The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-05-23
Letters from the People.

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Nors.-Tbs mot nsgeroft this joufoa,. With
out su udors,us the srntImente OF contributors,
desires 10 ofsf the widest possible latitude
for fres discussion. II 10 merely stipulated
that communies lions shall concern matters
o, pablic interest. be put 10 decent language
aud tccom panied with the names OF the
writer's, not for publication, but as . guar/
Antes Of good htth.
Letter From Kane City.
KANE CrrY, May 23.
Mr.. ED,roR;-Iu your Tuesday's Issue 10
. s.atemsn, couesrn ing difficulty about .
u Getting house 10 Kane City. Your in
lormaut did rot convey 10 you correct
Impression rsgstding the same. Since the
matter bss got into the papers IL 10 we'll that
I I should be presented In Ito true light
Last winter tho school directors sold 10 X.
A. Dempsey and james Spence the old
school baiidins. The papers attestiog The
tra nsfer Of The property to them set forth
that tue house was 10 be thereafter used for
whatever putposs Of public nslurs the
people wished Il to bs used. II was to be
irse hall. All kinds of religious services.
without regard to sscts or crssds, lectures,
discussions, singing schools, &C., ere dis1
tinctly snumsrsted. 1t WAS never intended
70 bs devoted nor ded,casAd 10 any specially
religious ssrvics, either particular Or gem
eral. 1t 10 NOT therefore, . church builds
Ing, - falsely ssast,sd BY the Derrick.
When the house was purchased . meeting
Of the residents Of the place was convsnsd'
and II was resolved to 60 on aud make sums
necessary repairs to the building. A COM
siderable amount Of money was subscribed
Tor that purpose. (AessrA Dempsey and
Spence rightly consldsted that what they
had already paid for the building, VIZ:
Twsnt, i've dollars each, was oil ths, was
due from theu.) Mr. J. G. Cunningham
was, believe, appointed treasurer, (ins'sad
Of rus,es.) NJ. C. II. Van Schaick was
elected to oversee tue repairs. He purchaM
cd materials, and engaged . carpenter, Mr.
Wash Downs, TO do tns'woik, aud Ihs house
WAS put iuto . very comfortable condition
for the pu,pOses for which il was Intended
~ bs used. Wnile this was in progress
some persons who pretended to 10 dissstis'
ted with the arfausetneni, raised the point
that the sale otlhs house ny the dlrectors wa
illegal, and that all the money expended
upon it would mos. likely be loo! to the iuf
vsstors. The Effect VI this was i0 stop
further subscriptions, aud, tu ssms ,xteul
the payment Vi som already subscr ibed..-
Consequently there WAS not nouey enough
raised 10 pxy ths caIpeulsr for his iatOr.-
He sued for the amount, Whatever It was,
and. obtained Judgement against Van SchAick
and, ~ soms IecnuicAlity, Spsacs also,
whila Dempsey WAS lett out Mr.. Spence
uAturly feiI dissatisfied with this coucius-
ions OF the whole matter, and in order ~
lest bis aod Van Schsick's right TO tue rx-
elusive use Of tho house, proceeded at once,
in the absence Of the Iattsr) 70 lock up Tue
house, declaring that no meeting VI any kind
should bs held 10 /, usless hs wss fret paid
for its use. H. did not close It against the
Spiritnalist lec.urssr, ~ such. While hs ba.
no sympathy with those who (accosdiug to
The Dsrrick) have 100 more tangible foru
oi belief, aud no more established creed
than 10 protoised 10 Dixmont Asylum"
and did not attend thsir lectures, he closed
tho house on strictly legal grounds, and not
90 scoount Of the character Of the proposed
lecture. At least 90 be professed. Mr..
Osborne 10 not even a. much OF . spiritual
let a. is Mt. Spence, wishing to NEE. him
half wsy 10 making test Of The real owner
ship Of the house, respectfully asked tor ths
key wherswith 10 open It. NJ. Spence %
respectfully declined 10 give It up. Mr..
Osborne then drew out the staple which
beld the hasp aud lock Of the door, and
opened the house. He did not do this on
behalf Of the spiritusli.,s, as such. He did
1t, % II 10 gensrslfy uodsrstood,o ,on bshslfo Of
those who bad Invested msuey IN the house,
Of which he 10 one.
In ah this there wal. no passion displayed,
no high words used, on either side. Every
thing wss done - eoolly, to oil outward
appssrsncs. % though II we're but mere,
ordinary busipe0 tfansaotion