SHUGERT & STARR Su n ! MePsrlaod. Smith Ce. ,1 Merchant Tailors! AND IN Guts' Furnishing; iioods, C9S. SPRING FRANKLIN STS., ITITC8T.1.LP, PA. . MMik M Of flaaSt MMTIOMIIM ejy HLOIIISA CASSIMERES 7KK1TCH ARDJ AMBRICAN COATINGS, IBUt AK BTRIPXD SUITINGS fANCY VESTINGS. .! efts IB taa Oil Hagta. PHtt different sttlm of HATS 3e CAPS, .Ut tbe latest sad Nobbiest Stjlss. A rOLb.UMIlor ent' burnishing Goods, &c. r-etro leum Centre Daily Record. ret. Centre, Pa-. Monday, Jan. 27. IHvine Rervlce. If ITHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Servioee every 6bbth at 11 A. M. and ifc p. leJbhalh Bohool at lt P. M. eats free. A eordiel Invitation extend Ct to aH. Kit. G. Moots, Pastor. PKESBTTERIAN CHURCH. Preaching at 11 o'clock A. M.. and 7 'lack P. M., bj tba Pastor, W. C. BtJRCa aM. BabbatD Sahool at 12, directly after loreaoon par ice. .Prayer Meeting atid gabbath School Teacher's Meeting Tuesday evenings ot Ma week. Satraleaas. Centre Lodge, No. 710, I. O. of U. F. tegular meetings eights Friday, at 7 e'sloek. Signed. B. ALL EM, M. G S. H. Kooem, A See'y. tifPlaca of meeting, Mala Bt, opposite HaOliatook Hoom. A. O. Of V. W. Liberty Ledge No. 7, A. O. of U. W., Mil averv Monday evening at 7 o'olock, la Odd Ftilow'i 11.11, Petroleum Centre, Poena. A. Glixk, II. W. i II. T. Connor, R. I. O. of K. M. MlnnektmiM Tribe No. 1H3, I. O. R. It af Petroleum Centre, meet every Thursday evenlne Id Good Templar's Hell. IV CobdoII fires llabted at 7 o'cloek. U. HOWE, Sacbetn. 8. REYNOLD, Cblef ol Records. Qeld. at 1 p. a. 114 Consolidation. Just now tba oil trade lire prone and prostrate, III cendltloo brought on by in own recklen drilling and .the gambling propensities and praotloes of tbe trad e. It ocean to us that if tbe land end, work ing Interest unite to offer only a finished product to tbe coniuaer, - that sapply will readily adjust itself , to an boo. est and legitimate demand and tbe wbole business gat into a heallby shape. Io tbis way all tba profits of the oil busioeas will he retained In tbe oil region, fostering all kinds ol enterprises, manufacturing and other wine. " S then, If t ns be prepared to sell just what is needed by the customer. If for fuel tbeo erode ail; -tf light tben S. W.; If lor machinery a lubricating oil; If fi r paint and dye stuffs then sell beniine, &a. In tbis way ail iooeallve to gambling cootiects will oease. Speculation will be ' limited, and tbe oil business once mors lead on to fortune lo tbe future aa la tbe past. Consolidate. fciwww wtwiic wiwpiiru .V .dial U. 11 UlCKieB is the collection box of the M. E. Cbu.ch, at Emleotoo, on Bundsy, whereat the Sub oprovea I hem mildly. I Tbe Record says tbe great want of Pelro leum Centre this winter is a "first class vet erinary surgeon.' Tbe eonditiuo of tba Centre remind us of the boy bo was "dy ing lor a buuom pin." Tltusvllle Courier. Tbere weuld bare been no danger bad Ibe ho'y only put a little "salt butter la bis ter eye.-' Tbe fcmleutou Pipe Liue Co. bave erect ed a ten.lboiia.iud turrel tank on the hillside , ubi.ve loan, we pictuine ttiia is to bold oil tor a belli i pr'.co. Retributive. The Refiner's Combination has OTerdooe the business by a system ol tactics peculiar lo that branch of the business. It bss been able to keep for a long lime pest a wide margin belweea tbe crude-end refined, thus sowing the seeds of its owo final dissolution. Tbe profits of refining hire beee so Urge for months past, and it l.ss become so sp parent lo everybody, that every old B: S. reflnery In the conntry has been remodeled, all tbe old junk piles overhauled, aod refin ing outside tbe U. C. promises to be as ex- teusive aod active as inside. Tbe nfotesald will flod it diOlcnlt lo buy sll tbe Indepen dent refineries and It must do this or go into a raioous competition So mote It be. Tbe universal Isws of trade and oommerco allow no mora escape Irom retribution for tbeir violator than do those ol nature. Law Is ever imperative. No patchwork no linkering no combina tion, on loos resist It. Selab! Futurity. In tbe good time coming, when tbe red h sries io Cleveland, Pittsburgh and e'se where, are either sold lor junk or moved isto the oil region, aod when refiners be come producers and producers relours; when competition lo transportation makes freights low, and tbe consumer in China and Japan, and lo Russia and Turkey, can afford to buy nearly as well as those living nearer, lo that day the productioa will be no stumbling block at all, tbe sound of the drill and sand pump pulley will ecbo from every bill and valley and will bave Ibo well wishes of all, aod be accepted as tbe evi dence of increasing prosperity. Tbe smoke of our refineries and multiplied industries shall darkea the sky, aud bsrd times asd tight mcuey markets be matters of memory only. God speed tbe time wbeo tbe produ cers will own. all refineries, transpertalioo, tankage and pipe lines, and control tbe business. Constable MoHugb was busy the latter part ol leal week la serving subpojnas upon the witnesses io tbe scholar whipping case, brought by Rev. C Moore, tbe Methodist clergyman, agaiust Mr. J. F. Alcoro, prin cipal ol tba publio school, foi alleged cruel punishment of plaintiff's daughter. Tbe case, it will be remembered, created Con siderable comment aod much hard feeling was engendered at tba time. Nearly all tbe older scholars, the teachers and others bave been summoned. Tbe cue will probably come up for trial before Judge Truokey on Wedresday. Tbe summoning of Ibe children, who ol Course will bave to be aocompaoied by tbeii parents, making a large additional expense aud much trouble lo the parents, is causing tbe frequent use of "cues voids" by many of tbe aloresald parents. Speaking of Petroleum Centre Ibe editor ol ibe Titusvllle Courier, iu ibis nioruing's paper says. We owe tbe Courier man one for tbe very complimentary mention ol the Recobd: Pctkoliu Cbxtkk. Tbis is one or the historie points ot tbw oil region, aod holds lis own well in these dull times. Coosldet able many Improvements bave been mad here during the past season. Some of tbe beet and most active operators make their headquarters bere, and the p'ace always presents a lively appearance. Here is also published one of tbe tpleeat little daily newspapers in the entire region. Charley Wicker keeps up ibe repiilatiun of (the Re conn in Hoe style. Tbe Central, tbe Roch ester and MoClintock bouses, of tbis place, are three good hotels, aod all uoder excel lent uieaagemeot. At the Central our old staid aod sober Irlend G J. Cross, can most Iwsys be found, while tbe pleasant, good natured aod geuialjohany McOoiber stands ready to do tbe agreeable lo any wayworn traveler who may conclude to stop at Ibe Central. There are tbree finely constructed cburcbri bere, standing near together on Ibe bill, the Presbyterian, MelbodiBt nnd Catholic. Rev. V. C. Biirebard is pastor of the first, Rev. G. Moore of tbe second, and 01 r old Irieod Rev. James lJnoo. or the last named. These churches are well supt ported, aod atleuded by large congrogv liens every Sunday. Father Dunn is a most energelto and devoted priest, and bas-sur oeeded In building daring tbe past season, a oew school house, and making sotaa needed repairs on Ibe church edifice. One new pipe line from Antwerp lo Pel olla is now laying pipes. Another Is he log pn jected to run nearly tbe same direc lion and Irom Ibe asms points. Tbe ot'jeot Is lo furnish Increased fsollla lies for mooing aod tauking oil through tbe heart of the lower proiluoiuft district. These lines will pay end do much good. A Reading Bartender bas net livedio vain lie bas Inreuted a "gargle cmkiall," war, ranted lo sure tbe most obstinate case of "ore throat. And cow every man In iht cVy Is snrellog with so loiamed gullet. asd ibe bvui ly salututloa Is, "Let ut gerg'o." Ana i bey g irgle. For the Daiv Record. "WHY IS THIS THUS.'' riCTBR OMCM, JR. I noticed a puff in tbe Raoonn one dsy, For the bold Tommy Mack and his elegant sleigh Wbish some ssy bss kicked up a deal ot muss, , Asd I'm quite at a loss to know ' Why is Ibis thus." Tommy's one the boys aod bow cm It he, That any ooe finds fault with bis livery Wbeo be keeps everything from a sleigh to a buss. But I'm still at loss to ktow "Why is Ibis Ibus." There's one or two things yet, I tbink I will say, If you're pever seen Thomas's double slel,;h ; Hut if it should happen to cause any fuss, I'll be bothered still more to know "Wb; is this thus." That sleigh bas an ornament painted In style, And if you could see it 1 know you would smile; ' For whoever done II was surely some cuss Aod knew all about it, aod "Why is this thus." The ornament shows some poor cuss lo a pickle, Wbo wears oo bis note a queer kind of spectacle But that is a subject I'll oot now discuss, Uuless some one lets ue koow "Why Is tbis ibus " I know tbe bold Tommy .and. Charley so well, That I tblck if they're asked they will cer tainly tell. Wby their new double rig bss stirsd op such a muss, And tbeu we will all flod out "Wby Is this Ibus." Parker Oil Field. A well on tbe Lewis Gibson tarm.Pelrolia district, owoed by Bulger A Morriey, has yielded eighty barrels a day Isr several months. The Sketdmantle No. 2 Felrnlia district, is doing one hundred barrels per day. The Templetou & Foster well, near Pei roMa, Is ounsidt'rsd good for seve.ty-fire utrieia a uuv. W. II. Coulter recently struck a forty barrel well on tbe Banks farm, near l'elrulia, Ssveral weeks ago we spoke tit a dry hole having been putdownon tbe Birnlixrt larm near Milltnlown, Buffer cmiuiy. Vi e have since learned that Ibo well relet red lube- lungs to W' F. Mersimer, ot Lewrencebnrg-. and that it bas not yet been drilled lo the third sand, but In all probability will euike Ibe sand In a few days. Ia the second end a beavy gas vein was struck wbich has u v- eo a good deal of trouble. The well is new dowa about 1,400 reel. A new well started upon Ibe John Redick farm, sdjoiniog Ibo Callander ftim, two miles north west of Lswrenceourg, an Tuei day est. Tbe well is owoed by the Colum bia Oil Company, aod started at the rate of ixty barrels a day. SJ The fourth well at GreeoeJCity has been drilled some depth in the third sand, and is (lowing large quantities of oil. S. D. Karnes aod others are tbe owners' A well on tbe Grant larm, Dear Parket'g Leading, owned by J. P. Conralu, J, Woodward and S. E. Brown, Esq., wss tubed oo tbe 1 jib inst., aod has been yield ing about twenty-eight barrels barrels ot oil psr day up le tbis time. Oilman s Journal Tbe next three paragraphs have beeu tuk ea from tbe Butler Cillzeo: We are pleased to learn tbat drilling bas beeu recouimeoded at Ibe Thorn creek well. It bas been cased, and a determined effort will now he made to give It a iboioujs teat. Although its depth now is cause o1 discourageuieot, yet we bave bopes of even, tuai success. This well is now down over l,.10O fee,t and although muob I rouble basbesu exper ienced from a great flow of salt water, ye, the owners cootluua to have a strong hope cf buiog able to shut ii off and obtaining the oil. The derrick for tbe Ssxon 'Oil Company on the;Uutler Branch Railroad, bas been erected. ..The market bas been a trifle firmer for the past two oc tbree days, probably owing to tbe fuel of outside capitalists being ea itsged ia putting up a number ol large tanks lo tbe lower districts lor storing purposes. Wheu these tanks are filled tbe price will undoubtedly drop lower than al soy lime beretntbre. The Village of Failing Waters or Rip Van Winkle's time was oot a patch to Plymouth -Ceulre, Ct. Tbey have built bul oue bouse th-re In Jfjrty-five years. The Mew Hone that JacK Bam. The derrick Is Ibe house that Jsck built. The oil la the malt that lies lo the house tbat Jsck built. The producer Is tbe rat tbat gnaws tbe malt tbat lies la tbe bouse that Jack built. The refiner is the cat tbat eate the rat that invsdea.tbe scores that lie io the bouse tbat Jack reared. Tbe Press Is the (log that worries tbe oat, thst Iceds on the rat. Ibst gnaws oo the sack, that lies lo the domicil reared by Jack. Rezoloot" le'the Cnw with a brokeo horn, that tossed the dog with pointed teotb tbat wotrled tbe cat that indulged on the rat, tbat dined on the malt embalmed In sacks lbt lies la tun mnnsicn built by Jack. The Association is tbe maiden so weak and forlorn, who milked the bovine with a twisted born, that tossed the dog like a bag of corn, that troubled poor pussy's domestic neaoe. Ibat troubled tbe rat tbat fed on greece, tbat lie in tbe tenement Jack built. The Agency is the pries', wltn pomp ana form, that married the maiden so fair and torlorn, that received Ibe lecletl from old Crumple Horn, that tossed Ibe dog wltb raze and scorn, tbat broke tbe liaoK of pussy eat, Ibat made a meal off Ibe laveoous rat, that ate tbe riches stored in fat, that lay In the bouse tbat Jack framed. And tbe "bulls and bears" they rosred to Ibe morn when the shaven priest wllb pomp and term had married the maiden so sad aod forlorn, tbat look care of tbe milk from Twisted Horn, that charged oo the dog with "rezolot" scora, that kept tbe feline iu a troubled mind, that haahed tbe raf witb felonious fang, tbat iovaded Ibe ricbts ia plethoric sack, tbat lay lu.tbe mansion reared by Jack. iTulloiite Journal. Tbe Pittsburgh Commercial of Saturday has tbe lollowiuf dispatches (rem tbe oil regions: Fnlrvlew, Pa., January 14, 1871 A oew well oo tba Wilson farm, owned by Messrs. Ralph Rl Her & Co., is Cowing about one hundred and fifty barrels per day It will probaoly J prove a good Seventy-five barrel well. t Greece City, Pa., January 24, 1873 The Kama well at this place, which was struck on Tuesday, flowing two hundred barrels a day since, was tubed this after noon and will probably settle down In eigh ty linrwie. There ere about thlity wells going down near here, eighteen ut winch will be com pleied within th next sixtaV days. Piuba b j 'weny uf the eatire number will prove in b dry hoi. I'ei loha.C'ty, P., January 24, 1873 The W.lsoa well, just below this place, on the J mies Wtlaou larm, at which well Mi" fire Miiried and was so destructive to property io weeks agn, bns'been started up ag in ut.d is doing niuety barrets. Tbe Parsons well, the rig of which was buruud iu the same fire, has been abend' ooed. Tbe amount ot oil iu lank throughout the lower dist rievs surpasses anything known in tbe history of the oil business. The ma jority of Ibe present strikes bave tbs bulk of their production io tank, while all stock that conld be held at tbe old wells is still oil baod awaiting a rise In tbe market. Many of tbe laige wells were obliged to bold tbeir production in consequence of having no conndulioa with the pipe lines. Fairview Reporter. Land is being taken up lapiuly, and a few rigs going up, in the vicinity of Buena V.ste. The coming summer 'will develope large ecjpe ol territory io tbisseotloo. The Mewtoo well, oo Ibe Dougherty farm, oeiuw i' an view, win ue completed in a short time. Tbe well ts located between ibe Roadside aud Jennings, the farmer Is a good well, tbe latter a dry bole, aud con siderable interest is felt In tbe result. ' Roadside welt uu the McCleary farm, was torpedoed last week aod lis production materially Increased. After exploding the torpedo the we.l comiienced to flow, aid after the pump was started produoed for some time at the rate of one huodred and fitly barrels a' day. TFalrvlew Repoiter, Rustic beiiuties, whose parents do notluke a daily newspaper, rig up a very handsome bustle of OJtustulks aod straw, coveted witb ebeepsKit. Courier. How do y uu know, Sloan? Vast uumbnia ot auiiuals are klieady arriviug tortMr. Barnum frouijevery direction aud fiouj every clime. Among these is a fairy elephant, so daimy und small tbat It can be carried about oa the ohoutders of any uiau wbo has eu luoliuaiiuu io try. Kciaiee from Ibe Last Indies, aud weighs about ooe huodred and forty pounds Harness Repairing at Maisballds Rich ards, Mala Stioel. Is oral itlct)s. For Sale. Mv stock aid fixtures are new for .... i sad my building lor sale or rent. ' i. W. BEam Petrnleero Centre, Dec. 28, 1871 y For Sale. 800 BARREL TANK Petroleum Centre, lrou gij wooden top and Bottom, trice $400. Apply to Central Petrol. eura Co. ?. if MT Fine SINGLE HARNESS fft-.V to I DO at Marshall & Ricbsnss) wjipoaTt, me lr,nmi "ni. ffTWhlps, at Marshall A Rlchardt . posiie Rrcohii Ofnce, Main Street, leum centre, i a. Oil "Wells For Sale. Three Droducinr? wells on i" O "nv. Central Petroleum Farm. Pst. relenm Centre, ra., doing Irom 'JUU to 25U barrels per month. Run with a large Woodbury & Booth Boiler, good as new. Engine nearly new. Gas, water and oil connections all in com plete working order with all necessary tools to work said wells. Price $4,.r00. Five hundred down. Balance in three, six, n ne and twelv months with interest and se cured. Enquire of EMMhT FERRIS, agent, on the prem ises. jan 2i-3t. SEi: II Hit E. n. H WARNER, has just received Ina home twenty casks more ef Ibat elder, Ibn was never beat for quality. Also, siplet eggs, bulter, ate. The best bnttsr evtr hronget Isto this towa, wblab be wllitlKw cash, 'hut will aot'trnst any ssore goods sfif Ibe first of Janeary. 1871. All those Indebted le him are requests! to call aid settle 'wiltoot delay and ssts costs. . , n. TT. WaBNla. VF Sleigh rolls, llluffalo Rohes. Wolf nones,' L..D ItWIiet. . xc. al MarSDSI t Richards, Main Street. H. H. Warner DFaLBRIII. SECOND-LIND TfBIiM. All flmee Caring, Engines, Boiler, and OIL WtilJj SUPPLIED HIGHEST CASH PRICE PAID FOR OLD t ROPE, IRON and BRASS. JDV-ttavtrip recently nirr:.a.t a Hm and proved PIPE t'UTTINH MACI1INK, 1 am prtw ed tn cut and III all sizes of filis sad Casing fn i Inch to 14 Inch. Washington .St.. Nearly Oww. flesh "ler Hosts, Vet. Centre, Fa. aprStf. H. It. WAHNR MeniovecT M. HE3RR0N lias Removed his CLOTHING STORES to Beatles Old Stand, Washington Street; Petroleum Centre. Pav
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