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MftLISH,
FRENCH AND)
AMERICAN
COATINGS,
MIZSO AND
J8TRIPED SUITINGS,
FANCY
VESTINOS.
ver ottni la the Oil Reftet,
TWBNTY DIFFERENT STYLES OF
HATS Se CAPS,
All Ikt Latest aad Nobbiest Sty!.
A F0Lt USB Or
Gents' Furnishing JGoods, fce.
Petroleum Centre Daily Record,
Pes. Centre, Po.-, Thursday -ton
Itlvlne llervlee.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Berrien every Sabbath at 11 A. M. and
it. P. M. Sabbath School at 12W P. 11,
ata free. A cordial invitation extend
ed to til.
IIsv. 0. Moots, Pastor.
PBKSBTTERJAN CHURCH.
Preaching at 1 1 o'clock A. H.. and T
o'clock P. M-, by tba Paitor, W. C. Bene
akd. Sehbata School at 11 directly
inner tereeona mtiot,
, Prayer Ma. tine and Sabbath School
Teacher's Meeting Tuesday evenings o(
tab wank.
irlcnm Centre
Lodge,
No.
T1S, I.O. of O. F.
Regular meetieg nights Friday,
at
oioca. Bigaeq.a
B ALLEN, N,
C. H KeOKia, A See'y.
tfTPIace of meeting, Mala St., opposite
wevviiatnca nouee.
A. U. of t. V.
Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of U. W.,
sie.ts every Mnudsy eventug at o'clock
In 0ld Fellow' Hull, Petroleum Centra,
i hud a.
A. II. KuciNia, 11. W,
A. Kltkh, R, . .
I. U. Of It. 11.
Minnerauoee Tribe No 18VI.0. R.M
f Petroleont Centre, meets every 1 Thursday
evi-mni in iroou tempters Hail.
CJT Opnooil flr lighted at 7 o'clock,
0. HOWE, Ssebsm.
f. REYNOLDS, Chief ol Record.
ttu.nt 1 p. m. 112
The Erie Dispatch ha a long acooant
a row tetweeu Col, Ellsworth, formerly
lue Kil.worib Houas, aad Mr. George W,
Rockwall, presto! proprietor of tba bouse.
The Gjlooel, It appear, got tba warat
ol
the cam, aad upon attacking Koekwell,
in next day alter, wee quietly pat out
doote. A lawsuit wilt- probably resulk
A woman, whose Dim w did nut learo,
accidentally clipped on lb sidewalk at lb
uppor cod of town, ot fralog, and Ml
through window, outtlog oa of her bind
quite cavere! A pbyiiolan, eVeased bar
wound aad no-serious rult 1 anticipated,
A young lady employed at tba millinery
ter of Ml Jennie Height, aaoideatally
fall down talr, tbit forenoon, and Injured
bttMlf qutl sevetely.
Tba Oil City Derrick of tbi morning has
aa account af lha doings of a ihief, . who
etola a boiae, wagon, 4s., at Cleveland, Q..
few daya since, aod eame down Ibis way.
The Individual In question, according lo the
dorlpttott of th Derrick, passed through
' Petroleum Centre, yeiierdey forenoon.
Via would lavlta lha attention of our
oilion to lb adverlleeinaal of Water, lha
wen toewa proprietor of, tba Jamestown
doming Store. Teat he keeps the beat the
market afford In th clothing lina no on
cu aoooi nr one viniing bis sior.
Head bis adeatllteaianl and. pay bim a Call.
a jouidiiii praaigy oaaea stories, no
relation to Morgan Ibe bnataoeer, iodulged
u miaoaievoiu preallvitlee, last aveaingr
tiy wrewing red pepper on tb atove lo
awtal baaln place In town. Coailable
HcUugh wa Making a iotr?a wltb tb
1
i
o. oooenis yeatt si im moomi.
Tbe Philadelphia Ledger 4y that a e
pending In tb Dletrtot Conrl la that ity
fat lb lal two or the day bring up
gala sots of tba eld familiar eiperleness
of lb "eoal ell" to eieltemenk Tb
sail la Ibis one wan eroaghl npoeenete
glean In payment of tba defendant Interest
la tb purebae of oil lends." Tba de-
4tn for tb nonvpayoant of iba note ia,
thai tba land piirehaied for tb coapany
coil bat tblrly-flfe thonttod dollare lncab,
while it wa turned oear to lb eotipany at
oo boodred aod flTly tboaiand dollar
Tb defaoilaot held tbi lo fraud, I
wblcb juitifled bia refal lo pay. Tba jury
gave their verdict far detaodant, lha lay
Ing that bin refuaal la pay jnttined by
tb aecepti.i'i practiced upon bin. Doubt
lere tboee wh bad ta pay a hundred aod
fl'lty tbouoes 1 itnllar for Iba land euppoeed
heineelee in l on tb ''ground floor," bu
bey inbaeqiimiily dieeoeered that aomabody
lee wa at :eat three torll uoder Ihem.
There are but few "oil" transaction of tbl"
kind going on at preaent, but Ibera are
railroad and other aperaliona ol a tlmllar
kind, wherein people who rapposa them-
elT to be near Ibe fouadation are reaMy
up on lha roof.
C. . Hepbnrn, anlelaol aaperintendenl
of Iba Oil Creek hod Croe Cut railroad ia
at hi bom In Carry, eerluuely indiipoe-
ed.
TbOll City Derrick af ibi morning
aya: Parker linoing proanoer propoie
I'o meet and noanlmoudy pau one mora
resolution, via: Reaolved, That wa don't
car a damn." They than will adjourn for
ever aod lo die betide.
II would bare bean belter probably bad
they adjour ed loa die long age.
A part af lha upCreak lea went out tbi
forenoon.
The Sk Petersburg Pregre of late
data yt:
One day last week tb notorious "Bill
Casey',' ww In tb Parker alation bona,
awaiting Iba arrival of tba train. Another
parly we lying an tb seat, Casey sidled
up to btm and atal bis glove Irom bis
pocket, nod then rose p nod darted to go
out, tb parly lying down ohlled to him lo
bring bck Ibot glov," thereupon La-
ley "went for" bits abusing btm most terr)
bly, beating bim almoil to jelly.
Again: An old man wa lying an tb
eat, lo lha station bouae, when Casey went
nn and aat down on bim. Tba result was
that ba Ibrashad bim most uomerclfully.
And tbi Is tb Parker Transoripl "gentle
man." W might add that tbi Bgbling Individ
ual paid lha Ceoira a vlail lb day before
Christmas. On Christmas day word came
lo us that tba valorous Casey intended to
Clean lha Riookd offlca ont nod whip tha
editor at slubt. The editor walled a part
of tba day In th office, Ilka a "cud
phool,"petlngy Bgbling Casey woald
aDoeer. bat came not. Tha editor met
Casey, but be spake bim never a word.
ate did neither and bit threat amounted
to laaa tban tb wind that blow.
"It Is all lor tb glory of God," wa lb
reply mad lo oo who questloMd tb pro
priaiy of raffling nl aeburob fair. Oul
Wast they us all modern appliance to
raise th wind In aid of churches. Ata
huroh fair bold In Da Solo, Missouri,
amang other expedient used lo Increase re
ceipts, wa that of opening poll aod re
ceiving vole lor lb prettiest woman 'n the
parish. There were three candidate two
Misses aad on Mistress and th married
woman beat lha nnmarried onee. It doe
set appear bow well tba wemaa' husband
liked lha contest, la feat, iba may hare
been a widow.
Tb doctors of Corry are modest in their
charge. Onaol them want tZ.fua, for
bis professional visit.
Some of tb well la th Petroil diitriel
bava bean pumping oil on lha groucd on
acooant o( the scarcity of tankage, prefer
ring lo pump tba well and Iota tb oil In
hutting down., Tb boy out there bava
bean doing a good dipping buaineaa.
There I evidently aome "ouioom" In
lb boy la Louisville school who wrote
the composition upon "Tb Pin," a iiibjve
ehoaan by lb teaober. Knowing tb boy'
averalon to literary effort lb teaober ex
acted only two eeotenee. After eooeidera
ble effjrt tbe little hero produced the fol
lowing: "Pins are very melnl The bare
saved ibe lives of a great many mea, wo
men and children in fact wbv families. "
In reply lo his astonished teacher's question
as to lbs manner In woieb so many people
had been saved through Ibe instrumentality
of pi os, lb boy innocently remarked:,
"Why, b.v not swallowing them."
A couple of new steel teamsbinv bail t
in Eogland ar now al lb port of New
York They are Said, lo make sigieen knots
an hour, or upward of inbteo mjlr.
Steal aa decided advantage over Iron, it is
bsllvtd, for rtlpbtlUlog,
"WAS 'OO EVEB A BOY."
My lino fow-ytar old Harry,
Bright In beauty and in jay,
Bald with bis accent of wonder,
'Papa wa 'oo ater a boy 1
W 'oo aver as littler a I bet"
"Dear baby," said 1 In reply,
'Will my darling ever ba weary
Aid aeri-woro snd sinful a If
With forehead of whllenes and candor,
And loving nnd Innocent eyes,
Thon dost measure tb dlstanse between us
With n string nnd boly surprise. .
JTbou Ilk bud flushed and frngraal;
I Ilka a leaf at Us fall
I tar away frtn th angels
Thou within reach of thair calk
Typ of lb beauty celestial,
Humble, aod lender and eweet,
Thau corned lo faith, my darling,
To sit at Iby father s feel
TsMgol by thy iovlog example, (
By tb truth thai know no alloy,
May I go to our Father as simple,
And In heart be always a joy.
NOTES OF THE DAY.
Tb Paiisian lupporl 3,715 candy stores.
A civil marriage law la to bo introduced
Into Germany.
Tobaeco dance tr fashionable lu West
rn New York.
Memphis belles drink cod liver oil to In
duce plumpness. '
Too fruit crop of Kansas this yetr I call.
mated to bo worth $2,800,000.
An Indian farmer baa purchased tb
Cardiff Giant" ror gat peal,
Tba Niagara Presbytery bava condemned
tb purchase of "prii packagea.
A Boston , isdy is making a fortune at
Buenos Ayres in lb mllinery bust.
London baker and aperalivr agree upon
12 hour system, from 4 A. M. to 4 P. M.
(j Germany baa mora exclusive colleges for
young women tban any other country.
An average of forty flv car a day arrive
at Sail Lake City oo the Paoific Road.
Rock Island, III., has 1,500 cases of ague
and Ibikki of of organising a "Shaker" co
ony.
A piece of fossil tree, 200 feet long and 12
feel in diameter, has been found in Rux
bore, P.
Tba Irish Sax crop is this year Ine ard
heavy, estimated at fully double ll.at of
Ian rear.
A wild girl is th sensation in Nevada.
Wild girls have ceased tu be a seusalioa la
th Stale.
A progressive Chinaman bas outraged th
tradition of his country by msrrylng a St.
Louie wonjaif.
Nearly five hundred State prison convicts
ar employed in tb mines nnd oa ibe rail
roade ol Tennessee.
San Francisco rejoices In n railroad ring,
a mining ring, an expreaa ring, n baakrlng,
a wheat ring, n whisky ring, aod a real ae
tata ring.
Yala University bst two papr this yr
-the Record aad tb Currant. Th loistrr
s lb new psper founded by lb stud vol at
a collage wasting In July.
A Kansas sportsman has bagged 1,600
prairie obiokena Ibi year. Allowing 2,000
potato bug lo a chicken, be ba acquired
numerically considerable gamo.
A St. Louis art critic Is of tbo opinion
that if ait continue I pragrea therein
th lulure aa lo Iba pact, alt iba algnboaids
In tba oommanliy will veotually be paint'
ed la that city.
Tb old Newgale, Conueoiicut, copprr
mines, from which tbe flrsi capper coinage
ot the eountry wa mad by John Higley, a
Granby olsoksmlth, In 17S7, aher lying
idle for a long time, have been lnsueoied
by parties who will develop ihem In Iti
spring; Ibera beiag avideuee ibat they
cuulain an abundance of tbo valuable met
al. It Is eslimaied that during lb last year
Ibe New York city bors car carried oa
hundred and twenty-five million of passeo
gere, of whom forty million rod two miles
or more, wasting at least thirty minutes in
each trip, as compared wlib whel would be
required if they bad n rapid transit ral.
way. Jamstowo (N. Y. ) Is ta bava as oil in
spector, whose business it Is to test oil cold
for lamily and publio me. Would it am
be well to have oue In this town also?
Last week a Ump exploded ia tha si ore of
Pill A Lewis, aad although no damage was
dose "what might have been' is uncertain
The loss sf life and pioprrty by iba esplo
slea of lamps is such as lo leave no war.
rsnlable excuse for neglect of prosecutions.
A Tilnsville oycier opener boasts of hsv.
lag opened 8,000 shell la eight beers.
what a wbsppert
A Bleb ftf.
A Prkerburg paper ya that eral
members of ib Legislature look the ears at
G talon Isle oo Ibe evening of tb 19th oik,
for Wheeling, and among the aamwer wa a
Mr. G., of eomewbal large' proportloae,
physically, aad a Mr, D , of proportion
uoderaite.
These two Ibe atalwart Mr. G , and tbe
emootn faced little Mr. D. look a berth lo
gather, it eem, lo a aleepiog car. Tbe
little mea laid behind, and the good balur
Mr. G. before.
Mr. D. soon we (leeplig and snoring
furiously. Mr. O. mr restless nnder bis
legislative bunleas, arose, and was 1 1 ling
near lb stove, whn an elderly lady c.me
aboard aod desired a hwrtb-
"4.11 right, madam, said O., "I took a
berth with my too, nnd you can ocsapy my
place In my berth wbera my little boy Is
sleeping."
"Taksg Mr. G. at bis word, tbe lady
disrobed, and laid down with boy "
After a quint repose of seme time with
tba boy, Mr. D., became reel less from soma
cause, snd began lo kick around, lo lha an
noyance of ibe old lady. So, in a matern
al manner, she patted bim oa lb back and
said:
"Lie sllll, sonny ; pa said I might sleep
nlong with you."
'Thunder and lightning," erred tb leg
islator, who ar yon f I am ne boy. I'm a
membeinfthe Weil Virginia Legislature-.'
It is said Ibat tbe lady swooord, and'
could not be brought lo till Mr. D. promis
ed that Mr. G. should be impeached.
D. swears that ibe tblag shall aat reel
here.
What action the legislature will take foi
tha purpose of protecting Us own dignity,
remains lo be sseat
II Is said Ibat a movement ba been. In
augurated by seme of th leading banker
In Boston, New York and Philadelphia to
urge Ibe Secretary of tb Treasury to de
posit lo tbe designated depositories lo those
cities a portion of the nolo aad Ibas liber,
ate a large amount ef greenbacks now held
as reserve.
The Bosioa Traveler mourns lbs loss or
"Our Billy." a favorite eat, which has been
identified witb tbe paper emce 18C1. Dur
ing (he fire eight years ago,whlcb destroyed.
ike Trawler building, Billy disappeared for
two days, bal was found safely slowed awsy,
wet ana cold, ia a bole in Ibe wall.
Jmt a m gbl be expeoted tbe oil produ-
era' aad relloeis' agreement had not gone
tn o operation before each aide was accusing
the other of had faith. Tha Silt complaint
was againat a refiner for buying oil from
producer not a member of tbe combination
Next day came complaint of bad fsllb
am ng ti e praducert, aod tae general feel
ing it that the combination I doomed.
Cleveland Herald .
The Executive Committee mel at Oil Ci y
yesterday, tor the purpose of making Ibe al.
lotment lo tb various districts, en lbs 200,
00 barrel contract. The agents were near
ly all press I, tbst who were absent
lelegrsgbed tbe ameunt which they wiined
allotted lo their dlsii ick
Tbaal toot lo theTldlout district wn
30,000 bairels. This will relieve lb district
coesidersbly aad put a belter aspect oo
business sffalrs. Tbe allotment mad last
week, and tba preaadt one, will relieve tbi
district f 40,000 barrels. Geodl
Tidioute Jonroal.
TAKE NOTICE.
Having disposed of my Lumber yard
wllb tbe intention of leaving lb Oil Re
gions, all parlies knowing themselves In
debted lo pe will please call at once and
settle aod thereby cave coal.
it . BTKKMibKU.
Petroleum Centre, Ja. 7, 1873.
Iw.
Four dplendld Cbromoi
for
Every rJuteserlber.
Arrangements bnv been made by wblob
w can offer ayear'e eubeeriptlen to The-
New York Christian at erk. and Eleclie
Wtekly, witb tbeir four magolOeeiM Cbro
mus: "Good Morning," "Carlo l Mis
chief,'' "Spring Flowers," and "Summer
riowers," together wllb our journal- for
As the Chromo aloe ara worth from
$10 00 lo$ it. 00, snd as th New York
publication I every way Bret otsss, it pre
tents en unusual opportunity to our sure.
oribers. Tbe Cbromos sre mad by Franc
and other celebrated artist, and will be
forwarded promptly by mall prepaid.
Should any subeonber deilro only tb
two first named Cbromos, tbey will be ssat
witb tha two publtcalloas lor
Remit to th publisher-ef this paper.
NOTICE. -r. Jesses 8. MsCray having
removed iu t rangnn, peril navtag eem.
muniaalifin with him uii euialnaae. A niku.
wise, era requested bareaftat lo address l !ietr
leiier ra t pmnf, - , OB, -
Local Notice,
For Sale.
My sleek and fixture re aew tor sss-
and my Imlldlog lor sal or fenk
J. W Baafrr,
Pelrotoaa Centre, Deo M, 1872. tr
SEE IlEKF,
Fl. H WARNER, bas just reeelveaj frr.
home twenty eaaka mere ut ibai cider, ibu
was never heal for auality. Also. n.i.
eggs, butler, Ae. Tbe best butter ever
vroagel lalo Ibis town, whie'i be wilil-ell h
sasb. ai will aot trust any more good. af H
ins urai oi eaauary, lei.
AH thee ladebied lo bim ore requested
to call aad estilo wiltoat dslay aad save
costs. -
H. H. Wanma.
For daile
14 400 lo 2A.U00 feel af ftRPnNn.tr a uk
TUBING, at from 25 lo S4 cis. per foot.
The Tnbinn is la Irsl clues order aae) .11
ready filled.
April 23. tr. n. u. WARNEi.
All Best el Ihnt Haa-Priee
Redaced.
Discount to cash customers
thankful for past favors, and un
der the stringency of tbe money
market, Knowing tnac we can
buy cheap for cash, we prefer to
give to our patrons the benefit
of cash prices On and after
tnenrstdaj of January, 187
we propose to sell for 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.
MEAi-'E & ARMSTRONG
All those that are indebted
to us for 30 days are request
ed to call and settle by the
0th of Jan. 1872.
a
Advsrilsrla ibe Raooap.
MEASE i ARMSTRONG
Incuesore te H. II. Warner
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
FLOUR!
AN
Merch'nts
THI flvh.rHh.ra havtag Vnnght Ike old etaaS er
II. Q. Warner. Inland euFaraise tbe fcu.lneaa
and will keep alwey. on hand trie heat the
market afford. W will an a WHULBBALK aad
HKTAlt, trade in the iwiowtsg prodicu: '
Plour,
Hay l
raiii
orallkines. Wsalsehaee a very large stock
one
gar Arr&KS.
i Invite a share of rahlle naliraan.. fjellfisr
ronfldent we can eive aatiaractlon In uriee aad
qaalityof goods.
m ARaoravflHi
Petreleam Centre, Pa. Nov. StlRV I
iMew Goods.
SAVE YOUR !
Mrs. M. Magrane'ff
I ONE PRICE .
BOOT & SHOE STORE I
T.heep a very large stock ef all hlae oa hand,,
aod ell aa aha a anriy other hnaae In Iba Olb
MION. OaadeesadvrtthmywloreUa
CistOE DeputciEt !
' Awdlgearaatea aya-ltel at In. an my week
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