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BUsIN esq CHANGE.

w. A. Lo1er, who has been
engaged in tLs Wholesale Ale.
trade for the past ysar, has this
day disposed Of his entire in.
terest in said business to the firm
of Fox & Williams, who will
continue the business at the old
stand. Mr.. Lozier desires MS
to return his sincere thanks to
his many patrous ,.r the lib
eral patronage extended to him.
during the past year. =. A
Phillips will act as agent for
the new proprietors, and keeps
a full supply Of that fine Buffalo
Cream Ale ON hand.
Mr.. Lozier desires al 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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They have got things now 90 fixed .,
N'agars on the American side. that the Wis
nor cannot get glimpse Of either fail with
out paying at least!twenty five cents for such
GLIMPSE They have made park of the
entire territory from the ferry honse to the
suspension bridge, and who ever would reach
the bank Of the river must pay at the gate.
Tuefe is enc thing not yet done at the Falls
hr the not doing of which wa worder.--
They bave net yet rooted over the Falls.
That should be- done Immediately or the
frat thing these 'poor devils" know some
io'lo~ VII be golug up in . balloon, and
thus get sisw of the cataract. Boys will
b. e'ssiinR through the fence, and the oaly
sure way 10 to enclose the show.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-21

The great rage these warm days is for ice
cream whsrewith TO cool the cheated copi
pers" of those who cannot stand the ex/
tremely warm weather. And that puts us
in mind that Billy Spears Ice Cream Ss-
loco, next door to Simmons drug store, is
running 10 full blaet, and a cooler resort
cannot be found. Billy makes his own ice
cream, and "you bet" it's nice aad Tastes all
the way down. (Which The same" you
will believe after giving 1t o trial.
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We cannot recall the instance ofa eleri- |


c Il settlement which starts off With suoh
cheering prospect as marks the in't'atloa OF
tho Rev MIR. Goodell 10 his duties over toe
Pilgrim Con gregstioual Church of ST. Lou
is. The reverend gentleman was called to
St. Louis from New Britain. Connecticut
aud he, in bis iirs. sermon 10 his ne"
Charge, as reported iu the Globe OF that
city, likens himself to Peter, who, when at
Joppa, had q call to C9nrea. He said,
,.chapge the names. st. LDnis for Cmsarsa,
New Britain for Joppa, and Pilgrim Church
for Corne .us, and tho facts are suostani
tally the same" or course the name OF
Peter shuuld tie changed 10 GoOdell. So
happy is this geo Lleman in his new field
that he exclaims: "ior your sake l will like
this city aud live in it and OF shake off the
dust from my feet. will even find soms
good in its coal sroke." (Thai can bast
be understood by stating that at New
Britain they use water power for their ma
chinery,) "Its clouded water has already
become like paper currency, rather more al
tractive in the whole than real coin. l
should know as little what to do with cup
Of clear water as With good eagle" (Hs
ought to he careful for o while and put "a
little something" in the Mississippi river,
for that water does not always "agree" with
New England bowels 1t is loosening, like
the West, while New England, we know, Is
rather ''const,pated.") Besides loving coal
smoke and bankering after Mississippi wa
ter for ST. Louis's sake, be tells his new
charge what he does like. ~ come"-says
he-not among you as a minister 10 wear
black and draw down my face aud peddle
the wares of q profession for q living
Chat reference to peddlars was not kind
considering be was born aod brought up in
New Britain, Connecticut, where the nor
NAL couditiou OF mau is that Of Q peddisr.)
One thing Rev. Mr.. Goodell said that his
fellow preachers might profit by, aud II was
this: l ain not going to should you. II we
| cannot get on without that we cannot with.
| have always felt that 1t was bad thing
in the family. (The reverend gentlema 40
on that point is Ievel-headed, for the scold.
log minister always lashes just those of biz
congregation who do not deserve n.y. Aud
then be also tells them another thing be il
going to do. am not going to hold up tt
you New England all the time, sna tell yol
what they do there, and how you ought te
be like them. It would be like youn,
married man informing bis wife at th'
breakfast table every morning how BIZ
mother made hash, wishing be had some o
that (Hash might do every morning TO
breakfast for a few months but as o stead,
diet II would become mOuotonous in The
course of years, even if made, as your moth
er made it.)
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Mr. EDITOR:-AIloS me to svh YOU

Mr. EDITOR:-AIioS me to ash you o
few eonundrums:
Why 10 1t that town c0nstables dare not
"iaos the music" themselves 10 making au
rests but put the responsibility on The shosI
dsts Of undorstrappers!
Why ID It when times are dull that law
suits ipcrsssei
10 IL not the duty Of justices of the peace
to endesvor to settle petty diffsrence, be-
tween man and man, instead OF gran ting
warrants promiscuously!
Wbsn times sle .ddiI ought coostabes
deputies, &C., seek 10 make business and
trouble by spying into their neig boris and
friends basiness sud injuring them 10 ord, r
to line their own pockets at the expense OF
thsir victims!
10 sot the law carried on q trifie beyord a
what the law allows 10 some of our 90 stro le<
um'towpsi
What 10 the meaning Of addition, diyis-
Ion and silence!
Yours truly, ...
TAX PAYER.
We give itup. II any Of our readers can
answer t1e above conundrnms they are al
liberty TO do so through these coMmus.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-21

There 10 no doubt 10 To nfuds Of alt the
business men aud resIdsite a ~ place
that times are dull. The vxcD1sebpat ia the
oil developments has gone 6)l}< " bat is
known a. the down river re- si6lI, jMbo rar-
lily we believe, but nevertheless they are
gone. The question arises bow to remedy
this state Of affairs. We know Of no other
plan than 10 bide our time and cease new
developments entirely There is no doubt
but that we have hundteds OF acres Of un/
developed territory 10 the neighborhood Of
Petroleum Centre which only awaits higher
pricsd oil TO be developed. This territory
IN held by many of our prominent oil opera.
ter" who do not take stoct 10 the shallow
sand rock and short lived wells Of tbs down
river region, but who are fsithfnl 10 the
bsst interests OF the region ssA will do moth
inV 10 the way Of developments until the
production 10 reduced to that extent tta,
tha dsnand 10 greater than the supply,
which ss matter of course will bring the
figures Of oil up to q fair paying prices.
When that time comes and rot until then
they propose 10 develop this territory.--
Ia the meantime let no do the best We can
to uphold one another and the '.place we
live in," and walt for the gostN time cou-
log when oil will eomnsnd a good figure
and all can live and make money.
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A brave, honest old Mississippi planter
Job B. Curtis, wrote recently to New Or.
leans creditor - follows: ~ owe you ar
old debt. When the war closed l close,
With 1t, and could not pay you. lam sky
nine years old, and hsve had hard strue
gle to get along; but now 1 am happy TO- 90
that I can spsra you one bale OF COTTON AN
will ship It as 5000 % can carry It to tow
When sold please place proceeds to ~ ore
IL
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An important question has come mp at
Newburg, N. Y, between Romish prizes,
and a parisboner. A Mr.. Ryan wished to
erect q monument over the graves of as sor
and two daughters. The priest demande ed
OF the parissoner fee of ten dollars before
the monument could be erected. The par.
ishoner thought the fee exorbitsnt and rel
fused to pay 1t, and the priest fastened tb.
gates OF the cemetery. The marble cuttel
Engaged on the monument found entrance
however. and proceeded to lay the iounda.
ton, when the priest procured q warrant
aud arrested the parishio ionsr and the marble
cutter, who propose 10 carry the case W
aid have the conrt decide what rights th,
ssverai parties have.
The case excites a good deal of interest IL
asmuch as large number of Romanist lay.
men are exceedingly restive under wha
they deem the arbitrary control the priest,
exercise over church property, including
cemeteries. In Woodland of this city lie 6
vault belonging TO Romanist who could
not get permission of bis late Bishop t.
erect it in the Roman Catholic Cemetery,
and who tn ereiore erected it in a Protestsu
burial ground -Clevessnd Herald.
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Romantic story Of
and War.

The San Francisco Bulletin repg9p y
details OF another illustration Of ~
adage, ttat the course Of true love ~
runs smooth. The parties, Mr.. 0f& :
Marshall aud Miss Ellen Msy6sld, 0Nfl
10 the troublesome times Of 1862, ~
house on the road between Hsrpes'6 ~
sod Leesburg, when Marshall, as 3 Un&
soldier attached to New Jersey E0Gln
rescued the young lady from outrsd0 q
hands of two Con tederate soldierA Al
The hattie Of An,iesam they metE(1a
when Miss Mayfis'd, attended by ot1l41
dies, was ministering to the wounde6 hE
the battlefield. 10 wounded li0g1a0
who was lying in a baro, she recoguloe1 y
rescuer, aud procured bis removal to si
fathers residence, 10 Adams county. Pen
syIvania, where shs nurssd him tendely
until bis recovery. Marshall was sube-
quently assigned to 9 distant departmet
and In time, his letters remaining nnn.
swered, he concluded his far friend ht
,nsldrred her debt OF gratitude canoslid
and abandoned him Tor some older love-
He came to Cslifornia al the termination ,
the war, and settled 10 business ut So
jose. A few DAYS since bis eye caught tb
name OF Miss Ellen Maytield among the Ii
OF overland passengers. Eteted with hopt
he lost no time in proceeding to Sscramen
to meet the train that bore the object
bis affections and the piclRrs OF his reve
les through long years OF separatios. II
meeting was mutually happy, and msrriaI
announcements, that followed shortly sfte
tells the remainder Of the story. The g
arrangement had been caused BY The inte
cepting Of letters BY eddlesoms psrsoI
supposed to be interested In the breakil
up of the ma 'ch.
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That was terrible scare that confronted
Cincinnati COW. She had been wander
log about the depot and accidentally overI
turned milk Can. One glance at the con.
tents was enough for that COW. 1t threw
up iIs tail, gave u terrible below, and
dashed against a telegraph pole, which
madly took off one of the an mails horns.-
The COW had never seen such liquid before
as was 10 that can, and 1t gave her the
blues.
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We made note OF the fact tnat a gaog Of

We made note OF the fact that a gang OF
railway workmen near San Diego disturbed
. nest of tarantulas, and that these insectsf
drove the "paddies" intOi the waters
the bay. The San Diego World of later date
Gays that the present is the breeding season
Of this singular member of the spider family
The female shnts herself up with her young
10 the curious house built by this veno-
nous insect. The male stands guard. 1t
ives the disturbance of his beautiful domes
tc arrangement that brought on the labor
srs on tho railroad a swarm of tarautulas
which resulted In driving..them into the bay.
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LOCal Notices.
For Sale Cheap

One A0-Horse Boiler, Gibbs
|& Russell make; One ls.Hor, e
Engine in good condhion, 500
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 n G. HARPER, Kane City,
Vsnango County. Pa
A. 6. HARPER.
Kane City, Jnne II lSI3-M
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We predict, That ere long now tsrritsr,
will bs struck beyond TidioSts whore NJ.
Cours"o 10 at prssens ct work. The show
is good, and those opsrstoss who talk si
going to Butler, should hrss take look II
this. Several parties ere making prepare
tons for new developments, end the esy sl
"a big spouter" being found here may sson
bs heard. e Tidiou,e Journal.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-21

Two weeks ago vagabond was convict
ed in Illinois, Of stealing two watches. He
made pathetic speech after bis conviction,
sscribing his failure in business, and all biz
m'sfortunes In life to approximation -
He seems to have been the embodiment o.
generalization, which, the poet did tell US,
10 "the thief OF time"
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-21

ENow that local option is in force, and
the red hot weather is upon us, It beloovss
our citizens to find out where the bel va
ter can be found. In this counectio We
take pleasure 10 informing our reader that
Lou. Voucher, proprietor Of The Dpsia
House Restaurant, has recently saul his
well seven feet deeper, and is now presrad
to furnish nearly the whole Of crsa.iorwith
nice fresh, pure, life-givipg water. III
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NOTES OF The DAY.

Captain SeWme-, Of the rsbsi pyivn,...
Alabama, wasa gn-st OF reosu, Nswbu,,-
port wedding, aad met ssvsrs, persoo.
whose vessels be destroyed There ws.nn
. great deal Of oosdiality sbou, The nes,ipv
though.
An individual who had an eye. liks
Shaksspear's rlay, With q wild l-er To- IT,.
wss eoundiy irbasbsd 10 Memphis last week
BY . bashfnl damssl from the rural districts
for staring at her.
A medical expert In Georgia wisely r.,
trained from sHmining y nortally wounded
uao very closely for isAr that couussl for
the defense would prove the murderer 10.
have been done BY bic probe.
"ElssaLt simplicity received fresh H..
lustration 10 the case ot the Ciueiunatti
school miss wbs, wishiey 10 discourage ex-
travaganee Of sssss auore hsr poorer school,
mates, sppealed At her scbooi sxh ,bason 10
q calico garment, the tIinmings Of which
sosS$lo0.
Thsre ere souls too bsss ono soraid %
appsscists any joke, no natter how dsics,s
and good uatured. Such 10 the husband Of
90 elderly lady In Lnuisville, who got ont,
rsgeously angry and esnea tbs bnteher who
pinned calls tell on bis wiMb drpss, and
then followed her With Q mocking crowd -
A man who gets mad at such o bit Of pieasx
autsy Is grOuty and III natured william.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-21

The--Areus says that ''Senator B. 10
always determined to 60 to the bottom OIL
rything be discussed" just now be ID
discussing the Mississippi river. When
will be 70 ia the bottom Of e.
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Mr William Hood was robbed near Cor
iutb, Ala, on the l3sh inst. The Cosiu.h
paper says the name es the highwayuas 4
unknown, but there 10 no doubt that he wa,
Robbinr Hood.
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Deputy Constable Burns made a grand
raid, this forenoon, and arrested two woI
men named Julia Rice aud Ada Mosbier,
charged with keeping bawdy houses They
were held in the sum Of 5000 to appear OF
franklin to answer.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-21

A young lady 10 Tsrre Hsute, Ind. who
hasn't fooled her time away on worstsd
work and lacss can give the pedigree aud
record of every celebrated racer and tro%tsr
10 the country.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-21

The Louisville Journal PROCESSES 10 think
that Mr.. Clay cao be elected to the Presiden
cy. Is Brother Prentice fool?-Woaceste,
Herald. No, but II the editor Of the Wor.
cester Herald 10 our brother, We are next
kin 10 Qua
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-21

A writer 10 the Railroad Mssazius says
that ssno mscadamized read 10 f. Gor use
till firmly cemsnted BY continued travel I"
''Ochr' said 500 Of Erin. u shall never
,bs aba 10 PIT these boots oD, ill ! have
worn thea week.
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A Bible In
Says the Virginia IN

Says the Virginia (Nd icle:-
s.Soms sime since an $50 rsfhed
ior at the International go - Q city,
aud the big hest throw was No. !,
the owner or holder ofwhiA ot ys'
called for the book. As isy19 m on
such occasions, all the 49, ticket
holders In the rattle insisted u0oo lng q
drink at the expense Of the laesy .shs rs
suit Of which is that the Bible isaow 10
soak ior whirkey, and will b sold V pay
bill, ualers settlement 10 made sn%hs book
taken uway:at on early day.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-21

Wspo,ess sgsinss having toe words Of
the editor Of tbs Louieville Jo,rosI pnt in'
10 oBy mosAb. Thot gentlemAr 10 very un'
like us 10 every respec,-Woreester Herald.
TO be sure We are1 else w shoyad be no
at oil.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-21

vi,giuis seems 10 sore distress on seconnt
o. Mr.. Van Buren's nomination. She pla, y
ed with . j,acisr and has been jugsled.-
She deaA with the Kipdsrbooker and has
been kinder hooked.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-21

Tho Petroleum Serenadsrs were Out lest
night. "Twenty Years Ago" was sweetIy
sang.
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w The Post Office ..Nswsroom Soda
Fountain is now running In full blast
Cali and try glass of ice COO! soda water.
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NOTICE.

Parties knowing themselves
indebted to us will do well to-
settle before July lst nextthere-
by saving unnecessary trouble
and expense, as all accounts not
settled by that jate will be col
lected by law.
SOBEL IL AUERHIAM
Pet, Csntye, fs., June 18th.
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etro ,eu n Centre Daily Record.
DivtnO Rervice.

|pe. Centre, rs., Saturday, June ~
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ii PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
bling a. IL o'clock A. NJ. and:7
NJ, by the Pastor, W. G. BUKCH.
ll bbatn School at l214, directly
moon service.
NJ Meeting and Sabbath Scho oil
nh Meeting Tuesday evenings Of
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,BYTERIAN CHURCH.

Rev. G. MOORE, Pastor.
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NOTICE !

Go to w. A. MZlER,
4th Street, near r. Il. track,
tor your BENZINE, deliv-
cred at the wells for $500
per Barrel.
Petroleum Ceatre, Feb. 6aa-tG
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cTHODlST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
hrs ices every Sabbath at IL A. N. and
fP. ". Sabbath School at 12ha r. N.
Tree. A cordial Invitation extend.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-04

A shocking murder occurfei in o. q
ilka, Ala, on the 23d ultimo, the victim
being h1r. Thomas Phillips. m elderly
and respectable citizen, and the perpe-
sra.or young man, PANIED John Hooper.
nephew of the author of "Simon
Suggs." Phillips had by accident BE-.
como an eyewitness, with others. OF
some soandalous conduct on the part of
Hooper. AS tho matter became the sub.
jcct OF public gossip, Hooper charged
Philips With giving currency to the re-
ports, and upon his assur nee that he
had not done So, demanded that he
should explicitly deny al cognizance of
the subject matter of the scandal. Phil.
lips refused to utter this falsehood;
wherenpon Hooper deliberately drew,a
pistol and shot him dead. Hooper then
surrendered himself, and. strange to say.
was admitted to bail. The murder ex
cites The deepest indignation among the
people Of Opelika.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-04

DF>Ih Or WE1L-KNoM-; CoNr. DE.
RATE OEFicF7.-M Major Wells J. Hawl-e
dled at his residence, in Charlestown,
West Fira mia, on Wednesday last. Moi
hawFs was native Of Massachusetts,
put TO, more than thirty years he had
Deen citizen OF Virginia. At the COM
mencoment Of the civil var. he entered
the service of the Confederate States,
and. upon the promotion Of General
Jackson, became membtr of his ST. #;
con- mlssa4. respectively Of his brigade.
Ill, siou and corps. It will be remem-
oered that just before the death Of Gene
ral Jackson, he was heard to say, qnick.
~: "a: 2. Hill, prepare for action; tel
Malor Hawks to send forward pro, .siorS
prehensive descl .ptiou Of Major Hawke
character is embraced in the s..tement
that General Jackson had entire conf,
dence in him.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-04

Russi@must, now ,be added TO the list
Of the nations. actively lengagediin Arc
tic discovery. The Imperial Geo. aphi-
advantages to- send ont su experienced
Siberian traveller, Nj. Tschekaro owski, on
On expedition. which is we' equipped
and supplied for two years. The e1plor-
ing. party, which has already set out in
sledges from J7kutsk, is to follow tie
Tonguska, branch OF the Upper Yoni-
sci, until it reaches the Polar basin, and
to SUI icy the vast unknown re-. on Shat
st 'rts that part Of the frozen ocean
which cout"' rs the New Siberian T'lanf-.
Inc return route is to be by way of the
valley OF the Lena and Yakutsk, aud the
hitherto unknoEn res ons OF Arctic ST.
IBERIA, which Alexander Won Humboldt
eagerly desired to explore It :, be-
iieved that in these higher portions OF
siberia is to be found enormous mine.
wealth in gold, silver, precious ston !.
a1d coal
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Mr. LEIGH SH .TH's ARCTIC ExpA,1.
rioS. The steam yacht Diana left Dun,
dee, Scotland. on the 10th OF last month.
on voyage Of exploration in the North.
ern seas. Tho yacht is manned by
crew OF twenty. and although there is a
sail Dg master, Mr.. Smith will have com.
piete control. The first point of rendez,
rous will be Cobb's Bay. on the North.
west Of Spitzbergen, where Mr.. Smith.
expects to meet his own sailing yacht,
the Samson, which was despatched from
Hull with stores on the LIST of Nav.
nnder the command OF Capt. Walker.
for many years connected with tie Dun.
dee whaling feet. Every effort will sub.
sequent'y be made to push as far North
ward as possible.