsr, the child slipped over tbe bank into tbe water, and would certain ly have been drowned but for the courage of a man who waa Bablng, who jumped in and saved tbe boy. The father thanked blm cordially, but asked blm II be would add to tho obligation, aa be waa already wet through, by swimming for the boy's cap. On a recent visit to Pitbole, we paid a call on our old friend, Capt. D. W. Bailey, the popular postmaaler and news agent at that point. Tbe Capt. informs us that bust nesa is flourishing with blm at present. Tbe average sale of newspapers or all kinda is over 1,000 copies per week, which speaks well for tbe intelligence of the people of that burgh. Although Pitbole is not as lively as it waa in tbe palmy day of '65, yet those who stood by the old town have not grown at poor aa tbey undoubtedly would had tbey followed tbe oil excitement. Tbe total yield of tbe Pitbole territory is nearly 600 barrels per day, consequently it will be seen that the oil interests of the town are not dead yet. We are pleased to learn that tbe Capt. baa done well in a flnanolal point of view. There is no mio in the circle of our acquaintance that we heartily wish more good luck than Cap). D. W. Beiley.of Pitbole, and further "they don't make many better or more whole son lad men nowadays," than Bailey, the Postmaster at Piibole. Died On Friday, August 16th, 1872, Harriett a, infant daughter of Thomas aud Haunab UoHugb. aged 11 months and 16 a ays. IS-Funeral will be held at their real donee on Washington street, at 10 o'clock a- m. to-morrow, Saturday. Friends of tbe family are invited. pDTROLEpil CHKTRB, Aug. 16. Mr. Editor: Please do us tbe favor ol announcing the score in tbe game of base ball, played yeaterday afternoon, between the Juniors of Petroleum Centre, and tbe Stars of Tilusville. Tbe score stood 27 to 36 In favor of the Juniors. Yours, Junior. Jack Howard, of Bradford, jumped 29 feet 7 inohea from a block of wood two feet long' wedge shaped, raised four inches in front' on Chester raoe course, England. Howard made a forward jump over a billiard board, plaoed lengthwise, at Manchester, England, for 200. Goldsmith Maid, Lucy, Jay Gould, Elmo and Greenwich Maid are now at Milwaukee, where tbey are entered for the races at Cold Spring Park. Bud Doble says U all things are favorable the Maid will beat ber famous lime of last year over tbe same course. GAFFfiJY'S Wines and Liquors for med rl,:l use. The best and cheapest. Mooting ul the CrflfHtcta ol 1'lslier Bros. In pursuance (if tbo notice Issued by Messrs. Fisber Bros, a meeting oflheir crerll tors was held In tbelr olllco yeitcrdny at half past two o'clock. Following are tbe organization and pro feedings of tbe meeting: Tbe meeting waa called to order by J. L, Grandln, of Tldioute. C. Ileydrick, of Franklin, was circled Chairman and W. J. Young, Secretary. Mr. Grandln stated tbe object of tbe meet ing and asked the the Secretary to make a report of the condition of Fisher .Bros., af. (airs. Tbe following report was then submit ted. Liabilities $314,211 17 Assets 246,176 88 Liabilities over assets 08,004 29 Ihe following parties signed the release and surrendered their contract. E. C. Bradley, Collins & Budlong, J. Budlong Pioneer Oil Company, H. Dunham, O. n' Strong, D. McKelvcy & Co., A. S. Ralston, W. H. Abbott, John Millon, F. J Keffur. agent; Jonathan Watson, Raydure, Watson & Co., J. L. Grandln, Hutchinson, BacbeU der & Co., M. E. Hess & Co.. F. AVoodward. Wesley Chambers, Parker, Thompson & Co U. O. Donnell, representing over 150.000 barrels or oil. On motion tbe following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted: Whereas, Messrs. Fisber Bros, have sat isfactorily shewn to this meeting their ine uuivj io meei meir contracts lor the pnr obaeeofotl; and whereas, their creditors have offered to give tbem such extension as to enable them to resume business immed iately upon condition that all tbe holders of contracts lor tho sale of oil maturing alter the Slst dy of July last, surrender the same; and whereas, tbe speedy resumption (of the said Fisher Bros, is in enr judgment, of vital importance to tbe prosperity of tbe oil business; therefore, Resolved, That we will surrender all ,ucb contracts held by us. Resolved, That we earnestly request all others, holders of snob, contracts, not pre ent or represented at Ibis meeting, to aura render their contract, and that a committee be appointed to wait upon such holders ol such contracts and solicit such surrender. The following gentlemen were appointed the.oommltu provided for in tbe second resolution: - William Thompson and P. Hutchinson for Parker's Landing; Jonathan Waisoo and William II. Abbott for Titueville; Isaic wane ana Wesley Chambers forPeteisburg; u. brandln and A. Roes for Tldioute H. Dunham and C. W. Owston for Oil City. On motion adjourned. . W. J. Yodko, Sec'y. Telegrsms were received after tho ad journment from a number of holders of con tracts, announcing their wi lingoes to eau eel their contracts. Mllo Thornton, well known In.tbls section one of tbe most noted counterfeiters In the States, died in tbe Ohio 'Penitentiary on Sunday of last week. He waa aent to tbe Penitentiary last November, for four years. His age was about 64 years. New Bakkiko Hocsa in Tionksta. H. H. May, J. P. Park and A. B. Kelly, have started a banking bouse in Tionests, For est county, under tbe firm name of May, Park & Co. Tbey have erected a fine brick building, for an office, and opened business on Monday of last week. Mr. Park Is an old resident of Franklin, a good substantial business man, and popular with all wta know blm. The lion tamer who enteis tbe den of lions traveling with Kleckner's show came near being chewed up at East Brady last Monday. The animal had been unusually reatlens that day, aud when be went into the cage on Monday afternoon, one ol tbe lions olutcbed tbe keeper's leg with bis paw, atripping tbe calf off tbe leg clear down. Such dangerous exhibitions are always per sisted in till injury or death results from tbem. Twelve sailors are in tbe Quarantine Hospital at New York, down with yellow lever. It Is thought all but three will re cover. An enterprising baker of San Francisco bas put bis bakery upon wheels, with which be perambulates tbe streets, serving bis patrons with warm cakes and hot rolls from a steaming oven. Alderman McMullen telegraphed to Mace's tiends In New York yesterday afternoon, suggesting New Orleans as tbe place for tbe Ogot. Tbo answer made was that the pro position was to meet at Erie, Pa., and go te Canada to fight. McMullen replied that be would name the time and place of tbe fight laat night. Oil continues to decline in price, and bus loess Is stsuaant. SoltUcrs' Miit! SaUori Convert tion. All soldiers and sailors In Venango coun ty who favor tho ro-electlon of U. S. Grant to tbe residency, nnd the election of Henry Wilson to Iho Vice Presidency of tbe United State?, am requested to meet at Franklin, on Tuesday, the 29th lost., at 11 o'clock a. m. for Iho purpose ol organizing a county dele gallon lo attend tbe mass Convention ol Soldiers and Sailors to be held at Pittsburgh, September 17 tn. Jjue notice will bo given ol tbe place of meeting. W. C. Howe, A. P. Duncan, N. II. Reed, II. A. Miller, II. M. Hughes, George Shawi go, J. R. Grant, P. R. Gray, Levy Grimm, H. H. Herpst, J. P. Barr, T. & Strohecker, D. D. Morlarty, Det Beatty, Porter Pbipps, J. A. Dunham, W. W. Shorts, Gaitey, F. F. Davis, Jamea S. Wilson, W. S. Welsh, George E. Ridgway, R. II. Woodburn. At a meeting of directors of tbe Buffalo and Jamestown division of tbe Producer's Railway, beld at Buffalo, tbe contract for building tbe road was given to Messrs. Rus sell i Moultcn, of Michigan. Tbe road is to be completed from Buffalo to the State line by December first. It is not known when the Titusvillo end will be Coolraot ed. Tbe commission sent by tbe East India government to this country to examine our railroad system, have reported in favor of remodeling passenger coaches to correspond with tbe American plan, and an order has been Issued accordingly. Tbe cars now in use are of the European pattern. v Theodore Hook became very intemperate lo bis latter years, and endeavored to. con ceal tbe habit as lar as possible when io company. Hence, he appropriated a favor ite corner by tbe refectory door of the Ath- ensum Club, ol which be wsa a member. Drom this snuggery be gave his order to tbe waiters, who bad long learnt tbe import of his hieroglyphlcal language. The calls were repeated for toast and water or lemon' ade. But the former meant brandy, and tbe latter was tbe synonyme lor gin. Of tbe five thousand French enni taken in tbe war. twenty-two huge soeclmens have been set apart for a monster bell to be cast for tbe cathedral at Cologne. Tbe bell Is lo weigh 000,COO pounds, and will roe seventy leoi nigb, witn a diameter of thirteen feel at its base. Wltb tbe excep tion of the Ivan Veliki at Mosoow wbiob la a gong ruther than a bell, bar lug no alap per, and being struck with a hammer it will be tbe largest on tbe conllneot, and will even exceed Big Ben. On Saturday last a freight train bad reached Rattlesnake, below Paiksr, when the englneoi and fireman stopped in order to oil tbe engine. Both men were on the ground, when suddenly the locomotive started at full speed down tbe road, and bad only run a abort distance, when it met and ran Into a train coming up. Both trains came together with a fearful craah, and the locomotives were considerable damaged, and several freight care thrown off the track. No person was injurea. Tbe mineral resources of Texas ara re ceiving greater attention, in view of tbe completion of the contemplated railroad fac ilities. Investigations show that tbe rocka contain cbaraoterlstlos belonging to the coal measures of Missouri and other Western States. LOST. On Sunday forenoon last, between tbe Boyd larm Bridge and the Presbyterian Church, a GOLD BRACELET. Tbe find er will be liberally rewarded by leaving tbe same at tbla office, or at the vfiloe of the Boyd farm Bridge Co. JOHN WADDELL. Aug. 15-It. A nnmber of New York ladies, who are In tbe babit oT riding on horseback In Cen tral Park, have announced, through tbe papers", that tbe will be at the Filth avenna entrance next Saturday, at three o'clock, la bloomer costume, and Invite any other la dies who are in favor of riding astride horse, instead ol aidewaysj to meet them In similar oostumeB. Mr. Hiram Osgood, of Ross Run. white chopping logs for Reek's mill, on Thursday iaa waa loanuny injurea by a limb falling upon blm. Tbe limb was about tlx inches through at the butt, and nearly twenty feet long, ion irem iw to forty leet, and struck Mr. Osgood on tbe left tide of the bead and left shoulder. He bas been In a critical condition ever since, and HI doubt nil whether be will recover rRWMt p.. publican. , A pocket-book oontaining one hundred thousand dollars in gld State bank bllla was found under a log in the old camping grounds at Indianapolis, Saturday. Tbey will be redeemed. TL Rod Stockings, of Boston, nlav it. Senccas, to-day, at Oil City. A Soutltern FUIi SUrv. We learn (torn a Southern papr ti ,4 course Is a proof of its' autbnniirii. ., . of there was a eolored skeptic living' nfa Panola, Miss., who treated religion W'b' more levity than solemnity, and who y,ni fishing on Sunday. Being remonntratea with some weeks ago.he replied Irreverentl, that he would go the next Sunday morning "belore God gets up, and catch a nice string of fish." Accordingly, on tbe 0ow. lug Sunday morning bo repaiicd to tbo banks of the Tallahatchie river (very early, and tbiew bis baited book and lins into the river. Scarcely had he done so when ih. was a violent tuggiog at; hi book, suds counter pull from tbe shore brought to ibj urface a huge aatfisb, which found voice to say: "You shall remain here fisulniiii the days ol your life, till God get up," ,D(j then disappeared Since that tlm. .n. forts to drag tbe unfortunate tbbermao from the bank of tbe river bave proved unanij. log. It is evident that belabors nn... strange hallucination, but be insists it i tk. judgment of the Almighty, and that b. must continue angling in that spot until h reoeive absolution from bis offended Maker. liocatl ftotl;er. t'Jiiat renAlvpfl at tho. Tirncnvr CLOTHING STORE, a large anoMsmt ol new and nobby styles of HATS & CAK. etSf-GREEI.EY HATS at ik. t... TOWN CLOTHING STOKE. GRANT HATS at tba JAMWTnir. CLOTHING STORE. If ata! flats! Cupsr Caps! At the JAMKSTflWM nrniniivn STORE. Just received from New Y.k Paris and London, knit vl'i K ... 1. 1 ...!.. 1 ..... w ..m . i m l ably oheaD. Cult end evaminA tniu. - ... em, prices. . A. ALDKN. Pnr P...U. IVU. . . .... warrauHia as U0D ry ins Brotherhood or Brooton go. to GAFf'MKY'b. Tbe best Pittsburgh Lager at . . - GAFFNEY'S. CATS AND HAPS In .1.,. ... k? a"v'l"B received by express from 'asseotuwh CLOTH ING STORE. Call and look at tbem. August 12-tf. For Sale or ltent. A (foslrabla rHirinn iaa.swi ah. r. w waaw-U WU UO Aj)f- bert b arm, a short distance from town. F particular apply to UWIB GAFFNET , Petroleum Centre, June 14, 1872. jl4-tf. FOR SALE CHEAP, A firstwIwM tjamot nmtr.UT rmn: ES. WAGON. RAHtu working order. For particulars inquire it this office. ,. i 26.'2w. For Sale TUBINO. fct from 9K ft Qft ... ' ..-. Tbe Tubing is In drat -tea order aod all ready fittd. April 23. tr. . H. H. WARNER. Foraud JaaaBlaa at Large. On tha hMtnkM it-..- w-t.k i- n I t" ' - - w um, ft rty u , iivi Creek townahln. V.D.nnn r w nH mR.1' A,,',U,, Sa 187a kV WHITE SOWS, about a ye,- aoda'.lf old. one SPflTTPn radpi-.ut .-j mrc ' . a.Mv n , Run vim SliOAT. Tbe owner or ownariara ferment ed loeall and Identity aioi'r.y and r ebarges. otherwlu h vlii j.Hr as tba law reaulns. . HENRY WRIGHT, Oil Creek Township, Aug. 14, 1872. eug 15-31, AttHIVAI, AND nCPAIlTlBF. OF THAINS ON O. V. ec A. H. a, On ami fti ann. i.. a.j ion. .77 w uu nut train wUI run a follow: NORTH tin ft 9 wA T. . v, flu w. Leave Irvine. H,4S a k. 3,05 r Leave Oil City 6,00 a u. 2,27 ru. 6,U ' 1 TftUKv. T in it 7 Ail " AfriyeCorry. 8,45 6,25 ifW " phx 9 Accommodation Frelffbt T.naoAa nil nit. a ja . ... tn raf. 10,26; Tltusvllle, 11,16; Ar. Corry, 12,Mpn HOUTB. KO, 2. NO. 4. HO. O. Leave Corry, 10,45 a m. 6,10 a c t,6i r 1 P. Cn. 1 in it q on if 8,35 " ii 9.2S ' VrrlveO. CHjl.60 o!o& Irvine. 4.AR u y "1 a . ... -... no. io Accommodation rreigDi Leave Cnm I IS n m Tit. 2. 80: P0 ysuirir. a,uu, ar at vu Ulty, e,o r a-a? on a auu run oa sanaaj. British International Money Order System. Monev ordrea can be obtain ed at the Petroleum Centre Post Office npon Post Offices in ab parts of Great Britain and Ire- and. United States Treasury Notes or National Bank Notes only received or paid.
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