SHUQERT & STARR Merchant Tailors Gents' Fsrateliin!: Hoots, OCR. BPrlLfJG TB.AJSKU3 BTS., (TITWT.fiL.E, PA.Jl Bave of la iMmaetronrstaaf VLO'IILSdk (JAXSIMERES BNCUSB, FEBKCH AXD' . AMRIOAN COSTINGS, M1ZBD AK STKIPKD B TJITINGS I3FANCT YESTINGS. Pitt aOmi aitbtOll RK. TTillHTY DIFFIKENT BTYLE3 OF HATS Sc CAPS, A la UMtfaad Hobblul Styles. A FULL L1NB OF Cents Furnishing Goods, Ac. Petroleum Centre-Daily Record. Fat. Centre, Fa-, Monday Klarcuat niTlna ftervtee. MITHODIBT EPISCOPAL CnURCH Ksrviees every Sabbath at 11 A. U. and i P. M. Sabbath School at 12 P. M. ' eats free. A cordial Invitation exleud 4 to alt. Kir. G. Moorb, Pailor. PRESBYTERIAN CUTJECH. Preaching at II "'clock A. M.. and 7 'slnok V. M.. by the Pastor, W, 0. Buitcii At. ISabbaiu Sohool al VI , directly after loreennn servioe. Prayer Meeting and Kaliboth School Teesber's Uuttlinif Tuesday evenings ot Nik wwk. rtrlnnm Centre Iiodce, JVo. Tl, I.O. of O.K. Regular meeting nights Friday, at 7 'tlock. Signed'.. B. ALLEN, N. G I. H Kooier, A Sec';. p0"TWce of meeting, Mala St., apposite MeClinlock liouee. A. U. of U. V. Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of U. W., meets every Moaday evening at 7J o'clock, la Odd Fsllow's llall, Petroleum Centra, i'taa'a. A. Glknx, It. W. It. T. Connor, R. I. O. of It. Ma . Minoekaunee Tribe No. 183, I. O. R. M f Petroleum Centre, meets every Thursday evening io Good 'fetnplar's Hall. tar Council Urea lighted at 7 o'clock. II. HOWE, Saoberu. C. It JUKES, Cblel ol Records. Gold at 1 p. to. 115 Wt Incline to Up opinion that tbe 'par rowi rather like Hatch weather. Tbe; seem never aa. lively aa on one of those Marsh mornings when the eartb i just wbiteoed and tbe anow flakeaaro thick In tbe air. Tbey eklrp all their extra breath away and flutter arouod either in delight at tbo uutlaiely Horn) or tbe breakfast a thoughtful baud scatters or them. But tbe robin takes it In entirely different manner. He aits upoo a limb ruffled in leather and in temper. lie bas no notes to dlacouot upon tbe break air, arid 'beautiful (now" bas no poetry (or bim. As be aita sullen, and ill el a heap, be is a representative of tboss who migrate every winter to wormy er clluie, and who, invariably, come North la tbe spring loo soon fer their comfort. One would suppose the robins who bave all tfcelr kaowledgde Iron Instinct would ac quire wisdom and stay South until spring bad really opened. Ilnmaoa are-not ex peoted to learn wisdom by txper If nee; tbey never bave done so aod never will do so, and tbe consequence is tbey every autumn declare tbey will stay South tn tbe spring until auow (lurries are over, and yet every tpriog rush away tram tbe blossoms of tbe South to meet tbe most trying portion of thejyear at tbe North. .We should pity that disconsolate robin red breast on that outwrisss twig, were It not that be bas a kuod pair ot wings that could b ar bim to balmy alia il a lew bouts, bus, as yet lor the season, no uomestio uonue lying bim down to any peculiar locality, no 'bouse to luok after, being, bis own architect aid miller, aud as tbey say to advertisements uo Iciciirotiieuce. Tbe Oil Cronk Railroad is doing goo1 Tbe chief officer of tbe Brotherhood ol Locomotive Engineers condemns tbe strike In Missouri aa wholl unjiiUflable, sod aaya the Missouri Division will undoubted' ly be cut off from the body wbeo tbe nex general convention meets. Whatever may bs tbe opinions and act loo of the Brother hood on the point, there can be no dl tier sice of opinion amonir tbe public. Jibe strike was wbollv nDlustificiule, and tbe action of tbe strikers outrageous ia the ex treme. Tbo men who capslzsd locomot Ives, ditched traioa, stopped travel and traffic, and endangered lives merely because tbey objected to a particclar man being e.n;,lo y ed to run an engine bave no proper place outside a penitentiary wall, and we hop I loodiy onmberof them will soon be clad In striped garmeute and set to labor la a pria oo work shot), as a lesson to all who at tompt to regulate tbe regulations of em ployera and employed, and of employees towatd each other, by vloleoce, destruction of property, and possible inurdor. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers aa a body, Iftbey .would preserve their good name and establish their influence for good, should labor unremittingly for the deteo tion and punishment of the menwbo bave brought disgraoa on their organization, or, at least, not put a straw la tbe way of tbe authorities engaged lu tkework of detection and punishment. Tbe Petroleum Centre, Record says that several citizens of that place (contemplates removing to Butler or some other lower riv er oil i town lu the Spring. Send lu gocd business meo, Wicker, II you plesse. Your roughs bave beon here for some time, you know. East Brady Iudrpendent. 4,1'be Independent is mistaken in regaid to tbe rough portion of community. Tbey tar rled at some point below, probably Parkers or Peirolia. We notice for a fact that sev eral of our people bave lelt this place for tbe down river country and by some means or o ber hsvejbecame demoralized. It must have -been through the bad Influences of that country the Independent delights to puff up. We don't blame you old Sam its "bread aod butter." Railway elides are somewhat ait,atcd by the apprehension tbat the Erie is enduvnr Ing to flank tbe New York Centrul, by ab sorbing the Lake Sboro Road. Tbe season io California is wot and late. In place ot the usually pleasant February weather, there were cold ruios and s!ia;p frosts, and tlie grass and whea tllelds here bave been strotuiy afT-cied thereby. " 'Elsewhere fa pubiiMU a comuiunf'cation In regard Io tbo vote on "Local Option" in Cberrytree Township. If what the wri ter etates is correct, and wo see no rearon to doubt it from a knowledge r.f tbo writer, the lempranca men resorted to a very small trick to carry the election. Tbe reader can judge lor themselves. , - The jury In the Audeisou suicide case returned a verdict tbat be was insane at tho lime of committing the act. This seis at rest tbe idle stories circulated la regard to Mr. Anderson being a dfj.iultor. We oevir believed that he wus a defaulter, othl er papers to tbe contrary notwithstanding. Tbe chances are that some one will get feaifully bit la the Butler oil Beld before euotber season rolls round. We hope they may as tbe reported big wnlls In that cour try have ruined temporarily the upCreek region, and io ono doubts for a moment but tbat tbo same fate awaits them. Tbe fearful temperance lectures read by lbs Oil City Ddrriek d not appear ta bave bad much effect, judging from the majority in favor of license. I hear the woodpecker pecking, Tbe blasblrd teoderly sing; I turn to look out of my window, And io, it is spring! A breath from tropical borders, A ripple, flows Into my room, And washes my faceot its sadupts, And blows my heart into blaom. At.thli seteuo of the year many persona are accustomed to charge their ryBteins with sulphur for tbe publication of tbe blood. Parties sometimes arranged for the purpose of enjoying. brimstone diet, aod it is paid tbat Inciter matches ars not uolrequcnlly made at these. Cerebrospinal meningitis is slaying its hundreds on the Pacitio coast, and tbe fac ulty are unable ta oops sjritb it. Diseases seem to multiply faster than remedies. A man committed suicide ii Troy, N. Y., reoently, by plunging bis bead through aa air hole ia the Ice on tbe cansl,. and matn-.atnsu mat position until be was dead. The weather was quite cool this morning and continued so all day. A widower in Kedrock township, Marlon county, Iowa, recently traded Bye children or o half lot' rest Id s sow mill. from the Notb. The managsrof this journal, with out eodorsing tbe seutlmeatsoi contributors, desires to offer tbe widest possible latitude for free discussion. It ia merely stipulated tbat commuuicationi (ball concern mailers ol publlo interest, be put in decent language and accompanied with its names or the writers, not for publication, but ns guar antes sf good laitb. PETnotsnji Cintrc, March 21, 1873 Deab. Editor: I boar Jo-day that tba Temperance Men resorted to very dioliow est way to carry Cberrytree.QTby furnishs ed tbe tlckota and one set was "No I.lcecse," and on tbe other "License." Ove: thirty men, I believe, thirty-six vottd tboseVjur ious tickets. Ooeofthe leading men in Cberrytree marked acme thirty ticitals "?or License," ana '.hs;o wore all tbat tvoro oonnted. Cocment la needloso as cVo". c men who would act Cialiones'.ly la oae thing are dishonest in all. Yours, Fair I'lat. Mr. Wm, U. West, late Chief Clerk of tbe Treasury, ,dicd la Waiting oa the 19th iaetant, acod OS yeara. Mr. West bad been in tbo Treasury since 1839. A new trial has beeo granted lu a murder case In Sacramento, on the ground that a juryman slept during the addreaa Bcf the prisoner's counsel. Proverbs are not always reliable. "A soul above buttooH" Is said to be the mark of high merit. But a wile witb "a auni above buttons" is a thorn to her husband. A man named Maylord, recently commit ted suicide at Hyde Purk, Luzerne county Pa., by throwing himself down a sbatt lour hundred feet deep. He was horribly mutil ated. Tbe St. Louis Republican remarks the curious faot that none of tbe unbii&ed membsis of Congress bavn bad publio ie ceptions from their contiiuenie, Tbe'continued scarcity of tonage, especi ally lor ibeeuitar. cotton, lumber and grain trades tbreateus (a materially inierltra with our export trade tbe coming scion, ruit there is uo help for It. - , Tbe Ceotunnial Aun'Versary of the organ ization of tbe Kaiubow Fire Company of Heading, P., una' celebrated in that city ou the 17IU inst. It oas been made a uii'-sliuii Muelher tbe abolition ol the franking privilege (will ply to tbe widow ot president Lincoln, who received tbo rlyht 'ut Irankiug on her In e bands death for the rest ot l-tr na ural lif. There ia auiua ti l . ol ( u.io.'i i. u cl on by the relatively lumest Congresmeu on the subject of that "back pny." We sra glad to bear it, though it conn a a I ttlo lale in tbe day, aud is something of the viuni Tbe commeice of Canada i lapldly in creaeing. The total impoi'tit- tor iil'2 amounted to 107,7 1), 120, ugainat $,D47 432 for 1671. And lie lots I exports lor 1872 were $82,639, 6C3, against 74,173,01-8 fur 1871. Texas journals are urging a convention to remodel tbe Constitution ol tbat State. Local news tfrdnil at present. A wagon, ou which was aa anchor weigh ing 2,436 pounds, and drawn by a heavy (earn crossed the Connecticut river on the ice, from Glaslenburg to Hockey Hill, a few days ago. A waterspout burst near Bakerslleld, Cal., ou tbe 16tb lost., forming a cbafem sixty feet across and fllteen feet deep. A party ol men Darrowly escaped death, water from the falliug column completely drench ing them. While two gymnasts were performing on as elevated trapeee in a circus at Nasbviile Tenu., recently, the centre pule- broke, and tbe men were dashed to tbe ground, one being fatally injured. Cranberry outturn ie becoming an 'impor tant' braoch of farming Industries in Wlecoo sin. Eagles are troubling Ike farmers io parts of CaJiloruia, by carrying eff (heir lambs and young pins. A newaateaiosbip'Damed the Capron bas just been completed at Brooklyu for the Japanese Government. Philosophical bappiueea is to want litt and enjoy much. Vulgar happiness la to want much and enjoy little. Tbe New York Commercial Bulletin Is of the opinion tbat some Congressmen need busk bone more than back pay. Copper or is said to bave been discov ered ia tbe bills about Cornwall, Lebanon county, A railroad baggage iosurauce company baa Itiu established ia London. Minnesota ooutaius 144 school houses. Letters Four preachers In Lancaster lavs worksd earnestly In favor o Lloanas. The obituary miller of the l'hi!ad?!p!s! Ledger around out tie following tender lines oa tbs death of a youth ( C.'teei yeara: lie struggled bard to get b!i breath; But.be was soon relieved by death; And now la Heaven he la a'Jrert, Where little childreo all are bleated. The sand tones fared so much better than the lineslooe buildings in tbe great Chicago Gre tbey are accepted ia preference In tbe t work of rebuilding Chicago. TAKES NOTICE. I propose to eeli iuy slock of Jevreirv, Watche?, Ulocks, tan cy nrlicles, Cigars, Tobaceo, &c., at cost, as it is my mtent-on to leave town on or about the first day of April. All parties knowing themselves indebted to uie are requested to call and settle at once and save costs. J. WOLF. Petroleum Centre, March 24, 1873. The peach aud cherry orops la Chester oounty will, it Is said, bevery small tbia year. Illinois is considering tbs abolition of toll bridges. The Navel Academy, at Annapolis, la Io be enlarged. A new Masonlo Temple is to be erected at Reading, Pa. Springfield, Mo., baa established her first cotton factory. Nilsaon. receives $l,24t) lor every pcrfor maocs In St. Petersburg. tSTNow is tbe time to purcbuse a Pocket Diary cheap. A Hue assortment can be liurd at the Test Office newsroom. American theaters are superior to all in tho world. PS" Fine SINGLE HARNESS from 525 io&iOO at Miirstiull & Ilicbarrls, opposite lliu Kttoiti) (lliee. Adveriie In tbe Rbcord. NOTICE. - We expect all parties indeb fed to this Hon to settle their bills before the 1st of May next and avoid nnpleasantness, ns we intend to close out wid leave this town. SOBKL AUEtlflAIM Dated, Pelroleum Centre, Pa., March 20th txxd fC 3 "III 2. ST M f Sa i N! Q ST H V S t -Lj r i P.gP Co t 7. .1. I4)Zm t"i Street,Doar 3. Ittnut for yon; ered at ttn wclij ;or per Barrel. VERANDAH SILOOSMDRIJSHMI, iieopened. Capf. W. i SMITH, PropV WASHINGTON ST., PET. CBNTEK Tap.:. 1. ... .1 !!... j ,. .""u Hi" m me wma o1 mrna termers, and will k-n ih. nn.. IjAGEIJ AM ALE, vaaauuri uiiaa asm. aa YvSTi:US tn Every Style, Drou (n and rcs ttia In m t ,n. vn oiwAtu WISiSOLlTIO.V. The partnership hrainr.,r i.nn. i.. Iween Much M .Toh Mt. is ibi day dissolved by mutual coospoI uiiitu m jouiison iiBsurning all ttKseti sua liabilities of the linn. hugii m. JoriNsoy, CHAS. II. BARRETT. Dated Petroleum Centre. Martb 8 1873 Hu-rh M. Johns' n will cntitlniie Ihebmi- ness of mnufnclurln(t machine oil bs serein for. Orders solicited. FOB, SALL ch:ida.p. RpAAllil.iranrf All W.ii'm.. pile". lO.OOJ ft 9 In. TC1HNQ. 10. OU ft B and "?dS Inch CASINO, 6,PU0 ft SMALL l'lI K, t.mn tiui'KKH R01W. (I Im-h, inch 1 and lias WAV' - -- . .... ..,..-. a. uiiu-iinii i.ricu ui GA8 and KOTABT POM i'8 for sale or io rent unwinaa oua builkks of all suns, st IIOWK A. COUK'S Box 220, Petroleum rtanrre. Pa oct-wtr. ' WE GIVE AWAY SlfMfi irnrtri to every subscriber to OUH FIltKbTDK FRIENB. The I.eadiiiar family Weekly of Amer- HiAt!TIPULI. 1LLUHTRATKD. Kllll n'"11- Rh1. lntrnrtlA a.l n. n.atlHT. news and roisoollany, iiiort contlnnwl srorift kiuiiqi.kt.uiiu practical matter, JUaT HUliw tbe want and wlslie' of JtVKKVMAK, EYJSKY WOMAN, i. Vk'uv ririT.D. Whether llv)n In etty or country, ard we si"! eacli yearly subscriber a copy of our niagniilceiitMl Cbromo "CUTE" Patntml It, HIT. nnmrta ta .1 r alYTEK!f broNKs size, 16xj0 Inches. The snbject size, asritiisiie and pleading. If CANNOT TOI,I frnni the onulnnl palntlhe, and li M'7 wuiui iu it bxckkds In lieautv, siie ana H,Vy flctni-e ever given with- ANY pnblWK NOONlS I1UNBKBD DOBLAK PICTDBB Etve more pliasnri, or be a creator ornament In !. bniMPhold. It can be had FRUU, and wo PONi ask sulcribers to vrolfmonttis fur it. but will "f. It at once, or it ean be hnd of our eeents. ! berspayondillvery or pictuns, 0 WAlTIt' . .v. u.nj. ruuuy, arm aeuverea py u . u we bave , NO AGENT in yonr neighborhood, WE. WANT CKB TRini 111- wantonlvflood. Actjj EMPLOY" tszp!Fzsiv , away a valuable 011 in'' MENT Imsj,' elusive larrltory ard the BEST TOC19 to with. Ou- Agents bavins; Immense aoeeesji 4 makins; from $5 to tit per day. 40 subscriptions in one av. others report l",. 26 pur day. Specimen copioa of paper, roil p lars.Wernis, etc., cent free to any address- -gj. Writa once wear TIUMBWH JTMsW aagialBI.
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