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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31
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Remaining in the post-ofice at
Fayetteville, Tenn, Saturday, |
july 26, 1878:
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-07-31

For full particulars. history Of diseases and GER
tifcates Of its wonderful cures, the reader Is re-
ferred to thu wrapper around the bottle.
Manuf3cturpd and sold nv
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ministry

Assessments for P. G. So, $4,000
Received by do. ....... ], 1885
Assessments for P. L. ......... 10000
Received by do. ... 226.25
The following lay delegates
were elected to the next Annual
Conference-R. M. Woodland,
w. H. Rees, John Y. Gill,
Hugh McTier, jr.; alternates,
j. J, S, Gill, j. T, S. Dance, NJ.
r. Harp.
Thanks were resolved to the
people of Petersburg for their
hospitality, and also to the Pres
ident for the efficient manner in
which he presided.
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L,H. BRADFIELD.

Price 81 81. AtldAtt. ~
sold by al Druggists. jtly25
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BY Mr.. Meacbsm's account tho massacre
Of Gen. :Csnby and Rev. DR. Thomas by
the Modocs was due 10 the unwisdom o.
DR.. Thomas. When Mescham represe nted
tas danger, aud told DE- Thomas: Of the
wsrnin 60 be had received from friendly
Indians, AID beseechsd Gen. Candy and DR.
Thomas not to go to that council, Dr. Thorn
as replied: "God will call me at his prop
er time. Ifhe desires me to offer my life in
this mauner, I shall not withhold it,"
Ofcourse DR.. Thomas was a good man,
bnt be lacked sound sense wheu he expect
ed the Almighty would work miracle in
order to save him from Modoc treacbery. -
If DR.. Thomas had besitated Gen. Candy
would not have braved the danger. But 80
long es either Of the civilians Insisted upon
going the soldier must not hesitate. The
Almighty permitted Thomas to 20 and be
murdered, not that he desired it, but be-
cause b allows rs TO work out affairs ou
human Judgment, and good human judg
ment would have kept DR.. Thomas fron
thus throwing away his life.
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For Sale Cheap

One 4O.Horss Boiler, Gibbs
u Russell make, One 1s.Hore
Engine in good condition, 800
feet Casing. 1000 feet tubing,
$50 feet Sucker Rods, Valves,
Working Barrels, &c. Also,
one Derrick and Rig complete
The above property will be sold
cheap for cash. For particulars,
enquire Of A. G. HARPER, Kane City,
venango County, Pa
A. G. HARPER.
Kane City, June II lST3-u
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BUSINESS CHANGE.

w. A. Lozier, who has been
engaged in TIE Wholesale Ale
trade for the past year, has this.
day disposed of his entire in.
terest in said business to the firm
Of Fox ~ Williams, who wilN
continue the business at the old
stand. Mr.. Lozer desires us
to return his sincere thanks to-
his many patrous Err the lib
eral patronage extended to Aim.
during the past year. i. A
Phillips will act as agent for
the new proprietors, and keeps
a full supply of that fine Buffalo
Cream Ale on band.
Mr.. Lozier desires. all par
ties indebted to him to settle
at once as. he wishes to- have
his books balanced.
Dated April "a, 1873.
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We copy the following article In regard
10 the collapse OF the Rehners Association,
from the Titusville Courier. II tells q good
deal Of truth:
The Reliners' Association, we believe, has
passed into history. Want Of space CONF
pels us to defer any extended comments at
this time upon an organization which now
seems to have been fraught with great mis|
chief, 10 it's practical workings aud results,
to the interests of the oil region. Had the
refining business been done principally In
the Oil Region, the results OF such combl'
nation might have been altogether differ
ent. But when only about Is per cent. OF
all the oil refined in the United States was
allotted to the Greek reiners, ought not
to appear strange that the union was for the
benefit Of the refinars whose works were
outs de of the region, Ut the expense OF all
the interests 10 the oil producing country.
BY the union the Standard OIL Works OF
Cleveland have been rescued from threaten
ed bankruptcy, and the propristors, who
one year ago we're ready to accept almost
any terms dictated TO them by the Creek re-
fners, now fancy themselves strong enough
to crush out all competition on the creek.
making boasts and threats 10 that effect
With oil their concentrated capital we have
nc doubt that, before twelve months shai
have passed away, they will find themaeH
yes sadly disappointed. The carrying Of
oil one hundred aud fifty miles west to be
refned for foreign export, at as low rates as
can be done where the oil Is produced, ini
wolves wrong which cannot be sustained
for any great length of time. We trust that
our Greek refners will never again form an
alliance with those who, instead OF having
sympathy with t.e interests Of the OH Re/
giou, gather their strength and build them
selves up from the weakness and misfortunes
OF the oil producing community. The PROF.
ducers furnish such outside operators with
oil the substances of their business, and the
very means Of distressing the producers
themselves. The larger the production the
more ere producers at the mercy Of these
msn. \
%The Standard Oil Works Of Cleveland
have commenced Ger tain gigantic undertake
iugs, which are necessarily hostile to our
home in,erests. They have too big thing
upon thsit hands, and. II we live, we ex-
pect to see it fall from its own weight
The proprietors of the Standard Works now
fatter themselves Us being able to master
the oil trade, aud they seem 10 have stsked
evary'hing upon the venture. Quos, perdat
Deus prius dementat.
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This won Id have been the day when
"All in the blue uuclouded weather,
Thick jeweled shone the saddled leath-
or;
The helmet and the helmet feather
Burned like burning fame together;
As be rode down to Camelot;
'Tirrs-lirra. it's sd hot
Said Sir Launcelot.n
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Gold at Up. p. 1853
A. @. U. w.

The members Of ofLlBERTI
LODGE NOl 2 are requested
to meet at thdr Lodge Room
on Wednesday morning June
25th, at 8 n o'clock sharp for
the purpose Of attending the
funeral OF our deceased Brother
George Stevens, of Kane City
All are requested to attend
Procession will leave the house
at 10 o'clock. By order Of
the M. W. LIS I a-
A. M. kLeCKNER,
Recorder.
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SAD CASE OF DROwXIXG. --An extremely
sad case Of drowning occurred ct The mouth
ofTwo Mile Run, below Frasklin, yes,er,
day afternoon, BY which . well known for
msr resident Of this place, named George
Stevens, met bis death. Stevens, It ap.
pears, In company with two other men
named Bannon and Karns, wen, into she
Allegheny River at the mouth Of the Run
for the purpose Of bathing. Oae Of the
other mon proposed that. oil three swim
across the river. To this Stevens declined,
and accordingly the other two started and
swan across. Upon returning they could
not hod Stevens, and aupposing proba bly,
he was playing some ~ trick rupoa them,
dressed themselves and set down 10 swat
bis coming After waiting short tine
and shouting his uame they became alarm.
cd and hunted through the bushes for him.
railing to discover his whereabouts thew
went 10 the bank Of the river and discovered
his body lying face downward lat The hot
tom Of the river. The body ives brought to
land at once but life was extinct. Tbe
suppositiou 10 that be vss .slisu With the
crsmp, IS ss ths point where the body was
found the water was less than five fee
deep. H-IR. ,HAtola h
MIR. Stevens was in the employ OF ou,
townsmen, Messrs Hancock 4 Dodge at the
time OF his death. He leaves q wife and
two children to mourn bis untimely end.
Mr.. S formerly worked at the Patterson Il
Dlckey refinery, on the Boyd farm. At the
time othis dssth he resided on the Reed
farm, Chsrrytree Run. .l. ...+..
He was member of Liberty Lodge NJ
z. "A . OF U W, and elsewhere will b,
found notice as to the funeral exercises
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Last Sabbath afternoon young man
named Blake Lswless, aged ls years, in
company With two other young men, startt
ed to take bath 10 Tionesta Creek, near
Rockwell's tanrerv, 10 Sheffield township
1t seems that none of the party could swim,
though young Lawle.s inferred that his
companions were experts in that limo. On
arriving at the place selected for the bath,
quite deep hole, young Lawless stepped
the waters edge and plunged In. He
shortly gave evidence Of his inability 10
help himself out again. aud bis companions
through tear or somei other ehuaccoun,sble
cause, were powerless to assist him, though
II is said be was not more than three feet
from the bank at the time, aud Els body
was found that near the shore. The cries
Of bis comrade attracted some fifty or sixty
pers ons 10 the scene OF drowning, some Of
whom plunged in to save him, but without
avail. His liieless body was found after re-
maining 10 the water about bali au hour.
From the 9tory of our informant, this 10 the
most singular case OF drowning we ever
heard OF II Warren Ledger.
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We received call this forenoon from our
old friend, Mr. S Jackson, of Fredonia, N
Y Mr. Jackson Is engaged in the sale Of
as nice brand of cigars, manufactured by
himself, as We ever smoked. His cigars
have attained wide spread reputation for
their excellence. Withal he is a fair and
square dealer and We take pleasure in re-
co commencing him to the retail dealers 10 OIL
gars and solicit trial OF bis brands.
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A friend furnishes us the following Incl
dent Of travel:
While travelling on the New York Gem
tral Railroad short time since, we noted
the following ludicrous incident: At Be-
tsvia couple got on the train who at once
attracted our attention. The gentleman
looked apparently 40 ysars Of age, well
dressed and seemed to be possessed Of lordi-
nary Intelligence. The lady who accomps.
nled him (whether bis wife or not we cam
not ssy) was dressed 10 becoming gipg7
ha N aud quite good looking, perhaps 20
years, no. more. The gent led the way to
vacant seat, she demurely following vor1
aciously sdevouriug Q stick OF molasss.
candy. He motioned her 10 ssat and liet
the csrs the train did not start for soma
minutes. She took survey Of the contents Of
be car and seemed satisfied. Opening a
valise she produced paper containing q
number Of sticks ofcandy which she pro-
cesaed q once to get outside of as quickly
and iudifEersu,ly ss the King of the Sand.
wich Islands would roast Of newly arrived
missionary: Whilst thus employed her
escort returned aud seated himself by her
side. The result of his absence to her wss
four or five apples eat in mauner that would
put an Epicurus to shame. Presently the
nsws-boy appeared. Ice cream candy aud
pop corn was purchased by the generous
warden for his protegn, who evidently ca .
culsted 10 sstiate in a measure the appetite
of the gourmand. The latter purchases
were but away 10 wonderfully short time
sue eviucing her satisfaetico' as would o
hungry Gu !. r,NH E',
Afler seeing the utter contentedness
happiness, satisfaction and impurturable
dsmsanor exhibited by this untoward and
voracious feminine, we thought our early
education neglected and at o discount; that
our lot thus far had been q hard one; that
our life thus far was failue and for once
We realized the fullest meaning possible oil
the proverb: ''where ignorance is bliss
wisdom is folly" While engaged with
these melancholy medita,ions our mind re,
verted to The cause of them, when 10! She
was dangerous ly hanging out the car win
dow. The roses gone from her checks aud
her companion holding her head with ten-
der solicitude. A tarter emetic could moi
have been more cogeut and certain in it,
effect. We mentally reproaehed ourselve.
for our unnatural feelings of while ago,
aud thus endeth the tragedy.
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Local Notices.
DENTAL NOTICE.

Having concluded to close out nv hu.i.
ness 10 Petroleum Centre, desire to inlorr,
my old patrons and triends that herssi,e, =
shall he located In ScbonSiom's new bni,.
ding, on City. Pa, aad woald respe ctInlly
invite them to pay me sali. I shall ho
10 this place for two weeks and those deaf,
ring my professional services would do wsIh
to CALI '
j. H. HETvLY.
Pet. Centre. June, 23-2w,
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Conductor Bradley.
BY JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER.


Conductor Bradley (always may bis naura
Be said with reverence! y as the swift doom
came,
Smitten to death, crushed and mapgled
frame.
Sank, with the brake he grasped just where
be stood
To do the utmost that a brave man could,
And die, If needlul, as true man should.
Men stopped above him; women dropi ed
their teers
On that poor wreck beyond all hopes or
fsars,
Lost in the strength and glory OF his years.
What heard theye Lo! the ghastly lips Of
pain,
Dead to all thought save duty's moved
again:
"Put out the signals for the other trAin!'
No nobler utterance since the world began
From lips of saint or martyr ever ran,
Electric, through the sympathies of mao.
Alb, me? how poor and noteless seem to
this
The sick-bed dramas of self Consciousness,
Our sensual fears Of pain and hopes OF
bliss!
Oh! grand, supreme .endeavor! Not in
vain
That last brave act of failing tongue and
brain!
Frieghted with life, and the downward
rushing train.
Following the wrecked one, as wave follows
wave,.
Obeyed the warning which the dead lips
Others be saved, himself be could not save.
Nay, the lost life ,cas saved. He is not
dead
Who is bis record still the earth shall tre ID
With Gods clear aurcole shining round his
bead.
We bow as in the dust. with all our pride
Of virtue dwarfed the noble deed beside,
God givo us grace to live as Bradley died
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There is one or two bouses lat the upper
cpd OF town the residents of whom are in
the habit daily almost Of Insulting the pas
sers-by by haIlooing at them, and using
vile aud dirty language We give these
people fair notice to qnit that line of busi-
ness otherwise we shall make it warm for
them. Look out!
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Mr.. Croftus recent ly died in Jacksonville
Ind., and bis brother-io-law and son-in-
law had terrible fight as to the precise
locality in which the remains should be del
posted. After the row It became necessary
to get new coffin the old one having sui
fered somewhat in the conflict.
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The New London gentleman who Aas
been making frequent use of postal cards 90
means of quieting profuse correspond
ent of bis has received the following re/
quest by letter. ''please don't Send me emmy
more Of those cards for this reason like to
reed letter address to me the furst one
after it leves the ritter"
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Some sportive draymen employed in q
grain store at Portland, Oregon, dropped "a
bag of wheat down the hatchway upon the
head Of fellow drayman, named Blake, the
other day,::just for joke, it was mo joke
for Blake, however, as IL broke bis peck.
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Seven members of ore family in C,s.,
Vi'!e' H. have died since February, ls7,

There's uotbluR ike being pren.,.,
emergencies A Cincinnati youth, whoa m
marriage Is set for September next, souoh,
employment in boiler shop, 30 as ,o ,r.,.
bis ears for wha 'ever may happen in ,ha
future.
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NOTEs OF THE DAY.


the lest Legislature having granted three
new charters.
Gen. John s. tCerro Gordo) Wuliums is
o Democrat Candidate ior Legislature Il
KeQtrcky. 4
Thsts are now seven new iron mine ship
plug ore lhis season fSom toe vicinity or
lsupeming. Marquette connty, Nich.
ILLINOIS, is under maysh-,l law As regards
chllIs asd fever, ssd the Inhabitants can't
keep.qni-cight without Quinhe.
10 Cuba. ChiusHen are confined as pris-
ouers IN til they enter into contract 10 work
ior such men as the Junta approves.
A Vermont paper speaks of tou, summer
months. We might have expected that
from Minnesota, but In staid Vernon.
never. -
The Supervisors of Wapello county, Ia;
have returned TO Congressman Waldon
$3.50, so, which be recently sent to hem out
of his back pay.
The Boston Transcript advises that th
captured Modocs be sent to vienna, and
suggests that they would fill a good deal OF
empty space.
A Mexican 10 Texas In killing ,rother
mans COW, lately, was kicked so hat he
died, and the two caroasses were ionld to-
getber. ....
The people OF Martin county, lliianr =,
are agitated over the elopement OF aCath>
oic priest with the young daugh!e OF o
prominent citizen.
A man has been decided insane il St.
Louis, the cause of bis lunacy being a, im.
proper dose of medicine administered while
he had the fever.
The Canadian Government has jus: sold
the steamer Rescue, which it purchased at
the time of the Fenian raid In 1868, and
fitted for lake defense.
Oregon papers report the crops good
There will be, at q safe calculation six
hundred thousand bushels OF grain raised in
Umpqna valley alone.
Amherst College boys ore now liable TO o
fine o 81 Tor every uneXcused absence fron
college exercises, aud for ten such absences
they may BIZ expelled.
Tue sprightly Boston Transcript asks
"if Miss is as good IS mlles how gooi b
Mrs?' If she is o widow, she will b
good Tor league under almost any circun.
stances.
A gentleman and his wife in Monre
Wis lately made call in the evening will
their baby in little wagon, and when tn!
reached home tie baby was mysterious.
missing.
Cambridge, VT, Is proud OF a fami,
which was moved thirty times 10 eleys
| years, has been 10 sixteen States and move
seven times In one year. The longest tin
they stayed 10 any one place was eighsss
month.
At "a recent woman's meeting in o So
Francisco public hall, the lady in the cha
requested the audience not 10 make quite
much noise in their applause, "as 1t wou
scare the horses 10 the stable below"
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Yesterday word was sent us that horse
whipping awaited our manly shoulders
We have nut received it yet but meantime
have made preparations for 1t. The devil
has loaded up that same old leather gnu
with SAW dust. The jours have all been
armed with tin swords aud Eastwood guns,
aud now let the enemy advance with bis
korsrwhips We fear him not. asL.
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NOTICE.

Parties knowing themselves
indebted to us will do well to-
settle before July LIST nsxt,there'
by saving unnecessary trouble
and expense, as all accounts not
settled by that date will be col-
lected by law.
SOBEL IL AUERHIAM.
Pet, Centre, Pa, June 18th.
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Smokers of genuine Havana cigars will
be pleased to learn that there is every
promise of an unusalTy large tobacco crop
in Connecticut this season.
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~ The Post Office Newsroom Soda
Fountain is now running in full blast
Call and try glass Of ice cool soda water.
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Our towusman, Nc l. P Walker, is in
luck, His new well near Millerstown. In
The lover district, started pumping a day
CT two since, and 10 now yielding pesr,y Sc
aar.els daily .A....
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at IL o'clock A. n. and.7
kclock P. NJ, by the Pastor, w. G. BURCH.
kD. Sabbath School ~ ia, directly
Der forenoon service.
Prayer Meeting and Sabbath School
1pcber's Meeting Tuesday evenings ol
eah week. ff
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For snEe

$4,000 to 10000 feet OF iSECONp-'HA ANn
TUBING, at from 25 to 80 cts. per 100,
The Tubin Is 10 FIRST class order anu al
ready fitted
April %. IT, III. II. WAkhE"
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If you
Z Want Salesman,
Want D Servant Girl
Want to Sell q Horse,
Want to Sell PATENT
Want 10 Lend Money,
Want to Buy Hoaser
Want TO Sell q Carstagsr
Want to Borrow Money,
Want to Sell an OH Well,
Want to Buy an Engine or Boiler,
Want to Sch House and Lot
Want TO tod Stra yed Animal,
Want to Purchase an Oil Interest,
Want to Sell Piece Of Furniture,
Want to Buy Secondhand Carriage
Want to Sell Tubing, Casing. Gas PIps,
Want to Find an owner for anytol1s
found, advertise in the RECORDs ss no es0
than ten thousand people read it week'y.
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FOR SALE.

A desirable house on the Egbert Farm
For particulars enquire at the Post OfBcp
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Hereafter Connsctieut milkmsa will sci
by wine measure.
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Petroleum Centre Daily Record.
Divine service.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sabbath at II A. NJ. and
az P. NJ. Sabbath School at l2M P. NJ.
eats free. A cordial invitation extend
Ell to all.
REV. G. MOORE, Pastor.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Rev. G. MooRE, Pastor.