I A V f etroleum Centre Daily Record. P. Centre Pa., flatardan An Bant IT Divine Service. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Service every Sabbath at 11 A. M. and i Jtf P. M. Sabbath School at 12 P. M. eat free. A ootdial Invitation extend ed to all. Rev. P. W. ScoriKLD, Pastor. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Preaching at 11 o'clock A. M., and Tfr o'clock P. li. . D. PATTON, Pastor. Petroleum Centre Lodge) No. 719, I. O. of O. r. Regular meeting oigbls Friday, a( 8 clock. Signed. ALBERT GLENN, N. G. E. O'FLAHRBTr, A Sec'y. JF"Place of meeting, Main St., opposite McUllotocK House. A. O. Of U. V. Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of U. W., meets every Monday evening at 8 o'olock, la Odd Fellow's Ball, Petroleum Centre, Penn'a. A. M. Klickncr, M. W. J. HV Merrill, R. Gold at 1 p. m. Il6f DKHOCRATIO & LIBERAL MEETING, Democrats and Liberal Republicans 0 Petroleum Centre, are requested to meet at Sobel's Opera House, this evening. A full attendance Is requested as business of im- portanca will come before the meeting. BY ORDER, From the TItuivllle Courier's report of tbe production, of petroleum for tbe mootb of July, wbiob appeared tbls morning, we liarn tnat tbe total production for tbe montb was 568,813'barrelsj Dally average 18,349 barrels Increase la dally production .367 barrels; Total stock Aug. 1st, 963,185 bbls; Decrease In total stock 11,779 barrels; No. ol wells being drilled, 816; Total shipments during July 680,593 barrels. , From the Herald's monthly report, which ' io appeared this morn log, w glean lb lutlowing; ' Bbls. Til shipments of erude for July. 1872, of bbls ot 45 gallons, 659,473 Add to reduce to bbls ol 43 gallons aob 28,022 Tetal shipments of bbls of 43 gal lons each, 685,495 Slock on band July 1, 990,229 Slock on band Aug. 1, 979,166 Deduct deoiease on August 1st, 11,563 Total production during July. 673,932 Average per day la July, 1872, for 31 days, 18.513 Average per day lo July. 1872, 17,261 Daily Increase July, 1872, over - July, 1871, im Mr Hillwig, a venerable dame residing at tba month of Benneboff Run, entered Pat. Duonlgan's bouse for the peacable pur pose of selling vegetables. Pat. II appear1 has greater relish for whiskey than for squashes, beets or turnips, and proceeded lo knock Mrs. Hilwlg down and throw ber and tbe garden sacs out Into the street, for do lug which His. H. brought suit against blm before Justice Reynolds for assault and bat to ry. Case on trial Ibis afternoon. Caot. Ktffur killed a snake ibniiirii.r long, In Tart Run, this forenoon. It was o me moccasin speeies, ana fought savagely before yielding up the ghost, sulking furi ously at bim with a pair of dangerous look ing fuogs. Tbe Columbia Oil Company bave a new derrick up, on tbe point of the hill above town. It was tbe Intention of tbe Central Pelroi leum Company to sink several new wells at once, but present prices of oil will not ad mit of it. ' All About an Umurem.a. At the time of tbe last races on tbe ' Dalznll Flats, mine host Hulbert of the MoClInlock House, loan -! Geo. W. Elug, Sr., an umbrella to pro tect bim from tbe beat. After tbe race Mr. King left the umbrella In bis market, where It remained nntll one day It was borrowed by Isaao Ackeo, of Plumer. A few days aftejr It ralued, and Unci John betbougbt himself of bis umbrella and went after It. Mr. King Informed bim who bad tbe uaibrel la, and thus tbe matter stood until to-day, when Mr. Hulbett saw his property lying in Mr. Acken's carriage, and took possession of It, Whereupon Aokeo went before Justice Reynolds and swara out a warrant, charging Mr. H. with trover and conversion. The case was to bave oome off tbls arternoon Tbe umbrella undoubtedly belongs to Mr. Hulbert, and undoubtedly justice will be done bim In the matter. Tbe Courier Journal believes that Dr. feary Walker Is unquestionably the moat thorough pantaloonallo of tbe age. Petrolia City has a billiard saloon, bowl M'-: " sod all other necessary requisites '. .... - It... nl ... -t, . Soiibtuino St ha sob Abodt Oil. Mr- John MeCsllister, of Parker's Landing, gives us some curious faots In relation to a well recently struck tome three miles above Oil City, owned by himself, Andrew Rus set, and Wm. Titus. Tbe well was drilled to a depth of 210 feet, when' a layer of slate was penetrated lo which oil appeared to be plenty and the well was accordingly tubed and rommmeoce d to pump on Friday of last week. It started off at tbe rate of 50 bar rels per day, but Is now doing 25 barrels sod it is thought will remain at Ibis for some time. This is a sVscovery wbiob. will cause oil men to wonder a little and perhaps to doubt some old established theories con cerning the production of oil. The usual depth of wells in tbe vicioily of tbe one spoken or is COO feet, and Mr. McCalllster informs us that be had not reached tbe first sand when tbe strange discovery was made, but that the oil, as before stated, comes.from a soil layer of slate. Parker Journal. Tbe following gentlemen from tbls violoi ty were eleoted by the Deniocratlo County Convention, which mst at Franklin, on Tuesday last, as members of tbe Demooratio CountyCommittee for the ensuing year: Cbsrrytree James R. Pratber. Oil Creek E. B. Lockwood. Plumer H. Oulbertson.' Pitbole A. J. Keen an. Petroleum Centre Frank Hoi den. Rynd -D. E. Crocker. Kouievllle J. F. Adams. Our townsman, Mr. J. B. Smawley, has reoently opened a new livery, board and feed stable, on Liberty street, next door to tbe Rural Hotel, Franklin, Pa. He bas bought a stock of first class riding and driv ing horses, buckboards, carriages, to., and proposes by fair dealing to build up a busi nees In that city. We have known "Joe' for a number of years, and take pleasure in recommending him to tbe good offices of the citlzans of Franklin, an J feel satisfied if they desire lo enjoy a good ride, all they bave to do is to call at Smawley's new Liv ery Stable. Mr. Jsoob Overland, living near Bear Creek, up tbe Tionesla, shot a hawk on Tuesday mornlag, 6th Inst., within a short distanoe of bis door, which beats anything la tbe shape of a hawk within our memory. It measured aornss the wings, from tip to lip, four feet and four Inches-; from tbe point of bis beak to tbe tip of bis tall was three feet and ten inches; from the end or the front claw to tbe end of tbe bind one, was four and one-fourth inches. Several neigh bors aaw tbe bawk after it was killed, and can attest' to the truth of its sice. If any one shoots' a larger bawk, we would like to bear of It. Forest Republican. The Wayne (Penna.) Herald says: Tbe people of Scott township, In this county, are in quite a fever excitement over tbe discov ery of what tbey believe to be unmistakable traces of kerosene la one of tbe streams of that township. Mr. Wm. Curtis, on whose place the surface oil Is found la tbe largest quantities, has taken a sample to New York with a view to having it analysed by a competent chemist. A liberal Scotch gentleman is about to build a sanitarium la the Cameroon moun tains, in Libers, where tbe missionaries, exhsusted by fatigue and tbe terrible beat of tbe climate, may reoruit and prepare themselves for new labors. Tbe editor of tbe Virginia Enterprise has interviewed Williams, tbe original discov erer of tbe Arizona diamond fields, and Is well satisfied from bis statements that there are no diamonds In that region worth the bunting. Tbe Pittsburgh Driving Park association will bave Its first annual meeting at Mc Kee's rocks, commencing Tuesdey, Septem ber 10, and continuing four days. Tbe premiums, amounting to the very handsome sum of (12,000 are distributed in purse from $500 up to $2,500. Morrisey, the Buffalo murderer, bss just been refuses a new trial bv tbe Simerio, Court of thai city, at General Term. Un less Gov. Hoffman Intervbnes, Patrick Mor- rissev will be hung for muider of bis moth er, on tbe Cth of September next. , While a party of railroad workmen were busy near Union Mills, Virginia, last week tbey discovered bait a bushel of leaden bul lets. It was there that, during one of the Virginia battles, an ammunition train was captured, aud the bullets are arello ' Manassas. " A ludy writes from Paris: ''Dress as oddly as you can, jou will be fashionable." She need not gone so tar to make the dis covery. . A Geoigla editor bas bad bis pistol stolen. He advertises to give tbe tbief the contents, and no questions asked If be will return it. Tobacco was ruined and fruit trees blown down by a storm which passed over Wind sor Locks, Connecticut, Wednesday. Tiio Three Dulls.l ' Beneath tbe low bung nigbt cloud That raked ber splintering mast j The good sblp settled slowly. Tbe oruel lesk gained fast.; Over the awful ocean Her elgnsl guns pealed out, Dear God! was that tby answer From tbe horror round about? . A voice came down tbe wild wlod, 'Hoi ship ahoy!" its cry; 'Our stout Three Bells ot Glasgow Shall stand till daylight by!' And ship to ship made signals, Man answered back to man, While oft, to cbeer and hearten, The Three Bells nearer ran. And tbe captain from ber tafTrail Sent down bis hopeful cry ; 'Take heart! Hold on!" be shouted. ''The Three Bells shall stand by!" All night across the waters Tbe tossing lights shone clear; All nigbt from reeling taffrall The Three Bells sent ber cbeer. And when tbe dreary watobes Of storm and darkness passed, Jus as tbe wreck lurched under, All souls were saved at last. Sail on Thro Bells, forever, In grateful memory sail! Ring on, Three Bills of rescue, Above tbe wave an'', gale! As thine, In night and tempest, I bear the Master's cry, And, lossiog through the darkness, . The lights of God draw nigh ! Atlsntio for September. Parker Oil Field BDTLER COVNTY. Another large well bas been struck at Pe trolia, near tbe large well spoken of last week. It commenced to flow last Saturday and is still reported at 100 barrels. It is owned by M. S. Adams, Andrew Scbicde mantle, and David Criswell. Tbis is tbe well ia wbioh Wm. Bleigh bought an Inter est In the royalty, having sold bis interest in tbe large well nearly adjoining. He made a' lucky bit. We saw a gentleman from the vioinity of North Washington, Butler county, on Tuea day who informed us that tbe Rumbaugh well, near tbat place, was being tubed and bail 1,000 feet of oil in tbe bole. We will know more about it next week. Tbe owners of Fanny Jane wells, near Pe trolia City, are Dlmick, Nesbitt and Lardio, not Dlmick, McKiuaey and Nesbitt, as stat ed last week. These wells still continue good. Oilman's Journal. . Boils. b Explosion. Tbe boiler at tb Crawford and McFarland well, pn tba Mil ford farm, exploded last Friday morning. Nicholas Dawson, the engineer, was serious, ly injured, being out badly about tbe bead. It was thought lor several days tbat he would not recover. Ha ia now out of danger. The explosion was caused by scarcity of water Tbe gauge showed one hundred pounds of steam at tbe time of tbe explosion. Oil maus journal. OTA WSiArftll Dviulnnlnii Ia . Aei The General Committee bave directed their counsel lo test the validity of tbe claims made under tbe alleged patanU (cov ering the use of casing in ojl aod salt wells. Suits have alieady been commenced and tbe testimony Is now being taken. The committee sollolt subscriptions to the fund necessary for that purpose, wbioh must be sent to F. W. Mitchell, Treasurer, Rouseville, Pa., with name and posiofEce address. By order of the General Committee. E. G. Pattkrson, Chairman. TP. W. TT.BTTvna. KAnrntArv. ug 17-lw. A There are two things la this world that are not safe to trifle with a woman's oplo ion and tbe business end ol a wasp.. A silver mine bas been discovered under a. street in Salt Lake City, and the qoesllou Is how large a fraotion of its fabulous value shall be assessed at once as sewage bolter' meats on the abutters. This shows tbe ad vantage or thorough drainage. - Tbe second trial of Dr. Scbooppe will oommence in Carlisle, on the 28th. It is likely to be as protracted as the one which resulted in bis oonviction of murder, a few years ago. Tbe author of "A Golden Sorrow" is now at work on "A Silver Grief," to be followed by ''Cast-iron Happiness." A New York dispatch says tbe Penn sylvania Railroad Company will issue ex cursion tickets to tbe Pitlfburgh Conven tion. The public debt of Texas is 123,351,000. j NOTES OF THE DAY. There are 327 negroes In Germany. Tbe piano was Invented 165 year ago. Tho violin was invented in 1447. Forty-four daily papers in Paris. Cincinnati spends six million dollar! an nually lor lager. An oyster leads a placid life until It gels into a stew. California desires pormlesion to coin 20 cent pieces, as a convenient coin. An illrbred New Haven pig attacked children ia the street last Sunday, and bi' several. A Mormon traveling la Hungary with his three wives was arrested for polygamy. Turkey bas a standing army of 700,000, and but a fraction less than tho Russian army. Delmonico sells enough wine In six months to float a 1,000 ton frigate, loaded to the gunwale. One person In every fifty of the popula tion of Massachusetts was married during 1870. , Tbe cry of the English workmen Is "a more debt for war purposes," and tbey mean it too. A large German theatre, under Gov ernment patronage, is being erected at Stra burg. . Four boys went out sboottog in Bloom ington, 111,, and shot 309 ducks In one day. Lunacy bas so rapidly Increased In Eng land tbat more insane asylums are to be erected. A citizen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Is said to be one of eight heirs to an estate in Gei- many valued at $16,000,000. There is one beech tree at Seymour, Ind. from which ten men bave been swung, Judge Lynch presiding. ' The first theatre ever established in Amer ica was at Williamsburg, Vs., In September, 1752. The gold leaf ufed for decorating the In terior of ao ordinary railway sleeping ooacb cysts $G00. The King of Denmark offers a prize of $1,000 for tbe best history of tho U. S. since the civil v.ar. A South Carolina negro harnesses himself to a plough, and bis wife drives bim with a goad boh ind. Bellas threaten to discard corsets, and re ly upon natural cauBes for a healthful amount of squeezing. Down iu Alabama tiey are predicting another wur, because a certain ben has been laying black eggs. A ferry master at Sioux City, Iowa, ar rests people if they paddle their own oaoftfs across the stream. It Is estimated tbat China will be a mar ket for American butter and cheese to- tbe amount of 5,010 tons annually! A Montreal man of 88 last week, married a mature woman ot 63. It is tbe third vsn lure of each of tbe parties. Germany is to bave but one execution' r after tbe 1st of May. He will reside at Berlin, and receive $200 for each xccu Hon. Tbe light house on Montauk Point, east rn extremity of -Long Island, rises to a height of 161 feet above the level of lbs) sea. Tbe Catholic Cathedral or Quebeo will accommodate four thousand people, and with tbe nunnery attached covers elghJ acres. Sealixo tub Vow. A cortespoueent Oj Ibe New York Commercial Advertiser writ ing from tte Round Lake camp meeting, tells tbe following story: Many persons sleep in tbe same tent here being separated by partitions. As young Methodist fellows are thrown with pretty young ladies a good deal, Ills nothing against tbem tbat tbey sometime fall In love. Last night, they say, this happened: A young Methodist fellow from Ballston bad become quite interested lo a pretty daughter of a religious farmer. Last night, while a dozen old cold-hearted fellows wery trying to sleep,' tbey were continually disturbed by tbe lovers' spoony talk which they distinct ly beard through tbe cotton olotb partition. Tbey heard bim say In o low, sweet, Clar. endon voice, "Now, Caroline, dear,, do. let me seal tbe vow do!" "No, James, I cannot What would my father and mother say!"' replied!, sweet girlish voioe. . "But, Caroline, you bava promised to be mine now let us seal tba tow let n da let us won't yon? Do kiss met' "No, James, I cannot ID, I cannot." In a moment the tent partition parted, and a big whiskered brotberwho wanted to sleep, shouted: "For God's fsake, Carrlei lot Jim seal tbe vow. He'll keen us awake all nigbt if you don't." The vow was sealed. A Wlsoonsinlte who thinks his head , level enough for business purpium, renou, carried a barrel ol flour out of a burning building, emptied tbe contents In a duck pood where tbey would not burn, and then removed lb empty barrel to place of ufe. 7- Under tbe new Oooneotieut liquor l.. which make whisky sellers responsible ht injury don by those who drink Ihe wai.v, tbe Democrats think they bave a clear tin' for consequential damages against the y. pie who sold bottled soft shell crabs to Grii .Brown lately In New Haven. China needs silver coin, bas made no nm. vision for establishing a mint, is apparently not disposed to establish one, and is no looking to this coat for tba supply of htr wank Germany bas 316 steelfmaoufacluring es tablishments, giving employment to 3,815 band, which turned out lsst year 169,951 tons, wortb $16,378,261. Postal cards will be ready for use befor tb middle of October or first of November. It Is reported that Sobuyler Colfax will shortly assume the editorial management tbe Chicago InterOcean. ,. "Tb rich," said a Jew, "eat venison be eaose It isb dew; I eat mutton because it k sheep," "I promise to love, honor and be gay," 1 Ihe way Philadelphia bride get around IU , nuptial. ' A bottomless spring baa been, discovered at South bend, Indiana. Carpet Weaving. Partlea deslrlag Carpet Weaving dooe neatly and cheaply, should call on JAMES McCULLOUGU, SHOP NO 18 MILL ST. Reaa or lb Titusvllle Flouring Mills, Till vllle, Pa. atig J7Iw , Cyjimt seceivwi l tbe JAMUSTOWg CLOTHING STORE, a larg assort isem oi new and nobby styles of HATS & CMS. C&-GREELEY HATS at the JAJdkS TUWN CLOTHING STORE. GRANT HATS at the' AMEST0W.X CLOTHING STORE. . , . t Hatat Hat! Caps! Cap! At the JAMESTOWN CLOTHIN'tr' STORE. Just received from New Ymk. Paris and London, and will be sob! reniirt ably cheap. Call and examine styles sod prices A. ALDEN. For Pure Wines warranted as such by tbe uroinernood or isrocton go to (iAt t SHYa. Tbe best Pittsburgh Lager at GAFFNET'S. HATS AND CAPS In ayrat 'variety sod in all styles, just received by express from New Yoik, at tb JAMESTOWN CLOTH ING STORE. - Call and look, at them. . . August 12-tf. . Fur Kale or Kent. A desirable residence looated on lbs Eg bert Farm, a short distanoe from: town, i particular apply to OWEN GAFFNEY, J Petroleum Centre, June 14, 1872. jU-U. . f , . FOR SALE CHEAP. A firstvclasa team ol DRAUGHT HOUS ES, WAGON, HARNESS Ac, In god working order. For particulars ioquirs st this office. ' j62w. Ftor Sale 15000 to 20,000 feet of SECOND-HAND1 TUBING, at from 25 to 35 ols. per t Tbe Tubing I in first lasa, order and ready fitted. April 23. tf. H. H. WARNER. Found Running at Large. On the premises or Henry Wright, lot) I Creek township, Veoangp County, 01 Saturday, August 3d, , 1872, two ilargj WHITE SOWS, about a year and a bsW old. nnnSPHTTUn RlRBflW and ONb SHOAT.. The owner or owners are request ed lo call and Identify "property na v" charges, otherwise tbey will be disposed ot a the law requires. - - .HENRY WRIGHT, Oil Creek Township, Aug. 14, 1872. sag 16-3t. ARRIVAL AND liBWABTUBE Ot TRAINS ON O., tJ!, A. B. R On and after Sunday, Jaioe 2nd, 1' trains will run a follows i kohth ho. & no. S. Leave Irvine. 11,45 A at. 3,05 1 Leav Oil City 8,00 a h. 2,27 P u. 6,15 r " PetXen6,30 ' 3,10 7,07 . " Tltasv. 7,10 8,65 " 7,60 ' Arrive Carry; 8,45 6,25 " 9.1 No. 8 Accommodation Freight. Leaves Oil City 9,40 a, ui. PelC6"1; 16,26; Titusvllle, 11,16; Ar. Corry, 12,60pn SOUTH. NO. 2. , NO. 4. ? Leave Corry, 10,45 a m. 6,10 am. J0'," TitllSV. 151,10 P . 7,3 ' P. Ceo. 1,10 8,20 " 8,35 .rriv O. City 1,60 " 9,06 " 9,25 Irvine. 4.48 ' 11,40 " No. 10 Accommodation Freight. Leaves Corry 1,15 p m; Tilusv, 2,60, 1 Centre. 3,55; Ar at Oil titty, V (3'No. 6 find 6 run on Sunday. V
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