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The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-05-30
Gold ut l p. m. ll3N

Quite an srgdmeut took place up street,
this p. M, between the Road Commission
srs, McIlugh and Sage. From what w
could learn, McHugh Is building q good
road through our town, and Sage is from re'
port doing the same work. The argument
in 6ne point was to know who was doing
this thing. Sage, o! course, having oil hi.
council under bran new siove pipe hs'
near by, challenged all within reach, while
McHugb, witt the simple rules and regula'
tious Of Rood Commissioner 10 book form
under bis arm, endeavored to explain &C.
cording to law, That 1t said road was moi
repaired, either be, they, or the township,
would have 10 pay for several horses, wag-
ous. &c. Sage, however, argued that be
wanted tho money 10 use for some other
roads, and a be was now in chargs of the
Poor House at Puner, be needed slf be
con raise. He said there were several
women OF the poor house, who were well
raised and their butcher bill must be paid,
and II they could not have enough to ea
he intended to quit the business. Mr.. Nc
Hugh said tbeps was over 81, 900 taxes paid
by the citi3ens Of Petroleum Centre, and
while one Thousand horses travelled over
the road at this point for every one that
passes over the roads spoken o. by Mr.. S.,
he felt It to be- bis duty to look to the town.
ship Interests; aud firtbeE his intention
was 10 cary out both the wishes OF the peo>
pls who bad paid their money, as we'll as
the interests Of the Township. (Which
the same We rise TO remark" 10 . sensible
conclusion to arrive at on the part of Mr.
McHugb, and one in which be will be fully
sustained BY the Tax payers Of this precioe.
who We may say fusthep, propose to enter
into little investigations ss to what has
become Of the enormous road and poor taxes
levied and collected within the last two or
three years. We have some facts OF impor-
tauce to the taxpayers Of Cornplanter town
ship, on this matter, which we shall publish
shortly.
Query-What suthojty has the Piumer
Road Commissioner to- appropriate the mon.
ey raised In another precinct towards re-
pairing the Plumer roads!
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-05-30

The many friends of DR.. HievIy, of this
place, the we'll known Dentist, will be sorry
to learn that be was called away suddenly.
last evening by telegram from his home q.
Williamsport, announcing the death of his
grandmother. lie requests US 10 inform the
public that his Office will be reopened again
to the public on Monday next.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-05-30

The following pathetic note was picked
up on the street In Meadville: "Dear Jane
Il hope you amt mad because didn't laff
ut rou when you lafft at me last evening at
the postofis. Faint prowd, dear Jane, bu.
have got bile under my arm, and can't
laff as used TO as heaven is my jndge.
Yours, truly, Henry"
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-05-30

The Psrker's Landing roughs are an
amusing Sc. Of cusses. They use the win
dows in the second story of disrepu.able
houses, as points Of vantage from which to
heave brioss through the windows Of stores
on the opposite side of the street. The
authorities ought to take action and remove
the stores st once.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-05-30

A hundred and fifty Plan Indians were
recently vaccinated at . sitting. They
growlef dreadfully at being compelled TO
wash their arms before the operation, but
finally submitted to the atlntion-not be-
Gauge they abhorred cleanliness less but
smallpox more
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-05-30

The figures in the absolutely latest style
Of Dolley Warden are SO delightfully."- large
that it.takes two young ladies to show one
Of them properly. They have to 60 arm
10 arm and keep step or else the effect is
spOilvd,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-05-30

A New York dhmsel has framed the ver>
dict jury gave iu her favor In 9 suit for
breach Of promise Of marriage, and has hung
it conspicuously in her parlor as frightful
warning to all trifiers. Her admirers now
hang back from the parlor 10 an equally
conspicuous manner.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-05-30
Take Notice.

All parties knowing themselves indebted
to the firm of Schermerhorn & Ten Eyck,
flour and feed dealers, are requested to call
at their store, on Washington Street, and
settle the same Immediately, as they intend
to close out their business
ScHERMERH0RN & TEN EfcW.
Petrol eum Centre, May Il, 1879. II.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-05-30

By careful attention to details, each
Congressman has this term managed to get
along with forty hniveo, twenty-six gold
pens, twenty-five hair brushes, and twent
six cakes Of scented soap. This is free
county.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-05-30
Girl Wanted,

A girlwanted to do housework in small
family. Enquire Of
MRS. j. M. BOYLE5.
Petroleum Gentle, Pa, May 27, 1872.
may 27-lw.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-05-30

The Empire Limo transportation Com
pany are buildiuga hundred new boiler oil
cars, at Milton, Pc.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-05-30
LIVE AND LET LIVE!

Just received at Mease d; Armstrong;
Flour and Feed Store, 1900 bushels extra
WHITE OATS, which will be sold at low.
est cash priees! o29-tf
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-05-30

Dublin University Magazine.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-02
THE RUTLAND WEEKLY HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 2

1t is duty which we owe to ourselves,
society and our Creator, to strengthen
and beautify the body, to develop the
muscles, and cultivate the intellect.
Sound, vigorous minds are generally as
ISOLATED with sound, vigorous bodies.
High ambitions are enobling to the char
acter, and fixed resolves essential to sue
cess in life. No matter how good our
inclinations, without determination,
without settled resolves, we get into the
habit of drifting aimlessly with the cur
rent toward the great ocean of eternity
if we would attain the summit of the
hills on either side we must exert our
selves, lest, drifting too far, and awak-
ening only with the roar of the cataract
in our ears, in our struggle against the
tide we find our oars decayed, and nerve
| and muscle weakened by inactiOn We
are helpless, and we become desperate
| and wicked. Utter humiliation would
be a comforting thought We look
| back over our wasted lives, marked here
| and there with high resolve only to be
blown away by the first gust of tempta-
ton, and realizing what we are and what
| we might have been but for our thought
| lessness, with no hope in the hereafter,
we are ready to sink under an agony
keener than we can bear.
Form a high standard of morality
| support it with energy and determina-
| ton to succeed in whatever you have to
| do, improve every opportunity, and it is
wonderful how many opportunities will
cluster around you that would otherwise
| have passed unnOticed.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-02
congregational Church.

The pulpit of the Congregational
church, Sabbath morning, was graced
by its pastor, Mr.. Johnson, who seems
to have returned from his recent trip to
New York in excellent condition, and
who preached sermon which will rank
high among the many able ones with
which the walls of that church have re-
sounded, one which appealed strongly to
the self-interest of every one, young
men especially, whether of religious
convictions or not
His text was Isaiah, I: 3,-'The OK
knoweth hi" owner, and the ass his mas
ters crib but Israel doth not know, my
people do not considers" and the, lesson
evolved was, 'Ruin, eternal and! tempo
raj, through thOughtlessness."
All animal and vegetable life us gov
erned 10y fixed law of development.
A grain of wheat, under favorable cir
cumstances, will produce stalk bearing
kernels of its kind; so, too, an acorn
will produce an oak but underline cir
cumstances will a grain of wheat produce
barley, or an acorn a pine or maple.
In animal life there is an instinct which
seemingly controls the will, but the ma
ture of the beast remains unchanged;
the powers of the body reach successive
" higher stages of development, but to
decay and die. In man there is higher
power than this. He is a creature of in
telligence, great possibilities are within
his reach, germs of thought are planted
in his mind, opportunities are presented,
and he can improve or neglect them, as
he will. The fair promise of life is
wrsoked, and ends in disaster through
neglect of opportunities, through failure
of fixed purposes rather than positive
evil of motive, The waters of oblivion
close over a life which has made no
shining mark, has been of no benefit to
the world, as tbs result of negative
rather than positive defects. Better a
thousand times not have lived than to
fritter away an existence in the vain
pursuit of pleasure. Such course soon
grows wearisome, ripening Into Dead
Sea apples-its full fruition vacant
mind and the ashes of desolation. Only
that recreation which is the result of
well-earned toll is thoroughly enjoyable,
and to which we look back with the
greatest satisfaction.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-02

The snow is going off fast and the
| farmers are glad to see the ground once
more, especially those that are short Of
hay, and buying large quantities of meal
to carry their stock through. Cattle are
selling low and sheep high.
But little maple sugar was made
here this spring Snow being deep and
the sugar season late prevented people
from tapping their trees. and some hay
ing made enough last year to last them
another year.
Daniel P. Wilder has sold his goods
and rented his store to Willis Hall, and
purchased the real estate of the latter at
the Union.
jacob Ward and Christopher Hall
have left, last week. for West Virginia,
intending to spend the summer in max
ing lime and return to Vermont in the
winter
Noah H. Parker, at Tyson Furnace,
has sold his house and land to AlOnzO
Hubbard, ESQ, and bought the house
belonging to John Bennett. the latter, it
is thought, will 90 to Michigan.
We have had a number of cases of
scarlet fever (canker rash) in the east
and cOnvalescing, but one proved fatal,
Charles Gates. adopted son of Abel and
Clara Gates, four years old, who were
residing in Reading, near Plymouth
line, at the time of his death.
Benjamin Dix had a good sugar
house, sugar pans, saphQlders, number
of cords of dry wood and three good
axes burned on the 18TH
Plymouth has filled her quota of
patent right swindling nntes--two men
have settled their notes by paying about
fifty per cent. one case is a note of
$3.50 against Mr.. Joseph Moore in favor
of some party in Addison county. The
suit is said to have been brought by Gov
ernor Stewart. We regret that the Gov
ernOr of Vermont should lend his influ
ence and ability in collecting these pa
tent right notes, suing hard working and
honest farmers and attaching their farms
to collect notes from which they never
have and never will receive one cents
benefit. G. A. S.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-02

FMKINs' ESCAPE. - Last Monday,
Deacon Filkins, the express robber, con-
fined in DenamOre Prison, succeeded in
filing the bar which holds his cell door,
by the use of knife, and then proceed
ed to release several other prisoners.
Then with sledge hammer, they broke
out the iron bars to the windows and es-
capped Filkins burned powder in the
hall and created such a smoke as to pre-
vent the guards from seeing them. The
guards fired several shots at random into
the smoke but no one was wounded. Fill
kins was caught outside the pickets, and
the others have not yet been heard from.
Their names are
James Robinson, negro, convicted in
Saratoga county, May 18th, 1869, of
murder and sentenced to Clinton Prison
for life.
Dennis McGaTy, convicted in Kings
county, October Goth, 1868, of burglary,
and sentenced to Clinton Prison for 20
years.
Augustus Noyes, convicted in Column
bia county, October 8th, of grand lar
ceny, and sentenced to Clinton Prison
for four years.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-02
e, They are making six cheese E

place. They are making six cheese a
day.
The examination of teachers by the
superintendent took place to-day at the
school house. -
Yesterday was the hottest day of
the season. The mercury stood at "a in
the shade.
"A republican caucus was held at the
Town Hall this evening, TO appoint two
delegates and two substitutes to attend
the convention at Bellows Falls, the LIST
day of May, to choose delegates to at
tend the National Republican Convention
at Philadelphia, to nominate candidates
for President and Vice-President. n.
W. Johnson was chosen chairman and
John A. Pooler, secretary.
Delegates - Dyer Townsend, P. G.
Clark
Substitutes-Homer H. Waldo, r. D.
Bucklin.
Toon COMMITTEE C. D. Childs, c..
NJ. Townsend, r. D. Bucklin. P.
Wallingford, April q, 1872.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-02
Warned OUT of Town.

In noticing the death of Marshall Cas-
tie, of Essex at the age of ninety-three
years. nearly, the Burlington Free Press
states that, in his early years, this worthy
and subsequently wealthy man was
"warded out of the town of JericO on
account of his poverty" This is doubt
less an erroneous statement of the reason
of the warning. At an early period in
the history of Vermont the statute as to
paupers was such that any town could
clear itself from the obligation of sup
porting, as pauper, any person who
came into it from any other State or
town, by simply warning him to depart.
This warning" therefore, was formally
given to all immigrants. irrespective of
their character, their then present power
ty, or even the prospect of poverty.
The records of Montpelier, for example,
show that men who were then, as after
wards, its most enterprising, best es-
teemed, and even wealthiest men, were
warned out of town" As in the case
of Mr.. Castle, who was one of the best
men in his town, this warning was
matter of form merely to everybody
except those who Were really paupers,
or in way of becoming so; and the in
tended effect was to charge the support
of such persons upon the place which
was bound to give support before immi-
grafton. A warning" was not a re-
proach, implied no disgrace, and was not
an imputation of Fpoverty even. The
records of Montpelier show a large num-
Der of warnings" from 1903 to 1911,
embracing lawyers. clergymen, teachers,
merchants, manufacturers, hotel keep
ers, mechanics, and such men as Judges
Prentiss, Baylies, Loomis and Howes
Paul Dean, who was for long time in
the faculty of the University of Yer
mont Samuel Goss, the originator of
this newspaper; Timothy Merrill. who
was Secretary of State; John Spalding,
and others of like position and charac-
ter. The warning embraced those men
and their families, so that many now
living were warned out of town "Our
friend, the senior editor of the Free
Press, will find the grandfather of his
wife in the above list, and he will doubt
less find similar warnings" III the rec
ords of burlington. Montpelier Watch
mon.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-02
Vesuvius in violent Action--'The
People Fleeing.

Rumors Of Il terrible disaster near
Mount Vesuvius are current in London.
Reports are that of number of persons
whose curiosity led them too near the
volcano, sixty were killed and wounded
by shower of lava. At Rome, Friday
evening, Prime Minister LAURA read a
dispatch in the Chamber of Deputies
dated at Naples Friday afternoon, say
ing that the eruption of Vesuyius is in
creasing and becoming more serious.
Two hundred persons have been burned
by the lava. The flames burst from the
earth under the feet of the inhabitants
Tore Del Greco is in danger of destruc-
ton. The people are flying from the
town. Temporary provision is being
made for them by the authorities. a
dispatch direct from Naples,
dated Friday, says; A fresh crater
opened in Vesuvius to-day. Ashes and
lava threaten the villages on the noun
tain side, and the inhabitants are re-
moving their household goods. ThOus-
ands are encamped in the fields. Minis
tiers have been summoned from Rome,
and are coming to make provision for
the houseless people. The bay is COW
cred with boats filled with spectators.
The scene is grand and terrible beyond
description. The flames at timas shoot
up to a very great hight, and masses of
rock are elected with earthquake shocks,
which are distinctly felt in this city.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-02
pOuItney.

As spring opens we have reason to
be encouraged with our business pros
poets MOseley & Stoddard, an enter
prising firm, are erecting a large build
ing opposite the depot, which is to be
completed in few weeks. These gen
tlemen are in the tin business, also ex-
pect to engage extensively in the sale of
agricultural implements. Mr.. Moseley
has for some years dealt largely inmow~
ing machines.
-WhitcOmb & Co., have been unfOrtu-
nate in their steam engine recently pur-
chased. 1t did not answer their purpose,
and their work will be suspended for a
few days until they can put in q new
one. They have the largest pile of logs
| have ever seen in Rutland county.
Our hotels, Beaman's and the Poult-
ncy House, are having applications for
summer boarding; and the probability
now is that they will be filled the COM
ing summer. Either of these places are
quiet, orderly establishments, and both
can be commended as desirable houses
in which to spend a few weeks The
Ripley College is to be opened for guests
Oh the first Of May.
Linus -tndrus. an invalid. some days
since, ordered a key of the MiddletoWn
Spring water. 1t was brought and left
for him at our depot. Some fellows
who love rum better than honesty,
watched their opportunity and stole the
kcg. They have probably, ere this,
round ont their mistake The spring
water will not hurt thcm-rum would.
Better stop drinking rum or stealing
anything. OBSERVER.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-02
Chitteuden.

Mrs. Thomas Bourbon of this place
committed suicide by drowning ON Fri
day morning, the goth inst. She had
not been well for several days and is
supposed to have been insane, although
the family had not noticed any symp-
toms that would seem 10 indicate insan-
ity, previous to the fatal act She
leaves a large family of small children.
John Brown & 90. are running
their saw mill at great rate of speed,
cutting out ten thousand feet of lum-
Der daily. They have an immense stock
of logs and give employment to large
number of men,
Mr.. NJ. l.. Dow is putting up a new
mill on the site of the Johnson staye fac
tory, which was destroyed by fire last
fall
All the mills on East Greek have a
larger stock of logs than ever before.
Libby, who by the way knows how
to shoe horse, is back again In the
Red Shop" and has plenty of custom.
The teas imported by S. J. Loop of
Rutland, are being introduced here by
Milton Brown, and seem to give good
satisfaction. p"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-02

JAMES Books. venerable James
Brooks, journalist. traveller, erstwhile
Wing, and now as thorough a Demo
crat as is made, and as yet as thorough
" undcmocratic in many things, has
stood forward as the champion Of gov
eminent subsidies He was in the Con-
gress which voted the first subsidy over
twenty years ago, and has chung tena-
ciOusly to the faith in that system from
that day to this. Mr.. Brooks is the
more influential on his legs, because he
never opens his lips without letting out
all his heart He seems to feel all he
says, and the glow and roseate Of youth
gid the turning of his every sentence.
No one on the floor has made more
speeches than he / think actual count
would demonstrate this Yet nobody
there has less of that mechanical ding
dong, up and down, automatic manner,
which is the rock upon which nine
tenths of the Congressional orators
split.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-02

Az EDIToR's CREED. - When Henry
Reid of Cincinnati was editing the Chi
cago Republican he put forth The follow
ing theological platform
At is doubtless our duty as journalists
to agree with theology II is safest, in
a financial point Of view, likewise in q
social We believe that the world was
created in six days; that man was made
out of the dust of the earth that wo-
man was made out of the rib taken from
the man :; that the sun was set up to
light the earth by day and the moon-al-
though. 10y an oversight In the adjust
ment. it does not always DO ito per
form a similar service by night. We
believe that the sun and moon-thOugb
we do not clearly see the need of the
process in the case of the latter lumin-
airy stood still at the command Of Josh
ua we believe that two she bears ate
up forty-two children in thc GAYS Of
Elisha. and endorse. with entire cheerful
ness. the justice of the proceeding VIC
believe that Jonah was three DAYS and
three nights in the belly Of "a big fish,
which was diyinely inspired To swallow
him in short, whatever the church
teaches we believe - arre Haute Mail
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-02
Political Notes.

The Bennington Free Press comes
out strong for the Philadelphia conven-
ton. while the Runner favors Cincin-
natl.
The St. Adams Messenger says -
1.-THE Dolly Warden style seems to be
making some Roadway In our State poll
tics-high collars and bunched-up over
dress"
"A dispatch from Cincinnati says =
No delegates are present yetfrom Maine
New Hampshire, Vermont ana Hhoae
Island but it is believed every state IN
the Union viii be represented.
The Brooklyn Eagle sharply reviews
Senator Edmund's remarks on Senator
Abbotts case. 1t says what will be
knews to our people, ''Senator Edmunds
is not young man; it is too late for
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-02

NEARLY SAFE.-The Milwaukee Wis
cOnstn relates an incident which occurred
soon after a grand champagne supper in
that city One of the suppers approach
es his house with the utmost caution and
quiet, taking care that no stumbling
against the front door or rafting at the
wrong key hole should betray him. He
succeeds in getting into his bed room all
right. where Mrs. was doing,
awaiting his arrival. To convince her
that nothing is wrong, our friend, who
is usually very careless about such things
took particular pains while disrobing to
fold up each garment and place il by it
self, aware all the time that the vigilant
eye of his wife was upon him, thinking
his reputation was no longer in jeopardy
and that he had banished whatever sus-
picion there might be in the mind
of his better half as to bis condition, lac
turns down the light, and with sigh of
relief, gers into bed. No sooner had his
head touched the pillow, when his fond
hopes. his feelings of satisfaction that
he had ''euchered his wife," was com
pletely annihilated by her remarking,
.'Why, my dear, you've got yonr hat
on"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-02

VERMONT CENTRAL The
following is said to be taken from au-
thentic figures of the business which is
being done by the Vermont Central
railroad. The number of miles of rail
way under their control, 800; locomo-
tives employed, 10; passenger cars,
10; freight cars, 1864; number of
employees, $500 miles run in 1971-pas-
senger trains, 1901, 1874 service, 2O4,-
402, making total of 3,189, 024 miles.
A new Pullman car-the third-has
just been placed upon the road in con-
nection with the Montreal train.