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The Petroleum Centre Daily Record from Cornplanter, Pennsylvania • Page 2

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STARR SaoMMon to KcFsrlaud, Smith Merchant Tailors! AND DKALRR8 IN dents' Furnishing Goods, COR. SPRING FRANKLIN TITD8V.LLE, PA. Bne pat la on of Ik bast monmenu CASSIMERES ENGLISH, FRENCH AND AMERICAN COATINGS, MIXED AND STRIPED SUITINGS FANCY VESTINGS. Ever offered In the Oil Region. TWKNTY DIFFERENT STYLES OF HATS SC CA-IPS, Alt the lAteftan4 Nobbiest Styles, i.fi,! A FTJIX I 01, Gents' Furnishing Goods, fcc.

Ketroleurrt Centre Daily Record. Iet Centre, Ulvlue Her vice. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services every Sabbath at 11 A. M. and F.

M. Sabbath School P. eat free. 'A eordial Invitation extend to all. Kev.

G. Moons, Pastor. presbyterIan CHURCH. Preaching at II o'clock A. and 7 o'clock P.

by tbe Pastor, w. C. Rnncn ard. Sabbath School at 12, directly after loreaoon service. Prayer, Meeting and Sabbath School Teaober's Meettog Tuesday evening ol each 1 Petroleam Centre Lodge, -o.

Tift, I. O. of O.F. Regular meeting nigbta? Friday, at 7 o'clock. Sinned.

W. B. G. H. Baii.it, A Seo'y.

IVPlaee of meeting, Main opposite MoClinlook Honw. A. O. Of II. Liberty Lodge No.

A. O. of U. wv.iiuh a in Odd Follow'! Hall, Petroleum Centre, fun'. A.

GlSXN, M. W. A. M. Klecknkr, I.

O. ofK. M. Minnekaunee Tribe 183, 1. O.

R. of Pelrbrerrm Centre, meets every Thursday evening in Good Templar's Hall. (W Council bresJhriiee' at 7 o'clock. H. HOWE, Sacbem.

O. JUKES, Chief ol Records. Gold at 1 p. m. 117 Yesterday a miserable specie men of tbo bogus who baa been swindling people for some days by making believe he.

waa cripple, getting evey arid spending II at enoe lot rum, waa Interrnp'-ed by Jusllee Reynolds while engaged In Ihe pleasaol paatime of Insulting people wbo were going to cburoh, Justice R. uo dertook to arrest hint whan Je. broke away and ran off. Subsequently he waa arreated by Constable Burgees aod placed in the lockup. This morning be brought up aod npon a solemn promise to tkvamoe the ranch" at onoe, wa set iree.

A belter plan would bave been bave committed blm to Franklin for about six months. Old Mr. Cohen, a well known character about lawn, Indulged lo too much "Phlaie," yesterday, and talked Joo loog and loud to, Suoday. A few hours In tha caboose com-posed bit feeling to a meek and lamblike way of thinking about aod respecting tbe feelings of other people on Suoday. The Great Council of the Improved Older of Red Men will meet in Tituavllle, tot morrow, and will remain In session tbrteor four days.

On Thursday there will be a pnuHo pfecenlon; VheaJt is expected' that not les than Bve thousand Red Men will be inline. Mlnnokanuea Tribe, pf this place we understand will be in attendance. A French Creek Tribe of Franklin bave en gaged Ibe eervioes ol the Ftankllo Cornel Baud, would ngest tbat Minnekaunee 1 rihe engage the Columbia, Cornet Band lo accompany tbem. Tbe lull programme ot eieieieea oa be lound. in tbe Titutvllie Courier of 'bis morning.

Toe Melliudit'a nt Peirrsbaig, are rem reeive Mfla for the bjt'lditi of a new flgrca." The severity with which the law control the handling of petroleum ID England, nay be seen from the report or arreits made for violations of the "Petroleum Aot." A man was recently arrested lor keeping more than a plot to wit: half a gallon of petroleum In a yard at tbe back of-bln bouae, ccctrar; to tbe leror o( hie license. The man was heennm be tbat tbe quantity waa lge tban half a pi it. A aeoond ebarge wae made against the tame pereon, which wa also dismissed from unoertalu evidence as to the quantity kept, with the cautionary remark by tbe Mayor tbat if It bad been proven tbat the man kept over a pint, he should bave convicted hint. Billy everybody kuows blm, tea routed the Hand formerly occupied by A. Smith, and Hi is morning, opened a freslf water aaluun under the local option law He will keep the beat of sandwiches, Cigars, pop, lemonade, and the purest of water His many frieuds will of course drop In to see blm in bis new quartets next to Sim-moos' drug store.

We notice a story gulog Ilia rounds and taken Irotn the St. Louis Republican, entitled "a romance of Enclnnd, Petroleum Centra and South America," in which stall, ling pretended development are made rela Hug lo husbands, wives, and a general mix Ing of It is needier to add I lie whole tiling has no foundation whatever, and probably originated where no many other such idle tales bave, in tbe brain ol tbat eickly plant named "Croweus," author the "Ho Boys' Revenue," "History ol Wegelartb City." aod the worst Imitator ol Arternut Watd aod tbe Danbnry News tbat exists. Community, and especially those who have travelled over the Cross Cut Railroad from Corry to Brocton, were shocked yesterday allernoon at ILe announcement ol the suicide ol Conductor Cbas. Archbold of that road, which occurred at' Corry, lo the foreooou, by taking chlorofoim. Tbat was the report, but those who aro best ac quainted witb blm are slroegly of the-opln- iun that his death was occasioned by taking an overdue in order to quiet the pain from an old wound which troubled him at times.

Genial hearted Ctiarlev bis worst fault was tbat he was bis own wotst enemy. Ills sudden taking off caused a general feeling of regret among bis friends. II 4 leaves a wile and two children. Five dollars and a ball Is what it cost a besotted individual, Silurduy night. lie was only having a little Inn with the boys and dropped bis caioass th ough ui'O of Ibe lame windows in frout of the Cozy Saloon.

Eleotricity not having virmo enonab to ie pair tbe break, George Arnold assented Ibe above amount which was giasefully pair), anj the wound was healed. Muial ilou't get so drunk tbat you mistake large wludow fronts lor tbe sidewalk. At Hie Metropolitan Theatre, Com. Foote and Fitter's Troupe are giving great satis- action and gaining friends among Ihe Slew ropolilaos. Over tickets ere sold during tbe holidays.

New York Times. Concert Hall has been thronged all week to visit tbe array of talent of Commodore Foote and his tiny sister, the Fairy Queen" of tbe West, wbo were kissed, it I said, over five thousand ladies during tbeir stay the pa.t two wk. Philadelphia Enquirer, Oct. 1803. ytVXXVa Oot-KTY ACKICU.TUUAL Ah0- cution.

The annual ineelinK for tbe election of ifliceis of Ibis 'Association was held tflie Kxabaoge Motel, tnihisouy, ou Wednesday evening, April 211. Tbe fol lowing ofllceie were chosen: President Jcbn B. Burbour. S-oretary and Treasurer Wm J. Bleak-ley.

Directors T. W. Brlgham, C. M. Hoover, James Sellers, Thomae King, Geo.

Ridgway, P. W. Raymond. The groun' are lo be placed in good co dHiun at once, and many improvemeot made, which will malt the track the best in Western Pennsylvania. The Urst meeting will be hold lo Ite latter part of June 1 Venango Citizen.

Yesterday it Wat slated thai "purchasing oouiuilssiou of ibe BoirJ of Indian Cotn-miS'ijners bave contracted lor 1,500 -z-n butcher knives, and 120 skinning knives among other articles to be furnished the In As a cogitate, lutt resting and fact, it may be mentioned that during our revolutionary war one of tbe items of tbe expenses thereof, In a shcedule presented the nrltjsh Parliament, waa for "live yiO'S ol toolpiog knives." The annual re.uulon ol Ibe Tenth Rwgl niettl nurylvaaia Reserves will be held at New Castle on the 4ih of July next. It la iiieii'eu that surviving meuijiera shall at It-m J. ii ii kin bat s-ilil bis in I i.tikliiijiend will reside iu Kuiloi Uaiv.llvr. Petrolenm Report for Jlarcli. Tbe following report of tha produflllon tbe Pennsylvania Oil Field, la condensed from the Pennsylvania Petroleum Reporter.

In tha Sixteenth District tbe nnmoer barrel on bend at tbe well At tbe Oloae off of tbe month was Si, 777. Tbe nroductioD tor tbe month waa 65,695 barrel a decrease from tbe production of tbe month of February of over 8,000. Tbe average per day for lb monib of 31 days, waa 1,793.4 barrels. Tbe number of wells producing during the month were 289. No wells were drilled durlog tbe month, The total amount ot oil held in tbe die trict waa 120,660 barrel.

Tbe total production tbe oil Held lor Ihe month, wa 665,308 barrels. Tbo total shipment wire CCS. 374 about 3,000 barrels yrcaier tban ILe production fur tbe mouth, TrHal stock, Witb the exception oftbe Ihe three lover districts, Ibe combined froducilon of which was 377.601 barrels, tbe pro'liction or the Sixteenth District exceeis all others by Sow eral thousand barrels. Whilst lo Franklorl there has been bloodyconflict over an attempted raise in tbe prlce'ol beer ard in Cincinnati a general halt among tbe newspapers Is waging about an endeavor lo lewer Ibe price ofbeer lo Massachusetts Ibe 04 be gone forth that there ie to be oo nore beer, ai high or low price. With tbe it of May the axem lion of beer Irom the Iquor prohibition enactment ceases, and Inm that date beer became prohibited fluil.

Whether the law will be strictly enforcid is a question. Tbe Boston Chief or Poll report tint, In spite of tbe liquor lawa, thee are upwards of two thousand seven hundred bars open daily, and further Information la to the effect tbat of these there exist but Iwebly-sevenplacea exclusive ol bewerlrs, where beer alone kept. It Is said that an old mouotain hunter baa offered to tako lie contract of capturing and killing of the NodocJ for lesj than i cost tbe Govermeni to fight them lor a single month. This slows Ihe superiority O) pr vale enterprise over Government mono- o'y. On Tui-rday last Ibe "old Junk" well, owned by Wm.

Link, on tbe Penton tract, Turkey Run, struck the sand, penetrating Some Six or seven reel wheu Ihe ia lushed out witb great lorce, by a bead nf oil, end completely saturating ihe rteirick A lank was erecltd and he dillllcg was proceeded witb, Ibe well I row Ing off heads every hour Oo Wednesday at two o'clock they bad HI led a 250 bbl. tank re let making about 115bairel, being at the time 8 feet In tbe sasd. It is believed lhat sl will prove at least a good 50 hariel wl. Indeed estimates have been made at 200 ami if she was located in tbe Petiol'a district would probably baraledat from KOOto 12(111 barrels per day. Our own opinion is lhat she will prove a 5U barrel weil.

Pelie-burg Progress. Tbe Eigbiyioird Regiment will hold it, annual reunion at Meadville on the 10th of September. Tbe-One Iluodred and Forty-fifth, and lb Second Cavalry have heretofore beld Ibelr reunions witb Ibe Eighty-third, aud will probably do so this year. Tu ToBnto War We see by Ibe Pittsburgh rPf that tbe torpedo inven lor war I sillr1 going on In tbe United State 'Courts. On Satnrday hostilities were renewed ay Alexander Uamar, thro' bis attorneys.

Hamar filed an answer in the U. 8. Circuit Cwart lo the bill of Col-Robeita, in which be (Hamar) claima to bave been tbs original inventor ol Ihe pro oees of exploding torpedoes in oil wells, aod also submits se part of the answer, copies ul letters or tateol granted lo blm under date of July 10, 1872, lot tbe manner of constructing oud exploding torpedoes. A rule waa granted oo Col. Roberta to ahow why the preliminary iojuntlon issued against Haanar should not be dissolved, and waa made returnable on the 10th instant The ofiioiel figures of the Iraflio over the Oil Greek and- Allegheny River Railroad bow a marked increase, tbe sp'lng busi ness thus far giving assurance of a success ful year.

L'st year's busioes wa much interrupted. Tbe oil prod not of tbe. region i over 20.000 barrels per day, nottlb standing tbe efforts ol Ibose in the trade to kerp it dowa, and tbe railway report carry ing nearly 209,000 barrel per mootb. The cash receipts lor tbe monto ol AlaicD were $29,949, of whiob over $6,000 were In passenger alone. A large coal Iraflio over Ibe road between Pittsburgh aod Buffalo li rapidly springing up.

This will be gratify log new to tbo many bere who bold small amounts as investments Ledtter. A new well on the Kuokl trsct commenced pumping on Monday lust, and is now doing 72 barrels. It i owned by by Samuel Mitchell and William Mitcbeff. The I A Pittsburgh grocery keeper ba ma the acquaintance or a gen.cei 1 young roraao. Sb visited hi alore and after purchasing and paying for eeveral articles wddenly remembered tbat wanted some coffee.

Twoorlbre dollar' worth in a crock which he held In her lap. Then also sudden. ly remembered tbat bet nouey -led-(be would leave tbe crock and oall for is The eroserv keeper -WW kept open bis (tore uotll nearly ten o'clock In anticipation or obliging nt n.il- ImiIcm At jwutr anil found it OOt only empty but without bottom. Tbe a A RhrflWd young womo baa Oftrriea on coffee Id bor apron. X7M.

lVklllina Rpi tVAll AD thfl Klinger farm, struck April 22nd, i doing ao osrreis. nmm wart, on Ihe Fllman farm, owned by Oliver Crum, Is dning 7 larrelr. Tbe Fanny well, oo toe inrau mm, still doing 50 barrel. noting well, on lb Klinger lerm, i at- Ing 8 barrel. Spruce well, owned by Knight, Pierce ft on tbe Wilt farm, I pumping 17 bar reis.

Tha T.nwa well, on the Learman latin. beyond Dogtown Is down 1150 tret. Tbe Maio Oil Companv'e well on Ibe track bought of Lor, Is down 1000 feet. Emleotoo Pipe Co' well on Ibe D. Mas ters (arm, I down 00 leel.

The Krlbb well, at Edenburg, Ba set tied lo a regular production of sis barrel i i ti 1 reiereuiirg rrugtoao. 'Hall! balmy Spring Tbe Louisville people bad Ibe bail oo May-day to tbe depth of several Inooes, but Ibe "balmy Spring" wa not about. The San Francisco Bulletin lays: "An infuriated youth with a banjo opened a strain of impassioned minstrelsy, last nigtl under tbe window of boarding bouse, on Clementina street. He waa suddenly in lerupted iu tbe midsl ol "Sweet Spirit bear my prayer," oy a person in tbe third (lory, wbo bad to empty a scuttle full ol ashes. A pollcemao wbo passed tbe scene Immediate' ly alter Ibe incident asserts that It was tbe roughest praying he ever beard In bis life." Tbe Grand Jury on T.iesday bad under consideration tbe matter of new bridge over Oil Creek at the II.

MoCllntock farm, and recommend that Ik seme should be built by the county. The new opera bouse at Peletaburg I be ing buhl pldly. None of our Jacks eiound here, claim kin to CapU Jack, Cbiet of Ibe Mndoce. There I a young lady named Fargo, Who used to leside in Chicago; At Dor Irk, New York; f-Vje ie butonering poik, And selling the hams by tbe cargo. This motto stands at the editoral bead of the Albany (Ga.) New: Is not lack, nor birlb, nor date, But the get-up-aml-get-np tbat makes men great." The Venango Speolater rays: Amoog tbe early candidates In Ibe field' for tbe Re publican nomination I Jacob Tborn, lor count treasurer.

Mr. Tborn I colored man, and we a candidate for city council at tbe lata election. He ascribes his de feat to unfair treatment, and Is going lo test tbe sincerity of hi political brethren by another trial. Uocle Jacob Ie oo Ibe war path aod be ought lo bave fair play. An oanceiaeiilia COUVTY TREASURES.

Editor Da-ilt Rccord: FID BISHOP ill a Candidate lot the office of COUN TY TREASURKR. subject to the RDubli- can Pri'nary EieeHon May Slat. 1873 UVMIftEgFj CHANGE. W. A.

Lozier. who Las been engaged in tie Wholesale Ale tirade tor tire pain year, lifts this day disposed of his entire interest in said business to the firm of Fox A Williams, who will continue the business at th old stand. Mr. Lozier desires us to return his sincere thanks to bis many patrons for the liberal patronege extended to hiua durme the past year. F.

A. Phillips will act as agent for the new and keeps a full supply of that tine Buffalo ream Ale on hand. Mra Lozier desires all par ties indebted to him to settle at once as he wishes to have his books balanced. Dated April 24, 1873. Local Potto, The copartfierebin tweeo Sehermerboin Ten Eja so mutual eonaeni NH J.

A. Tick Etck Parties indebted to the above nod lettle up and save tro.hu uatea ratrnienm Uenirs, Anrit it TJ c-ia BltJit Ooe 15- borse Tift let lo a online in ftnm.i ia rrAm liiblng, extra heavy, fioo'leel rods, 1 snow Pitmp. The local option law mutt bssokJ nnr aiiir, oaie aq day the local option law goes lata rff Will sell allkinds and brands ol Ikiuor at retail at wholesale nrlw. ock mnst be closed out. Now a th.

at purchase A little vial for home sw. "WEN All I OU BIGH ar' Too Went t'o Increase Your builoess. Advertise In the PitrolkumCrktri Rrcorp NOTICE 1I rtte racti waa i Go to W. A. LOZIulgj 4th tt.

It. trad for your BENZINE, del! oroil at tlio uolU fur per Barrel. Pe rolenm Centre, Felt. 6lb tl. Grand Opening! cr CARPETS, Cloths Motions, it AT SAWiUELS Waslilnirtwi Sin Vetrolpuui CcntrrJ At nreaenl Ihe nrevail.ne mis of Cinrl sailon appears lo "H'w eolois In innVH lo lilllle-: lo inlorin our paiiopt amd Hi mil.

II. .1 lariTM lh.1 aia lln Mot tOlend moi from Cenlie. hill to it nut on this line If tkn summer," aa would Invite all come and examine our stock of Fuch as Millinery Trimming LACE GOODS, Anl a complete stock of ladic llats and Bonnets, Also, Complete Slock of V. BOOTS tt, SHOES Which will be told S3roivnA call and xorlne Pel. Centre, April 19tb, itn TSMT A TITO IS FORallwhearewilllDBto wor.

JUS n'd or yoai', of either sex, cnu vant io era per wwk, o.j -f aM ny bv all. Snluble to e'tber City or for inm of the year. TBI Is a op wf out 'f 'at make an Independent llvln-i. A i required, oar paninlilcl, iiu LIVI 10." ivlni! lull seot oa of 10 cent. BrTMON A ur t.

Ul. wr OBaejllvmitvr A HON.TON a rTni.iiii -in in rweii Y. 1 Mi YorH-Dp Fuiiliabli-e House. Vereey bire.tNew The. Berkwllh 0 oriM6j rmJJ; RewliiR flleielslue.

msrv advanuaea over all. HalleaacU' or $, refaild. oent compleia, tlona. 'Tteckwlth Bowing Machine Ce. wow NewTora.

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