The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-07
MOUNDSvIILE.
The OIL Question-A Young Man Pos
sessed OF u DevlI.-
MouYDsvlLLE, December 6, 1878.

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MouSDsvlLLE, December 6, 1878.
Editors IptellIgenGcr. .aps - t-v
WhenI lust wrote You our peoplewere
considerably excited over the "oil ques-
tion." 1t is true that the company, boring
on Col. Thompsons farm, over the river
from our town, when they came to the
first sand stone, orwhat oil. men call the
first oil stone, found oil in small quanti-
ties, sufficient, however, to induce them to
stop boring and 50 to work to get all the
leases from the farmers on this side Of the
river that could DO had. After securing
all the territory that they could get, they
commenced work again and sunk theirwell
through thefirststone without finding
oill Lam itola, however, that they were
mucfdisappointed, as theydid not ex-
pect to get much oil until they struck the
second sand or oil stone. This they have
not vet done, as they . have heeiil very
much annoyed by n strong vein OF salt
water that, made its appearance immedi:;
ately below the first stone. II they had
been boring for salt water they would
have strucka 4 "bonanza, sure. They donot
seem to be much discouraged, and are
working away like beavers: ee8J
POSSESSED OF A DEVIL.
We had a positive demonstration OF the
fact in our town on the evening OF the 4th
inst, TINT d man in this age OF the world
NAV become possessed Of q Devil"
Charles Charlton, a,y0ung man OF this
place, aged about eighteen years, went
intoIthe barber shop OF n man; by tho name
ofI Gibson and demanded that he be jim.
mediatcly washed. Gibson was busy at
the time and told him to await his turn.
Charlton ut once got on the rampage,
and Selling a razor drove Gibson out Of
the shop and into the, kitchen of
hotel Kept, by a man BY inc
name Of Weidebusch. Then Charlton,
armed himself with some chunks Of old
iron, with which he assaulted Gibson,
swearing lle would kill him. Gibson
again took refuge In fight; Charlton pur-
sued him for some distance, but finding
Gibson too fleet for him, he returned TO
Weidebusche's Hotel and attempted to
tear down the BARRIERS sign. Failing in
ihisI he lat ttaalsed tho boxing or curbiug
around q we'll standing Immediately In
front OF the hotel and right on the edge oil
Tho river Cbank. This time tho. young
man cot more than he bargained for. The
curling suddenly gave way and into Ihe
we'll Went Charlton headforemost The
we'll is about IS feet deep, and there was
about 20 feet of ,watar In It at the time.
STRANGE 10 say Charlton was not MncD
hurt and he at once shouted for help. Fhe
well.bucket was lowered, and. Charlton
clineineSto Il was slowly raised 70 very
near the top Of the well when the rops
suddenly iparted yand away went Char-
ton. bucket and all to the bottom again;
This time, however, he went down feet
foremost. We do not know how to ac-
count for Il, except upon tho theory that
stthe devil loves Ills own" or that you gan
not xii a man when he Is full Of fighting
whisky . but miraculous as II may appear,
the ySI,ngstar did not appear much the
worse OF his second baptism, and he again
called for help which he soon got ana was Ta
landed once more safely on dry iah9, te
was still on the warpsth, the water ialtipg
fo eool'his blood and he Ras arrested py
Sergeant 'Hahan' aud lodged In the S'eooI'
Yesterday Esquire Purdy, on complaint
Of Gibson committed him to jail IN DC;
fault Of $500 bail q answbs afl lndietipen'
Ids inIonio,is assault with intent 10 vi,
Mans Hughes, who was committed Dy
Justice Evans tortbs DRY Ridge" rooeryi
succeeded IN finding bondsneh tor Als ap'
pearance and Is now at liberty. o.