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    Petroleun Centre Daily Record.
Pi u Centre, -a. WodueMla), July 23
llvme Service.
MICT1IODIST EPISCOPAL CIIttlWFI
f-irWces I'vur? fcabbutii ut 11 A. -M. ami
... M. KuliuaUi School lit 12 P.M.
e;itt! I'r'U.
ed tu ull.
A cordial luvitalion extend
Kkv. G. Mimjkk, Pastor.
PRIWUYTKIUAN CHURCH.
Pranchiug at II o'clock A. M.. and'7
o'clock P. M , by tbn Pastor, W. C. Bijihjh
AKt. Kabtmtn Sohool at 12J, directly
alter lorenonn service.
Prayer Meeting; and Sabbath School
Teaohnr'a Alueilug Tuesday evenings ol
each week.
Pvtrwluiiin Centre Liodiic,
AO.
915, l.O. of U. r.
Rojsular meotiug nights Friday, at
o'cluck. Sinned.
W. U. MONTGOMERY, N. G,
C. H. Bailkv. A Shc'v.
STPluco of meeting, Mala St., opposite
mouiiihock House.
A. O. of U. W.
Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of U. W,
mwts every Monday evening at 7 o'clock,
n Odd Fellow's Hull, Petroleum Centre,
1'enau.
Jamk3 Wilson, M. VV.
r Jamks S. Wiutr, R.
I. O. of It. 11.
MiiinekauneH Tribe No. 183,1. O. 11. M
ol Petroleum Centre, meets every Thursday
evening in Gnl Templar's Hall.
57" .Council tires 1 1 1 tiled at 7 o'clock.
II. HOWE, Sacbem.
C. L JUKlitf, CUiel ol Records.
Gold .t I i). ,n. 116)6
SPECIAL MEETING.
i.iturilay eve's; July 26, 73
.&....O. of U. W.
For the purpose of . conferrinsr
the decree of ''Honor" on Misl
ter
Workmen, their Wites.
Daughters, Sisters and Moth
tliers. JAMES WILSON, M. W
JAMES S. WHITK, Ree'i. .
Local optioa Is strictly euforced at Tidl-
oute, not a public barrouui being open. A
friend of ours, residing at Rousovllle, paid
that thriving burgh a visit a day or two
t since. The day being extremely warm, af
ter the transaction of bis busiuess, tie be
thought bimjeir that a "wee drop of Ibe
craylbur'' would do him good. According
ly he entered a building that bad tba ap
pearance of a barroom as it looked la other
aud happier days, and Inquired of tbe pro
prietor "AVbat do you sell!" ."Lemou
ude," was the reply.'' Tbe lemonade was
uiixfd up and drank, our Irieod remarking
to himself that the flavor was very peculiar,
lie passed further along the street and en
tered another place aod made the same
inquiry. Tbe man answered "Lemonade,
bow will you have it, tall or short?'' Our
Irieud coucluded to have it tail," and again
noticed tbe same ilavur but supposed it to
arise Iroro tbe lemons. lie walked a short
dlutauoo further and to tbe same question
tbe proprietor anewored "Lemonade, how
will you have it, high or low I" He con
cluded to take it "low." By this time tbe
rrain was ueajly due and be conoluded to
leave a placa'whero nothing etronger than
lemonade could be had. lie confesses,
however, to experiencing a queer sensation
about Ibe bead on tba homeward trip.
High, low, jack, and tail abort lemonade
is ttio latest name for local option.) '
The glorious fourth was celebrated la ex
cellent shape, at Tionesta. Tbe Forest
Press says: Among other Incidents ol the
glorious 4th, a bottle of whisky was found
suspended by a string from a henflbek a
aboil distaoos up the creek, with the follow
log note attached:
Take II, some of you fellows who bap
pen along on bill, where I oao get all J
waut, and you're all welcome to It boys,
od Muss you all boys Pve 2 more bottles io
my pocket boys," t
Wouder if It wasn't onr friend Pete that
fotiud that bottre. How Is it and was It tbe
genulno "good old stulT'!
Our young friend aud lellow workman,
Will. J. L. Keller, leaves for a short pleat,
tiro trip to his native place, Philadelphia,
this evening. Billy has been In our employ
for a long time past, and we have always
found him a most taitbful and ready band
We wish him a pleasant trip and a safe and
speedy return.
In a lew weeks tbe tall aod winter fash,
ions will be auuounced. The usual pre-
dictioas regarding Ibelr great novelty and
ueauiy are muae, sou restisonsltles are on
the qui vivo.
Tbe buckwheat portion or the nil region
appear to have a boly horror of our tbriv
lug oil towns, imagining the population to
be mainly composed ol cutthroats aud dee
P'radoes of tin) wont character. A ca?e
in point. Lariy this morning ouo of these
aged pilgrims hi tived In town with a load
ol rod raspberries, which be huckstered
away to our ciliz'os at good prices. Tak
log the entire proceeds, with the exception
ol $1,25, be pluutid them lu tbe bunds ol a n
acquaiutauoe fur safe kuoping, remark log,
"Tbal he'd be Raul durued if this town c ud
getaway witb bis stamps," casting an allu
sion to all we suppose. Iio took Ibe $1,25
and started out io see tbe sights. As a
matter ol conisu Petroleum Centre is not
exempt from llmse "places of pleasure,"
aud our buckwheat friend succumbed to
the blandishments of one English Jenn!e,at
which place be quickly "dropped" tbat
$1,25. And now comes tbe sequel. Tbe
last seen of this individual be bad drawn
the balance of tbe money aud started for
the lava beds again. The chances are that
the "glare of the red light" will cause bim
to regret ere to-morrow's sunset, and uo
doubtediy there will be mourning in that
buckwheat borne over the disappearance of
the proceeds of tbe sale of those raspberries.
Lurd Oil and Kerosene l
II uvu uiuu npfjiuawu uo -oa lu " uivu
they ate likely to be classed among the
oldest inhabitants, tbey are naturally given
to looking back and comparing tbe present
with the past. One of tbe men who are
constantly looking, reminded us, lately, of
tbe difference between tbe present and tbe
days when Lard Oil and Sporm Oil formed
tbe staple oleaginous supply. "Then" Bald
be, "you paid a dollar or a dollar and a
dollar and a quarter for a gallon of lard oil;
now, crtiie petroleum is golog begging for
buyers In this market at five cents a gallon.''
Contrary to tbe usual inclination in such
cases, our friend seemed to think tbe pres
ent bad tbe advantage over tbe past, in
tbat iHslauce, so far, at least, as consumerB
are concerned. lie expressed Do idea as to
the effect of tbe reminiscence on tbe miuds
nf lha nrmlileAra ftf nntrnlpnm rrnmm...
oiai,
w. - r I i . . j,
A Nkw Well. We are glad to learn
that a splendid well has been struck on tbe
Say larm, near Martlnsburg. The nit was
reached on Tuesday of last week, and sioce
being tubed is doing 80 barrels a day. 1 1
is owned by Capt. John Wolf, Jas. E Brown
and E. S. Golden. Tills opeos an entire
new fleld for development. East Brady
Independent.
Oil Matters. During the last few
weeks oil bas been down to a lower figure
tbao lor several years. Last week tbe
price at Oil City was $1,90 per bairel aod
$1,75 at Parker. Deducting tbe cost Of
ruaiilog through tbe pipe, the price pro.
dnoers.reccived at the wells was only aboi,"
$1,00 per.Darrui. mis wees prices a mile
higher. UD Tuesday at Ull Oily It was
$2,05, and at Parker $1,87. Tbe large
wells in Butler county are running down
rapidly, and tbe most of the new wells
drilled at tbat end of tbe belt have proved
d'y holes. Produoers throughout tbe re
gion are bard up, and .compelled to soli
their oil as fast as it is produced: in order to
pay expenses. New developments are not
being pushed vigorously, and the pro-peots
are tbat oil w.lll sofla command a bigber
prise. As we have often asserted bowever,
producers will never get ft fair price for
crude oil, until they erect reiinerieB io tbe
oil regions. Clarion Democrat.
An amusing incident occurred recently at
a rural school. Tbe subject was tbe history
of Samson, and tbe question, "What fool
ish thing did Samson once do?" Expects
tioo was on tip-toe to ascertain bis peculiar
weakoess, when from a frout seat came tbe
reply, given with solemn preoiseness and
Irresistably ludicrous accent: "He went
down among tbe Philistines and got a
wile!" .
Iu noticing the bead dresses at a recent
party io Paris, a correspondent writes tbat :
"One handsome person entered with ber
hair piled so high and In such disorder tbat
she brought to our mind tbe negres'ses io
the mountains of Cuba, who carry purse,
needles, pins, thimble, scissors, and jack-
tUfe sluded io their wool. Aoother bad ber
balr so tightly drawn over a cushion that
she seemed in immiuent adauger of falling
over backward! What will be tbe next
fashion, 1 wonder? One gentleman bad bi8
bair cut across bis forehead like tba princee
ol old."
A Jorsey man bas l icauedHd io raising
some very fine bauanas from tbe cellar of a
neighboring fruit dealer, and says the cli
mate of these country seems well adapted
to this fruit,
The citizens ol a Georgia town were sur
prised to read io their local journal, tbe
other day, tbat perhaps it was not wortb
while for them to attempt to raise boys.
the amicieo editor Insists that be wrote
bogs!
, Burned to Death.
Curtis Neai aged about seveo years, sou
or John Neai, met witb a terrible accident
ttt his borne, in Greenville, on the 28th, by
which he was burned so badly that deaib
ensued the same day. It appears that be
bad started a fire Io a Utile lurnace in tbe
garden, and the flames not progressing as
rapidly as desired, he look a can of kerc
sene oil and attempted to pour some of the
fluid on the fire, when an explosion took
place, the burning oil being scattered all
over bis person. He was instantly envel
oped In flames and in this condition ran
screaming around the house till caught and
wrapped in a quilt by two neighbor women,
who beard tbe explosion and came to tbe
rescue. Tbe flames were extinguished but
not until bis clothing was literally burned
off him, and three-lourtbs of tbe surface of
bis body terribly burned. He lingered in
extreme agony until evening, - when death
put an end to bis surTeriugs.
An irate editor thus parodies a passage
(rood Longfellow's "Hiawatha:"
Should you ask us why the dunning,
Wby these sad complaints and murmurs,
Murmurs loud about delinquents
Wbo have read Ibis paper weekly,
Read what tbey have not paid tor,
Read with pleasure aod with profit,
Read of church affairs and prospects,
Read Of news both borne and foreigu,
Read Ibe essays aod tbe poems.
Full oj wisdom and instruction;
Should you ask us why this dunning,
We should answer, we should leil you,
From the printer, from the mailer,
From the kind old paper maker,
From tbo mau who taxes letters
Witb a stamp from Uucle Samuel
Uncle bam tbe rowdies call bim,
From them all there comes a message,
Message kind but firmly spoken,
"Please pay us what you owe us,"
Would you lift a burden from us?
Would you drive a spectre from us?
Would you taste a pleasant slumber?
Would you bave a quiet conscience?
Would you read a paper paid for?
Seod us money send us money,
Send us.money send us money,
Seod Ibe mooey that you owe us.
We copy ibe following Miilerslowo oil
news from Ibe Oil Man's Journal
Tba Campbell wall, on the Kepple farm,
is producing 300 bbls.
Lambing well, on tbo David Barn hart
farm, is producing 100 bbls.
John Preston's well, on tbe 'John Hem
phill rsrm, is down U00 feet. Tbe tools
ate now fast io tbe well.
The Lambing well, on tba Forqiwr farm,
is down 1350 reel.
Tbe McMicbael well, on Ibe Paul McDer
mott farm, is down 600 leel,
Tbe Clark & Howe well, on 4 be McDer
mott farm, is down 1J25 leet.
Tbe Saulsberry well, on the McDermotl
farm, is down 750 feet.
Tbe Banks well, on Ibe same larm, Is
down 500 feet.
OTABBINO AFFAIlt At PetTolia, OO tbe
3d of July, one man named beets was stab
bed with a pitch fork Io tbe bands ol an-
oiuer man uamed Mania. The former
while Io an iotoxloated coudition (tempi
ed to take a horse from Holeman's Liverv
Stable, at the Forest Hsuse, In charge of Ibe
lauer. i seems there was a borse In lha
stable which Deeta bad a right to lake, but
u ma intoxicated ooodit'on be persisted In
taking tbe wrong animal. Marlio remon
eireiea with bim and floally made drive
at bim witb a pitob fork wbiob penetrated
both bands aud pinned them together, In
flicting painful wounds wbiob will orlpple
(he unfortunate individual for soma time.
A daring robbery was committed on Ibe
Chicago, Rook Island aod PacifJo Railroad,
night before last. The passenger lre' was
tnrown trom tbe track by displaced rail,
killing the engineer Instantly. Tbe iobbori
then broke into Ibe express safe aod Tilled
it of its contents, and made good their es
cape. Great exoitement exists la tte vi
oiuity over Ibe affair.
A dispute recently arose between Aogell
and Wilson & Owen, in regard to the right
of possession of tbe Nolan farm near Fair
view, sod finally terminated in a riot be
tween tbe contending parties, wbea Angel
had 0en and twelve of bis men arrested
and lodged io Butler jail on ibe 3d lost. In
tbe above case we do not know or say which
party was at fault; but the custom or taking
and holding forcible possesion of property,
throughout Butler county, is becoming far
too oommon, and tbe oivil authorities should
put a stop to the system at tbe earliest day
possible.
A curious sight is to be seen at moal
limes at any of tbe sea-fide 'hotels when
when seven or eight buttdred ladies are
simultaneously usine the hues fanltaa can.
j f rally fashionable. -
PAllKBR OIL FIElil.
VICINITY OF CAtnVIKW.
A Veil was struck on the McCafferty farm
ne.r F ilrview last week whloh Is reported
t 75 Barrels.
The Backs and Gaily well, nn the Banks
farm, between Petrolla and Karna City,
owoed by Banks and Galley, started to
pump on Saturday last and is doing 75 bar
rels per day.
The Coultor and Frotbmgham, . No 2, on
the Banks farm, commenced to pomp last
Friday and is good for 75 barrels per day.
The owners are Culler Bro's and Frothing
bam.
A well which was completed on land o
Robert Fowler, adjoining tbe borough ol
l'airview on the East side, started up at tbe
rale or about 100 barrels per day on Wed"
uesday of last week. Fowler, Mitobeil and
others are Ibe fortunate owners.
A strike was made on the Riddle farm,
last Saturday a week which started to flow
at tbe rate ol 300 barrels per day. It bas
since settled down Io 175 barrels. J. A. At
dei son, O. D. Ayers, Win. Bradley, W. H.
Ferguson and others are the owoers.
Another well on the Riddle farm owned
by Mr. Bucks and otters was struck last
Saturday and is pumping about 125 barrels
per day.
A new well commenced pumping on the
Wm. McCafferty larm on the 2nd of July,
and ten days thereafter it was yielding oil
at tbe rate ol about 200 barrels per day.
Tbls well was sunk by Griewell Brothers,
aod baa been sold to Reed aud others for
$18,000. It always seemed lo us that Ibe
McCafferty farm was too handsome a piec"
of property to be spoiled for agricultural
purposes by sinking oil wells thereon; but
new tbat hostilities bave been commenced
sod a large well struck, every Held on tbe
plantation will doubtless be thrown open
and drilled over before many years.
Tbe Clymsx well, on the MoCleary farm,
near Fairview, wet recently torptdued
and some time thereafter look Ore from a
flow of gas and oil. Tbe derrick and engine
house were entirely destroyedaud machine
ry injured lo some extent.
VICIN'ITT OF ORBBCK CITY.
The well owoed by Zeigler, My ley, Stew
art and Huliogs, located on tbe Husselton
traol at tbe South end of Greece City, and
west ol tbe Butler road, bas been pumping
for some ten days. It started at near 200
barrels per day, and ten days after commen
cing was still averaging dally yield of
over 100 barrels.
A well owoed by Collins Bros:, on Ibe
Campbell farm, lu Greece City, hat been
drilled tome depth, into Ibe third tand
large quantities of oil and gat are flowing
therefrom, aod it promises lo prove a good
one.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Gussia well, on Ibe Grant farm, pene
trated tbe third land oo Wednesday morn
ing aud flowed twenty leet above Ihe der
rick. It promises to be tbe best well on tbe
farm. O. G. Brown, Jas. E. Brewo nod
R. B. A ltn ate tbe owoers.
Some of Ibe old speculator! wbo operated
io tbe Oil Region in 1861 are coeaiog back
lo buot up their leasee and lands. We bear
ot them at several points making prepara
tion! to test land! which were Iben abandon,
ed a! worth lees.
la Kentuoky, oil Is obtained at a depth o
500 feet, although tome wellt produce a.
less than one hundred. A sample nf oil
from tbat section hat recently been exhibit
ed, wblcb shows a ipaeifle gravity of 2 de
grees, and is said lo be an excellent lubri
cator. Oilman's Journal.
Tbe fcrlo county sheriff receives $17,000
in leet yearly, and It regarded as man oi
slender meant.
Brigbam Youog tats be will leave bit
fame to posterity. But be will leave' inch
a large posterity that It it doubtlul If there
will be'enougb lame to go around.
Keep sober and yon can talk straight.
One of our druggists was quite turprissd
tbe other day to bear a fellow Inquire if be
bad any of'Mrs. Sootblow's Wlnsllng Syr'p.
It is now pretty well ascertained tbat tbe
oomet, recently discovered by Professor
Peters contalot a good deal of flrtt-olatt oil
territory, consequently a large number of
Butler county speculators are preparing to
emigrate.
Aod low tbey bave a Bill Posters' Asso
oiation. Truly man is a gregarious aol
mal.
Tbe corn crop promises
fairly, " except
Middle ' States
along tbe drouth belt of Ihe
and Southern Illinois.
Toe Union Pacific managersfbeve adopt
ed plant for a $300,000 depot at Omaha,
aod a $100,000 building lor general
offices, and bave ordered work to begin.
The Maeoos o Uarrlsburgb will expend
$125,000 on.tbeir new ball tot' present
ass ton.
J.
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Fountain It now running in full blui
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Post Office Newsroom
Taken Vp. .
On tbe premises of Henry French, t
tbe depot, Plthoie City, about aloe ib, '
since, a red aud white cow about six J(r '
oiu. j se paruee ownios; ueowarsiu
fled lo call and settle charges and lake J
away, or she will he sold as Ihe law dltJ
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New Goodsv
Emel Zedwich?
f "LITTLE JOE.") '
BOOT AND SHOE MAKER;
lias just returned from Buffalo will!
complete Heck ol j
Fall and Winter GotoV
Has bem established In. P iic'm it ntii'l'.
. t 'past three years, and has the same of I
Making ttie Bent Fll and Fined
afoot In Ihe Oil It-giona.
Be is constantly receiving orders from other
tious of ihe Oil Regions.
Be constantly keeps on hand J
Heady-made lfcmts.it Shoe
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S '
BUOfcS AND GAITEK
CAM. AMD SEP .
KM KL CKItWim.
jrtir
Tb. lief k with tSO Portable ranll!
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many advantages over all. Hatlt-lactlou guarsnu
or $U refundld. Sent complete, with fall dlr
tlone. iRerkwItb Beniug Machine Ce.,tWa Broaden
NewjYorb.
A BPVT6 everj where to sell unr new and ''
W ANTED'ratcd Olrenlar, t,be McKee tun'
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A. V O. W. HAIIiWAY.
m A XI ve iu nn a vimf
Time Table adapted IVoveW
ber 4. 1ST2.
NOHTHWAHD: Oil City. Franklin.
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Mail IJRnm ainm
10 40 sl
43P:
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Aecnmmudatlnn ..ll.KO & an Itflum
Accommodation.., ti.0) am ill) L m
SOUTHWAHD: Weadv'le
Kxpress H.4U a m
Mall is:i p m
Accom odaiion... 7.0(1 a m
Franklin.
804sm
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10 80 am
Oil Of
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Kxpress 4 10 p m
I io p m ejrr p ra i-r ;
v. saniw, usii i rur
N. B Time 36 mlnutas slower than UilCr',
Ka.lway tliua.
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Fit AN KLIN DIVISION.
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Franklin. Jamestown
1 84 a m VS1 a m
10 00 am
p in 6 0 p m
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Jamestown. ' franklin
13.35 p m l it p m
llSOaoi
8 8U am 8,115 a m
2.30 piu
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