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Co.Kci-Uecirilito:he*-iI»CeelM.ai-il'ikn.Ie-m-5t*CUonedict«*to \T. .lire-ra*rj^notitvetto«tiO;ekad.then‘.-o aitthetheIIsin*■V*~•§aj)roppie orchaid attacked to the ear, and pitying “ceven up”’ tnth Guy- Jould^as *o the propriety of co£3lructiiur a lino of railroad from Kcd Hot to Allcm vjroozleum. Hastily p]aiii£; an aoo from liis toot, he Welcomed us warmly and accompanied us through the car.TTe first visited a ban diajJas parlor on the same floor, seventy ft ot wide and a hundred and sixty feet long. The parlor is richly furnished with pianos, mirrors, sofas and other costly furniture, and the walls are hung with the finest petroleum oil paintings the fneek market can afford. The third arid fourth rtorics. which wealso v'-ifei, are occupied by spacious bedrooms, each room containing' a double bed, large dre^s.ng-essc, sofa, a dozen chairs, and a mirror tea bet wide, extending* from floor to celling. The flxr is cover d with Bru-.'th cupet, !inpivpri«ttriy pro-ieci-1 bv a dt*/e» sruttoons From e.icli•d -room a door open* out to a verandah, or biv window. The ear K only four Stories high, but aboe the-c there ia an attic »or tlto storing away of old boo ts,b?oke« bottles empty Leer bariel-, last jeaxb panti-loons, threadb tre colt*, hoe h.mdh.s, old p\*w point*, ru^ts oh.dtn*, old volume-' o Shell* y\«nd Tupptrs w*iks, buckets witnout bails, ami such. Tim sscond floor is occupied exclusively by a beautiful fountain, which eontirmdly plays into a basin two hundred and 'fifty feet ia diameter, and twenty-seven feet deep, and in tliis are always ssen sporting the crawfr-h which “Jim ln\s caught and tamed. They are of all sizes, from a sardine up to a whale. A few oil sharks, alligators, terrapins and mock turtles are to be seen among the others. The rear portion of the first story isooeupiedby a kitchen and ttore rooms. In the basement are contrivances for heating the ear, manufacturing gas. etc. In front is a lawn of seven-c-teen aeres and in the rear a commodious baek yard. Fruit tree?- vines, shrubbery and flowers are the characteristics. ‘*Gooac hawks** in guided cages warble sweet mu-lt;dc to the earf and small bald headed pig* dispoit gaily upon’ the hillxide.Owing to circumstances over which wci.ad no control we were ct this point kick*lt;ki out of the back door by a-partion of the“fifteenth amendment’ who wore an*\Eric” ring . ad hob-nailed slippers. IVeunderstand that the mm who f-cqueni*ths spot where the woodbine twine th i*about to nut Pullman co ichea on the 0. G. * »and A. 2J. ft. for the benefits of the “oil operators on wheelsIn consequence of this visit the “bottom” will undoubtedly dr on out of the oil market, and the importation of benzine increase. *~- - — - -SlOJl lOFranklimotion, Lowry (Petltiin tho I request:shop5* wdav«, ‘wc wal’d) SireferredPttifiquestmj Oak «tre (4th ^ ai Mr. 1mittee i H. F. 1Petrolctmeetingfi fab rmatterrunningMr. F removal -treet, tl* .id strc•* ii v o;buils in-.U-hcd I air. 1moved quiriag menclng and runchanic pexpense j remi-'Cl Mr. E moved t to furai-sen tedand plac ' On miMr. LoD. A.ilfor brid: ordered Petiti much oi creekir sen’s (la road lai was on ward; s Street C Mr. 1 take sue mulatto and th‘ street.Hymekeoi,.—Ai- 9 o’clock yesterdaymorning St. James Memorial Church was- a *
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Titusville Herald
Titusville, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, May 06, 1870
Page 3
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Carnegie L.
Pennsylvania, USA 30 Oct 2020
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