r'etro'eiiTt Centre Daily Record. Pel. Centra, lrU. i la imvib faervlae. METHODIST KPnOOPAL CHUROH shr?loe er eVabbetn at 11 A. M. and ,f P. MV iabaatlh eol at lltf P.M. wtttftMi A eefdlel In Ration extend 4 la el1 It it. O. Mflou, Peator. PKWRTTKRIAN CHURCH. PreeebtB; 11 oVInek A. M.. and 7 'clock P. M ,vy tM Feeler, W. C. Borch an. Seata Soeael at 114, dlrecti after asreaje erreiata Prayer Meetinc enrl Babbelb School Teacher1 Meeilef Tmealay " eteblog ol Mteh week. Petroleaun Centre Lodge, JVo. Tl, I. O. of O. Regular meeting algbta Friday, at o'cleak. Sinned. W. B. MONTOOMEKY, N. G. C. H. Ba.ii.tr. A Sec'e. dTPUeei't meeting, Wain St., oppoalta jaounoioea nouae. A. a, nl U. V. Libert; Ladge No. 7, A. O. af U. W., mean eeert Meade ereaiDg ai 7f e-eiooa, In OM Fallow'! Hell, fuelMui Ceo Ire, Penn'a. - A. Glimx, M. W. A. af. KttCEnait. B. . I. O. 0f K. M. Minnakaaae Trine Ma. ItU, L O. R. 41 of l'etroleem Centra, sjeete rear Thursday reotni la 0oo Templar' Hall. (&" Council Area llcblrd at T o'eloak H. HOWK, Seebem. C. L- JCKKS, Cbiat el Reeords. Child at 1 p. in. 118), it appear Irom Ik la I eeuio returna ol lb wesltb,tba populat'on and I be aaroinga of tba whole of tba Uolled Btatts, "that ibe average aniual earning ol lbs whole Amer ban people do aot raeeeil $600 year eacb Tba average earn Inge of tba employed oiaa ara do out eaoeed $1,000. Tba average earning al looaa holding .salaried employ meat do not exceed $1,600. Tba average earning! of tba learned profreaioai do out exceed $1,400. Tba remodeling ol tba building to be oe copied by Ibe Toledo Univenit ol Aria and Tradet bai been begun. kaod we bope to near ol tba apeedy opcolog ol tba luatitu. lion. Feata and fraterally between Aestrl and Of rejaoy an to be part ol tba raaulta r tba Vienna Ef poeilioa 11 we may believe ine jiurnei ol la two ooiiolrlei alneera In tbelr new pioleaaiona . "Two email rocky Islands In tba Debiting ee,"j tba London Globe' -will aoon bava psld back to tbe United 8tataa Treaaury tba whole aum expended epoa the purobaaa o' AUska. When Ua eaaaioa ol tbla territory wa granted by Buaaia,people sailed at tbe Bargain niaaa oy inn Americana. . It was ester-ted tbat Yankee ahrewdneae bad deter led Mr Seward in tba Batter. Ha knew better, and-did not buy wltb bia ayea abui Bt. Paul' end St GeoreV lilanda, belong log to tba Ale uUaa abate kava alnaa bean leased to tba Alaaka Commerelal Company for aaal Dsblog at a yearly reatal of 44,01)0 A tax f near I three dollar oa eaeb far real rkto taken And ablpped from tbe laland It also Imposed. A 100,000 akim ara ex foiled yearly to 6aa . Pranelaco and Mew York, a fiultrol aouree of revenue la obtain ad from the two barren rock. Tbla ler. rliorlal enlerprlae of tbe United. State la tberefore a great eucorai, and will probably help to develop tbe Idea ao rapidly growing la Amorlea, Ibat colonial possessions are aaeiul from mauy national polite ol view." .i , Remember tba performance of tba Sbad aw Paolomiina Troupe, at tba Opera Houaa tbla evening. A good programme baa been laid oat, aad from wbat wa know of' tba performance and tbe performer,, w feal eala In baying It will ba well wortb Ibe price of admission. : Tba Columbia Cornet Band wjfil assist on; tbla ocoaelaa. Tbe boya err all resident ol tba town and aa tbe, have labored bud to attain a degree f perfection neeeaaary to give a good perr formauce, we bope tbey will receive a full bagae. hole of lun may ba expected. Elsewhere will ba found tbe- adverllaa roentofalApr. Tbayer'l Grand Olympic Clrcua. Tbe Dr. premiere a large number of nw fraturea never heloie offered to tbe rublicr and Charier Kidder, tbat princa of advance agt-ula, eaya ba advarllaei nothing but wbat ba peiforrat. Doa. jbayer baa bostaorrlandf la tbla aeetloaand wa pre 'lid a crowded beuee will fn um 0 tiiat occailoa. Fbr partloalara tea abow Ulla ol tba day. A new well ou tba Gebrlog faroi, . near Cht-rryirw., owned fcy John Irwin and ott ers or ibat village, la being tubed today and will cummence testing 'tbla evening. Tbe third stud la nf a very due niture anil un d-miiteaiy oil will be track. Tba apaei regloa papere aoallnnea la de. ay tba Boiler district. Tbla baa aa oiber f fleet tbaa to (law a bitter frellog of every an tba part of our aotempeeeriea. Be cbar liable, geatiemea. Xl you cannot rrjolaa wltb as la our prosperity ba tli' a I enangb to withhold yoar aovy lromlbe public. It does not Injure us, and does you no good . Pelrulla Reporter. Tbe Reporter la wrong In regard to tbe bitter feeling. No auob Iblng I inland d. All Ibat has net i said Is merely done to re. dece tba production af tbe Ivirer regloa aad tkareby keep up ibe price of all. Tbe mammoth walla reported by tba Reporter only break Ike all marki-t. In lact they have nearly all been overrated at tbe start and el the leetaeaa el speculating land grabber We thiak It about lima than paper adbers liltle clo'or to actual figures. It would bav a hetier rflVct on tbe oil market, to eW Hie least. LuamaR. Tbe newa Irom tba lumber mar krt is aot peer eoonuraging. But lew have old. Tba lumber yarda were lull of last year slock. Tiroea are dull, and sale are aot briak. Consequently tbe sprlug run lira la lb water unsold, and at present appar ently unsaleable. Tbe larger end more wealthy dealera can lake tbelr out and wait better time and prices; . but not to wltb many. Tbe proceed I tbat leu mon ey will ba brought back than waa taken away lor ruoulog expenses. There is (more deaiaad for timber than lor boards ;nud ooly tba better quality find any sal. So we ara told. Warren Ledger. A Freuch commission ol scientific men baa declared tbat absinthe should not be sold. except under that same restrictions as control tba Site of olber poisons. The vol alile oll of tbla liquor cause intoxication, with epileptic symptoms, and la pronounced poisonous. Billy Pngb, Jobn Siner and Cbarly Bolts left for Siewart'a Ruo, Ibis morning, oa trojtlog expedition. We wish tbvtn good luck nod lota ol trout. The Literary Society waa well attended laat nlgbl and exercises Interesting. There wa a Slight skirmish last nigh1 between tba Uodora and tba'U. S. troops. Tba Modoc were defeated. Arkanaa ia going la pelitioa tba next legtslalure.to ebaoge the name of tba towns of 'Gouge Eye" and "Cut Throat" to gbady Grove" and "Blossoa City." Cap italist, refute to put their money into towns with such names. Eatino Negations. Never eat when yon are not hungry. Never eat wbeo you are very tired. Never eat just beforo severe mental or physical effort. . Never eat while in a passion. Never eat when you ara low spirited. Nevet eat just below a bath. Nevr ett while greatly worried. W. W. Hail. M. D. Will soma one please tell us when we may eat? Tenne C. Claflio ba cevered her connec tion with lbs Woodoull & Claflin Weakly. Her health baa tailed noder Ibe weight of editorial trial. Victoria, however, I still lull of vim, aad last week exploded a Tbanderboit" right in tbe Plymouth Church. Vio I long b j anil sbe says Henry Ward Beecber is alto, and bia congregation, together with a lot more. .Sue reviews the Beecber-Tlltoa (caudal, antl ellclfa to her Bret text. But all she siki of Beecber Is to preaeb wbat ba practices, as abe does. Alexander Clark. Ibe man wiio attempted to commit auioide at Rousevilla ten days ago,, will recover. Mra. Clark, his wile, baa a card in Ibe Derrick of Mty 20, in which the (ays, ibe report that bar husband i a drunkard and a gambler ia a viJ (Un der, and that line their marriage sbe has never Men him drunk,, nor otherwise than a good' buaband. The cause of tbe trouble, be says, was outside parties, who tried to influence ber against her husband, aod also exolted blm lo attempt bia life. Accepting beratatement aseorrect, Ibeaa meddlesome people of w.hoiit ahe (peaks are the worst peal that aftVcl any community. An aot ol tbe last Legislature provided for tbe building of aa inaaoe asylum, lor tbe Inaaoe ol Warren, Erie, Crawford, Mer car, Venango,. McKean, Elk, Poreit, Cam eroo and Clarion counties, said counties to form tbe Northwestern District ol Ibe Stale Three Commissioners era to be appointed by tbe Governor to purchase a larm of not las tban 250 acres for the site of tbe build log. Ooe huoiired thousand doll ara- are appropriated for tbla object. ' i (Shadow Paotumlmei at Jhe Opera Honte tbia evening. The Petersburg Progress man ia threaten ed with a cleaning out at tbe bauds of tbe tengba ol tbat pleas. Don 't you take - wa ter, Barclay. If you do we'll come down nd tbnib you onrecUtn. A KIM AT THR BOOK. VjT, were standing In the doorway y liltle wife and I Tit golden sun apon ber hair frll down to silently. A seal I white band apon bit arm, Wbat eould I ask fr mere This tbe kindly glance ol loving eyes Ai she kitted me at the door? Whtcaret (or wealth, or land, or Ro!d Or fame, or matchless power? It dws not give tha happioesa Oljosl one little hour Witt one who loves me at ber life Aid sy "he love me more" Andl thought sbe did this morning, At she kissd me at tbe door. At line It seem that alt the world. Wilb all It wealth and gold, ; I vny poor and small indeed Compared with what I hold; And when the clouds hang grim and dirk I inly wall the more For we who walta my comiog step Toklss me at the door. If tb live till age snail tcatter Tot frost upon her bead, I knot she'd love mo just tbe sumo Aitbe morning we were wed; But II tha angels call her Aod sbe goes to heaven before I sbill know wben I meet ber, Fortbe'll kiss me It tbe door. How ttat Mall Depota are Mannered lu laoaitaua. An amiui Dg experience which recently befell a special agent of the post office de partment, illustrates Ae idea which post masters in tba far west entertain regarding tbe dignity and importance ot tbelr posi lion. Tbe sgeot commonly called "Mac." while rflkiilly visiting various offices in Montana territory, for the p irpose ol cor reeling soy irregularities of postmaster, stopped si Iron Rod. Going into the post- office, be found tne room divided inlo three sections, Un! a saloon, next (bo potl office) aod last a Itro bank- Tbe mail bag was brought io,a rough looking customer open ed It, end emptied tbe coolants on tbe Hour. Tbe entire crowd at once gnt down on their bands and knees and commenced over bau' ing tbe letter, among which Several were registered, tnd.seleoled pucb as tbey want- led. After they were through, the r maiolng letter were shoveled into a caudle box and plated on tbe bar. T.be specie I ag. nt tb'akiog the ofQce needed a liitic regulating, liked tbe bar tender who. lied receivfd aoildiatribrtied' tbo mail, if be was Ibe postmaster. He answered "No. " "Are you tbe anistant postmaster?'' "No." 'Where I Ibe poetmaHter?" "Out Mir - ning." "Gone to Hull's cnyon atd by. Bill Jones has got to run this otlice oext week, It'i his luin " Tbe Government official Ibea staled who he was a id demtnu- ed tbe koyt ol the office. Tbo b .r tender cooly look tba ciadle box from the har, placed it on the Boor and gave it u kick, tending it oitlsf tbe door saying, "Tbeie's your paetofflce. Now you son ol a gun, git." The agent says, "Knowiog the cue turns or tbe country, I got." Tb.it cilice wa discontinued. Washington Star. Pixnstlvisia GlUK Law The con solidated game law ol this Commonwealth contain eertaio provitlopa which are wortb tbe attention ot all sportsmen aod sport hunters, a will a citizens generally, who are interested In their enforcement. These statute may be found In a copy of the laws pasted during tbe session cf 1873. Squir rel caooot be killed between January 1st and July 1st; bare between February 1st July 1st; wild turkey between January 1st aod October lit; plover between January 1st and August 1st inlpo between Apri 20th and September 1st; woodcock between Jannary 11 ao4 August 1st ;. quail between January lst,ind November 1st;: ruffed grouse between January (let and September 1st. Trapping grouse, quail or woodcock is prohibited under a peualty of tan dollars. Salmon or speckled front can bo killed only during April, May, June and July, And tbe first filipen days of August. Black baas or pickerel caoaol be killed in March, April or May. Setnets or saioet are pro hibited, t Tl'is law btsbeen orrelully prepared, and the p.'ovisioni I reference to quail, wood cock nd ruffed grouse are particularly good. Jf Ibe lw Is vigoroasly enforced, Iba expiration ol Ibe game of the' Slate which ha been steadily going on will be Checked. Jl It made tbe duty of tba mayors and police ok tbe towot to proceed against peraoo having game or fish in their pos session during Ibe periods prohibited In tils act. Tbe classic Tiber is not much ol a river alter all. It is Riled with old barrels, strew and garbage, and so closely resemble, tre Cbicago river that Europeans can't tell any diSiirenca iu Iba ardor. Murderer are so ootnaioa tbat wbeo a gentleman went boa aal ai nounced to bit wife that Mr. OlwaiV dead, hi little three-year old, pleyfaf en the floor, looked up and said, "P- b shot him'' - . ' ' They are holding anti-Coolie meeting down In Beaver county, which have no ref erence to the weather. Venango coiimy bat sixty-two poslofflce", Crawford tevent.v-two und Erie lorty-eigbt. Some influential citizens of Jefferson county want to nominate lion Jobn Tronkey for Jndge of tbe Supreme Court. They try to keep away tewing macalne gen's, lightning rod men, and . book can mtser. In Kittnnnisg. by puttine tip small pox sign. But they still come tround. Tbe new well on Ibe Central Farm wa completed yesterday. It is being tubed to day preparatory to testing. Ice Cream is all t he rage at present. A nice article can be hud at R. A. Lozier's. two doors above Sobel & Auerbaim'a dry good store. Try it. This raorninn'e telegraph report announce the capture or a large portion of tbe Modoc Indians. About time we should tbink. THAYER'S Grand Olympic ! I FROM BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Director, Dr. JAMES L. THAYER Rusi nets Manager, SAMUEL COL hi Dullness Agent, ,C. W. KIDDER THE MAMMOTH ATTRACTION Of tke Nlnelceulb Century,! , , Will exhibit at , PET. CENTRE, ONE DAT ONLT. Saturday May 31st Pr. JAMKf. TTTATEK. In tmm invltlnfflhe putr(iriiK'orttioinil)iio, deem it n duty to nmke Ktiotvn me ii.ei mat l;W pftt cspf.rrenre m un .'4iiitt.c i'ht ciern Iiha ruahted liiiii to ffclect ud pterin tri lui iiiitrnn duiiiifr the prewtit wmvou a hitliiHTKu v.ALAXY Otf STAWS than bati oier befi'Ui ln'Pii coiir tuned into single perfurniHiicn. An cniirraoiiir Otalnre of to it 'Grand AyrcKaiion of Kntoue. fkul aui ulent, will be Ui leflllj aur piiaiug pt-sforiuaace of tje gr ZIG-ZAC TROUPE Fnnr in nnmher, wheso exoltlogly funny Iperform hbcm at the principal iheaties ol New lurk city bave been a conttaut topie ofconTenm.loa. Amoug tha t many orlgiual acta will be Ijiuid ti e f FOUK LUNATICS, Which ennvulecs the audience wlih langh:er. The nat CLODUCUE DANCE As originally danced by them- at tbe Cirque Impe. rial. I'aria. The popalai and screaming French v aniumimea 01 VOL AU VENT, . . . ..... . . mnn rrirffn nnrT THE MAGIC TRUMPET, And nnmcroaa other novelties These curlone 'tuts h'iu r,u assisieu oy latt oeauiuui .mmjf r bu aimsti, ' M'lle. JIAMELWiE and JUIIo HUUXc.itl9IS, a ... - J. m la aJ sTmBmI tttlTll larlr1 constitute.. the Mo-t Magnlficcnl CoatumUon er uuiiouicu iu m 'Bjreotniv A Bora tstreet 'OsxSsm SPLENDID BAND CHARIOT BRILLIANT BRASS BUD Under tl a M I ederehlp of Prof E 8 Bergan, ol iNeve York. Alto, conductor of the Fairy Sliver Comet Band, Which will discourse all the latest end pop ular melodies during tbe Grand Street Pal rade, and at the TWO DAILY PERFOHMAJCES, At 2 in tbe afternoon end 7a in the ereo log. Regular Admission, 50 Ccnte. Cb;ldrea under 10 ytare, 25 eenla. It. COCRtr TRgAFOHlR. I T'.Mmm narL SiM.rtn will he a Candidate tot the office of t niiff TT TRSA8URER, abjeet t,?h. ean Prlinai liatln. M.. ai.. V... , f 10A EniToaDitLT Hre.-PlaaeannoL enamet MAJOR J. P. MACKtY t th Fran - u iwi vouuiy T , tel ta tke assg.s af i ,t u rat eaa part; 'ruhii. COCNTT C4JMMI3P10NER K. Reoa:-Pleaeanaoaj,tethaB.I ... v v...lnagK en mci MaMT RirritiCAXI Voent Notlcee. aJ ron HAIiE. T A desirable tesldenee) tha Cebert faea. OWKN OitPNEr. F Felroleuta Centre, Mat T, I87J. Ift Villi SALE CIIEAh I Three wen all eases! fee sale ebeip-l Two engine, Iwo boiler, tubing, tnaonin -. n6-3W IHSSOlitJTION. The enuelnjirahln hrAnr.. . ' tween hebermerhora tt Tea Xjek is dittolr ed by mutual eoutent. 8. P. FeaiiMRuoRN. " J A fwaf llaitp Par Ilea indebted to tbe abee Brm noit can aau seme up ana T troahle. . A- Tm Ktck. f Dated Petroleum Ceatre-, April 8, 1871 I Vikta ai a e n t OnaflShore Tift boiler la cetnpleta or der. on 8-hona Tan1 A Hue n.in....i ' boiler la complete order, IT feet 3 inchr iiii.iiiii, rir ueT, ovo wei targe tneter rodt, I Snow Pump, ; aP. A. TN ETCI. BENZINP. Ja8t received a'freBA supply 01 iienane, rtne oest ever, oiTjugn w town, c t i .... a..teii:tck. j reirareum venrre, tsay, 1, IK13- ir j- P. P. ESoester Saecceeor to Hca?t Armitmug. WHeLE3LJ? AN RETAIL F L 0 II W Merchant! l THR !nbscriheebatec bnaet the n)H atand f Meaae Artaeuoaa. hw enlarged the bueln.M J, ana wiu Keep etVsr en r on inc ni'. arfonli. I will So efWTlfJLKSAlI RXTAIL trade Iu tbe tollowlaaarodacls; Flour Feed. Hay & i Grain 1 OP ALL KINDS. PRICE LIST. XXX WHITE WH'T FLOUR, ft JJ' CORN A OAT3 CHOP, per bund. J.6 WHEAT BRAN J " CORN MEAL " " OIL MEAL " ., ", 300 SALT, per bbl. .... , . '-'f OAT MEAL, pr IH, " POTATOES, per bush, HAV. per bund. ' ! ?? STRAW '. a J.w OATS, per bush,, , ,, . CORN ' 55 75 ffThete are Cash price. ' I invite a snare of oablic tareaMw fteliM ennSdeat I oaa ktTa aalLftctUa ia price aad Qua rfofaood ... ' V. T. KOISTBR : Perrotaom Centre, fa- 3fay M ITStr Te. Bee k wit it '''fSy.Vit ewliianaeblne.en 0 Bare J'f",, ifieny adTantaaea over all. HattafccBea (rearm teed or) rsfnnSd. Sent eemplete, with fell tlon Beckwttb HalB Maahla 0. ,M Broadwr New Tor. A ficti ilTHTHiB erywhere te e?l . dt Ulinia bubroiduiuc Jtaema aauo -'aairrjTJTI 77- ...... u.icm Mase JatiirltiTrnTpaay, wo Hroaaway, r.ew Tori. Mai Wrnli Wrule meat 0.V u IB I up DSMI rete IHnel In lVMi lain Ft ui It 'A
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