The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-01-25
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lure Is u natiHe OF that State.
Miss Ka,e.Fied is making critical study
of fletcher, with view to articles.
a dispute about the age At goose lost a
man one Of his eyes, at Kansas City, on the
10Th.
A Utica paper advertises for boy "who
is not older than his mother cor wiser than
bis Maker"
Victor No;r, the Paris editor killed BY
Prince Bonsparte, was Jew, and his real
name was Solomon.
Samuel Gosin liv es nt Girard, Pa, aged
ninety ty-almost old enough TO be called u
goOse.-Detroit Tribune,
A little girl in Boston thought the minis
I ter wanted an office. because in praying.
he kept saying: Grant, We beseech
thee"
General Gid. j. Pillow, who has been
very Ill of pneumonia, at Memphis, is ont Of
| danger.
There are seventy.siy widows within the
boundary limits OF Rhiuebeck, N. Y, one
hundred and eleven old maids, and one hun
dred aud fifty marraseable girls.
A tame Indian, OF the Methodist gender
is preaching in Vsnderburg county, Ind
He closes his meetings with war whoop
and scalp dauce.
| De Fouverlle, who was shot at, but not
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affair at Paris, was soldier in the Union
army daring the war, serving us Aide-ie-
Camp to Gen. Cluscres in the Shenandoah
Valley, and afterwards under General War-
rem.
Widow Dexter Pierce, OF Montague Mass.
who is Insane, recently made MP her mind
that she would feel better ii she broke u
hole In her lead. Accordingly she obtain
ed hammer and pounded one side OF Ler
! head TIL she fractured her skull.
Josh Billings Farmers Alminax, hss
renched sale Of scventy-oIe thousand
copies.
Friday evening lat an article Of wearing
appaIei called "Crecian bend.' was found
In Troy, aud placed in the State geological
rooms as a curiosity.
Gold beads are now the stye. the fashion.
able size belag about four times larger than
tbcer worn by The grand mothers OF the pres
ent generation.
a canvas covered letter, continuing the
clothing OF gentleman appointed to an
important diplomatic position abroad, was
iran;ed IRON Washington to san Francisco.
saturday. Tle missive weighed so
pounds
The Rc hmond (Ind) Hummng Bird
says: "Our devil has improved on Poor
Richards wise saws. For ins,ance:
"He who by his BIZ would rise,
Must either bust or advertise.
Pomeroy's Democrat publishes state.
ment from petty officer of the United
Estates steamer Powhaitsn that tn. officer,
Of that ship bou4 b. "a, ,OO0 cigars and ASS
boxes of jelly at Havana Oh the recent
cruise of that vessel. and s,nuggied them
ashore at Philadelphia.
a lawyer and red.hot stove the one
having lis fee. braced against the other,
upset in the ChanceIy Court at Nashville
the other dag, Willie Judge Gaut WAS
reading deposition. The fire flew 81
over the room, snd tine Chancellor vocif.
ercusiy declared the Court adjoulned.
A picture in holland church. "Tbe
sacrifice OF Isaac represents Abraham on
the point of accomplishing the solemn act
of inian'icide with musket. This was
eqraled in this country some years ago by
a popular magazine which ia picture Civ
ing tie law 10 Moses. representing neat
post and rail fence running along the base
OF Mount Sinai ~
Says New York letter, dated the 10Th:
The .'odcss Inhabitants" among whom
must be included Professor Thatcher, say
they never know anything like it. The
trees in the Central Park are bidding, and
the Park itself is ga full Of promenaders and
oungeIs as in the summer.
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The largest aud best assortment of Table
Cutlery, ever bropghs into the country at
Nicholson e. Blackmon's If.
Orders taken for suits and Its gueran seed,