Petroleum Centre Daily Record. !. Ceafre, raw' a'f rr. Jwly Iflvlne Slervlee. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Servloea (very Sabbath at 11 A. M. and t P. M. Sabbath School at P. M. eats free, A cordial Invitation extend 1 to all. Ret. G. Moohi, Pastor. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Preaching at 11 o'clock A. M.. anrt7 o'clock P. M., by tbe Pastor, W. C. Bouch ard. Sabbath School at 12 directly after forenoon service. Prayer Meeting aad Sabbath School Teacher) Meeting Tuesday evenings ol eacb week. Petroleum Centre Lodge, No. Tl, I. O. of O.F. Regular meeting Dlgbti Friday, at 7 o'clock. Signed. W. B. MONTGOMERY, N. G. C. n. Bailit, A Sec'y. f-yPlace of meeting, Mala St., opposite ItcClintock Ilonae. A. O. Ol II. W. m Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of TJ. W., eeta evory Monday evening at o'clock, o Odd Fellow's Hall, Petroleum Centre, Peon'a. Jimks Wilson, 11. W. James 3. Wnin, R. I. O. of It. M. Minnekaaoe Tribt No. 183, L O. H. H of Petroleum Centre, meets every Thursday evening in Good Templar's Hall. Council tires lighted at 7 o'clock. U. HOWE, Sachem. C. L JUKES, Cbiel ol Records. Cold at I p. in. 1I5J, ttfTbe Post Office Newsroom Soda Fountain Is now running la full blast. Call and try a glass of Ice cool soda water Tbe Corry Republtcao draws It thus mild ib regard lo the late horrible oasa ol rapt perpetrated on tba person of a youog girl in that elty by somt of tbe Hoods Id bumaa bap connected with Barnum's humbug, aad who after an examination were allow ed to go soot fret by tbe o.Hcers ol tbat mod. I. city. Iladjao occurence ol tbat kind takm place bert to olldom we would not vouch for the safety of the villians from a dose of Judge Lynch. Parents living In Corry and bavtog daaghtert it seems to us woo Id do well oot to allow them on tba streets at a II at if outraged? by human brutes, toe of ficials will exboaorala aodset free tba fiends 4o prey upon others. Sbamt on sucb jm- tic-: On the nlgbt of 4tb tbe police found a girl of about 1$, on Center Street in a be wlldered state of tnibd, oot knowing wbicb way to go home. On being questioned she said sba bsd been abused by aeveral of tbe tbowmeo. Sbe wet aakea bama and in tbe morning went to Titusville where sba lden tided three of tba parties, wbo were arret ted and brought to this city. At a prelim ioary examination In tba forenoon one was discharged and the other two held for fur ther eximloattoa In tbe evening. A large crowd assembled in tbe Council Rooms to bear tbe trial. W. W. Brown stated tba ease in behalf of tha Com. and bad (be girl tworn at to tha faots in tbe sa. 8 be olaimt tbat ooa of tba prisoners by lotos and without bar consent ooeamilled a rapt upon her person, but upon bar cross. examination aba gave ber testlmooy In such a manner as led tba jostloe to dis cbarge tbt prisoners. Tba using of force not bsiog proveo. Tbis should teach pa rants nol to alio young girls to be out In tba atrests In crowds, or at shows of even- logs without proper escorts, One Burgess, an aged and veteran Oil Creek teamster, left town between two boursadsyor twotince, under peculiar circumstance. At aear as can be learned Burgess aroae early Fourth of July morning not for the purpose ol celebrating tbat glo rious day as most of people do, but with tba Intent of 'raising a stake." Hitching up bis team'.ha prooeeded to tbe vicinity of Cherrytree and laid violent bands on a quantity of valuable'oabie at one of tbe Jonathan Watson wells, which be appropri ated to iiit own use and behoof. As a mat ter ol course tbe cable wat missed, and a search revealed tbe above facts. Finding himself discovered Burgess left, nod the last seen of bim was st Corry from whence be wst making a bee lint for New York State. It la understood warrants are out for bis arrest and should be make bit appear ance In tblt vicinity again a summer real, dense lo Fraoklin jail awaits bim. Soma American students at Boon, Ger many, recently gave one of tbe professors a surprise parly. The old gentleman, wbo bad never beard of such an lostitut'on, thought they bad come to pluoder tbe bouse nd called loudly for the police. . - .... ' t A litaauiaa uemeu eoiomou covers, - cu bis ihrost yesterday in St Louis. -He it dead now. Katbik Unprofitable. A con pie of t'boelogical disputaola are amusing If nol In slruetiug the people of Columbia Farm, Kane City, Tarr Farm, Petroleum Centre, and tbe region rouod about, by dlsoussiog the question, whether the wicked, 'wbeo they art taken to that 'bourn from which o traveler returns," will 8od a place warm er than tbe valley or Oil Cieek. Tbe Rev, Mr Getty, who is a Universalis!, says tuey wout; while Rut. Mr. Graham, who pius bit faith to tbe teacbloga of John Wesley.ls very sure tbey will. Brother Getty who is a greek scholar, sod versed in Biblical lore pitcnes Greek conundrums at bis opponent in a very promiscuous maouer;wbile Jirotb- er Graham meets bis opponents Greek with those Scriptural quotations and fiery arguments and assertions on wbicb the faith of those who Oil evt with him, in a luture ttatt of reward and punishment, is founded. In tbe absence of any other excitement along tbe Creek, tbis ideological tilt may be as good a way as auy to "pass the hours away,'7 but when toe comoaiaais nave nreu tbeir last shot we apprebeod tbey will Sad tbey have not made a convert to tbeir doct rine, while tbe great problem of the future 111 be just as far from beiug solved lo tbe finite mind as before. Tituevilie Cour ier. Notes Two romaolio youths from Cber. rytree lurnlsb the following free of charge. Bent on eeelog and being seen tbey pur chssed a five eent cigar near by. Tbe aforesaid purchase was divided exactly be tweea tbe uninitiated and economical twain. 'Bill, do you think you stand it tbe first time you evr tried II." "You'r squealing oow, Jack, but what do you tbink dad would say If be saw us now! Wouldo't he go for us,'' and with many ludicrous leers snd badly initsted Billingsgate tbey de parted. An itinerant umbrella repairer is lo town) wbicb retoiuds us of one wbo called at a oeiEbboi'a bouse. While the lady was buoling demoralized parasols and umbrel las tbe workmao got sundry pieces ol silver ware into bis satchel and folded bit teal and gently stole from the bouse. A round gent wbo was soon to enter loto conjugal state Ibnught be would purobate bis lady love some present as a token ol big affection or ber. Not being much ol coonoisseur be knew of nottiog suitable His proxlmiiy to a drug store at tbis time, suggested lo bim tbat be could probably Sod tbe necessary article in it. Whereupon suitiog bit aclioot to bis thoughts be went lu and addressed tbe nobby dispenser of drugs in relation to bis wants. "Ob yes," said be, "a bottle of nice cologne would be a most appropriate article to pre1 sent lu tbe young lady." Gitn me yer band on on it pard, just tbe Ibiog, Jeuii.'n alius bad a bankeria' alter scented things just tbe thing, bow muoti are it a bottle." "Four dollais." "Jewbitaker! whew, du tell, lour dollars! why man after she's mar- ried tbat would buy ber'n tbe brats a drees; fuur dollars, tan'l see tbe pint stranger." Tbe almost convulsed clerk thought of a oapltal idea and said, "It is very expensive on account of its elag imported. I have a bottle like tbit which I tan fill with Ameri can cologne for you for fifty cents if you wish. You can tell Jemima tbat Its geau iue." "Glv us yer band, yer a brick, scholar, by gam. Fix 'er up. Let us fol low tbe clerk to Ibe prescription oase, a jtr tabled "Assifoetida." He opens and puts an ouaot ol small pieoss in tbe "eau de co logne" bottle wbioli is then filled wltb alco hol corked and banded to tbe visitor. Yes terday we saw that same man lo town on lbs war path threatening with instant death tba uoorupulous pbarmaculiaL And now Fori Scott, Kansas, bat been seeing a snake In tbe sky. Tbe Mouitor says: "Tbe sky was olear and the sun rose entirely nnobseured. Wbeo tbe j disk of tbe tun was about balf way above tbe horizon tbe form of a huge serpent, apparently per iod In form, was plainly seen encircling it, and was visible for some moments." Tbe editor declares tbat be bos tbe ststemeot from two reliable witnesses, who are willing to make affidavit to tbe above. It will soon be t me for a national prohibitory liquor law, if tbis sort of things is to oootinue. Although local option exists in Warren county to an alarming extent, under its be nign tula there bat already ooourred one murder and aeveral cutting affairs In tbe county, all tbe product of whisky. Tbe sidewalk In front of tbt building known as Shult't Bakery, on Washington street, it in a very dilapidated cooditloo. Last eveoiog two or three ladies Humbled and fell to tbe ground quite severely Injur ing themselves. Tbt breaks should bt re paired else we shall bave tbe not very pleas log task of recording broken legs, arms, Ao as the result. Tbe Fourth was oelebrated in New York by salutes from tba battery, navy-yard, and all tba forts In the harbor, a splendid dis play of fireworks in the evening and two murders . ' Sad Effects ol I lie "Walworth Tragedy. Eli Perkins thus sets forth In tbe Daily Graphic the lamentable effects ol the mur der of Mansfield .Tracy Walworth by bis eon: 'The oity newspapers bsve been backing np youog Walwortn, ine innocent iamrr killer, so strong tbat many old beads Of families have begun to grow uneasy. Tbey say hundreds of lathers have It'll tuu city. One kind old father on Madison avenue has already committed suicide, rather than remain a temptation lu tbe eyes ol a cher ished too. Tbe story that a man on Fifth aveou - haled hia eon so intensely that be Kiiieu himself jost to get away from him is noirue. It turns out oow tbe son gave him waru-ng a few days ago of his approaching destruc tion by ordering borne a full suit ol mourn ing clothes aud a bat with a weed clear to be lop. When the old geiitletnnn saw tbese habiliments of mourning, tie knew what was comiog aud be killod. himself to get out of danger. Myfalberbas written me a very affec tionate letter advising me lo go to Lurope. Go, my son,' be said, 'go and enjoy your sell. If youug Walworth is not bung, you may remain away for years. Your health needs tt.' When tbe Scotia sailed on Wed; oeaday, it was orowiled with food suns tak ing leave of weepiog parents. And then Ibe loving parents went home and spent tbe evening in strangling and drowning tbeir male iufants too youog to go abroad. It was a scene beautiful to beboldl When we asked Bill Arp, the Southern humorist, wbo bad just arrived from Rome, Georgia, to get bis new book published, what be thought of the fatber-'iilling quel tion, be said: It didn't look 'zicly right, Mr. Parkins; but I've been reading the New York papers, and 'pears to work, well.' 'But now, Mr. Arp, to make borne applie cation, if you had an inuocent aogel boy, and if he should kill you and tbe next day be should come around to borrow some money of you, would you let bim have it would you!' 'Yes, as I read Ibe papers I would; but I reckon I'd give bim some Conlederit money if lbs J soy.' Wltb such demoralization, what chance will poor Brigbam Young stand with bis back yard full of male boys, aud be only one loud father." Officer Quirk, while on duly at the circus last nigbi, saw a man aoting suspiciously among the crowd .whioS was gathered around the ticket wagon. After watching him for some time be observed him puce bis band in tbe rear pocket of a gentleman coat. He ol course immediately Arrested bim and took him to tbe lock up, when he gave bis name as Charles Thompson. The officer has tlooa ascertained that tbe man comes from Oil City, and claims tbat be can prove bim to be a professional thiel. Allegheny Mail. To-day It the anniversary of tbe battle of Boyne. Tbe day is usually celebrated . by .'.be Orangemen. Two years ago to-day tbe d:raadftil riot occurred in New York City, t y wbicb many valaable lives were lost. Alas bow easily things go wroog, A sigb too much or a kiss too long; And there follows a mist and a sweep, log rain, And life Is never tbe same again. .Hunting the fourleaf clover is tbe popu lar amusement now. Itlcken'e "IIoz" Just' Issued In paper cover by the Peter sons. iA'ioe 25 cents, and for sale at Ibe Post Offliic Newsroom. Tbe new' well on tbe Simms farm, owned by our townsmen, Messrs. Worden, Taylor and Holden, continues to yield fully 30 barrels per da The pio oioo Q MoCi ay Hill, yesterday af ternoon, was a very pleasant affair and was largely atteuded b y ou.r , towns people, In tbe evening a dano was held on a platform erected for the puri ose In tbe woods. Dano' log was kept up to ni'ar ne o'clock in tbe moroiug, when tbe pt .rty was compelled to break up on account o f tlie extremely obill air. The friends of tbe late All. lister James L. O.-r io South Carolina at e i tttetnpliog to raise funds to place a monnmi tot, richly de served, on bis grave. There Is a gas well In the lss sment of a pubiio ball In Bloomingtoo, III., and an at tempt is to be made to utilize It i 'or lighting tbe place. A Intoxicated Frenchman, a sirs oger,wai taken to tbe station bouse in Wil mingtoo, Del., reoeutly and an Interpeter, after a while, ascertained Ihsl tbe man's fe.f ber was a resident of that city. He was it ot for and the father and son tbea met fci (be first time in tbirty.'yeara. - ; Among tbe recent triumphs of mind over matter Istbe invention of a, device for straightening crookod noses. We are nol advised as to whether it will reduce Ibe pug nose to the more elongated form, Impart tbe stylish Grecian bend to vulgar noses, - or transform tbe commonplace Idiotlo nose into a thing of beauty, which is a joy for ever. But we presume It will, for tbe pot eolee says so. Hera is bis edvertismeot, which wo find in a London paper: NOSE MACHINE. Tbis is a successful contrivance which, applied to the nose fer an hour dlly, so directs the soft cartilage ot which the member consists, tbat an in formed nose Is quicklv shaped lo perfec tion. IDs. GJ., sent tr-p ALEX. KOSd, 28. nigh Holborn, London. Pamphlet, two stamps Joe Cloud's cballungn lo row In skiff from Philadelphia to New Orleans, or for fait tbn sum of $5.01)0 bas been accepted, and those who believe be cannot accom plish the feat have put up tbat amount, which tbey are willing be shall have if sue ceslul. The purse being arranged, Cloud Is now in active training for bis long . pull lie will start In about two weeks, . and ex pects to roach New Orleans in one hundred and forty-live Iduys after starting out, I Pittsburgh lies lu bis route wbicb begins at Philadelphia--Pittsburgh Post. A young fellow wbo was recently com mitted to jai) in Portland, Maine, for an as sault, seat a pathetic appeal to tbe judge In wbicb be siid: "I have on ley ben married o months & I bante had My Honey Meoo yet. Tbis is tbe fitst time I ever was in jail or arrested. II yon will Consider my case & let me of on a fins I will return to M j Darling Wife." Tbe stem decrees of justice ware carried out nevertheless. A tree near tbe gate of tbe driving park, in Greenville, was struck b,y lightning on tbe afternoon of tbe Fourth and three val liable borses bitched near it, were killed. Several persons were Beverly shocked, but none injured. A eecoud sligbteh9ck ol earthquake wat felt in BuBilo, on Monday. The first wat on Sunday. Tbe tame shocks were felt In Jami'stown, N. Y. No damage was dona. Tbe professors of Trinity College bsve surreodeiorl to Ibe Connecticut Legislature their claim 'o exemption from taxation, which tbey bave always enjoyed. A German insoectvr of passenger cars states tbat a single stem of bemp, with tbe leaves and blostoms. mixed with the stuffing ot a Car seat will protect II from moths foi years, and that bemi for this purpose should he gathered lust whi'0 lo blossom, ttried rapidly in the shade, od kept in covered wooueu vessels in a tiry place. One tbuusaud Oraugetueu will parade lo New York to-day. Divorces are allowed lu Cuiua lo cases ol criminality, mutual dislike, jealousy iocoin pxtillty of temper, or loo much loquacity oo the pnrt ol tbe wife. The butibflod can not sell bis wile until sbe leaves bim aud heco ns a slave to bim by action of law for desertion. A son is bound to divorce bi wile if sbe displeases bis parents. Ia cooheoiioo with tbe contemplated bal loon voyage o Pro lessor. Wise II may be as well tossy tbal the truit stores are now large ly supplied with wltb cuirents from lb West. ' Tbe Howaid couoty, Iowa, fair offers prl zes of live dollars each for tbe two bandsonv est babies male and female, placed on eibl bitioo. Prize pigs and calves obtain a high er premium. "Captain Jack" actually has bis eulogisls here. One of these speaks of bim as "tbe man who shoved Candy Into blalory." An other Is geiog to flutter tbe market wltb "Captaio Jack tblrt collars. " Tbe natural result el Dtiouque't persistent and cumulative puffing of itself was a burrl cine last week wbicb blew steamboats, trees and other light artlc os about until tbe air was almost filled with tbem. Mrs. Adelia Beooett, of Lansing, Mlob wbose busbaod was compelled to Bee to es cape arrest for Incendiarism, was so over come by shame and mortification that tbt Committed tuiolde. Mayor W. P. Caoaday bas withdrawn from tbe business management of tbe Wil mington, (N. C.,) Evening Post an acoount ot the pressure of bis official duties. Mr. J. C. Mann assumes entire charge of tbe paper as editor and publisher. Tbe "Go to Butler" exoilemeal It sbont played out. People bave about come lo tbe cooolusiou tbat Culler Is nol tbe Inviting field tor business it has been represented to be. Tbe papers or Kiobmond, Vs., report that a very great interest In temperance bat recently been developed io tbat oily. All tbe trades and prolesaioss tsre included is the new movement, Building monuments Is slow work In tht , South, also. Tbe ladlet or Ibe memorial Association of Savannah new appeal to tb, members of Ibe volunteer military organiza tions to give 2ft cents moath eaoh lor the Confederate monument. Mr. and Mrs. Whipple Metoalf, of Cnmj berland, R. I. , celebrated beir goiueo wen. ding last w.-k,and among tbeir guests were Rev. David Benedict, wbo married mem, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carrique, who acted as groomsman and bridesmaid. Louisville, Ky., bos five whisky dlstlllet.' lev, which are lo operation about nine mntbs la a year. During Ibe last six monlba tbey bave produced a total of 956. i 818 gallons, on which Ibe lax wat 9669,. 774- A'most sensible feature of the celebration or the Fourth In Qiiucy.Masj.. wat an so-' tertainment for thecblldreu in Ibe Town Hall, wbere music, oomlo sketches, and feats ef maglo were given. If contemplated street Improvements er carried out In Bosloo, Ibe house of Wendell' Phillips and tbat onoe occupied by Rev. Theodore Parker will probably be demolish ed. They are-booses with a history. Tbe oity Cetsocit, of Lexington, have or dered tbe Immediate arrest. of all quest loo a ble females wbo "shall ride or drive In any open carriage or veblole through Ibe streets, - cemetery, or ether pubiio placet In tbe city of Lexington." Tbe-Boston Transcript regrets tbal Bos ton, wbicb has Crawford's Beethoven aod Ball's Washington, should bave no better' peoimen ol the work of Hiram Powers (ban bis statne of Webster. A Virginia railroad runs what are eal'td' f rasa-widowers'' traifliool of RfobtsoicV every Saturday evening, stopping at all tbe tummer resorts) along tba Use, and return' Ing Mendaw morning In good lime for tbe gentlemen lo aegis) tbe business of the ttCtK. ' Tbe tnti-Cblnese prase i Sta Franehoo etalmt tba oot of Ibefaverlta remedies uir by Dr. LI Po Tat, it tbe blood of a criminal' soaked breed. Tie remedy would te ohsspeiootb wtte it not for the blgb price of bread. - r - t A TieB Mftlfim fflrl t baBi ft alart for Chi na alone, exaeotiog to meet In tbe Sand, wicb ltlaatM'fcsniMicwsry wben tbt it marry, wltb no expectation of returning lo tbe;Uolted States for tlx years '. Local Notices. For Sale, fie well known old steiul International Hirtel, o 45) Diamond Street, Titusville, tfctt now doing an excellent bnsinessi The-. House h well fornisihe J and will Be sold reas onable as the present Proprietor is desirous of raturiag troni busi- CHAS. RODEL, Prop'r. vt - JtilyMfc w FOR SAfcE- A desirable bouse on tbe Egbert Farm.' For particulars eneuire al tbe Poal Office. A Great Horror Dene Away With. House cleaning is a great horror lo nine en out of every ten. When that llm oomet Ibe men Mka,"as ), give th dometlio beartfe a "wide berth." Ocean oreads tbe product of tone of soap fairly flood every pari ol Ibe bouse. Tbe womeii, f om the anistrsa down, labor as tbeV aevW ". worked before, ana what wltb Ibe diseor fort, the smell of snd and ibe dampness, and nol onfrequenlly slefcaess, the product or colds and overwork, Butters are- gener ally disagreeable. Tbe simple use or Stpollo Instesd of eosp does away wltb alf this discomfort. II ligbleits Ibe labor a' hundred per cent, becanse It removes dirt,, grease, stains and spots, wltb bsrddy soy labor, wltb but little water, and in ow tenth tbe usual lime. joly6-lw. Go to W. A. LOZIEB. 4ili Street,near Us It. track, tor yonr BENZINE, deliv ered at the welh tor Si," per Barrel. Petroleum Centre, Feb. ftb-tf. KENWOODW'arBOYS Presents trn sttrartlnnstopnnrts ar.d BV T ' dlans. A pleasant borne; through Instruction, healthful discipline ; excellent library new fl; , atus. St nd for Catalogue. Liberal discoast w clergymen- . i ajstJaaaLiKSJ J A CO HUB, A. PI Now Brlrfcton, fen
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