SHUGERT & STAER
poseesson to MoFtitond, aWtta Ct.,
Merchant Tailors!
aD jntuna a
Qewta' Furnishing: Goods,
COR. PRIIfe ft FRANKLIN ST1,
CLOlRSdt CAHSIMERE8
INGL1SH,
FRENCH AND!
AMERICAN
COSTINGS,
MXUDAND 4
STRIPED 8UTTINGS,
FANCY VESTI1SNJS.
mm off4 la tht Oil RfloB.
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TWENTY DIFFERENT STYLES OF
X7.A.TS SC CAPS,
Alt Ua Lata and Nobbiest Btlee. n
A FULL UK1 OF
Gents' Furnishing Goods, fcc.
r etroleum Centre Daily Record.
Ie. Centra Pa, Thursday, Dee 5
Dlvlae aervlee.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sabbath at 11 A. M. and
i P. M. Sabbath Sehool at 12J P. If.
aaufree. A aordlal lavllatloa ectead
4 to ill.
Sir. Q. Moobb, Pastor.
FRESBTTItlAN CHURCH.
Freaehiag at 11 o'clock A. M.. aad T
e'elotk P. hi, by Ik Putor, W. C. Bcitcit
jet. Sabbath Sebool el 12J, directly
after lore boob tervlee.
Preyr Mtlng end Sabbath School
ToMhor's Meeting Tuesday evenlegt ot
ob woek. I
lwtrolem Ceatr,(L,o)ge,-;i;o.
VIC, I. O. of U. F.
Regular mecllag Bights Friday, at T
'lock. Signed.
B. ALLEN, N. Q
8. H. Keoxax, A See'y.
tSTPUee of meeting, Mala St., apposite
BtClialock Hons.
A. O. Of V. W.
Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of U. W.,
Meet! every Monday evening at 7 o'olook,
la Odd Fellow' Hall, Pelroieaa Centre,
A. M. Elicciib, M. W.
A. Kuan, R.
. I. O. Of It. 91.
Mlaaekeenea Tribe No. 113, 1. O. R. M.
f Palrelean Centre, aeete every Tburtdey
evening la Good Templer'e Hall.
Hf Coanell fret llgbtd atT o'olook.
H. nOWB, Baekem.
B. KBTNOLDg, Cbl.f of Record.
old at 1 p. naif
Niw Firm. Meter. Martkall ft Rich
ard, two aid aid experienced barnete
maker, bava poreheaed Iba barneea (hop of
A. Leggctt, on Main atreet, nearly appetite
the Rioobd afflee, aad will bereafler carry
on the bulla. Ia tbelr front aiore room
can be found a floe a tlook of barnsssti,
baffal robe, wolf robei, lap robea, aleigb
belle, whip, aad everything pertaining to
the trade, at tba all region affofdt. Then
goedt tbey are telling at low ratea. Havlag
bad a long eiperlenee lo the barnet mak
ing butlaett, tkey ara prepared to either
make new harnttt or repair old and make
It aearly aa good at new. From a parsons1
acqaalnlaoo with both of tbe gentlemen,
we lake pleeeare la recommending them lo
Ike pablle aa belag fair aad honorable deal
era. Olva taea a aall.
Tba writ of baaaaa oorpot litued by the
Court la tba mailer or Iba Tkompaon and
Rlettr, boand over by Juttlc'e Reynold on
a ebargeof graad laroeay, wat beard before
Jodge Trunkey, at Franklin, yeaterday.wbo
affirmed taedeelttoB of JattUt Revoeld lo
tbe tate ta every particular.
Meaaa ft Aimttroag, tbe popular fltur
and reed dealer, bava jutl received direct
from the manufactory at Olovertville, New
York, a large ataortmeDt of tbe Bleed baok,
dog aad abeep akin glove and mines, ever
broagkt I tbe ell refloat. Tbey are etll
tag iba aforeaald a very cheap that nobody
no aoffer with eold handy. Drop la, and
let Armaireag aall yoa a pair of glove.
A Bra acoarred .at Bennett, Waraer ft
CeVa. feflaery, below Tltntvlllt, laet nlgbt,
detlrovlBg about MO barrel el dielillale and
.the agitator, blower, blower boaeo, and
elopuak. Lee $10,000. Tba Oil Creek
Kallioad Uo tuffered eomewbat.
A ae tl lion ti la elroaiatloa atklog the
Sebool Board le remote Mr. T. B. Alcorn
from belag ptloclpal el tbe pnblle lobeol of
Petroleum Centre, lor alleged cruel and in
human treatmeat ol one of, bla pupils a
MIm Moore. Tbe eate la qneatleo bar
created a good deal of kard fee ing against
Mr. Aloora, aod baa been tbe uljtcl of ser
eial eommuoloalloDi from different parllef,
wbleb aart been pebllshed In tbe Record.
We have been Importuned by a number or
at olttzeoi to make Mr. Alcorn ibe subject
of a newspaper Criticism, bnl have refrained
from doing ro. believing that Ibere le aU
way two aide to every question, aad that
lb proper place lo decide tbe question la le
bring It before Ike School Board.
We are free lo express tbe opinion, bow-
ever, that both pit tie were In Ibe wrong
Mr. Aicora aboiiid oot bare allowed bla
temper lo evricouie kia judgment; be ougbl
act to have pun, tried the girl ao eeverely,
aad abould bare cent br koma wltk a reprl
Band. On tbe other kaod tbe girl
donbt aggravated Mr. Alcora aomewkal,
and caused bio lo give way to bla temper
wbich otherwise would not bava reaulled.
Tbe affair la a very unfortuaate one; at
wbeiber Altera li removed or net, It will
work permtaenl Injury to tba tckool.
Tbe same of Mr. J. P. Baroroft, of Col
ombia Farm, a member ot Ibe School Board
baa beea brought rather uepleasanlly before
tbopablio la Iba aamo affair, be bavlog
been accaied of favoring Alcorn. M r. Bar-
croft lalormt ua thai be did out favor Mr.
A loom In tbe Itatt degree; that at tba. re
quest of a Dumber of citizen be vialled Ibe
atoool aod Investigated the affair; ibat Al
cora wa aol pretest while aaid Inveallga
Hon waa going on; that at ibe cobcIbiIuo of
Iba lavoetigatloa be look a vole of ibe
aebool at to wbeiber Alcora wat detervlng
of ceofuie or not, aad that forty of Ibe
ecbolara vottd agalnet censuring blm and
two la levor of It. Tbla la all be bad lo do
lib Ibe affair. In juatlee lo blm wo give
bit tlalemeot, aad we alio tblok Ibat a
more 'impartial or liberal man la bla view
oa any subject, doet aat live on Oil Creek,
And, if be dteided Ibe point oa either tide,
it we from boneet motive! and convletioua
alone. Tboa much lo bit favor.
Mr. Barcroil lolorma ua Ibal the matter
will be brougbl before the meeting ol Ibo
School Board, on Saturday next, where II
will ao donbt be probed to Ibe bottom, and
decided la au impartial manner.
There wat a precious gathering or aainta
at Tltuaville, yesterday. Louk at tbe list :
Rockefeller, Flagler, Boitwlck, Arobbold,
Waraer, Logao. Waring, Lockbarl, and
Warden. South Improvement Co. Saint.
lie? Dame was Mary Fitzgerald, aad the
waa overcome by tbe ardent, and acted to a
very disorderly manner, oa Washington
tree!, leet nigUt, "Go, aad sin no more, '
Mary, rise tbe door of ibe lock up will open
lo rteelve Iby benzined carcass.
Tbla little bit el romaoee occurred a
Corry according to tbe Blade: While the
late elorm wat raging ibere a young lady,
while en a minion of mercy ou tbe ttreet,
ditoovered a man lying lo the ditch, very
draak, aad ceveied with tlutb, tee aod
mow. She looked around' lo ee If Ibere
wa any en tbe ceu'd call to her attittaoce;
ool teeing any eno tbe proceeded to drag
him out, and belp .bla upoa Ite walk.
Alter tome trouble tbe got blm lo Hand up.
He waa pretty well chilled, aa well a
drnak. He aaid he thought be could make
hi way down town alone. He alerted aod
went a few tp Bad fell lu again. Tbe
yenng lady weal lo blm aad gave ber baod
to try lo pull blm out. In ber effort aba
waa pulled Into Ibe dittb, where Ih water
aad now waa al leatl a foot deep, bat netb
ing daunted ab aecceeded ia gelling him
en lb tidewalk. She then alerted with
him down Iowa. He Jell eeverel timet, but
tbe ataitted him up, and got him where be
oouia oe carea lor. I lie jouog ua wat
nearly exbautted with ber extrtiona. On
teeing bin I a pleae or tafcty aha relaraed
to ber borne. Tbe reaoavd Inebriate waa a
total ttreogrr, and it la hoped tbe leitou
will be a warning to bim ia the future.
Tba Tack ft Muorbead well, on Ih Wll
too farm, which bat bad the toole fattened
la Ibe taut for a few week patt, lueeeeded
la getting Ibem ant on Wednesday noon.-
Tbe well it now producing at tbe rale of
Ifty barrel per day. - f Parker Traoecrlpt.
Tbe above well ia partly owned by eur
Icwutmen Mr. 8. A. Wood, weuoderalaod
We are happy lo agalo obrooiole bla good
fortune.
We are lo receipt or a (beautiful piece of
mntlc from Ike celebrated bout of F. W.
Helmick, 278 Weel Sixth Street, Cloelanet
II, Ohio, entitled "Mag'a Walls," by A. C.
Sedgwiob. It la ooe or ike mott beautiful
Welicee aver publithed. Sent lo any ad-
dree on reoelpt of 80 cent.
It la safer t affroai aom people than to
oblige them, for Ihe better a man deearvsi
tk warsa they will tpeak of bim. 8ae
A Cblnefe Romance from Call
fornla
From tbe Trinity Jeunal, Oct. 19.
A young Chinawoman, geanrally pro
nounced Ibe belle of Chinatown, committed
ta'cide by taking opinio. Tbe yonng wo.
man wee lately br&tight to tVeavervill by
an old raacal, who I tatd In make the traffic
In Chlmeae female hi tole occupation, and
fladt it profitable. Tbe unfortunate victim
of hit avarlee would not inbuilt to ditbonor.
3be met with an honeat miner from Ih
Flewery Elnvdem. ij whom ber tender af-
fecliona were led captive, and who reclpno
ealed her leoderneta with ardor. II wat
neceeeary I leeir bappinete that the bere
of oar tale eeonld redeem bla fair one from
tbe clulchea of the ogre who claimed ber a. !
hi property. n toiled and labored until
by bird labor and economy be got together
$300 lowerd ber raoom. . But tbla wat
ao! ball eaougb. The future of the loving
and unlorluoate pair wa el Inky bliekneti.
But on feeble ray of hope waa peoeplible
through Ibe turrouoding dark nee. Ia tbe
the labyrlntheelChlnatewn there dwell a
terrible betel whete conqoetl woold retult
In glory aod wealth to lb tuceeaiful aata
gonltt. Animated, deabtleta, by lb max
ims that fortune Itvore tbe brave," and
boob bat tbe brave deserve tbe fair, lett
Sunday nlgbt our hero attacked tba tiger In
bla den, resolved to oonquer If possible.
The rett It briefly told. He lett all bnl bit
bouer. and hit Duleiaeadrewaed ber woe
la a cup of cold pollen. She wat burled by
her master without, dltplay, and all ber
wearing apparel, perhaps (100 In value,
wa burned al her.grave. y
6un Bbfinbbt. Tbe Eclipse Labricat
log Oil Compaay of tbla city bas been lull
orgaolted, and over $100,000 of a capital Of
$200,000 baa beea aolually paid In. About
May let, 1873, Ibe work In tbla oily will b
entirely completed, with a capacity of about
1,000 barrel per day, aad aatll Ibat time
Ibe company will continue to rnn tbe work
of Or. Twoddle, and lo supply hi old us-
lomers, who contum about 4,000 barrel of
anufaclured oil per month.
A tb company i composed or men who
produce Ibe oil tbey propose lo maoiilao
lure, aod wbo have bad large experience ia 1
he oil bntlnest, we anticipate for it a brll
liaut future. Tbe following It a complete
list of lb Ulcers of tbe company :
Dr. Albeit G. Egbert, Pmldeol; Ckirlet
W. Mackey, Vice President; Win. II. N.
Hayt, Treaturer, W (N. Howard, Secretary ;
Dr II. W. C. Tweddle, Generul Manacei ;
boo. Joka S. McCalmonl, Sslicllor; Wil
liam Painter, Jucb Sueailey, IS. D. Yatvt,
Dr. Wm. U. Fee, Dr. H. W. C. Tweadle.
C. E. Tart, J. W. Scott, Jntepk Powley,
Jamet W. Greot, with the Prvtideula aud
Vice Preaidi'Slt. Directors.
. Executive Committee, Mesrrs. Efbert,
Tatet. Sbeatley, Tad aad Macney. Te
aango Citizen.
Tbe Akroo Wire Company, $60,000 cup!
lal la $200 ahares, baa beea loeorporoled at
Columbus, Ohio.
Operations bare again beea commenced
near Slippery Rook, Lawrenoe county, for
drilling for oil. Tbe precious Quid bat been
found lb ere, but ntt In paying quantities
The earfaoa indications are splendid, aod
we would not be surprised to Bod tbe oil
belt reaching through Butler to Lawrenoe.
Ia Lancaster county there ara eighteen
lodgea of Odd Fellows, with a membership
of 2,267. For Ibe laal term of tlx month
Ikes lodges have paid I Its members aa
benefits aad for barllab1e object $4,620,
45. Tbe aggregate wealth ol the ladaea In
Lancaster eoooty la ooosiderable over $60,
.000, ead I yearly Ineressing. The lodges
la the Elate paid last year for tbe relief o
II members the am of $300,130.96.
If neecsiity is tbe mother ol invention,
just laacy what Ihe necessity of that old
tsper in Ciacinnatl muai be, wbo has been
getting bia drinks lately out or lb ttusue
peeling druggist by going into a drug store
proleseedly lor Ibe purpose or buying empty
whisky berrele. He goes into Ibe cellar
with Iba proprietor aad belpt clear enl Ibe
nearly empty barrels, taking a drink If Ibe
opportunity offera. He then starts lor bit
wagon, and rails lo return.
A Lodge ol Red Moo ia abeul to ergaalx-
ed at Pefrolla.
A new thirty barrel well at Tldioote.
Hatcard aad Mat bar, ofTldioule, ara the
owner.
Pelreiia
meat.
ha organized a Ore depart-
Vathtn Baxter, a well known character
lo tbe oil regions, died at Tltuaville, last
night. He formerly tended bar at tba
Rochester Hence, lu lb I plate, aad la well
known lo alL
The Roueevllle Peaosylvaoien la about to
oa mevea to uh guy, aoa will be Mined at
a Sunday paper.
Mr. Greeley Oalf Pwtae
Tba following iitaana, wrltM by Mr.
Greeley ,ob tbe death of-William Wirt aad
publithed In Ibe New Terker, are, wa be
lieve, bit only publithed effort la rhyme.
Roue not ibe muffled drum,
Wake not the trumpet' aourtful'saiiad,
For bla whose mighty voloa la death I
dumb!
Who, lo tb zenith al bit blgb rtoewn,
To tba grv wtnt dowa.
Invoke no cannan'a breath
To wll Ihe requiem o'er bi aehea poured;
Silently bes'r bla ta Iba boa .f death:
Tie aching heart by wboa he we adorned
lie wen not by the award.
Nul lei tffeetioa'ttear
Be the aole tribute lo hi memory paid;
Earth lias no moauasBl ao jnlly dial
To soul! like bit In purity arrayed,
Never lo lade.
Then take tby long repose
Beneath tne shelter of tba deep graeo aid;
Death but a brighter halo round tbae
throws;
Tby lame, tky'toul alike bava epuraed tb
elod,
Red thee In God.
A few evening ago Mr a. SeotlSiddons
read al Troy, N. Y., according to prevloua
announcement, for tbe beueflt of Iba Boston
sufferer. But neither' Ihe cauae aor Ihe
reader secured br a large audience It waa
exceedingly email, 'adeed. , After tbe per
formance, a gentleman naked ber . for ber
autograph, ween the wrote at follows:
sMary F. ScetUStddont read bare lo-olghl
for tbe benefit ol Ihe anfferera by tba lira la
Botloa, lUib November, 1872.
Ale for Ihe rartly
Or Cbriatiao charity
a Under Ibe sun.' "
Tbe Warren and Venango railroad wat
flnlsbrd toTltusvllle oa Wedaeaday. Tba
company baa purchased (0 acre af Jona
than Wattoa and will put up elation build
ings near bis bout. Tralna wli ran regu
Urly lu a few daya.
Ilooaier CoMrtafaljs.
Scene a log ebin, boasllog a single room,
one half or which la occupied by two beds,
one containing tbe "old forlka" and baby;''
Ibe otber. wbose duty by day ia lo slaad be
neath the over shadow of It loftier male,
ladeo with fire younger member.
Eiekiel. (In a whisper) "I awow law
gosb, Sary, 1 !uv ye."
Sary. (In a higher key) Good! Z ke,
I'm glad uu'l."
Et-kiel. "Will yoa have met that's what
I want lo knowf
Sary. (looking astonished) -Hov ye! to
be sure, 1 eul'late lo. "
Zeke -When will w get tplioed!"
Sary. "Wal, boss, Ibat what I've beea
thiokio' on; I telled dad today that of to be
be'd go to mill ter-morrer' we'd gll jined
next dey."
Zeke "Yer did? wal then, awap a bote
with me."
Father (from tba bed) "There now,
varmints, el you've got tbe blaoest tettied,
dew quit ler tonight; y mike tuck a rack'
et, a feller might a well Bleep lo bedlam,"
Ao affray occurred at Potrelie City a day
or two sine, betwea a maa named Jooe
formerly of Sbamhnrg aad a maa naaed
Price, a notorious ruffian froa Rtnsevllle,
resulting in tbe serioua slabbing ol Price.
A colored man named Kenatdy wa alto
Implicated lo lb affray.
The funeral of Horace Greeley wat tbe
moil Imposing ooe ever bold la New York
City.
On of the Pullman drawing-room cars
bas just been rebuilt at Iba Oil Creak Rail
road shops, Coiry. It ia turned eut prac
tically new, aod made tk handsomest no
madic struoture on the road. Ii baa been
rechrlsieeed "Tltusrille." It croameolaa
lloa I particularly "gorgou. Tba work
wa doa under lb supervision of Jacob
William, superintendent f ear construc
tion. Iadlanapolia bas a one-Braed prlaler.
The paper lay be is a good workman. In
distributing be nses a job atlek filled with
type, which be a Is before bla aa lha esse
In letting type ha also place tba (tick be
fore him in Ihe lame way, aad juallBaa Ibe
linet wilb almott as muab aelorlly although
he bad a dozen bands.
Tbe Boston Traveller cbargee that tha
mea who said the city would be dlagraeed
by tbe acceptance of aid for II pear froa
olbsr.eitles, bava not yet contributed tb
urn required to prevent such disgrac.
Ii I bard I personal afid acta part loag;
for where truth I sot at Ibejbtttom nature
will always be endeavoring to, relura, and
will peep oat aad, betray betMifoao tla or
other. Tllltoa.
Local Notice.
Batter and cheese are eltnoat lndirenn
bla arMelet of food. Properly nted, th.i
ere nutritious end healthy; but tn Inordi
nate use of either onee Indigestion and
dyepepaia. Owen GairneVe HnndtyCnm
fort. Judlrlnt-.tly used will remor both 7r
tbere trouble 0
Tbe Vlotor Brand af algar al lb p.t
Office Newa Room.
Wne Pnn Wina arareKi.
Brotherhood o.'BrotHon pa to QAfYtlKY'g
baud Seotoh A I and Lonrinn . .
ally for family use. '
CIGARS
Lover af good elgar will find several ese
tlrely new brands, never berore introdnevd
in tbla place, al tbe Post Office New Koon
Tbey are warranted pur Havanaa
HARNESS SHOP.
Marshall & Richards
Would respeetrnlly ainennce to the clt'irns of
rnl a film am 4nm1rm biwI 4ol:te awa i
ON MAIN STatEET. OPPOSITE THE
RECORD OFFICE,
ajwa And are now ready to Inrnltli
iCXSafcWliips.Eote
HAR1ME3SS,
Sldgli Bells Blankets,
Ind everything amalli kepi In a
r FIH8T-CIi ASS SHOP.
HBPAntNO of all kinds neatly and expeditions
r done. Itoeneacnli.
MAK8I1ALT, a HICHARDS.
Patrolam Centre, Doc S, 1871 tf.
AS HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
Seat, lt-pld on receipt of ihe marked
price.
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PriCMle Gma " Price. $1.7 each In
boards; ft ta cloth; $2.50 ia clolb and
gill.
Also lb following Insirwnental Cnllee
tinns: 'airy Pinners,"- "Megie dlrcle."
"Young lianiet," and "Pearl Drops" fnar
esty COll-OtlonS "hllllfl Kecrestloos."
Pleeren Memeriee," '-Golden Chimes,"
and '-Brlllanl Gret," for more edvtneed
plsyer Price of each book, $L75 In
boards; 2 la clelb; In cloth Bid
gilt.
tflraus' Wtlties, (ask far Peters' Edition)
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Novella'! Cbe.p Edition ol Pleno-Foria
Classics, tenilitlog of Mendelsohn's con
plate wore ia 4 vol. 8vo, prlee $1 SOesctt;
Folio Bdtion, $S eoek: Beelboven'e Sons
las. $4: bszurkas, Ballads, and Preludes,
price $2 eh; Scbnbert'o Ten Sonatas, $3;
Sbnbert'iPlano Piecvi, $4:Boiart'i Sont
tas, $S; Feber'a Compleu Piano Piece,
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Novello'a 'heap Vocal Collections: M lbr
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Songs, $:.M; Mendelesobn'a 71 Song',
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