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The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-14

Mrs. Hiilwig has not recovered that lost
check ae yet. As she stands seriously in
need OF this check 10 order to enable her ia
move to PsiroIIa. the party having said
check should by all means return 1t, and
save the county unnecessary costs.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-14
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at II o'clock a. NJ; and 7
o'clock p. NJ, oy the Psstor, W. q. fURcH-
ARD. Sabbath School at ia, directly
after forenoon service.
Prayer Meeting and Sabbath School
Teachers Meeting Tuesday evenings OF
each week.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-14

A slight explosion occurred at Fsir6sld,
Preston & Co.'S Refinery, last night 1t ives
occasioned by the blowing off of one OF the
mapheads OF the tar still. Damage email.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-14

George N. Sanders, 80 conspicuous on the
Confederate side during the rebellion, died
very suddenly Of heart disease yesterday
morning at bis residence 10 Now York city.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-14

On Sunday morning last train Of sevenI
teen losded cars Of oil were destroyed by
fire u, Garland, on the Phiisde lpbia & Erie
Railroad. The same NOR ding three loaded
CATS wels burned st Irvinston.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-14

A collision Of two tugs with an excursion
bark last night, on the Hudson river, near
Albany, resulted in one boy being fatally
Injured and four. others badly wounded.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-14
Gold at | p. IN. ll5M

The Buffalo auh Jamestown Eallr DAD will
be completed to Gowanda, % miles from
Buffalo, By the lst OF September. This road
IL A No. in all respec's The bridges all
iroD, no trestles, aud excellent rolling stock
The belief is now general that the Titusville
being made to induce the o. C.,& A. r. r j.,
to extend their track TO Randolph, thirty
miles from Jamesto yn, at which point the
Buffalo & Jamestown will connect. The
grades.trom Irvinelon to Randolph ore essy
go the expense will be light. This will give
the Oil Creek & A. R. Ey., .hrough connec
tions with New YORK. We learn The above
on good authority.
Should the above expectations be lealiz-
ed the Interests Of the oil region will b. ma
terially advanced, as the real center OF the
oil busness--Oil City-wll be connected
BY cheap line with Buffalo and New York,
and the outside city of Thusville deser rvedly
left out in the cold This is just, af,er the
etfusive zea's displayed by tine TitusviIIians
as the "On 10 Buffalo excitement of 1872,
and their subsequent izze respecting the
enter prise. The BuFAlonians wers badly
dupsd. They can see it now, and are going
to get themselves out Of the ecrape into
which tn y have been led. Those acquaint.
Cd with the bogus na ure of Ti'nsvilIe enl
tsrprses never expec ed to hear Of q rail be.
ing laid on the Producers Road.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-14

The new well put down by Jonathan
Watsoo, OF Titnsville, turns out to be Q
dry hole. The well is located near Chel/
rytree village.
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PoLlCE.-Two gen''e fem ,Ie- n.mel re-
spectiveIy Ada Nosbier ami Loug En-, one
being champion of the Cottonwood sq"aws
and the other OF the Modoc squaws. met In
the lava beds, last nigh', anu engaged 10 q
sangunary conflict, as the Arkan ansas poet
has it
Sand Ada she pitched into she,
And En- pitched into she;
Ye wsy a. fit 1t was sin,
An'orrible tC see."
Suffice it 10 soy there .was fea lnl dc.
mo'ishins Of waterfalls, bust'ss, &C., in
endless variety and no serious damage to
either was done In be meantime deputy
Borns Appeared on the battle field and arl
rested bo h sqnaws and took them to head
quarters at Justice Reynolds office, who
fined them 90 each and cosls Like little
man they paid their fine aud deparled-sliil
on the turf bu, a tlihe demoraliZed.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-14

Ben Osborne near Youngstown, Ohio,
Mondoy night, shot dead ..on the highway.
without provocation, sn inofsnsivs negro
named Jerry Barnes.
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A correspondent of The Jilusville Courier
writing from Oil City, says: Notwith-
standing the immense production Of the
lower district money is as hard to get there
as in the upper country. A number of
gentlemen engaged 10 business there claim
that thev,are only working for the Sheriff,
} end many ot them express the intention of
comug back to Oil City and TitnsviIle.
Thinking and observing men are convinced
that oil dsveloymsnt can be generally profit
able only in shallow territory. tits about
US difficult to drive needle through a cam,
els eye ss to make money out of o 1000
foot well.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-14

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sabbath at II A. M. ana
"a p. N. Sabbath School at l2i,a T. NJ.
eats free. A cordial invitation extend
ed to all.
REV. G. MOORE, Pastor.
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LOCAl Notices.

cE The Post Office Newsreom S,I
Fountain 10 now running 10 full bS,
Call and try . glaes Of ice cool soda M.
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Refreshing showers.today.

Local items are SCARCE this day.
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Petroleum Centre Daily Record.
Oiylu0 service.

Pet. Centre, Pa, Thursday, Aug IA
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-14

Dickens ssl3Ox,s
Just issued 10 paper cover by the ps.
sons. Price rs csnts, snd for sale a. ~ 4
Post Office Newsroom.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-09-05
WhV Is It2

In looking over the public journals of
our country how often do we find para~
graphs like the following:
Issidore KOnkIe, of Crawford, n. J.,
got drunk while holding a wake over the
body of his newly born infant, and
brutally beat his wife, who was lying
sick in bed, from the effect Of which she
died. Konkle was arrested
And yet many of the best men of the
land seem careless and Indifferent as to
the success of the only cause that
affords a sure preventative for all such
crimes. Why is it that the ministry and
the members of our various christian
denominations do not preach temperance
more from their pulpits, and practice
total abstinence more in their daily
habits, is to US q matter wonderfully
strange and palpably inconsistent It
is as much the duty of those who occupy
the high positions of the ministry to
preach temperance as any other one of
the christian virtues. And the mem-
bers of our churches are as strictly re =
quire3 to observe 1t as to practice any
other principle laid down in the word of
God to guide their souls to a haven of
eternal rest. Thousands of our fellow
creatures are being yearly destroyed
mentally, physically and spiritually, and
still there are many who profess to be
followers of our SAVIOUR who stand
aloof and refuse to aid that gallant
band who have enlisted in the cause of
temperance and are boldly struggling to
carry their banners triumphantly
throughout the world. To cure and
prevent drunkness, to lessen crime,
diminish poverty and human suferings,
and to restore peace, happiness and
prosperity to distracted and miserable
householders, are among the shining
virtues now espoused and sought to
be disseminated throughout all coun~
tries and chimes by an increasing host of
determined men and women, who are
bound together by the ties of brOtherly
love under the banner of total abstinence.
Then we repeat the question, why does
the ministry to a great extent refuse
such a cause their powerful aid?
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-09-05
disposed, may make the calculation for

1t will be seen that Tennessee stands
eighth in the rank in the percC ntage of
lilIterate population, that is, of those who
cannot write. She does not quite reach
Is per cent while those above her range
from 80 to Al per cent. To recapitulate,
Tennessee stands sixth in point of NUNS
bers, and seventh in percentage of those
who cannot read, and fifth in point of
numbers and eighth in percentage of
those who cannot write.
After We have ascertained this. It
leaves us nothing to boast of, but it is
we'll to know the truth, that the condition
Of the State may not be made to appear
worse than it is. 1t is also best to know
the worst, that we provide for it. No
statesman in Tennessee can take comfort
in the thought that there are 29O.549 per
sons over ten years of age who can
neither read nor write, aud 1854 ,697 who
cannot write. This mOurnful exhibit
should stimulate every friend of educa-
ton to redOuble his exertiOus to remove
the stigma which now rests upon the
State.
We have now an excellent school law
in full operation. It's officers are all
elected and qualified, and the schools are
opening in every county in the State.
The educators, teachers, school officers
and law makers should strive to establish
the law on an immovable foundation, so
that in 1880, when the census shall be
again taken, it will lie found that the re>
prOach which ROW stands against US shall
be entirely removed.
We advise our readers to study the
Ninth Census on this point -NaShUiLLe
Banner.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-09-05
SheriRas Sale.
Murchison d Co. Is. F.A. Boz

Anderson, MurchisOn d Co. rs F.A. Bond
No. 1899
State Of Tennessee, HardeRgaa countu.
By virtue Of a venditioRi exponas to me
directed from the Circuit Court of Har,
deman county, will sell to the highest
bidder for cash at the court house door in
the town of Bolivar, on MONDAY, the
18th day Of September, 1873, the follows
ing described tract of land A certain
tract of land in Hardeman county, Ten.
nessee, civil district No. I3, bounded
on the Dorth by the land of DR.. T. E.
Moore, on the south by Hatchie river, on
the west by John Lambeth's land, and on
the east by the John Blount tract of land
said tract being known as part of the free
bridge tract, east of II atchie river, being
a portion of the tract sold by Marlin
Marsh to H NJ. Parker, Matilda Parker
on the 2lst Of December, 1865, and regis
tered December Goth, 1865, in Hardeman
county. Tennessee, and the same convey
ed by Il. NJ Parker, Matilda Parker and
Marlin Marsh to F. A Bond, the defend~
ant, by deed of date Sd December, 1871,
and registered on Sth Dec, 1871, IN book
*" Registers Office, Hardeman county,
Tennessee, pages Sc and ST. Levied on
as the property of F. A Bond to satisfy
this venditioni in favor Of Anderson,
MurchisOn & Co. J. J. NELLY,
Sept 1873. pfS8,75.) Sheriff.
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Sherin's Sale.

John Myres rs. Il NJ. Parker and w. 7.
Sherron. No $500
State Of Tennessee. HardcB9dR county
BY virtue of venditiOni exponas t. me
directed from the Circuit Court of Hdr~
deman county, will sell to the highest
bidder for cash at the court house door in
the town Of Bolivar, on MONDE !, the
18Th day Of October, 1873, a certain
house and lot, cOnve7ed by Martin Pirtle
to II. NJ Parker, lying and being in the
town of Bolivar, in district No 6, in Har-
deman county, Tennessee, beginning at a
stake on Market street, one foot west of "a
certain house and lot owned by James
Pybass, and opposite the stOrehOuse own
ed by G. w. Swinebroad runs thence
west with Market street, say 40 feet, to
tn e northeast corner Of the house and boz
owned by Charles Murphy, and known a.
the Tempest Saloon; thence south with
said Murphy's lot SO feet to a stake, the
northwest corner of said Parker's lot !;
thence east, say 40 feet, to its southeast
corner thence north 80 feet to the be-
ginning being the same lot on which IS
now situated the frame building occupied
by one WarfOrd as a confectionery and
beer saloon, AMI lately occupied by q. A.
SwinebrOad as q meat store and by the
ProprietOrs Of the Bolivar Bulletin. Lev
led on as the property of Ii. NJ. Parker to
satisfy this venditiOni in favor of John
Myres. J. j. NELLY,
Sept. l, 1873 (pfSS,75) Sheriff
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-09-05
SHERIFF,S SALE.
j. B. Harriss rs. A. G. helms.
No SQ4R


State Of Tennessee Haydemaa countu
by virtue Of Venditioni expOnas to
me direct from the Circuit Court of Har
deman county, l will sell to the highest
bidder for cash at the court he use door in
the town of Bolivar, on MONDAY, the
29th day of September, 1878, the following
described land, tO-wit: lying in Harde-
man county, Tennessee, in civil distri
No. II, on both sides of Hard Castle
brahCh, and bounded as follows-begin>
ming at or near a small hickory on Will
liam Jones north boundary line, John
Mullins southeast corner, and running
with said Jones line and passing his
northeast corner, in all els poles to a
stake, small oak pointers on g. W.
Swinebroad's north boundary line, Samp-
son Carpers, deceased, corner; thence
with his line north lob poles to a small
white oak, black oak and blackjack poin-
tiers thence with 7. =. Robinson's south
boundary line west &c poles to a stake,
black oak pointers; thence " it'll his line
north Il poles to the mouth of ditch :;
thence with the ditch, an agreed line be-
tween W. Il. Bryant and &. G. Robinson,
south so degrees west Isl poles to a stake
in the field, J. Mullins northeast corner +;
thence with his line south 100 poles to
the beginning; containing one hundred
and fOrty-five acres, more or less, it being
the same land conveyed by w. H. Bryant
to A. c. helms on the 18th of February,
1868, and registered on March 2Sth, 1873,
in Registers Office of Hardeman county,
in book Y, page 222 and 223, May 5,
1873 Also, at the same time snd place
| will sell the following described tract
of land, lying in Hardeman couaty, Ten
nessee, and known and designated as the
northeast quarter Of section seven, of
Township one, range five, east meridian,
Chickasaw Cession, being one hundred
and sixty acres on the west, being
sixty acres off the east end of the north
west quarter of the same section, it
being the same land conveyed by G.. w.
SwinebrOad to Alex. Ramsey, and regis
tered in book S, pages 328 and 800, in
Registers Office, of Hardeman county,
and afterwards conveyed by said Ramsey
to A. Q. helms. Levied on as the pro-
perty of A. &. helms to satisfy this ven~
ditioni in favor of James B. Harriss.
J j. NELLY,
Sept l, 1873. (pfSI475) Sheriff
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SHERIFF's SALE.
Ramsey & Harriss as. II. NJ. Parker

Ramsey & Harriss as. II. NJ. Parker
No. S940
State of Tennessee, HdrdemaH county.
By virtue of venditioni expOnas to me
directed from the Circuit Caurt of Har-
deman county, will sell to the highest
bidder for cash at the court house door in
the town of Bolivar, on MONDAY, the
18Th day of October, 1873, one town
lot in the town of Bolivar, Hardeman
county, Tennessee, known as plat No. IA
and as the livery stable in said town,
as the property Of H. NJ Parker, be-
ginning at J. H. CARROTS southeast cor
ner of the boot and shoe shop occupied
by James Collins as such, and runs west
IS feet to q stake thence north II feet to
a stake on the line of cabinet shop Oceu-
pied by ]. A Baker and owned by }. Il.
Bills heirs; thence west with the liBe Of
the cabinet shop 10 feet to q stake and
line of T. Voss' lot; thence south with
T. VOss' lot As feet to a stake and north
west corner of lot known as the Antony
Ramsey lot and line of grocery house lot
owned by d. J. and G. W. Newbern, to
Main street; thence north 80 feet on the
line of Main street to the beginning
Levied on as the property Of II. NJ. Par
ker to satisfy this venditioni in favor of
Ramsey d Harriss. J. J. NELLY,
Sept, !, 1873. (pfS8,00) Sheriff
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-09-05

VERY BAD.-There are loud and deep
complaints about the sudden depreciation
of county warrants. This bad state Of
affairs can be easily remedied and the
County Court should not delay in the
matter for one moment. When we were
building the court house and had debt
of $25, 600 hanging over US it was our
pride to have it said that Hardeman
county warrants were worth dollar for
dollar. How is it now? The county
owes less than fifteen thousand dollars
and yet the Olders of warrants, in some
instances, cannot get more than so cents
in the dollar for them This is all wrong,
and has been brought about by neglect
and failure to levy sufficient tax to meet
the outstanding Indebtedness of the cOun-
ty. Nothing can or will be done, we pres
sumo, in this matter until the January
term of Court. In the mean time HarN
deman county warrants should not de-
preciate in value for every one of them
will certainly be paid in full just as soon
as the proper steps can be taken to do so.
Ours is q solvent county, if put to the
test, and there is no cause for alarm, all
though, to many, "pay day" is a long
way off Our columns are open to any
one who may wish to Ventilate the sub,
iect.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-09-05
SheriH,s sale.
a. a. Coleman r5 II. NJ Parker.
No. 1898.

W. cJSDN.
State Of Tennessee, HGrdemGn county.
BY virtue of venditioni exponls u me
directed from the Circuit Court of lIar>
deman county, | will sell to the highest
bidder for cash at the court hOIse dn,r In
the town Of Bolivar, on HONDA !, the
1871 dgy Of October, 1873, certain
house and lot, lying and being in the town
of Bolivar, district No 3 of Hardeman
county, Tennessee, beginning at a stake
on Market street, one foot west Of a GER
tain lot and house owned by } Imrs Ply
bass and opposite the stOrehuuSs Of ~ w
SwinebTOad f.; runs thence west with Mar
ket street, on which snid street it fronts,
say 40 feet, TO the northeast corner of the
lot and house owned by Charles Murphy
and known as the Tempest Saloon; thence
south with said MurPhy's lot 50 feet to a
stake, the southwest corner Of said Park
ers lot; thence east, say ~ feet, to the
southeast corner; thence north 50 feet to
the beginning, being the same lot on
which is now situated the frame building
occupied by one Warford as a confection-
cry, and lately occupied py g. a Swine
broad as a meat store, and by the prOpri>
etors of the Bolivar Bulletin as print
ing Office. Also, uDOD the following de-
scribed hOuse and lot in Bolivar, Tennes-
see, situated, lying and being IN district
No s, Hardeman county, Tennessee, and
fronting on jackson street and just oppo-
site and north Of court square, beginning
at n stake, the southeast corner Of the
house and lot bought by J 4 F. FeBtress
Of J. NJ. Mask, on jackson street, and
runs east 45 feet to a stake on the lot
bought by Newbern IL Statler at sale of
the lots of estate of Joel Sanders, dec d +;
thence north So feet to u stake; thence
west As feet to a stake, the northwest cor
ner of said lot thence south So feet to
the beginning; being the same house and
lot conveyed by J. II. Garrett to the de
PENDANT II NJ. Parker, by deed Of date
April I'd, 1873. Also, upon the following
lot, tO-wit: In districE No. 6, Hardeman
county, Tennessee, fronting on Main
street, and beginning at point on the
southeast corner Of the shoe shop lately
occupied by James Collins and belong
ing 10 J. II. Garrett, runs thence south
with said street, say IS feet; thence west
say 30 feet to stake, It's southwest cor
ner; thence north, say SIS feet to stake,
| Its northwest corner thence east, say 30
/ feet % a stake thence south % feet to q
stake thence 20 feet 10 the beginning On
| Main street, being what is known as the
| livery stable in Bolivar, Tenn essee, now
rented by Lewis Moore of the defendant,
! II. NJ Parker, and the levy on said stable
| and lot being subject TO three other levies
| on executions in favor of Bicknell, Hunt
& SchneIl, Harrison, Pepper IL Co., J. F.
! Sheets, use of A. 7. McNeal Levied on
as the property of H. NJ. Parker to s4tis~
! fy this yenditioni IN favor of A A Cole
| man. J. J. NELLY,
Sept. /. 1873. (pfSl8, 75.) Sheriff.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-09-05
SHEREFF'S SALE.
Harkins & Durrett VS.. J. Minter.
No 1857

W. COOi-
State Of Tennessee, Rardemdn county
By virtue of venditioni exponas to me
directed from the Circuit Court of Hara
deman county, will sell to the highest
bidder for cash at the court house door in
the town of Bolivar, on MONDAY, the
29th day of September, 1873, a certain
tract of land lying in Hardeman county,
Tennessee, and bounded as follows, to-
wit: beginning at a stake on c. Mickeys
northeast corner, runs with the Bolivar
and Grand Junction road north so poles
to stake, with redOak pointers, on B.
NJ. HUllum's west boundary; thence north
1912 west A poles to blackjack sappling,
with blackjack, whiteoak, hickory and q
post pointers; thence south go west ll9
poles to a stake Ia a field; thence south
40 lilo poles to a stake, to a large red
yak, ash and hickory pointers, on Chas.
Mickey's north boundary line; thence
east with the same l54 poles to the be-
ginning Containing sc acres and So
100 poles. Levied on as the property of
j. +. Minter to satisfy this venditiOni in
favor of Harkins & Durrett.
J. j. NELLY,
SEPT l, 1873. Sheriff
State Of Tennessee, Hardeman county.
The undersigned, free holders of Har~
deman county, and State of Tennessee,
having been summoned by J. J. Nicely,
Sheriff of said county to set apart unto
}. f. Minter a homestead out of his real
estate levied on by said Sheriff, by faith
of an execution in his hands in favor Of
| Harkins q Durrett vs.. J. F. Minter, is
sued by NJ. W. Prewitt, J. p of said
county, after having been duly sworn to
act impartially and examine tho premises
levied upon, have discharged the duties
| assigned by setting apart unto said } f.
Minter as his homestead the following de-
| scribed land, including the mansion and
| Outhouses, tO-wit-a tract of land situate
ia range >, and section --, of the 10th
| surveyors district, in the couu of Hal
deman, beginning at hickory, G. Mick
| ey's northeast corner, runs north with the
| Bolivar and Grand Junction road SO Ito
| poles to a stake; thence south 6S' west
| l23 poles to a stake; thence north l9
| poles to a stake on Robert BOyd's line
| thence south $50 west % 7-I0 poles to
! Royds southwest corner; thence south
| 40 10 poles TO a stake with large red
oak, ash and hickory pointers on G.
! Mickey's north boundary line; thence
| east l54 poles to the beginning. And we,
the undersigned, do hereby certify that
! the above is a homestead set apart by US
| for j. L. Minter. j. D. JOHNSON,
r A BOYD,
B. NJ. HULLUM,
(pfSl6T5O Commissioners