The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-26
Letter From Plthole.
PIrHoLE. Pa. April "a. le

ED. RECoRD:-l have not seen you 10
Pithole Tor some tire Where have you
been? You have no, spent an ounce OF Ink
on our oil belt 1t seems strange we
don't get worthy word from your valuable
little paper. 1t comes every day and every
body reads it, just for the sake OF hearing
from Petroleum Ceatre, why, therefore, Is
your reporter SO dilatory about our nov
thriving borough. He can't certainly be
angry at us, for we never done him HARM
We have heard little of Pithole for several
weeks, and)as we take your paper literally we
naturally feel jealous Of the omission OF new
strikes, new rigs, new billiard rooms, new
stores, new CounciImen, new ale, new
whisky, and new arrivals, all of which have
been numerous within the last two weeks
But enough by way OF preface. The Has
kell well No. 2, on the Morey farm, is pro-
ducing sixteen barrett daily and increasing,
and what we call the old well ab owe it still
produces IS to 10 barrels per day. The
United States Petroleum Company have
leased and are operating some four wells
near these wells, and 10 close proximity to
the Catholic Church, two of W hich will be
finished 10 few days. North West OF there
is the Websters Company's tract,
on which Phillips Bros. are about to CON-
ueuce a well, and o little South East OF the
old q. S. Hotel there is o well nearly down
to the proper depth, but the general opn-
ion is it is little of the belt. The Haskell
and ladder wells, on the Holmden farm,
still continue to pump five, seven and twelve
barrels each. These wells were the incen-
tives OF the present operations here.
On the site Of the old Kemp block, on
Holmden street, ladder N Russell have
erected q billiard hall, which, for nsatness
and good tables, can get away with any
thing 10 Petroleum Centre. There has been
q new grocery and provision store opened in
the old Hardware house OF Duncan g. Chal.
fant. which promises to he paying inves.
ment.
Tue Machine and Blacksmith shop of
Murphy l. Co., ha been moved from the
Rocker farm, and is now in good running
order on Holmden street, near where the
old RECoRD Office used to be, aud think in
this line Of business we can crowd the Cen
tre and even Oil City. In addition NJ. AZ Co.
are opening first class Hardware store.
Last week there was an edict issued by
C. II. johnson, High Constable of the bor>
ough, to the effect that one ofthe gen Il emen
Councilmen had removedl therefrom, hence
au election was held for new one, and Mr.
johnson received fourteen out Of twoeLty.
four votes, electins him for the unexpired
term.
1t is as much regretted. that our Ex-Bur.
gees, Mr.. G. II. Duncan. is about to leave
us. He re,ires to Oil City. Having amas-
ed quite fortune here, of course he retires
to higher sphere. the great centre-Ou
City--where be has purchased q large
amount OF property and is largely interested
in the Hardware business. Except our old
Pioneer, Squire Keenan,, 10 Burgess had
harder road to travel than Mr.. Duncan, and
now that the land marks are made and the
lines drawn, our new and respected Burgess.
Mr.. Bailey, appreciates the efforts oil bis
predecessors.
III close now with the expectation of q
good we'll In the morning. Yours,