Petroleum Centre Daily Record,
Pea. Centra, Pa, rrtdar P
Divine IKrlce.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
8erviee every Sabbath at 11 A. M. and
t P. M. Sabbath Sehoot at 11 P. M.
eatafree. A cordial Invitation extend
ad to all.
Bit. T. Graham, Paitor.
PRE8BTTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at II o'clock A. M.. and 7
o'clock P. M., by the Pastor, W. C. Biibch
ard. Sabbath School at 12, directly
aftar lor soon service.
Prayar Meeting and Sabbath School
Toacbar'f Meeting Tuesday wantage of
each weak.
Petraleaav Centre Lodge, No.
T10, I. O. of O.P.
Regular meeting nlgbti Friday, at 7
'clock. Signed.
W. B. MONTGOMERY, N. G.
C. H. Bailkt, A Sec'y.
t9PIco of meeting, Mala St, opposite
MoUlinlock Hoaee.
A. O. of V. V.
Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of U. W.,
meets every Monday evening at 7 o'clock,
la Odd Fellow'! Hall, Petroleum Centre,
Penn'e.
Jahks Wilson, M. W.
Jamm 3. Wnrra, K.
f. O. of R. M.
Minnekauoee Tribe No. 183, I. O. R. M
f Petroleum Centre, meet every Thursday
evening in Good Templars Hall.
fjf" Council ores lighted at 7 o'clock.
H. HOWE, Sachem.
C. L JUKES, Chief ol Recorde.
Gold at 1 p. m. 11
New that the effect of the frost baa teen felt, It
vtll not b long era hickory, chestnuts, haslanntt,
c , will "ahuck" nicely. The first rroet will open
the well ailed bora aad brown the delicate shells
And now Is Just the time to get np nulling paitt s.
juTiieyoor gin,' gnineainner Basket tilled v:i j
the good things of this lire, and start brliht - l;
mt .7 m mis wwwu. iu iiw auauo Ul ine IO.
trees you eenaot mil of enjoying yourself far one
day at least, "gathering the nu;e from the limbs
above, and throwing them down to the girl yon
love," aot forgetting when tired of thla sport Jof the
dinner that awaits you and then the walk home
ward, when the twilight shadows are gathering, and
the sun la sinking to reai. over the hills mr awayi
clothing the- skjr In a dress of blue and gold, oilni
son aad purple, while the distant tinkling of a cow
bell lends additional ebarm to the scene. We don't
know, bnt have heard tall that a day could not bs
more plnmntly passed than by "going a nutting.''
How Is It, filend C'onvcr. How would a day of
enjoyment aa we have pictured It go in the wood'
of old Forest t
"Dutch Henry," who Is always figuring in the re
port as a drunken vagraat,ha assumed a new role,
lie is now, aa he calls It, a flrst-class "bnrgulir,"
having successfully "cracked" Root dates' Dolly
Vardi-n Haloon on three different occasions, stealing
whiskey, brandy, champagne and cigars, drinking
np the same, and sleeping off his drunks In the
kitchen department 01 the classic balls of the once
famous but now deserted Queen City. He waa cap
tured there to-day, lying along aide the stov in a
beastly state of Intoxication, lbs cooking stove be
fog tilled with hot ilea of champagne and whiskey"
While In that state fomo person had dlslured his
face with nitrate or silver until he scarcely looked
tike a human being. Thla Is a case that our offioers
should attend to, else this vagrant will burn the
town down one of these nlghta while 00 a drunken
MpaeM A six months residence in Urn work house
would Just about (It him.
Qnarterran.ter Alt. Myors, 0' St. Petersburg, la In
tuwutoduy. Represents business as extremely
dull In that vicinity.
The meeting of the Hebokah Degree1 I. 0. of O.
F., Ia.4t evening, wasavry ploisnnt affair. At the
conclusion of Ilia meeting an elcjnnt repnst was
partaken of by those present, and alter a short sou
son-ef social enjoyment the company dispersed.
Tho visitors (from Kouseville expressed them
selves as highly ploieed at tho manner in which
they bad been entertained.
Local newa is seaice to day.
Collector Uizon is sticking up several notices of
tax aalea about town.
Aladanoe once given In a settlement
aot a thousand milei from till plaoe, a rus
tlo was inlroduoed to a lady by a mutual
friend. The .gorgeousnesa ol Iter attire
atnick him forcibly, aod wheu Introduced
be looked straight at tbe lady aod ejacula
ted, "Wall, l'llawao!" It's needless to say
that tbe lady did nut recognize bim there
after. Forest Republican.
One of tbe must remarkable cases of
"back pay" occurred recently in New York.
One ol the "old school" subscribers of tbe
Kingston Journal was thirty-one years In
arrears tor bis paper. Last week be 'called
upon tbe editors of tbe Journal and paid up
"like a mao," aod, remarkiog that be might
not be erouod again very soon, be paid bis
subscription ten years abend, and another
lor bis mother twelve years abend.
Tbe chestnuts are ripening (JioJ tbe boys
are clubbing them. If tbe frost don't inter
fere a good orop may be expected this fall.
Tbe vitality ol some puoplo is simply us
toundiug. Thi're li a loug haired youth at
buffalo, who baa wrltteo TuO verges, the t
fnan to which is "I'm dying mother, dy
tag," aud withal be iau'l dead.
A Sorry tteene.
Tbe Boston Traveller calls attention to
the appearance of a well-dressed man at
tbe Third Police Slatloo, on Tuesday alter
noon, In a scandalous state or Intoxication.
Ha was supported by two officers, aod in a
maudllng way expressed dissatisfaction with
everybody. A moment's conversation euf
Deed to make bis condition apparent.
Captain Ford directed tbat be be locked
up in a cell, wbicb direction was of course,
carried out, and tbe poor unfortunate slum
bered quietly. At half past seven o'clock,
or thereabouts, a neatly dressed and modest
girl of thirteen made ber appearance at tbe
office leading a liltle child by tbe hand.
Both wrre cry ing.
'What do you want!" asked tbe Lieuten
ant. "We want our father (giving); don't
send bim away: please don't send bim
away I He is our rather, and mother is dy
log."
"Dying!-' repeated the L'.eotenent; "dy
ing ol what?"
"Consumption, sir. Sbe bas been ill for
a year, aod tbe doctor says sbe is dying to
night. Plsase let father see ber before sbo
diet She is all we have got in the world,
aod sbe is going to tbe other side. We are
to unhappy. Father Is good to us when be
Is goad to himself, but he bas been unbappy
lately. He loves mother dearly; and I sup
pose be drinks liqoor because be cannot
bear to bave ber leave bim.'
"Send for tbat man lu No. 15," directed
tbe Lieutenant, and tbe prisoner was
brought Into tbe office. "Mr. officer." be
continued, "go with these children and
take tbis mao wltb yon. See If tbeir story
is correct."
A lew moments elapsed, and tbe officer
returned alone. Tbe mother aod tbe wife
was dead. Prostrate by ber side, he said
lay the recumbent body of ber Ill-starred
husband, and tbe little girls wept silently
in the corner of tbe room. Tbe spectacle
was one ol tadoett and sorrow, and even
tbe officer, couttomed as be was to scenes
of such a charaolsr, was compelled to wipe
tbe tesrs from bis eyes as be told tbe story
Proper mesturet were taken for tbe relief of
the family, and tbe occurrence was placed
briefly on record.
Don't Do It. Don't drink "local option
lemonade" until you oan't tell tbe difference
between a looomotive bead light, aod a
lantern, and then complain or your stomach.
Give your diaphragm a cbance.
Don't invest all your money In lottery
tickets. Give some other man a cbance lor
a prize.
Don't tell an editor bow lo rno a newspa
per. Let tbe poor fool Bod It out himself.
Don't loaf about tbe streets and depend
on tbe Lord for your "dally breed." He
isn't running a bakery.
Don't discuss scientific questions with a
lightning rod man. His arguments are
generally solid, aod are always pointed.
Don't spend all your limn In watching
your neighbors. Every ooe should be set
flab, enough to devote a few hours to bis owo
business.
Don't imagine tbat tbe Lord will oall a
first class preacher to a church paving a
second class salary. He doesn't treat bis
children so shabbily.
Terrible Balloon Accident.
Wapello, Iowa, Sept. 25.
A balloon ascension was advertised to
take place at tbe Fair Grounds, near thl'
city, this afternoon, and a large orowd
gathered to witness it. At 5:30 o'clock
the balloon was cut loose, Bailey banging
by his hands to a horizontal bar beneath.
Just after tbe balloon, which was. Inflated
with bot air, left tbe ground, It look fire
near tbe mouth, and Bailey did not appar
enlly, see tbe fire until be was loo blgb to
let go saiely, but bung until be bad reach
ed an altitude of 1,200 or 1,600 feet'
when the canvas tbat held the booiframe'
which be waa suspended by, burned away
and be toll, reaching tbe earth a quarter of
a mile from tbe point of starting. His body
was frightfully mangled, bis legs being
driven Into tbe bard ground up to bis
knees.
Export or Pbtrolbcm Petroleum is
not of commerce the king, but It is certain
ly one of his ablest aod most efficient minis
ters. For lost mce, the exports of tbis Im
portant article (torn January 1st down to
September 1st of tbe present .year, bave
been 86.1!)7,0bl) gallons, against 40,509,961
gallons tor tbe same period in 1872. Tbe
very great increase in the exports thus ap
parenl, constitutes quite a notable Item In
the grandiial reduction of the balanoe of
trade, wbicb bus heretofore so ttesdily
ruled against us.
A Danbtiry boy wants to know If it is
right lor his folks to pay $500 lor a piano
for bit sister, and inak bim pick berries for
circus money, Otnbury News.
Sharon has a trottlug mule wbicb can do
Its mil Inside of three minutes,
FROM THE FttOXT !
Millerstows, Pa , Sept. 25
Another Immense well was struck at Mil
lerstown today, called Argue Brothers Nc.
1, on Adam Stewart farm. It first spouted
over tbe derrick, and tbe stream was then
turned Into a receiving tank and geeasarrd
fifty barrels per hour until the tsok was full
It Is now overflowlog, and It is estimated
as even larger than tbe Wyatt, . Fertlg k
Hammond No. 3.
Tbe Adam Stewart farm is located direct
Iy north ol Kinney Brothers' & Galey Tract
aod within one hundred feet on their line
onthe northwest. Tbis firm were offered
an Immense sum of money for their farm a
few hours ago, but tbsy refused to tell.
The farmt la tbis Immediate vicinity
bid fair to outrival the Modoo fields In tbe
size or their flowing wells, end tbey are
much more lasting. The turner of tbis new
strike SDread wltb lightning rapidity, and
tonlgbt ibe street Is throaged with specu
lators. The impression is tbat Ibe market
oannot be immediately affeoted by tbis new
strike, as tbe pipe companies cannot pomp
more than lour tbouaaud five hundred bar
rels per day.
Pktro LtA, Sept., 25
Another fourth sand wall was struck
near Kami City to-night and Is doing 600
barrels.
Another large strike near tbe Argue well,
Mlllerstowo is fiowiog a'plutnp thousand.
Another spottier is reported at Modec
Several more strikes la good territory,
are expected within tbe next twentyfour
hours.
FoxBTRO, Sept., 25
A new well bas been struck on tbe Slew-
art farm and Is doing 25 batrels an hour.
Two new wellstruck tbe tbird sand In Mll
lerstowo to-day. Ooe Is doing fully 1,000
barrels tad tbe other 300. A new fourth
sand well is reported at Ova hundred bar
rels.
Laughing Children.
Give me (says a writer) Ibe boy or girl
who smiles as soon as the first rays of tbe
morning sun glance in through tbe window,
gay, bsppy, and kind. Such a boy will be
fit to "make up" into a man at least when
contrasted with a sullen, morose, crabbed
fellow, who soaps aod snarls like a surly
Our, or growls aod grunts like an uotamed
hyena, from tbe momnt be opens bis eyes
till be Is "confronted" by breakfast. Such
a girl, other things being favorable, will le
good material to aid In gladdening some
comfortable borne, or lo reline, civilize.
tame aod humanize a rude brother, making
bim gentle, sffecliooate and lovable. It Is
a feast to even loek at such a jo . nspiring
girl, suob a woman girl, aod see lue smiles
flowing so to speak from the parted lips,
displaying a set of clean well brushed teeth
looking almost the personification or beauty
and goodness, singing, and as merry as the
birds the wide awake birds tbat eommeoci
ed their morning concert long before tbe
lazy boys dresmed that the sun was ap
proacbiog and about to pour a whole flood
or light aod warmth upon tbe earth. Such
a girl is like a gentle showor to tbe parched
eartb, bestowing kind woids, smiles and
sots or mercy to all around her tbe joy and
'igbt or the household.
i nn uuiier iterant insists tbat it is not
over production, but the monopolies, tbat
keeps down tbe price or oil. Tbe tnooop
lies doubtless bave something to do with it
out wueu inai onsin or oil in liutler Is ex
0 aimed, as it will be In a few months, and
Ibe daily production is decreased eight or
ten thousand barrels a day, tbe price of ol
is Douoa 10 go up. it Is now only 80 to 90
cents a barrel at tbe well.
Tbe gushing youth aod blushing damsel
who were so ardent lo tbeir msnifestations
had better beware of midnight prowlers, as
ibe last mentioned class were represented
Wednesday evening on a cat lain back street
of our town, aod so badly scared by reports
similar to the opening or a popbottle, tbat
be beat a hasty retreat.
Snyder, who was poisoned in Buiier a raw
weeks ago, by bis wife and ber paramour,
foreman, bas fully recovered. Bdlng o'
forgiving disposition, Soyder bas 'succeeded
in getting ois wife balled out of rial I. He
should get Foreman out, too; and when
tbey poison bim again it will be a good
joss 00 soyder. 1
Butieuiu iruw lue ironc informs us
tbat In tbe Modoe district there will be,
when al I tbe projected, a tankage or bait
million btrrela
The monument to tbo soldiers and sallots
of Delaware county, at Chester, was dedica.
tea aa the nth.
ine new car wneel foundry at Suobury
vuiumeaoea to cast on Tuesday last.
usovuie employs twentyseven school
teachers whose mootbly saleriss aggregate
THE OIL FIELD. I
YICINITT OF mlAMtTOW.
The Shlderoantle well bas been eold 10
n. L. Taylor & Co.
Tbe Hullogs well, on tbe Barnbart, start
ed to Sow last week, and is a good well.
Tbe tools bave finally been removed Irom
tbe Blrchfleld well 00 tbe Glllaple farm.
Several wells bave bad lo shut down on
account ot'oot having sufficient tankage.
A number of others b ave been pumping on
the ground.
A well owned by Lee, Plumer aed others,
located on tbe Frederick farm, ttraoU 00
Friday of iaat week, aod Is considered good
for over 100 barrels.;
A well owned by Wyatt aod others, loos
led 00 tbe Barnbart farm, struck 00 Friday
and commenced flowing at the rate ol J60
barrels per day.
A well owned by Shldemaotlo and others
locoted on tbe Dsubaospeck farm,strnok the
saod 00 Friday of last week aod Immedl-
tely commenced Sowing oil at too rate of
250 bbls. a day.
Well No. 2 00 the Hemphill farm, tow
owned by Stoughton Dufry and others,
struck tbe sand on Saturday last aod ol ones
commenced flowing at the rate of 150 bar
rels per day.
The 8hreve k Say wall, on tho MoCready
farm about Ave miles south of Mlllerstowo
struck tka and an Tuesday and Is reported
be a large well. It opens np a largo
tamountol now territory.
C. D. Aogetl & Co., are too o'nen of 0
new strike on tbe Dougan farm, two mlbs
southwest of town. Tbe sand was struck
last Tuesday, aod tbo well bas since beeo
flowlDg large quantities of oil. It opens
up a large scope ol new territory.
VICINITT Or ASOCUCA.
A well owned by Geo. V. Foreman, 01
Oil City, located 00 tbe If yen farm struck
tbe saod on Monday of this week, UBJ ,rs
port says It at oooe oemmenosd tlowing at
tbe rata ol 200 bbls. per day. Oilman's
Journal.
1 A RKHNKRTATfUTMiLTOti. A. W. Bay
4 mond. Ktn.hu leased thraa aema af eraand
00 tbe north side of the railroad, ai
tween tbe station bouse aod too bridge
across Big Saody,te James Clyde, Wm. Sim
cox E. X Giebner for twenty years. Toots
gentlemen will proceed ol cnoe to ertei out.
fioieot buildings and maehloery for aa oil
refinery, aod put ll In operatloa as soon
possible. Tbe location is all that could be
dosireds so far at natural advantage and ac
oess to a market are concerned, while tbey
will bave at tbeir doors an unlimited supply
of erude oil from tbo mammoth tanks now
building at Raymllton for Ibe Pipe Lies
Company. If refining will pay anywhere it
is natural to suppose that II will be o good
Investment at Raymllton. Yeoaogo Spec
tator.
The ' Spirits" bave not as yet eu eased ed
in getting oil for Dr. James nl Bljson. He
Is still borlog away however, and eeowden1
of beiog ultimately success rut. Although
we with bitn ail tbo look Im oglooble, yet
we cannot help but think his patieooe
perseverance ere being watted nod exhaust,
ed without effect. Clarion Demoorat.
The Minor talis of a Georgetown boy wh
beiDg told by hit lather to be"np wltb tho
biids," selected tho night hawk as tho bird
be prelarrod to be np wltb. J
boms one telle n story of n staemboal
passenger watching tho revolving light of n
llgbt-faoote on tbe coast and exclaiming
"Gosh tbe wind blows that light out as fail
at tbe man can light it."
fining, sickly women, should go to Co;
oreno 11 iney want health and strength
Mrs. Prathsi was not able lo sweep her room
when sbe lived In Ohio, but the other day
after living lo Colorado ooe short year, see
chased ber husband ball a mile with
pile b-fork.
Girl Wanted.
To do general homework. Ioqulre nt Gor.
uuu uaruware a tore.
For !
15,000 to 20,000 feet ol SECOND-BAND
tuuinu, at Irom 16 to 85 eta, per loot
Tbo Tubln It In Bill class order and nil
reeay mied
April 13. tf H. H. WARNER.
CHANGE OF FIRM.
Having disponed of my interest In tre
boot and shoe store, next door to Simmon'
Drug Store, to ay brother, Lawrence Zed-
wlcb, all partlee koowlng themselves In
debted to me will please call aod settle at
oooe, and all persons having bills agalntl
me win present ibea. 1 snail superintend
the btisioess for n time aad cao be lonod at
toe store.
' EMIL ZEDWICH,
Pet. Centre, Sept 12. Little Joe.
G. Fe KOESTEB.
Flour & Feed Merchant,
riSTKULEUM CENTRE, PA.
1-K1UK LIST.
XXX White Wh t Fl, $8,00 1 Meal,
Chop, j.60 Wbei
1 Wheat (w,
Cn.
SO.
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NEW GOOD
NEW GOODS, NEW G001
NEW STOCK
DEY GOODS
CA3PSTS,
C1I Cloths Actions,
iCBT RBCBTV1D AT
DRY GOODS STORE1
V7ash.ii.zton Street,
retroieum lentrf.
The Largest aad Cheapsat stock ol
CALICOES
t to 10 els per yard.
BLSACHED MUSLIM
from 11 to IS ets.
UaifnBAluE IKBLEACtSEa) tll'ILCI I
IS to 15 cts
DXliM eiNIHAlU
Irom MX to 15 eta
CLABat HI TMBCAB
4 spool for a eta.
Cress coo&t wnawis, BH
iery, Ciccts
Hemes c FleeeTOeods, ladles Ties, Ribbon I
fleonsklits the van hast oaalltv DrllllBKS sot Ul
ens. Plus and Needle, t cttiptr paper, carpeuui
10 lowest raies.
Mlinerj ; .immiTigs,
LACE GOODS,
And a complete stock of ladiwl
nats ana Bonnets,
Also, 'a Complete Slock of
SOOTS d SHOES
Whlth will bo told al
A.TTCTTOIT SALE
Cheaper tkai tie Cheapest
Commencing August 1st, I8?M
trOIr ao n tail and examine HM
ana prteea.
M. SAMDELS.
Pet. Centre, July lTtb, 187a
McKinley & Gross.
Machinists,
Blacksmiths
AMD
Egbert Farm,
Centre.
Ietrolei"
Pa.
Boiler Impairing a Specialty
REFINEHY STILLS EEPAIBED
tT We watrsnt all work done by us t
be nearly ae leod-at new when repaired -Good
material turolshad and prioes restos'
able. . ...
Having had lone, esperience In the
neas we are enabled to el v. satisfaction.
JOBKPH McRINLEY. BEBAbTlAJl 6WJ
' Vatreleua Ceuire, Pa., Jan. 2, if.
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