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Petroleum Centre Daily Record.
fob Centre, ., Wednesday. Sept. IT
IMvtne Service.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CntJRCH
Services every Sabbatb at 11 A. M. and
X P- M. Sabbath School at 12 P. M.
eatafree, A oordtal Invitation extend
ed to all.
Ksv. T. Graham, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CnURCH.
Preaching at 11 o'clock A. M.. and 7
o'clock P. M., by tbe Paator, W. C. Bcrch
ard. Sabbatb School at 12), directly
after lorenooa aervice.
Prayer Meeting and Sabbatb School
Teacher's Meeting Tuesday evenings ol
acb week.
Petroleum Centre Ltodge, No.
T15, I. O. of O. F.
Regular meeting Dlgbti Friday, at 7
o'clook. Signed.
W. B. MONTGOMERY, N. O.
C. H. Bailkt, A Seo'y.
(VPlaoe of meeting, Maia St., opposite
McCiintock House.
A. O. of V. XV.
Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of TJ. W.,
Beet every Monday evening at 1 e'clock,
la Odd Fellow's Hall, Petroleum Centre,
Penn'a.
Jamks Wilson, at. W.
Jm ct 8. Warn, K.
f. o. of n. jm.
Minoekaunee Tribe No. 183, I. O. R. M
of Petroluum Centra, meets every Thursday
evening in Good Templar's Hall.
jy Council Urea lighted at 7 o'clock.
H. HOWE, Sachem.
C. L JUKKS, Cblel ol Records.
Gold at I p. m. WV4
Petrolsum Is beginning to play distinct
psrt in the two or three separate civil wars
which are going on la Spain. It was, ol
course, to be rzpeoted that tbe favorite
munition of war ol tbe Paris Commune
would find favor w lib tbe Red a. Petroleum
baa become as sacred a symbol of sanacoloU
tisn) as tbe red flag. We were scarcely
however, prepared to sea the troops of r tbe
Government armed with the oil can and di
t 'Cted to adopt the tactics ol tbe Incendiary
And yet it Is Impossible to doubt that tbe
pelroleur baa now bit reoognlzsd place in
tbe Spanish army. A correspondent in tbe
north of Spalo relates a disgraceful IncldeD,
which throws tome light upon tbe lotelll,
genca which reaches ns every now and then
of the discteiloo of officers of character Irom
tbe Government servloe. A body of troopi
passed out of Bilbso the other day, with
tbe view ofdlsperalng some Carllsts who
bad taken up a commanding position nea
town. No lighting took plaoe on lb oc
casion. The Carliata speedi ly disappeared,
aod the troop could discover no foe, ex
cept tbe unharmed Inmates of lew farm
bouses, who, It seems, were suspected of
having furnished the partisan! of Charles
VII. with bread and wine. Tbe farmhouses
were at oooe attacked. Tbelr larders aod
cellars wera plundered, tbe people were
tiiroed a J jilt, and the petroleum can was
produced. Tbe buildings wera burned to
the ground, and of the furniture they obi
talned, every artiole but a cradle, occupied
by an Infant a few , daya old, appears to
beve been oonsumed. It may be necessary
to allow tbe soldiers aa wide a license aa we
How tbe poet; but such outrages as this
can only exalte universal disgust.
Mr. H. H. Warnsr baa started a now Coal Yard
at th old lomber yard stand of I M, Btornburg, on
Second street. He has ployed Mr. Goo. Norma
who la thoroughly conversant with th coal trade,
to run the yard for him.
Shell. Cenfleld't stable Is doing an immense busi
ness at present. Bvary horse and wagon Is out
dally.
Now Is the time to tegio tbe full advertising.
. :
Uncle John Hulkert received a nice lot of Grapes
last evening, direct iroin the Lake Shore. They
were nice and no mistake. We cllove he has a
limited quantity for sale.
Both ol the refineries In this place are run to
their tallest capacity at present.
Good news. Bo me good enterprising citizen Of
Pstrolenm Centre, has Dsen the means of ridding
tbe town of Ave or six worthless curs. Keep It up,
and if yon don't get your toward hero In the shape
of ssoaey, yon will have the knowledge that you
btve the thaaks of a grateful people.
Two brothers, named Pollard, at Carlio
vil, III., recently attempted to kill each
other witb knives. A geutls fanning with
a lent- rail by a stranger, cooled them off
to such an extent that tbe Abel business was
pot repeated.
p Aotlve steps are being taken for the es
tablishment of she ciologioal garden In Fair
mount Park Philadelphia.
'uruoa, aa usual!" aaio professor, n.
proacbfully, ou meeting a dissipate atudent
lit tbe part. "No, e-r: uot drunk 'sus'l
D'l dtuoker'o us'l," replied the student.
Tbe question now arises among boy
whether (bey or tbe manages of tbe tcboolr,
'iould furnish Cigars it picnics,
FROM THE FUOXT !
Mn.t.KnSTOws. Pa., September 16.
The Asa Say test well, ou the Mcfready
larm,:four miles southwest of Millerstowo,
struck the top nf the eand a f.'W deys aito.
Oil began to fill the hole, and the drill was
suspended to remove tbe boiler. This well,
if successful, will open up 10.000 acres of
new lertitory for development between
Mlllerstown and that point. It has created
profound excitement here already.
Angel & Co. 'a well, on the .Dug an farm,
just commenced flowing.
1'etroi.ia, September 16.
Tbe market to-day is quiet but firm.
There were sales of five thousand barrels
spotoilat$l-17!4. Two thousand barrels
tellers all the year, $1,15.
Tbe Tack & Moorebeatl well, in tbe
fourth sand, is pumping over two hundred
barrels daily.
Triaxoi.e City, Sept. 13.
Tbe Bayne well is doing fully fifteen bar
re Is. Tri ley well lixty barrels.
Tbe Kiley Bros., well on Best farm Is
now doing seventy barrels. It opened at
140 barrels.
Levant Evans well, new, t Thursday, SO
barrels.
The new Dillo well commenced pumping
on Thursday at 10 a. m.
This is excellent territory and with oil
at anything like a decent price, would be
flooded witb tbe Irrepressible oil man aod
hlsjlnevestabls wealth.
Mertina, Sept. 15.
The Hamar wells, near this spot, are
holding out good, averaging about thirty
five barrels. Some are doing fifteen or six
teen, and others eighty to nicety bar
reis. There no dry boles In this vicinity.
Between thit point and Edenburg tbe Lee
& Balllott well on the Bower farm, was
tubed on Saturday last, the 13th inet., and
aince bat been pumping 125 burets a day.
Messrs. Loe & Balliott have a lease of
fifty acres witb ooetentb royalty. Matters
here look encouraging eo far as extension of
the belt is concerned, but little in favor of
its expansion.
Modoc City. Modoo City, or Summit
City, as It la sometimes callod, is full of life
and business and big oil wells. I i no ter
ritory In the lower oil region;, or indeed
anywhere since tbe early days of the oil
bntiness has end large wells been struck ts
In tbe Modoo district. In tbe past lew
months wells bare been struck here that
have produced aa bigb as 1300 barrels In
twenty-four bouis. Of course these enor
mom wells operated like tnagio upon tbe
surrounding country, and in a few weeks
Irom tbe announcement of the first strike a
thrifty little town was under way. Strikes
are being made almost daily, aod the great
eat excitement prevails. These immense
strikes have bad a disastrous effect upon
the oil market, as the entire country ts
aware. East Brady Independent.
A Cbioese jihylock owning several pounds
of fits a has been died before the San Fran'
olsco courts. A Chinamen got Into a tight
place, borrowed fifty dollars, and mortgaged
his wife tor i't repaymeot. The note be
came due, aud tbe shopman could not pay
The wile was forfeit according to agreement
and custom, an! the creditor ferclosed tbe
mortgaged, and proved himself Inexorable.
lie bad become ootltiej to several pound sol
flesh acoording la toe bond, and expressed
determination to stand by tbo bond.
Tbo woman was already in bis possessltn,
but she appears to bave had very serious b.
jections to tbe full consummation of this
peculiar Cbioese business transaction.
She managed to break away from ber keep
er, andwent atraigbtway to the ccutta
with berjconiplainte. Of course the courts
ignored the forms of business by wbicb she
was to be sacrificed, and t he wise judge told
tier to go Dome and pledge Derail no more
for a money consideration. Sbe went ber
way rejoicing, and now Chee Wang Is hap
py with ber husband, Ah Sam, and the
oredilor, Ab Kow, is fully convinced that
there is no security in woman.
Emll Xcdwich, better known as "i .title Joe,1
was tho recipient of an elegant l'hllopena prcscn
to.day through tho mall, at the bauds of some un
known fri"nd. It was a trine stale, yet would do
for soup, if well seasoned with gaillc and' pepper
sance. Never having received a rhilopena bet'ote
Joe was astonished, and Inquired of tho clerk
"Vot der tuyfel all dts means, I don't know." 'ho.
gift was quite valuable and is highly appreciated by
Joe
The Pel-oleum Exchange heptauraiit la Just in
receipt of another barrel of those nice fresh fhel
Oysters just direct from New Yerk. Also, a tub oft
those nice Saddle Kosk oysters. Tom. or Billy are
always on band ready to wait on tustomen at all
hours. Giro them a call.
The pigeen shoot, this arteruoou, h is attracted
quit a crowd to town.
These cold nighta make tho co 1 dealers smile.
Tbe attendance at the public school at present is
107 pupils.
This la a genuiue Sepuuihcr duy.
The potato bugs are now going for tbe
tomato plauts and are making their butt ef
forts to floish them up bsfore winter.
A dispatch (from S'. I'otnisburg uuder
dalenf Pept. 10th, says:
This morning, between eight ami Fine
o'clock, Messrs. Thomas F. Griffin and John
B've. Were badly Weed on the lace, n 'Ck,
hands and asim Th;-y wen- ut III" W'f 11
Co. well, on the Din Ritz farm for lb pur
pose of repairing the holler. While wniting
lor it to cool, tbo p. is Trom the well explod
ed, burning both of them severely, Medico)
aid was promptly called In and ull done for
tbelr possible cornier!.
Bio Firs ox Chukcu Ki-n. About
o'clock lost eveu ing a lire hrnkn nut in
11
ho
roof of the niram Uitl Icj huiis on Cbnrch
Run, and soon spread to ihe saw and shin
gle mill and nam adjoining, and soon en
veloped tbe whole In a mass of fl uno. In a
short tpace of time tho whole were consum
ed. Tbo Ice house contained Ihl) tons Of
ice, tbe property of Geoige W. Benton.
The buildings were the property "f William
Andre. We are informed that there was a
small insurance on tbo mill Horald.
The Christian Weekly exhorts the hard,
workers who havo had two weeks' recupera
tion nut to go back to use up the uccuuiiilal
ed energy "Accumulate, by reasonable
rest and recreation every 07., tho energies
needed for tbe day succeeding."
The prevailing disease now is a sneezing
cold. Red noses and watery eyes, and a
tendency to dive Into pockets for a well
saturated baodknrctief aro the visible
symptoms. Tittisville Herald.
Having bad a severe touch of the same
for the last three weeks we can easily ap
preciale tbe feeling! ol others, and rejoice
with tbeui at tbe possession ol a "bad
code. "
His excellency, Gov. Uratranlt, and staff,
will be In attendance at the rev iewing and
inspection ol the 20th Divie.ou N. G. of
Pennsylvania, at Aloadville, on tto ISlIi
inst.
The Indians in the ueigboorriood of Otta
wa are becoming civilized. Ouo uf tt.em,
at all events, killed bis father the otbTday.
An Auierie jo Tiobhorne has appeared at
Maucb Chunk, Pa. lie claims luriy thous
and acres ol mineral land In Ljiizrne coun
ty These lands were purchased years ego,
and ore now owned by tax tillers or Insuf
ficient conveyances It Is said. The beir,
James Turnbull, was lost for twenty years.
He weut to sea, was wrecked in the gull o'
Mexico, was picked .up and carried to Sou tb
America, lived lor a time on I be Tjthtnus uf
Panama, was one ot tbe Argonauts ut MO to
California, and family at M'.zaiao, Mexico
The oase oame up at the last session ol tbe
court at Williamsport but wnj postponed on
account or the engagements ot cr.unser, w o
were members ol tbs late Coustilulionl
Convention then sitting The suit only in
vuivra iuo nine mailer ol some tony mil
lion dollars, lor at that turn tho lands In
dispute are valued.
In Savanah, Ga., women aro employed as
horse car conductors, and modest yo ing
men complain that they cannot enter ono ol
those vehicles without having a dirty band
D1 arm parsed about their waists.
l ne harvesting season has come to an
end.
A down river correspondeut of tho Tlt-iisvillc
Courier, submils the.fi.llowin trathful iniorltioi
First Not a well in this lower district Is produc
ing wnai is emmed for it.
oowuuu iui u luuruinro procucingthree quarters
ui wnai is ciaiined, and
nurd Knt half are yielding more lh:in one bidf
or what is claimed.
This taprot.i!y near the tru'h.
l ne tin in uue l.eie at 1 o'clock was an hour late
to-day.
In the case of lll.giiu, the unf.-vtiinaio man who
was liilkd on the .Mitiiiiic rm.d in Oil t'.ty, day hu
f n yesterday, ti c Jury lendertd a verdict of uicl
dnUil deniii.
Some wkked cilia vuloied Ih s ofllce yesterday o
day bciore, and altraeted i'rld iy and S ..turda'. '
puper from the tie. Ke'urn them at once a ud eavw
yourself irom tho wr.tih to coii'e
Car artlc o on the probability or their b. iuj a ltli
sni.d rock all throirrh the upper couutry, pnUisbed
a day or t wo since, has ultra' ted tousiiJ. rolilc atten
tion among operators, aod hldi fair to be aciid on
before long.
A fire in East sit. Louis, yesterday, de
stroyed property tc the value of $ti0,0u(l;
insurance $7,000.
In ordes to allay the public fears regard
ing alarming influx ol Chinese the 1'jciDc
Mail Steamship Company has discontinued
tbe practice of furnishing Ihe San Francisco
press with the number of Immigrants.
The basement of tbe City Hall ol 6pring
field, Mass., is full of liquors seized for the
violation of Ihe law, and tbe authorities are
obliged to blre celalrs and unoccupied stores
in which to keep tbe fast accumulating
stock.
Corry will hold lis third Annual Fair oo
the 16td 17th sod 18ih.da.vs of .Seiilemln r.
The prornlnms offered ure inure liheri;l ihn
usual, and all ihe rvlroads will carry pis
tengert attending tho fair, it reduced ratet.
It is maliciously whispered that Dtllulh'a
poetical title of "Zenith City of the Unsal
ted Seas" ought to be changed to tbe mors
piosuic ono of "City ol Stumps."
When t.'iv aiois ih so cnstHPtiy teM
iri; .iy the North l'olo, i-i.'t u subii.! none
ul tbem bi.ve el outlived to put a baater
aiomid it?
A Maine tinker bus lived ou n island In
Moi'sdiend Luke for tea years; in tbe sum
tuer in a dry goods box, ud iu tbo winter
iti a hogshead.
This .a the wy in wh.ch thjy have trials
at the Detroit I'olico court: Judge Guilty
or not guilty? Defendant Guiity. Judge
OHicrr, what ahuut this man! Officer
lVad druok. Judge Five dollars Ol thir
ty days. Defendant Your money, Jani
tor Now, git. Defendant I go. This it
the majesty of justice.
J tck Fiost basmsoe b is a pearanfe,and
gatdcus bare suffered severely.
The Wareiiein News man give tbs fol
lowing reasons why a vessels Is called she:
Tbey are useless without employment;
they bring news from 'abroad; they wear
cps and bonnets; they are upright la ttayt;
they are often paint d; they are sometimes
abandoned; man never knows the expente
till bj puis one."
Tbe work ol takiu up aod tranaplaotlDg
flower plants Is gotai; on at present.
A ciitlnus and beautiful effect wai lately
produced with a block of manufactured Ice
In the course of . experiments in rblladai
phi. i. In tbe oentre of tbo cake, completely
Inclosed by the transluceat material, was a
bouquet of fresh flowers. Every leaf and
b'o-eom was cperfectly visible, while tbs
tirilltancy of tbe colors was ennaocea oy ins
retraction thrsugn tue ice.
Oil Mews. Tbe Flph Bros., & Riddle
wells, No 2 and 3 are making 80 barrels a
day.
Bond t; Green well Wilton farm, Petro.
lis. reached the taad this week.
The Humming Kird well, owned by tbs
Wilson Farm Oil Co., ia deiog 25 barrels.
The Dougherty A Cattle well, between
Greece City aud Modoc, is f.orrlsg r.S bar
rels a day, by aotual measunor!.
The Comnanv't well.drillirr! on l;e;e No.
14. Wilson farm, Petrolia.wi:! be completed
In two weeks. East Brady independent,
Newsboys aro not alloweC to '-toller" la
Rome, hot something like iia't a million
dogs can bark and bowl wltbou: let or bio
d lance.
A sign in an Obio city bearing tbs words
Smith Manufacturing Company," throw
some light on the nuery as to wbers all tbe
Smiths come from.
The editor )f the Baltimore Gazette,
after years experience, says: "A woman It
lil:e tar: onlv melt ber and the will take
any form you please."
THE NtiW
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A most Tmpiwant In-ention. Sold hy tha Klsstle
Truss Oi , C37 Broadway, M. V. City. It. retains
hujiture .ii'soln'ely hi ease and comfost night and
jut. at all timev and unoer all circumstances, who
out any exception whatever in any case, and shoald
i vor he taken oIl'duriiiE tlm short tl'.ie raqniilta to
IV ct a nei miuinii cure. Kent by mail. Cirealara
tree. Ary diutn cr Hiysletan will order this
new rrns for you without charge
M. GARVIN'S EIIX1! m
I rccominci'did by reimlar Medical yractltlonera
and u spe.dy cure gnarranired for c&lds, Coughe,
Ca arm, astluua, Broncimis, npm.ng Diooo, vm
tfiuiiiiiinii. an I all I'nlmonni v Ootapicists, Ucrofuii
i.ryirineiaa. Dvsiieitsii), and Gout J) acntcrr, Chol-
erii-iu -.irbns. (.'lion r ai d all llv.rajj towel eom
phdnts. K dney dl:en"es and all afficttons of the
lirinal Orjaus pi r'ecily harralea froa rrsm ktla
eial or .Vcuho u irointi. plMUint to take and
never known tn fail I'rice l,Uilpe. Lottn. mil
p.iiticu nrs villi midical testimony and esrtlo
.i .ti-f ent on npolicdioo. Address h.f. BYOX
A to , r.ii tHVtu.o Avcaue, ntw lora.
ConKiinin-ltin hasltaorloin laa mnSilwiii.
and ciiirui.t niuio ot the Blood, hence the fallacy of
1 1 tun n g lunx disease with cough syrnp, balsams,
tie , Ao. '1 n i tire consumption we mas; purify ana
t'urii:n mo nun u, uuu waeu sne Diooa is pare con
sumption tinrot exist. Dr. MeCjIlnm'a Hon
liiiiud .-enr her penetrates the secret ambush of tW t
dicidilisea c nd exterminatea It rait and mh
lry une'sn tie usuaage by return mall.IUDr.ee
Medicine IV
i . jii.u Jim wum wava ieei fnaocii'.i. wuuams
1ki l.'as, Lin ot persona cured
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Ptoice Market Reports srery vanlnp hy tfltjmpk I
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toeether with Bditorlals and Local matter., maktii I
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taau negion. as an
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wbavever aa Oi) Oyeratoi er Dealer caa b ttatt
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vTe have a larm asi Wen selected Mock tl
Jobtlu( materia, cmlimtlne tit fay I
latest ttvles. Wa ara therelore enabled to Sitna I
Job Work of every varlaty in a satisfactory mint I
when dealrsd, jobs will be neatly printed ia Ceuts I
Shipping Bills
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wa, emDracing
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n last, every variety and style of wot
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la tetter
Merchants, Mwysra. Jnstlcos or the Peace, J
Agenui. Otl Dealers and Airesua. lnsa rsnco Aw" .
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thst we are groisired lo eseculcto order a II
BLANKS, barineaa or legal, required ISIbis,llp
unity. ,
.Tnhhing tron-,e renriertfnHv snllreiv
15.000 to 20,000 feet ol SECOND-Bf
TUBING, at Irom 26 to 36 cts. PM .l0u
Tbo Tubia It Id Qrtt class order tnd
teady fitted ..tfrp
April 0. I' H. a WABKE8.