I SHUGERT & STARR Phmm to HMM. C.J Merchant Tailors! AND DEaLRR". III GenteV Furnishing floods, COB. 8PRING FRANKLIN 8TS., " -. i - TlTOiV.IiLE, PA. Have tat la rat oC the ShM assortment! t VL0iH8& CA8SIMERE8 AMERICAN C O A.T ING8, MIXED AMD ' STRIPED 8UITINGS FANCY VESTINGS. ear offered Id the Oil Btoa TWMNTT DIFFERENT STYLES OF HATO '-.dc'i OA.iPS, . . Abthe lt end HobbUet Styles. ' ., : r . 'a rou. una of . ;,, Gents tarnishing Qbod8, fec. Petroleum Ontrp Daily Record Fot. Ce.lre, Pa., WonarAF!l! i - ' Divine Herrlee. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 8ervloa every Sabbath at 11 A. M. and X P. M. Sabbath Sobool at 11 P. M. MUfrM. A cordial Invitation) extend 'ilosU. it. ,. t Rnv. . Moons, Pastor. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Preaching at 11 tfeioek A. M.. and T o'clock P. M., by tba Paetor, W. 0. Bbrcb inn. Sabbath Sobool al 12, directly after lorenoon service. - Pram Meeting ' and 8abbeth Sobool Teecbei's Meeting : Tuesday evenings of Mob wwk- Patrolenn Qtr Lodge, No. vr TlaVfJ.O.af O. P. . Regular meeting nignte: Friday, at 7 o'clock. Signed. W. B. MONTGOMERY, N. G. C. H. Baiueti A Sec'yt IVPluceef meeting, Mala St. oppoille MoClinlock BoUS. A. . nf U. W. Liberty Lodge No, 7, A. ,U. of U. W., meett every Moodaevenlng al 7jf o'olook, to Odd Fellow'!, Hall. Petroleum Centre, Fenn'o,.. , . , . ' !, i . , A. Glbmn, M. W. A. M. Klbcknir, R. I. O. OiR. M. Mlnnefcaiioea Tribe No. 3, I. O. R. M af Petroleum Centre, meets every Thursday aTenlafftoGooOTetJTJeartBall. Council Una llibtva- at 7 " o'olook. H. HOWE, 6aobem. C. L JUKES, Oblat ol Record Gold a I p. n. UV,4 ,Oo Balmier night laai, a dlsataeefut and scandalous row ooeurrad at the upper od of town, In wblob two degraded female, partlolpiied, and wo are sorry to ttate w? ral partlea wbo ought to bare baan louod la belter oompaay. It-appears too fallen women queried oar "iovytt" a ex) an gaged In a regular pitched battle. Oue gattlag tba better al the other, a stlfrttyled man, save the mark, turned to nod com i menoed beating lb woman wblob wai tba signal far a general row, la whleb, atabove stated,, tbeta "nice young men" took en ac tive part to their discredit. A communica tion bat been banded: na In which tba part taken byeaob ooe- of these 'lively geai," tnoluding tbelr name la full, la given. We refrain from publishing U today,, but give these partis due warning that taty mua efrala from outraging tba feellnga of decent People and good eltlaent,by melting night bldeoa with tbelr rerela, ela we aball be aompelled to give Ikelr nemet In toll, lie warued, aoyt, at the communication atanda . good lai 4a or 'two yet, . y f bere'i a - ablet auang fa tokln' not, an' faith be'tt preat 'ee." PnnaoifAL Mr. 0. A. Robaoo, one ol ouf oldeeioitlA na, roturntd to town ye lard, after an abeeaoe of over lour weeki at bit home Is C ootanatl. Purine bit ab aaopa Mr. S- met wkb a aerere affliotioo In tba Iota af bia aaolnec. Hie friende, aad oy are nieuy, tvmpatblca with blm In bli The (reedmvn adveneo daily. A little datkey la EuUula, AJabema, ,ecDtiy put a buay eunvaalon lu a aack, and eold blm ( r old iruo, obialalDfr fortj-3re oral- by IU UMeUQ. easseae.eeeeeeeee.ame. i i . . nH.lA J IjAAII MAtlu 1 Oriaie umt Corraptloa. Through every elaaaot aoclaly wo aat evidsocet of corruption In tbit country. The eoatractor paya a prloa lor a ooolract la the tbapa or a bribe, by wblob be robe tome booeet end proper peraoa of a Job. He then reliee on twlodliog the city or the corporation drtiriog tba work done, not eloue to gt back bit outlay and profit, but In many cttet tufflcient extra money to bribe another coalract out of tome olty or company. , The profenional pogtlolan brlhet blmeel' either Iota office or to promotion from plaoa to pleer. tod wbtt be ceonot make up lu caah It covered by promisee which are ful (tiled at the ezpeoee of the publie whom be it rappoted to bo tarring at a tair remuner ation. From tba politician the traotttloo ieeaty to the mutd'Tet't cell. In New Yoik comet the will n( Michael Nixon: "It I had the money I might teonre my delay tome tittle respite; but I am poor, and there It no hope lor me." Io another cell there live a murderer jmt at guilty at bumen no more, no ieea. But be It rlcb, and be bat tscur- ed every ipeclet of delay that could be forced out ol the Courlt by logeolout lawyert. Under aenteuoe of deaib for mootbe patt, the execution ia barred by writ alter writ for renew of tbe ctte, until one beglot to wonder If there It a Court of ttoel retort for BiiO'te. Boiboftbete men, Stoket and Nixon, ihouid be banned al once. They tre each a bad at Fottr, if not worte, and exampteatbould be made ol tbem forthwith tbat all tbe wirked world may tee bow awful a thing it It to violate tbe law, and how iitelen it it to try and purcbau im munity from Ike penaltlea ol tba offended taw..' Our friend, John Wadded, met with quite terloni acoldent a olgbt or two elooe. While on tbe road home lo tbe Boyd firm, ki accidentally tteppvd through a bole in the tldt walk, wblob could not be men, at the nkjbl wet dark. At a matter of coune be wnt thrown heavily to tbe ground, tbe inll breakiog one of tbe tmall bonet of bit 'eg, In contrqaence of which be bat been laid np for tereral dayt. We are pleated to tan blm about again, and bit mtny frleodt will be glad to learn bit Injuries are not permaoenl. Great It tba Butler oil Held and wits are tbote wbo move there in a born. One o' Ibe ownera of a leaae io tbat neck ol woodt wblcn hat lour. Weill down and produolog three weekt ago upwardt of tlx hundred barrelt daily, are now yielding altogether about 120 barrelt per day. More to Butler by all meant, boye. Tba weather It to miterabie at to be un worthy ol mention. Sumner It doomed. Hit pbyticiani have I taken to injtotiog morpbjne (opium) audit bit tkln. That wai the wy they tortured od finally killed Greeley. When a man gelt wbere he needs morphine lojctlom be might at well make bit will. Derrick. Then a portion of tbe Derrick iproprletor and edlimi had belter make tbelr Willi at ooie. Cblieito bai bad ibe romanoa taken out of one ol ita late aentatlont. tbe city wat agog with Ibe newa that Powert tba sculp tor waa aottog aa conductor of a atreet ear; tbt.t Ibe femou artltt wai to engaged at a mere fanoiktl wbim aad every lady wai cu rloutto tide With oondaotor Puwra. It turns out tbat n mannamedPowert a mar b'eeuuer, bad become romewbet Impecu alooe and to tua to eonducioriog lor. temporary meant raiting tbe nredlul. 6c Chicago pajole have been aadlv dilanlinlnt ed to- koow that tba tculptoii of Ibe Greek stave ia not in that oily In tba ilreet rail way business. Recently 11 ratoedveay1 heavily, and beautiful young lady wat waiting In a door way for a ear. Up came polite youth, and, with a CheiterBoldlan bow that would J t-gbted Edmuad Yatet, taids "May I have the pleasure of protecting you with my urn broiler And the aaid, in a ebtrmlog volte "glevale your rag." He looked at though Ibe remark depressed- him eooilder SMNJ. An Auburn Hibernian, a lew dayt ilnc while Itbiag through a bole fa tbe let! aught a trout to Urge that ha could not be brought through tba orifice; The fisherman however, gently played with bit fUb with one band1 while be tbopped ibe ice with tbe other, untill tbe opening had been enlar ged tuffleleally, then, wltb'a skillful jerk be brought out a dead eat with n brick on lit neck, tbt eotite prlno weighing over ulie pouodi. Tbe pmUnily tbat eotued esaeed a heavy thaw fur amy rods In all tfiret tloot. The last treight Sugine put to work on the Peoneylvsoia Railroad la Ibe eight hun dred and eleventh that bat been nianufac. lurou iur sue oouipauy, xoe eogtne. wai lufpej out at tbe Baldwin works A regular built eburoa quarrel it about tba ltterett warfare known among mtn. A ease In point It a quarrel lo a Bsptilt Church at Harlem, New York. Tbe other night tbe church edifice wat b toed down nod under such ciicumttancet at to justify (he belief that the cooflagration wat the tulmioatloo of a feud tbat bat been , rag-tog in the congregation for three or four yearn. The prominent figure! In tte coolest are Rer Mr. Lucat, the paslot, and Mr. Burr, the Sunday Sobool Superintendent. Burr denied tbe right ol tbe pastor tv dictate at to Ibe sobool. Rer. Lucas did dictate and tbe war commenced by Ibe expulsion or Ibe rebels from tbe ohurtb. Aa appellate power ordered Rev. Lnoaa to retaliate those excelled and graollhem letters of dismissal. Various wtyi wire liken by tbe eoemlet or tbe miaiater to make him uocoafortable. At a lea n.-ly n few weekt tince in Ibe basement of tbe church, tbe e etbern were flooded with water from several water pipes between Ibe ceiling and upper floor. At eootber time tbe lightning rod was discon nected and turned Into (be bnllding to tbat tbe flret of Heaven might fall upon tbe cdiBce. It teems the church flmucei bed dwindled under tbe ministration of ,Luct, but be bung on and it It supposed the oburob building wti toutbed off In order lo get rid of Lucai. It will prova effectual oo doubl. ' Waibiogton circlet are somewhat exotted over the approaching ouplialt a colored girl, tba daughter of a famous colored osterer Wormly, we tiippoee of tbat city. with a lawyer of some pre-eminence, wbo It In tome way connected with tbe House of Representatives, and who It a white man. Tbe outfit cf tbe bride li on IU way from Paris, and after the marriage a foreign tour will be ibe bridal trip. The objective point of tbe couple will be the Vienna Ex position, where Ihey wig ex&lbtt a speci men ol American matrimonial miscegena tion. With Barnum't red men and the Washington black bride with n white bur band tbe American department will be complete. A Hartford toper appealed to a merchant of tbat city for tbe wherewithal 'o buy a drlak. Tbe merchant, bring a temperance man, could not comply with bis requesi; hot the fellow's Imploring manner mH condi tion touched blm 'Well," laid Ibe per sisted fel.nw, "If yon can't give It to uie, couldn't you leod tbat gentleman ten c-nts (pointing lo tbe clerk.) aod be could give It to me." It it needless to lay. tbat the obap got bis ten cents. What would you give," aked a conceit ad yonogji man ol s venerable geitlHoieu sluing opposite to blm at tbe table, "to be at young and sprightly at I am ?" Tbe old gentleman lefleoied a moment, and then solemnly laid, "I don't know but what 1 would be almost willing to be at foolitu a you are. A sportsman was sealed with tis servant on a bank, consoling h'ouetf under the fatigue and disappointment of unsuccessful pursuit. Well, Pat," tatd be, Iblt iex peniivework. I've been calculating Ibal every ooe of these Mrdt bat cost nw a bow fifty pouodi." "lfUbrjoui honor." laid Pat, throwing a dash of humor Into tbe sympathising simplicity of bit reply. 'I'm sorry lor tbat; but It's lucky tbere'b-oo,more or tnem The aajr Is lo be field lo New Orleans, from toe 2; to tbe 19th of the present month, noder tbe auspices ,of Mechanics'' and Agricultural Fair Association, Oil Niwb A company from Turkey Run has tsken a lease of about 400 aoret of land near tbe mill of Love & Rodgen in Farmington township and lutend putting down an oil well tbia teaioo lo test the ter ritory. The oil fields of Butler county bive been attracting muob attention tor the past lew montbi, and tbe production of oil bat beto very.'large. The lowot ol Petrolla, Greece City Fairview and' Argyle have growo.up rapidly, and others are started ai Ibe de velopmentt proceed toward! tbe southwest However, tbe wella are-from 1,400 to 1,600 feet deep, Ibe rock IblDj and gat strong. resembling the Armttrong Run territory, about wblob there wat so much excitement two yean ago, aod tbat toon run down un till very little oil it now produced. Tbe Petersburg aod other Clarion county oil ter ritory promises to be muob more lasting tbe rock being thicker not so deep, and tba walla not to Urge. Clarion Democrat Toero wai a goodly eoogregailon in alt tenaanee at tneupera Uonse, yesterday, la bear Rv. Getty't sermoo oo Unlverealismi Tbe termon wai an able aod eloquent one We thing, nowever, he look loo broad n grouoS and did not give tbej subject lime enougb for a full explanation. While two little brothers weie at pity at Tower City tbe other day, oue cut three Sogeri off tbe band ol tbi oibtr with tnixe. i iiirin uui Norn. The managerof thli journal, with out endorsing toe semimeuieui ""V" desires to ofTer the wideal possible latUUM for free disonssion. It It merely tllpuloteo thai communications shall concern nvr.. ol public interest, be put in decent laanaaw and ecoompsoiea witn ice auir v. writers, not lor publication, but as gnat aolee vf goon laiin. Planner Items. Plimkb, April 19, 1871 Editor Rkcoui. : When I look back .to 18S4 '65 aod even '66, I cannot help ex- olalmlng. alas, poor Plumer, great it your fall! I wat here then, when lo picture to tbe then citizens such a algbt at tblt town uow presume, would briog anathemas on your bead from every reitaurant to every oil well. Among ill Ibe oil towns, I find none to proportionately deserted at Plumer. I learo there la nu more prospect for oil now ban there wat four yean ago, not on no- count of lack of undeveloped terrltoiy, but for lack of eonfldenoe of eaaoy wbo in 'M aod '65 got bit. I confess I am ooe, yet I feel tbat it wai more Ignorance in open ton thin fault of tbe territory, tbat con demned It to quick, bence there 017 be a good time coming. I meet several old residents, among which ia Wm. Lamb. He louki well. I bad understood be wat about building a residence. He laughed and said he would commence as soon as be could import a lew bod carriers from Butler county; tbat wages wat too high here, while, at be ia informed by a young man wbo bat reoeotly come from tbere .(who he bat hired) Ibat be can get all be waote al 75cenlaa day, I ratkvr tbiok B-Hy It goax log,'' tut be Insult be will either gel Butler couuty wages here or go to Butler couoly lo build. Mr. Limb hat ihown me tome letters of recent date from parties 10 New York which indicate that several tracts in Ihit vicinity will be developed the coming summer. Hit koowledge of tbe oil companies aod land around bere keepi blm io conttaut cum muuication with maoy eattern and western companies, who be tayi begin to look back for what Ibey supposed to be lost. If Plumer ever comet up Mr. L. will assured ly be eccredHed at Ibe principal leves There it a tine icuool bouse bere, but Mr. L. Informs me Ibal III bell sounds more like Duocau's knell to Macbeth thin anything else, fur two thirds of tbe citizen! bare lelt and more are leaving. Mr. Goo. Dunoan. brother of the oil prince, of 1865, it residing bere and I am informed will cutinue to stay here untlj tbe oVvHlopnieal of bis lands ttii summer. Mr. Prtther is about moving lu James town, N. Y. This wilt be tb greatest 10JS to tbit place. Yoiirt truly, Edgar. 5be estimated receipts from internal rer enue tr the current fiscal year, were $75,. Ono, mm. Tbe receipts to April 1 bad been $83,000,000, with (brew montbi of tbe year yet lo benr Irom. A Catiforulao wbo stopped over Sunday In Omaha, started out In the evening lo al tend church. Not being familiar with tba road to church, especially In a strange city hi put bimself under the guidance of n po lite citizen who from sheer force of habit entered Ibe nearest faro den. where Ibe Uailfornian't donations oatl him five bun dred dollars. Col. E. A. L. Roberta, wbo bai been ab sot io Europe lor tome month, bai arrived at bit home In Titutville. . A boiler explosion oocurred at Petrolia onThiirsday afternoon lattby. which tbe engineer, A Qolmes, was seriniuly Injured. The boiler, englue bouse, and surrround tog! were a complete wreck. ! Copper two cent plecet will become pre 'Clout keepsakes ia the remote future. Tbe new cofnege net abolished tbat ooin, and oo more will be put io circulation. Tbe two horto tblevet confined in tbe' iBrookville jail, awaiting trial for stealing' Merlin mare, escaped one nigbt last week:; i ney unlocked their ;ceii door, by some means, and' cut n bole through the roof, and let themselves to tbe ground with n bed'OortT They fheD-cnt loose a rafl and floatad down to Troy where Ibey run it ashore,, got tbelr hreakraati at a bolel and have not unco been teen. Belter jallt nod more cite it needed to protedt tbe lives and property of our people from tbe depredation! of tbe nu meruut roguei roving around. 1 1 Cbanok Tbe Hrm ol Meats & Armttrong loog engaged in tbe tkiut aod feed trade In tbit place, have disposed. of tbelr itore nod business lo n gentleman from Titutville, wbe takerobarga on Monday next. We are tore ry lo-lose there gentlemen from tbe business interest ol tbe town, but are pleased lo learo tbat il is not their intention lo remove from tbit plaoa. Tbey desire uj to return tbelr siuoere tbtoks to their patrons for tba lib erl patronage extended tbem during the past two or three years. Tbey also desire us to request all parlies Indebted to Ibeui to call and settle at pace at their bookt taut be oeianoea wunio toe-next tew days. DISSOLUTION. xno ooparmersnip nereioftirtw J tween fcicbermerbotn ft Ten Erck haw. ed by mutual content. 0. r. RIMliaM- 1. A. Tm tici. Parties Indebted to tba above s. . call and tattle np nod save irmibia. A. Tkll K. Dated Petroleum Centre, April 8, Jjjj Via BAliEr One 15-horse Tift boiler la der, one 17-tiorte Wood eVManitLu. uu iidi saa vaaepi'-io vt tli tIB M Ul 111 rMei lies. UV I Vl rsj rods. I Sqowi Pump. J A. Tix lta For Sale. A Stftltb'a AtOftrloAii Orgu, M , vatr-l farm Ptalrnttinm faina tl. rvn - aw- vwunw, rffc prlU7-lw. NOTICE We expect nil parties ind.i ted to this firm to settle thei bills before toe 1st of Mavns and avoid nnplftasantness, as i C... 2 1 1 tuicuu iaj utm uuti sua imvi (his town. il w1 SOBKL & AUERHAITH I m Dated, Petroleum Centre, Pe., Mtrtk m H' Msrrt M S. . 1 w MkAnii 1 Ale, tt fj IiOOK HEBE. a asaaaaa. Now Is lbs lime to buy the Fox A Williams' Bnffalo Cisam a. LiUAibit a as ne inieoos to ciost sp i tbe twenty fourth lust. Alto, ill ihtts lul dented to Ibo same will pleats eosw ui seme on or oeioresata aate and oblige tba aouersigneu. W. A LOZIEB. j Go tt W. A. UttIEK, 4th Street,near R. It track, fw your BENZINE, LelW ered at the wells for j per Barrelt Petroleum Centre, Feb. 6th tl. Grand Opening! or CAKPETS, (Hi Cloths Motions, tct; .AT SAHiUELS BROS., Washington Staff, Petroleum ITentrfe At present lbs preveri ling toplo of esonr tallon nppeart to' "How aooo are yon going to move to Butler!" mn pnbllo at large that we do not Intend move from re'roieue uenire, oui ppv : to "fight It out oo this Una if " aM summer," and would respeetlal y Invite all lo earns and examlat our stook of gneh at Millinery TrimmingSr LACE GOODS. And a gomplete stock of Wli Hats and Bonnets, ' Atoo, Compute Stock of BOOTS tw SHOES Wbleb will bo sold' Cter 12an; tk8i CfceapesC "tle onll end" exnmloe gW andpric. . -MOEtsBBOfi.. ' Pet CenlravifprllWb, 1M band Sootcb A1e and London Potter, sipe"' tally for family ne. XL' OIL B1GB el? wsab He Wis few 0!i t z r P
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