Petroleun Centre Daily Record.
Pet. CMitrr, I'., rrldajr, June JtT.
invlne erslee.
METHODIST- EPISCOPAL CHtTRCn
ffc-rvicve every Sabbath at 11 A. M. and
t P. M.
eala Ire.
ed to all.
Malilmlh School at 1Z P. M.
A cordial invitation extend
IIkt. 6. M'iobb, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN" CHCRCn.
Prcacliir.u at 11 o'clock A. M.. and;7
o'clock 1'. M.. Uj tbo Paitor, W. C. Bcrch
xnn. Sbltn School al 12', directly
after lorenonn service.
Prayer Meeting and Sabbath School
Teacher's ileellog Tuesday evenings ol
each week.
Petroleum Centre Lodge, No.
nit, i. o. of o. r.
Rcjrular meeting nights Friday, at 7
o'clock. Sifned.
W. 1J. MONTGOMERY, N. G.
C. H. Baii.kv, A Sec'y.
tfPlaee of meeting, Main St., opposite
McClintock House.
A. O. of I. W.
Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of U. W.,
meets every Monday evening at 7 o'clock,
in Odd Fellow's Hall, Petroleum Centre,
Penn'a.
A. Glenn, 11. W.
A. M. Rlbcen-rr, R.
f. O. of It. ,11.
Mlnnekaunee Tribe No. 18:t, I. O. R. M
of Petroleum Centre, meets every Thursday
evening In Good Templar's Hall.
Council fires lltrbted at 7 o'clock.
II. HOWE, Sachem.
C. L JUKES; Cbiel ol Records.
G iiU at 1 p. m. 115,'.;
XWtbe Post Office Newsroom Sod
Fountain is now rnnniuz la full blast.
Call and try a glass of Ice cool soda water.
There is an American Roger Tlchborne,
on'y this Roger's name Isn't Roger but
Pelagic, and instead of Tlchborne is Brown.
Moreover it is a woman, and a negro at thai,
and Isn't the claimant of a baronetcy.
Pelagle Brown is or perhaps we ought to
ay was a negro woman and once upon s
time was In New Orleans jail for false
swearing. There lea libel suit in the New
Orleans Courts In wbloh the Picayune
newspaper Is defendant. The defendant
summoned Pelagle Brown as witness and
Pelagle Brown responded. Then the con
undrum was propounded: Is Pelagle
Brown the Pelagle Brown or some olber
Pelagle Browo. or no Pelagle Brown at all?
The plaintiff produced a string of witness to
prove that Pelagie Brown died in jail, and
was buried there. Some of the jail officers
to swear. - Then the defence produced a
siring of witnesses, among tbem some jail
officers, who swear Pelagle Brown didn't
die, and wasn't buried, but was pardoned
out by the Governor. Pelagie Brown' her
df swears she Isn't dead and wasn't buried
but tben Pelagle Browo was previously
Convicted of false iwearlog, so how caa tier
word be taken! Ifsbe isn't Pelagie Brown
her evidence is worthless because she is
convicted perjurer Tbe Court and the
jury are in a slate of bewilderment, even the
defeodant that summoned Pelagle Is In
d ubt and offers a reward of ' $300 for the
Deduction of Pelagle If Pelagie baso't al.
ready produced herself; whilst tbe sun
scorched BrownJIs to tbe condition of the llr-
, tie woman wbose petticoats were cut "all
round about" by the practical joker "whose
name was Stout," and wbo In that state ol
abbsrated skirt was repudiated by bar "tit
tie dog at borne:"
' "She began to cry,
'Law-a-reercy on me, tbls it none of I!'"
Wisconsin papers call Mrs. Coom. of Ge
neva, a Spartan, because sba bad thirteen
teeth eztraoted in an hour without ao.es
ItieBia and without making any fuss.
Justice is lively in Bowling Green, Ind.
A man bas been discharged without a trial
sitter being kept in jail seven months on
suspicion of stoaling a half a can of oy
tern.
A man In Scott county, Ky., bas been
tried three times for the same murder.
First be was sentenoed to Uveyears'lmpris
ontneoi, next to two years and, tbe tbird
time acquittedr '
Selliku at Cost. Co Monday next,
s the well known dry goods dealer, Mr. C. H.
Suepard, of Rouseville, will commence sell
ing off at oust bis large and extensive stoek
of dry good 9. Tbe slock oonsists of all
kinds of dry goods, trluimiogs, laoes, gent's
furnishing goods, &o., whicb will be sold
lar below cost Here is a good cbanoe to
buy goods cheap
We are io receipt of a new paper The
Allegheny Evening Mail. This paper was
loimnrlv tbe Pittsburgh Mail. As it oow
come i to us under tbo new title, It presents
it iiH.it and icily appearance, both typo
gr:iphiuly and otherwises Wo wish it
abundant prosperity.
Yesterday morning soma nnkoowd pari;
eft a death notice la t b Is office. To Insnre
publicaliua and a a guarantee ol good
falib the name of tbe tender should Save
been left with the notice.
Tbe OlFCity Derrick comes out'in a bran
new dress. It looks well and we are glad
to note the prosperity of our neighbor.
Tbe people of Oil City evince a just appre
ciation of a good first class newspaper.
Cholera In Town.
Those who considered tbe article la yes
terdav's Journal, beaded "A word of warn
ing," as being too sensational, aud that tbe
idea cf cbolera visiting the town was a vls-
onary one, were tbemsolves inconsiderate'
Yesterday morning Mrs. Davis, living In
Bucktowo was attacked by what, we are
Informed by the attending physician. Dr.
Freeman, we a true case of cbolera
Prompt medical attendance and tbe help ol
kiod neighbors, alone saved tbe lile of tbe
woman. Last night she was considered
out of danger. This is tbe first case; may
it be long before tbe second is recorded.
Business Is lively In Paztoo, Illinois.
Tbe senior editor of tbe Paxtoo Journal,
Mr. Wolfe, Waamtrrled tbe other day, and
In half an hour afterward the wife of Mr.
C..A. Dodd, tbe junior, presented ber bus.
band with daughter.
The pumps and engluea of the OH City
water works are nearly completed and will
be tested In a few days.
The Pittsburgh Gazette Is eighty-seven
years old. It sometimes talks as It it was
hundred and fifty.
Tbe verdict of tbe Pittsburgh jury io the
case of Dr. Hosteller against the Standard
Oil Company, lo favor of Hostetter for
$51,073.63, bas bsen set aside by tbe Court
as e xcesslve, and a new trial ordered.
Tbe jury in tbe tripple murder at Thorn-
dike, Me., rendered a verdict yesteodnyi
charging tbe crime upon Jotn True Gor
dou, tbe brother of tbe murdered man.
By tbe change In tbe time table of tbe
Oil Creik Railroad, we are informed that
tbe offices at Columbia and Tarr Farm are
to be abolished. Tbe Tarr Farm business
will hereafter be done at Rousevllle, and
the Columbia business at this place, accord
ing to tbe rumor. We give the above only
as a rumor.
A new oil territory is about to spring op
at the bead of Bull Run, on tbe Patterson,
Colwell and other farms. Messrs. Davis,
Campbell, Walt, and other parties, are lo
commence or bave commenced wells on tbls
territory. So far all tbe wells down bave
strvck oil and are good for fifteen or twenty
barrels daily. There is no doubt j; tbe
minds of old operators but tbat oil exists
ibere In paying quantities.
Tbrre is a goad obanoe for some enter
prising livery men to open a stable ia this
town, and we bave not tbe least dount but
tbat they would do a first class business.
Wbo speaks first.
Goodness my bo warm it ia ty-day.
We acknowledge Ibe receipt from Mr. C.
B. Ely, Corresponding Secretary of tbe
Nortnwestern Agricultural Society of Car
ry, of a ticket to tbe third annual fair of
tbat Society, lo be beld at Corry, Sept. 16,
17, and 18, 1873. If we can spate tbe time
we shall surely attend as from what we bave
beard we feel satisfied good lime will b e
bad.
Drilling commenced on the new well on
the Stewart farm, Cberrytree village, twb
days ago. Tbe owners confidently expeot
to strike oil.
Last week a well was struck on tbe B owers
farm, about a mile nortaeast of Edenburg,
lar in advanoa of Ibe extreme front, on tbe
line drawn by John T urner, tbe owner of
tbe well, Although dry boles were obtain
ed on'bolb sides, east and west, Ibe Turner
well proves to be a good .75 barrel well,
thus opeulog up an immense scope of fresh
territory, and helping, to "bear toe maiket
Tbls well was considered by all except the
parlies direet'y interested, as being In tdry
territory, and tbe result bas bad a tendency
to send old leases lo tbe lop of Ibe market.
Petersburg Progress.
EMas Pike, of Salisbury. Mass., while
drinking at a spring, last Friday, fell in
and was drowned He was sixty-two years
of age, and feeble ia health.
An aged oouple In Cass county, Iowa,
who bad lived together for thirty-live years,
bave separated! The bane of contention
was $500, inherited by tbe wife.
A cage lull down a shaft io tbe Eureka
Company's roioe in Nevada, yesterday, a
distance ot 200 feet. John George waa
killed and George Dodd fatally wounded.
The Sun newspaper of Atlanta bas been
merged In tbe Constitution, and Alexander
U. Stephens becomes "corresponding edi
tor" of tbe consolidated paper.
ACowuidinb An-iitt. Patrick Hatiloni
a stotn. oason living in ibis city, but work
ing iu Oil City, cowhidsd Sm Rieser. a
dry goods dealer at No. 1 Hnoa'i Block,
on Monday morning. Mr. Reiser bad just
opened his store, and was arranging bis
geods to captivate customers. Mr. Hanloo
appeared aod said be wanted to see Mr.
Reiser. Reiser said, tbat Is my naoie, and
was ready lo show goods. But Haolon was
not after goods. He told Reiser tbat be
same to cowhide him lor Insulting Mrs.
nanlon In bis store, and tben pulling out a
rawhide be proceeded to do It. The whip
ping began in tbe store and was ended on
tbe pavement. Reiser appealed to tbe by-
aealiders, saying, "Take tbls man Off, I
don't know him,'' but 'nobody interfered.
Tbe affair did not last more than three
minutes. Ilanlon's side of the story Is, tbat
his wife bought some goods of Reiser a lew
days befuie, which fell short in the meas
ure. She went to Reiser to bave the error
rectified, but, instead of correcting I, be
called ber ill names and ordered ber out ol
tbe store. Mr. Haolon baa always borne
tbo reputation of a quiet, orderly citizen
and must bave bad what be, at least consid
ed sufficient provocation for bis course in
the matter. Mr. Hanlon was arrested and
takeu before Alderman Ellis, who beld him
to bail for a bearing on Saturday.
Venango Speotator.
Trt Auain. Parlies we learu are die
posed to sink another well for oil io tbe vis
clnity of Clarion if encouraged by our oi tl
zeus. We bave bad tangible evidence tbat
oil Is bere in paying quantities, aod we be
lieve that the luckiest ones will be those
wbopul down tbe first well, not as Trout
Run was bandied by operators, but io a
workman like manner. Put in tbe first
appearance and secure tbe lion's share.
Clarion Jacksonian,
OIL NEWS.
Modoc City is the name of a new town
situated about half a mile southof iheTrcm
man well. Captafy Jack, a red beaded youth
stands io the doorwayjof one of tbe bull,
dings and smiles as tbe people pass by.
Tbe Lyou well on the McClelland farm
struck oil lust Wednesday, aod is doing 300
barrels.
Tbe Troutman well still bolds Its tremen
dons produotion . Tbe territory in tba
vicioity is covered with derricks.
We learn tbat a strike waa bad on Fri
day evening last at what is .known as th
Humes well, on tbe Kittanning road about
seven miles east of Bu'ler. At .tba depth
of about 1500 leet, aod wbeu but a few Incb
ei in tbe sand, tbe oil began lo flow and tbe
well filled up some 1,200 feel. Il bas made
quite an exoitement in tbat section and will
open up another new Sold for cperations
this country. Butler Citizen.
in
Two wells struck on Friday night, one
owned by Lambing, on the David Barobart
farm, is good lor 200 barrels; tbe other Vs on
tbe widow Nolan farm and Is said to
good for 400 barrels Butler Citizen. .
be
. Fifty new derricks are built and under
way at Miilerstown. This together with so
many new bouses going up makes Millers
town a lively place at tbla time. East
Brady Independent.
Io the vloinity of Dogtown there are
In
numerable derricks going up, and wells
starting to drill. We do not think tbat
Ibere bas been much greater energy display
ed at any time since tbe first developnien
in tbls district, tben Ibere is at tbe present
time. Operators seem to be absolutely blind
to tbelr oVfl-Joterests, and will persist in
deveJoplaterNtory which is known to be
most product Ive.
Tbe Main Oil Cotnpany's.well on Ibe Lore
farm bas been abandoned it J having proved
a dry bo le.
Tbe well being drilled about balf a mile
rora Callenburg, is down 750 feet. Tbe In
vestors are confident of sucoess, and look
tor a large well, despite tbe poor success to
tbe old Calleosburg Oil Company.
A Witty Clergyman.
A funny incident is reported as having
oooured lo tbe Episcopal Cburoh at Lewis-
loo, oo Sunday last. Owing to some di
agreement, tbe choir refused to sing, after
tbe bymn bad been given out. The clergy
man, however, was equal to tbe occasion
and lustantly gave out tbe first verse of the
25th bymn from tbe Cburoh Hymnal to tbe
congregation for singing. Tbe verte runs
as lollows:
Hlgbon tbe bending willows bung,
Israeal, still sleeps tbe tuneful string?
Still mute remains tbe sullen tongue,
And Zioo's song denies to sing.
Tbe smiles wblob tbe keen retort is said
to have brought lo tbe laoes lo tbe con
gregatioo were not calculated to sooth tbe
the ieeliog of tbe bolting choristers.
Europe alooe possesses 171 oities contain.
Ing more than 50,000 inbabitants.
A Connecticut farmer packed bis apples
in plaster aud tbe; kept wonderfully.
OF THE I AY. '
Tbcfglrlsat Elkhart, Ir.d.. formiig a
smoking club.
Thirty people make up population o:fbg
Hardin county, Iowa.
A boy at New London, !, bas bt n
choked lo death by a gooseberry.
Sunsroie was drowned lately at Elgin ,
He was promising Swedish youth.
An eleven-year-old horse tbeif, educated
dime novels, Is in jil lo Madison, Ind-
Tbe Indiana papers have just got around
Ibe "Betsey and I are Out "controvert ,
Miss Derrlng bas been shot with , a D
ringer by her rejected lover near webste r
City, Iowa. ;
The Assllant Treasurer will pay the ecu.
pon interest on the 25 IU, and tbe registered
nterest oo the 231b,.
fJE. S. Mosrly, wbo was State treasurer Of
Connecticut In 1867-C8, died at Hartford on
Snoday, aged 60.
Peacock's hotel and stable, at Maltnn,
Ont., were burned on iraturuay nignt. -io
men perished lo tbe flames.
Antonio Joan bas beeB arrested at Wor
cester, Mass., on suspicion having caused
tbe recent fire at Weslbora. '
A youthful fisherman at Rochester, Indt
a ... ih. Itntinm nl the river to see whi
UVVV " " " " ' " .
ept hli fishhook there aod furgot to cornel
n Affftla. '
r "
Browiog's" Red Cotton Night Cap "linot
popular at Galena. Tbe Gazette says th e
eople tbeie prefer tbeir bight cap In a
liquid form,
A man wbo went West Irom M'aterbiiry,
Ct., owing a fellow workman 18 cents, late
jy sent it on io coppers, paying 51 cents ex.
press on it.
An infant child of George W. Windsor
was killed io Boston, on Saturday evening,
by falling from a. econd story window to lb.
side walk, .
.
Tbe body ol Martin Gerrisb, Spring Vale,
Me , bas been found
i- ....
iu iu ri.cr, iic.i
Glenn's Falls. Vt., with bis skull broken.
It is supposed be was murderedt
THE
mm mm suits.
lloberfe vs. Aicliolas Gcyer.
Tbe following is the Ura'ion renderedbv Judge
McKennan, at May Term of tbo Circuit Court in the
above case:
in the Circuit Court of the United States, in ard ftr
the Tt'ostern District of Pennsylvania. E. A. ; .
Roberts vs. Nicholas Geyer. No. 1. May Term
187S.-IO Kqulty-
November 91. 16T3. BUI tiled and subpoena is
sued .
ttubpeena aid notice of application for; prellmln
ary Injunction served.
December 13, 187J. Motion tfor preliminary In
junction heard, and the Court being duly advised In
the premises; the injunction awarded as prayed tor,
and ducrea fileu
January 14. 1 ST.'!. Injunction issued, and on the
Silib day of January indictment served personally
and by copy.
Mny a), 1813. Iiule limed for defendant to show
cause why attachment should not Issue for contempt
In violating inianciion and duly served
June tld, 1B7S. Hole for attachment In this case
came oo to be beard, and after argument of counsel
pro and con, the Court being full advised m tiie
premises, tbe Hule Is made absolute, and the sen.
tanctt of tha Conit Is, that the said detandaa, Nich
olas beyer, be lmpitosened In tha common Jail of
Allegoeny County tor and durlug Ibe term of ten
days, and that be pay .the costs of tills proceed.
Ing.
June 2d, 1878. Commitent Issued.
Tbe injunction In this case waa fr Infringement
of the Roberts' patent of No. (called the Big rel
ent), for lucrMslng tbe productiveness of oil wells.
The act of Infringement for which the defendant
waa committed for contempt, consisted la ai ding
Alexandra llasar In exploding torpedoes in ol
wells being the same act of infringement for which
uamar wua nlso committed in the case No. 3, No
vember Term, lHtie, as before suited.
Tbe Court McKennan, J., alter delivering bis
opinion In the liaraar ease, proceeded to soutonce
Nicholas Geyer for contempt, and delivered the fol
'owing oral opinion:
In the case of Nicnolaa Geyer charged with the
same offense, I am entirely satisfied that there was
fl il present, in the Beais well at least. At J hate
intimated to Clitminiel in themuru o tlie aryie
enr, me prutnet ojjiuta in tin km, whether it
tired or not, U an infringement of the patent, and a
vnacHoj trip injunction of the Court.
Mr Koberta, by bis patent uses as one of tha nrtn
clpal elements of bis Invention fluid tamnine. land
wherever there Is fluid sufficient la a well, t the
time of tne explosion of it torpedo, to operate as
tamping, whether it gets there naturally or Is put
niero aninciauy, nia patent is inmnged. Thla
olearly the cise in regard to she Deals well.
. Mil Mr ueyer seems to bavs been misled bv
Uamar, wbo told him that he merely wanted to
make an exneriiuent : and I do not. think. thia
Ing tbe first time, that be ought n be very severelv
punished. '
He also Is adjudged guilty of contempt and ordor
ed to pay the coats of this nioseedinar anil ny.r...
au imprisr-'ment In tha county Jail for ten days
I hope tbls will be the la a of these cases; because,
lr lho mat or cornea to out notico asian, wewill be
cnnairainea io impose aucu pnnisnment as will tend
io maaa me decree oi mi conn ettectnal.
Jnne I7-lm.
TH IMPARL OB COMPANION.
Every Lady wants one I
Kverv Man on rht to have one!!
pent on receipt of Ten Cents. Address L, F- BTDB
s uu., it Beventn Avenue, new xo k
AfiKXITSi everywhere o sell our new end
novel Embroidering Machine
lVlTi,ls",ndfrl1'0'fa'ed Circular lo
sulf ,h8 McKee Manutkalurina Goto-
pany, v oroaaway. sew icjit.
Local Notice.
HfiMTAJL NOTICE; '
Having conclueVd lo close out mv hn
ness n Petroleum Centre,. I desire to inR,
my old patrons and friend, ib berein
shall be located In Sohonblom's Zw Zf
din;;, Oil Oily. P,., anU .Zi J.
invite them lo pay me a calL 1 ihalh il
in ibis plac- ror two weeks and those di
ring my professional services would do mX
to call. . we
Peh Centre. June, 232w? nE1VL-
l FOll 8AL13,
A desirable bouse oo the Egbert Farm
For particulars enquire at the Post Office.
For Sale Cheap
Cue 40-Horse toiler, GfbBs
& Russell make,. One Hokc
Enj,'nein good condition, 800'
feet Casing. 1,000 feet tubinc
yflO feet Sucker Roda, Valves,.
Working Barrels, fec; JSOr
one Derrick pnd Rig cemplete
The above property will be sold!
cheap for cash. For particular
enquire of A. G. HARPER, Kane City,.
Venango County, Pa '
A. G. HARPER,.
Kane Oily, June 17 1873 tf
BUSINESS CHANGE.
W. A. Loaer, who has beem
engaged in the Wholesale Ale
ivade for the paat year,, has this'
'ay disposed of'hw entire in
terest in said business to the firm
of Fox & Williams, who will'
con!- nue the business at the old'
stand. Mr. Lozier desires ns
to return his sincere thanks to.
.g n f(Jp
. , , . ,
,erui pau uuugB exteiiueu to nun-
i;inl.;ll(, nnsrf. w A
! a i j
,p, n;" 11- . - .
Phillips will act as agent for
the new proprietors, and keeps
i tun supply ot that line jBuftalo
vream, - Ale on hand,
i Mr, Lozier desires all par
ties indebted to him to settle
at once re he wishes- to have
his books balanced..
Dated April 24, 1873:
MDTHCIB
f
Go to V. A- LOZIElt,
4tli Street,near 11. l-Mrafk,
or your BEMINE, deliv
ered at the welh for $1,7
per Barrel".
Petroleum Ceottw.'Feb. 6th-W.
"NOTICE
Parties knowing themHelves-
indebted to us will do well to
settle before July let next,there
unnecessary trouble-
and expense, as all accounts not
settled by that date will be coll
ected by law..
SOUffiL sis AbJBiKtllAJJU.
Pet, Centre, Fa., June 16th.
If yon
Want a Salesman)
Want Servant Girl.
Want to Bell a Horse,
Want to Sell a Pateut,
Want to Lend Money,
Want to Buy- a House;
Want to Sell a Carriage;
Want to Borrow Honey,
Want to Sell an Oil Well;
Want to Buy an Engine or Boiierf.
Want to Sell a House and Lot,
Want to tmd a Strayed Animal,
Want to Purchase an Oil interest
Want to Sell a Pieoe ot Furniture,
Want to Buy a Second-band Carriage
Want to SeH Tubing, Castng.-QatPIpe,
w,ttn Find an owuer. tor ylbjoiF
found.advertisa in tbe toMK Ujn lM
than ten tnousanu sf'" "" -
A. Ac O. W. BAlIaWA.
i. . FRANKLIN BRANCH.
Time Tabie aaopieo- xtwesis-
ber 4, mTSi.
K0HTHWAKD: Oil City. Franklin.
Meadv'le"
1040 a ni'
Sopm
4.0 pm'
11. 16pm'
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3.14 p ra
1 )pm
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AXonumocULion.
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pWTTHWABr: Weadv'le-
inri... -40 a m
sri. ...18-aO pm
iCiosa odaiion... 7 00 a m
: Spruit-.... 410 pra
FrenMlB. t CHr
904 era 8;l am
is? pra lP"
1030am llism'
617 pm 7.10 pa
I. n. BARTON. Oesri onp"
N. B. TimelUS mlautee elowsr than Oil Creek
ia Iway time.
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