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ITBIPXD SUITINGS,
FANCT VESTINGS.
la tilt OU Kaflea-
.fojVVTT DIFFERENT BTTLK3 OF
STJkTS Ss CAPS,
Alt she latest sad NtbMwt atylat.
A FVLL MSI OF
Cents' t arnishing Goods, fec.
rtrolum Centre Daily Record.
aaii7e)eatr Rloiidav, Uce iiT
PLvta teu-vleo,,
MT10DI8T EPISCOPAL CHURCH
tkrvloe every Sabbatb t 11 A. 11. and
X r. M. Sabbath School at P. M.
awfrea. A tordial Invitation extend.
iMlll,
Kit. Q. Moon, I'Mtor.
PRESBTTKRIAN CHURCH.
freMkiag at II o'lock A. M.. and 7
'clock P. M., by th PMtor, W. 0. Bcrcb
abb. Sabbath School at lt, Airecily
after lereeona service.
Prayer Meetiag and Sabbath Seboel
Tusker's Meellig Tnetday eveniogs ol
as wk.
ant: l i i i
ltrotam:a Ceatr Lol(,; Wo.
Tift, I. O. ol O. P.
Ejaulir aiMtlug algbla Friday, at T
'alMU. aigaad.
B ALLKN, N. a
n C.on. A Sa'y.
iTfl'Ue of aeallng, Uala St., appotilv
Oliatock Hiriae.
A. O. of V. W.
Liberty Lk No. 7, A O. or II. W.,
at avary Moaday evenlag ai 7t o'clock,
In Odd FelWa Uall, Pelroleaai Centre,
Faaaa.
A. U. Klim, U. W.
A. Kim, R.
I. O. of It. M.
Inntkavuea Tritie No. 1HS, t. ti. R. U
f FatraUnm Centra, maeta every Tburaday
TKiiln In Qood Teaiplar' Hail.
fgT Coaneil flrac Mchird at T o'olnck.
H HOWE. S.ehain.
& RETKOLDj), Chief ol Recurda.
uld at I p. a. IUJS
A TakVD. There It a whlikey-guzzllog
wrtoh travelling aronnd lb ooontiy by lb
nam of "Alt Burnett, the Hutneilit." He
pricnd to glv yoo a half dollar' worth ol
amaaeaaal by making laee at you. He
played here lo a very poor booae, becaut
hagava bil exhibition Id tb afternoon, at
ka travelled Irom oa "bariootu" to tba
other. It wea Irlghtful I tea bow be would
dlttorl bl conolenanr aa be poured dawn
the "Pine Top Wblikry." tba kind that I
l oat to tb. rounder. " Our citizeoa
bava oeoeluded that ba la poor at, a bumor
11, but good at a "wklakeylat." Your
voice It thick and buaky, Alf. bat aever
theVM good b "ram no." How ar yeu,
eoawmaa, that can gat along witbont tba
aid of ap; G d d n priotrr.
l4. filch, or iouonatown, Ohio, It irav.
Ailing tb country ovr with what he call
a gill enterprite. H came to at na bad
aom printing dooa, and then jumped lb
Iowa upon tb blnaad Sabbath" without
paying nit bill yau Teera;' In lb dowo
rlrer country tak nolle. Our tvpo will
know bin wbn b call upon them bv bia
"meek and lewiy wayt," and became, like
"Uriah Heap" b it a "very 'nmhl man."
But oa'itde r bl propenaltiec lo tteal and
alafraud, ba dou'l know very Diiab or be
would not have allawed lb bcya to matk
Bit pidurri aad break blm. Flub, altbu'
ynu beat na, the Canlr boyt war loo isuob
Mr '"i, ! you'd uol tot Ike atari or lit
at f. r Ih l.cl tbal tko Oil Creak Railroad
(na a Sunday train.
0 Tueaday nigkt next. Deo 2iih, thei
It to kw a grand raffle at tk Rocbealer
Home Tklrty lurkeya will be r.ji.d; tut,
and a guild time may k eipactad All are
lavitao ig t prrtagl and !. a baod
la"
Dlok't Contcrl Troup, advertised to per
form tt RoMor Hill Itil Tuesds y ereolag,
did nof perform far the went of aa audience.
Look oul for them If you dto'l want la gel
bit." A word to II wl, Ao.
Tb above wat copied from tb Warrea
Ledger, ilaoe wbioh lino lb no parti
hav Won bar, too ir acted bills aid failed
lo pay them. Tb ration they eaonol gal
aa audience, la bacausa I ha are sol worth;
of II. There is not a ' Free end Eat" lo
Iowa, and lbr ar bill faw of tbaai but
ean lo flrteen minnte aollea giv a belter
concert performance then Diak'a traap af
Meedville. Wbn will thaw ol I lnr beer
aalnoo elngera fl'id out Ikat lha penpl of
Ik oil regions koow "rank krnut" from
elery. T gi xn e'udieuce now-erdy a
troop Baal b taiar, aad bar nm 01
tr talent, lu data of wbleb lb Dlok't
fait.
Loht. 1 humaa Ualglnon loit ki watek
aad lour dollar! It "grbeene" oa Satur
day aftarcoso, by betting upon lb "confl-
dne game." He had jial fifteen minutes
la open "bat" that a ay cbuol by" could
open In half lb lime, to th "ropar lo"
told blm, and b lost. A fool and nit moo-
y art aaraly parted. Nexll
By lb abatilog down of lb KefTei wllt,
on to Uaiaeii farm, several iooi men
bar baaii Ibr owo oul of employment.
Tbaaa af enr oil man in waot of good re
liable men will do well lo Irqulr of Capl.
Staffer, on Ike Egbert Farm.
Tb Petroleum Producer' Council meal
at Oil City, lo day, for tb purpoe of adopt
log or declining tb proposition of tb pro
ducer and rennets convention, held at New
York latt week. W sincerely bop, and
but rrflaot lb wlthet of everybody in tbia
section, thai lb Couooll wilt "turn up the
wlantag card" in Ibla gam. Tb country
aad lb people ar looking to tb Connott
for relief. Let them abw ap."
Tb fact I ptnl to every ou la Ibla vl
claliy tbal Owen G.ffaey avlla bat Ik pur
tl of liquors. Try IV
The eltjlgblflg I good tbea daya, and all
tboa wb can ar paying either Smawley
or McDonald a call.
Waleia, at ike JimvtioWB CluthitgSlore,
le just ri'Celvinfr, bit new goodt.
Tb only placea in town lo buy holiday
gnoda la at Gilbert Oordoo't, Goo. W. Win
toi'a, the I". O. Newaruom, Sobel 4 Auei-
balin't, Von. Jobntou't, J. W. Beatly'a and
Manrice Hereon 'a,
In mean, turkeyt, Ac at Geo. W. King,
Jr'a, aod at Parkrr'f.
In flour and teed loranme roar family
at Mease A Armetroon'a aod W truei'a.
Other plocot will receive dae attenlloB
lo. morrow.
Our citii-ne will bear in miud that to
morrow eveoing, Blind Tom, tb celebrated
pianist, i lo giv ou concert at Sobel't
Opera noiie. Ticketscan be procured at
the Post Office Newsroom. Speaking of bim
th Montreal Gazett says:
Blind Tom opening tonoert last nigbl,
drew a large audienc al lb Theatr. Th
performance la nn Ique and wonderful. In
Ibe Ureal classical aeleetlone of lb beat
composer, or lo simple melody, bis playing
Is superb. His imitations of other lustra
meqis, as tbe violin, banjo, guitar, musics'
box, 4c, war Inimitable. During lb
entire performance be held hi audience
absolutely captive. Never ba there been
aa entertainment in Montreal of: wbicb II
waa poastoi 10 speag in lertni of moi uo
reseived praise. He appear! every nigh
tbia week, and w advise all lover oil music
to bear bia perfnimancea.
When Mrc Elizabeth Cedy Slant wat
delivering her kelur on tb. Coming Girl
la Green Bay, Wiroonaln, th elker ntgbl
she told hew ber talber, when Ibey were
going over tbe highland of Scotland 10
gelber, bad a pair of boo it mad for her,
aod bow sb walked Ibereia just a maay
mile Bl be, ami jest aa well. After Ibe
lecture, a brorzefeoed, fuirf ludirldua
stepped aronnd loth green room, and put
ting lorth a knotted palm, said: An' wl
; sbek bsan's wl' Ihe'inaau Ibaalwba mad
tb booties tor )el" and there be wsl. Hi
did.
n.e aneqi aneaiiou 01 loose Inlereated lo
tbe adverlltemeBt of P. C. Heinz' Maehia
thop, Pioneer, Pa., sibarl dittaaea above
Ibit place. He It a gentjamao of meaat,
eetierprlte and awobaaioal logeoaity, ebiU
ble xpr;nc in ibe oil too! trade baa been
foryeai In ib oil regiant. Hie shop I,
large aud titled up with tb beat and laleal
improved mitCbiaeiry. Many men are em
ployed, aud bia si up is one wbicb Is credit.
able la Ibla section o V.rnanco county.
Mr. Samuel Krai reai'ling nn Walnnl
atreei, Harriaburg, wis killed yesterday
morning by lb eaplusl of a oooklag
rang.
Tber 1 a reperlad discovery of exlea
tiT C1 fl'-Jl t Sift piegit, QelirornlB.
r Th. Paivrahure Proereaa leva ol lb re
tail t caablnailoa:
Harmony at latil Oil to b told at foar
dollar per barrel, Atf", ds. Such were the
ditpalche received oa Tburaday latt Sup
pote oil It four dallart? What then f Wbo
will it beoeli? Nona otbert than tboae
greedy vulture who have la tank 0 or
10.000 barrelt ol all, and are walling to
ibrow II aa th market. Will th email
producer!, bavlog been compelled t cell
their oil aa they produced, at whatever
price loy could get, reap no beoRt what
ever liom II, for before Ikey'can produce any
quantity Ikey will find lb market "bear
ed" aad lb price avail lower, if poaaibl,
than at present. Tb manner In wbicb the
couooll hat conducted lit bittloeii cannot
but exclt grave apprebeotieot In lb minds
f tb operalora wbo bate iavetted their
representative with their volet. Oil at
four dollara by a omblnatlon at odob moil
dltitraeelul and bumiliating, may far a few
day Imprevtalt, but in tba eed, lb re
suit will b wort Ibaa if no combination
had been made, inaimacb at riltseoiisnt
will arit, and ditputet at to time, price,
aud other lonnmerabla tbiog by wbicb tb
tb reflaert will eudeavor to .break Ibelr
agreement. They bare been eppoted at all
lime la tb produten, and Ibelr glittering
offer lo Ibla, their lima of bard ap, mual b
regarded with auaplcion. While w do not
eaoaider lb Council a a total failure, w
yet think that it bet committed mast re
markable blandera, but whlan can la Ibe
main be remedied II Ibe different represen
tative enter ltt U with the proper tpirif.
aad aol for telf advancement aloae. Th
defeen to wbicb w refer aeed not ba men
tioned at they ar teo well kaown.
Oil Iteus Tba lest well wbicb wat
darted several montbt ago Cowanebonnock
creek, about Iv mil (torn. Kiltanning,
atruck a ga vein lorn day tin! tb
depth of about a thousand feet, wbicb enr
iutormsnt ttatrt, forced lb loolt, waighiag
2,200 pound, oul of tba bole wbicb wat
ratber rough on the tools st soy rat work
sutpaoded, but will ba resumsd at
looa at oircumttauce permit
Tba Pin Tre wells, tilaalsd oa tb
south side ol Clarloa river, aad owned by
Mr. R. Blair, are still doing between 75 and
eu barrel a day, with no iudjealloua f
"playing eel."
mr. r uower it starting a rig on the
Smith farm, on tba bill, a short dittaoc
back ol Ibe Pin Tre well.
Tb old Eudura well t now wned by the
Thompson Bro , and ladiiing U barrel,
Buntu uook ta piiiuag down lw new
wei e, ou eu uie ueal arm, aaa unit on
the Hummel Una. 11 r. Cook is an enter-
priilnir, operittor aud. will no itnulit. meet
with ats usual success. Petersburg Pio
9 teas.
Oil Nxwit We gave a lull atatemeal ol
In ptogrei. of oil development, in the
couuiy laal week, aaiL have lull now to
add.
Tbe Ellison well, in Washington lownsbip
on Ibe line ol Kuuf , it down over six hun
dred feel.
Drilling bat commenced aa a well on Geo
Betlio's farm, in frout ol bi hotel, la Elk
township, owoed by Brundted and allien.
Tbe boiler i oa Ibe ground for a new
well near Hull and Uoaterman'i mill, 00
Beaver creek,- Just below Blsir'l Cor
ner , There are now good paying oil well In
five townnbips la Clarion county, and next
ssaeoii will doubtleas eatablisb Ibis lb larg
est oil produoiag couily ia the State, or la
Ibe whole world.
Tbe Mjtt.iu,farm it all right, and th
lown ol Mertena ia fixed fact. Prentice,
Craw lord, tb Yau Scbaick brolbert, Walter
aod other bay leaned th major part of tb
farm, and ar putting down Weill. "Long
legged Bob," '-Shorly," ' Handy Andy," and
'Ned luei," ar putting up a rig,, aud will
begin lu drill by next week. The; Br men
ot plnck wbe can go, over moat anything!
especially loog legged Bob. He can go over
a seven rail feoc without climbing. Handy
Andy ii good 00 a double ibuffle, and Nad
la good fur aoytblag, while Shorty yo may
place where you please, only not leo clue
10 a ben roost, unlets ibe cblckeni rot
vary blgb. Major Wetter' rig It dan and
lb drilling wilt commeaa al one. Not
leu iban six walls will be down on the
farm, before Spring. Tbe Mebrlem well,
No. 1, gives at least twenty barrels af oil
per day. Clarion Democrat
At last is a cleariog p or Kn Rrilwty
difficulties. Gould ba Killed wilb lb new
management by tb payment or over oio
million dollars, or tbe transfer of properly la
bit possession strictly belonging to tb com
pay, and Ibe anus againtl blm ar lo b
dropped. Tb moey, it ltd reported,, wii)
b used in Isying a third rail ao a lo torn,
oeci wilb lb efiov guage system of rail
roa.ia aod laus secure a large amount of
business or wbicb it is now deprived. Tb
Allaoti aod Great Wester, R T will
follow suit, If II doe not precede Ibe Erie.
j in tb etaag of gauge.
Halefton Daya.
Th Haleyloa Day nmmacd oa Sal
arday, tb Uth af December, with Ibe
teres iky and tba soft atmotpber tbat
ofteo ibrow their mystlo ebrm amand tb
seaaon, exlendint for tb week preceeding
and lb winter lollowing tba winter solstice.
It I thaa tb fabled birds til brooding over
Ibelr aesls, cradled on th winter seaa. .
Old jGoIui keept tb winds tightly ihm up
lo bit rocky avro, aad old Sol breathes lie
sweetest iaflueooee lhal a barm shall ,eome
lo lb fabled bird that being waimed Into
life. It waa a lovely tbonghl of lb ancient
Greeks tn surround Ibe aval dreary season
of Ika year wilb tbia creation of Ibeir fancy.
Thus doet en of their aholc myths show
lb Greek hemage tor ibe dootloa of o-
mao't love, and alao elolbea wltb a cbarme
log ttoiy ib eeiesuai peaea Bad "tk uey
ruffled ternily wbltb often linger arouad lb
time when lb fun' presence it th shortest.
and bit lays, fall moil coldly upon Ibe
arlb.
W aaver weary af lb pretty fable, and
aae a year la not loo ofiea lo recall lha
memory. Cejt, tba oa of Hesperus, the
Morning Star, marrlet Haloyoae, Ik
daughter of Mollis, gad of lb winds.
Their lov flwt tmootbly at a serene day
In tarn, until Cvys.it lummoaed) lo
Ion on account f bit brothtr't death.
Halcysn part frm ber buibaad wilb ao
accoitnlabl sorrow aad with a preaenli
ment or earning lit. tier rorodiog era
only too tru. A Dare moras overwhelm
lb ikip tod C;s slabs beaaatn tb waves.
Meaawkila Haloyoae welibet anxieusl; for
bit return, inakea ready tor bl arrival,
dresses herself la gay apparel, or fra-
qaeal incense lo tb gada, aod mora than
ailtojuuo. Sb prayi constantly fr bit
return, and tbal be may remain Jtrue 10 bis
lov for ber. AI last, lb (oddest, moved
by ber dlairess, Mods vitioa wbeaa4a lb
datb l ber busbsn I It revealed lo th aua-
rowing wif. Ia lb mtroing aba goes to
in se.-inor that sb may look upon lh
very spot where tb ial saw bim, and bora
by lb wave, tb inanimate body al Ceyg
approaches tba luere. 6 be tbrowt herelf
Into tba aevaad at ao fail- tba pitying
gods abaoge tbam botb Into bird.
ao leieeiquisn ureex allegory wa ar
ladebled lot our besulllul Kncliah word
balefon,'' wbicb is a synonym lor ever;
plastd, peaceful and lereu laUuvnc. -PruvidencH
Journal,
Navigation of Iba Uadaoa It closed tar lb
teaaon.
9
Ail Ft-.
Wby may not lire be on long pleaul way,
Wilb summer light aud summer breez -a gay
Wbere real tieals softly o'er '.tie 'weatfir uu
Where Ibe aad heart might never feel alone,
Aur, llred of dull employ, alaud beeping
groan on groo T
Ah I why can wa never Sod luch quiet
Bonn
Ai 111 lu calm existence f lb fWwers,
In thoughtless rapture wealed drowsily,
They in Ib luaiaier live luxuoriously,
And in tbe winter link lu earth lo rsi;
Though dreaming, mil exuting, cbaug.on
blesl , '
Abl far more bletl tbia man, to wbo Ibe
earth
It an unkindly mother Irom bit blub.
-5;A young lady at a exarch bizr in Sao
Francisco waa offered a Ave dollar gold
piece for one of ber cutis, and cut it off and
deposited Ibe coin In lb trvasiiy.af loe
Lord. If lb yoang lady kept up ib traffic
aua ir ne wat in usual namber ol curls.
aalural and artibsial, sb waa a Valuobl
aujuuei ia ia a air, ineugn , probably on
going borne br mother look bold of her
what lb hair waa abort."
All Bead that Ban Prict
Beduceti.
Discount to cash customers
thankful foe past favors, and un
derthe stringency of tbe money
market, Knowing mat we can
buy cheap for cash, we prefer to.
give to our patrons the benefit
of cash prices On and after
the first day of January) 1873
we propose to sell lor cash,
which will be to your advantage
as well as our own. Call and
see us and we will give you
prices that will defy competi
tion. Our motto is live and
let live.
MEAE & ARMSTRONG.
All' those that are indebted
to us tor 30 days are request
ed to call and settle by tbe
Oth of Jan. 1872.
Local .otlcr.
TAKEN VI.
On lb pram lie of C. N. Payne, en Bn.J
farm, about two month ago, a cow Ti
owner It requeued In onroe forward. ' Br!
property, and pay abarg, or It will u diZ.
posed of at lb law requires.
C ti. PiTaa
Patrolrnm Centre Deo. 20, 1872
St.
Sfcl'i 1IEKL.
H. H WARNER, has lust r. .
bom twenty casks mere of thai eld..
l. (OUller, a.
Tb beat huii.."'
hrotiiel Into Ihi law, whiaa h.-.i,
eaah. bat will net trust any mor. g.ooj .f
lb Drat ol Janaary. 187X wiir
ai lae.etaaeh.edl. him ar te,,IHIM
a call aad settle wiltoul delay and ....
otla.
n. h. Wa.
NOTICK.-Mr. Ja.et S. MsCr.v ha.,..
removed I Franklin, partial haviag torn-
aulcaiion wnb bim oa business or nit..
ls. Br requested hereafter lo addrea.
letters to that point. j.
Pleasure loven will a.e in mt.j n...
Mooda; evening next, a social p.rtv I. ,.
be iilvea at S.bel's Opera House, h Mrs
Selever or this place. Helllsier', Bsn" ol
Pioneer, are lo ruraleh mtialo for tk i.
loa. Th tlrket ar placed Ike vw.
low price of 91 Everylb.og has besn 1,'J
out for a Dice lime, and lha.e wbe tt.na
oanoot kelp but ajoy Ikemaelrei. j.
Butter aod cbesse ar almii ini. .
bl artlelec of food. Properly ued. tZl
ar nutrition and healthy; but an inord'
o.te tie of either eanee iudigealion an.
?,,.P?'-. 0r,B Sunday Com
fort. Judlcinr.al; need will remove boikf
cere irounaa
BLIND TOM CONCERTS
AT
SOB EL'S OPERA IIODSF,
Taenelaw Ewenlnf , Dci. ailh
Th Celebrated Vegre Bjj Pianist,
The Great Mnaleal Prodlev ot the sen. ..a
Most MAKTZMJUa StTllCAL QKNCId L1TWO
FBefoea tie In wmarianll t.. j
before the pnMIe It la a duty jrou owu to vuaraef la
eee aad boar tin a gnat '
Incomprehensible Worderof the
Nineteen! h Century.
ADl3iit)N,30cU, .
ItKHgsrKD 8KATS,Tlcta
o'clock, Concert lo eom-
Paora npea at 7
enct at 8.
Nee HtH.ni.
P. C HEIIMZ,
Pioneer, Pa.,
9Tnnafa.ctnrpr ol
OIL WELL
Machinery & Supplies.
Engines and Boilers of every
description Repaired at Short
Notice.
Agent for FOSTER'S GAS PUMP.
PATE.VTEfi of III INK'S WA
TS J PACK.EH..
HRoAlBIS0 i .f nil Mods duii at ahort noiloe,.
and all work wamiuted. , . .
Ordora by mai or lu egra b promptly attendee
A
P. G. HEINZ.
. II, wi .
Vtoaeer, Pa.