The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-24
WEST yIRGINIANS
AND SOME OF rAsla NElaAsoas.
tn. Saw. of til. STATE and tho Border Counties Of
AtJoInInE Statss-ylrions Accidents and
Incidents of Recent Occurrence.
Accident to a Farmer.
The Paul. Marquis murder case comes upin

The Paul. Marquis murder case comes up In
Wood county to-day.
Mr.. Charles +. Mayer, OF Cumberland, has
contracted TO furniGh 10000 tons OF West Viz.
ginia gss coal to parties In Philadelphia.
The mines from which the coal will be taken
are at ClarkSburg. Little Of this class OF coal
has heretofore been furnished TO Philadel-
ph'a. but 1t Is thought u permanent market
can be secured there for 1t.
The Jefferson mill gas well at steubenyile
Is now down below 800 feet and the boring
Is through o hard stone, thought to be granite,
In this connection 1t may be we'll 10 uote hat
from "a 10 3l4 feet down, or for 10 feet, the
Wellsburg well was bored through white
sandstone, and that there was evidence OF
gas at 2S7 feet. This tailies with the present
development IL the Jefferson well.
At a recent special communication OF
Equality lodge, A. F. & A. NJ, OF Mar ms.
burg, several members presented 10 the lodge
q handsome oil painting Of Judge @. J..
Faulkner, Jr., Past Master Of tue lodge AID
Past Grand Master OF the State. from the
brush Of Storm, OF this city. A number OF
invited guests, ladies and gentlemen, were
present on this occasion. Judge Faulkner
being called upon, In a modest speech re-
viewed his connection with the lodge, from
az hAAAV ~ Wao 0htVApAt PhoSpt u lhA1Nd
to the sublime degree OF a Master Mason; re-
ferred TO the five years served in the Masters
chair, in that time missing but two regular
or special communications; how astonished
and amazed when he was first shown the pic.
ture, being In ignorance Of what had been
done until that time. Closing his remarks,
he stated lie thought when the temptations
50 strong In this life assAiled him, and he
should faltIr, The recollection OF that portrait
harging In old Equality Lodge would fur
nish n OF the strongest temporal motives 10
resist the evil promptings cf q carnal nature
aud cause him to "hew 10 the line, let the
chips fall where they may Afterwards re-
freshments were served.
Recent y an accident occurred in Green.
brier county, the details OF which are too deli
cate aud horrible In their nature to publish.
Wallace Johnston was about finishing of q
hay stack, and needed a stake for the purpose
OF driving 1t into the top Of the stack In order
10 make It secure. He sent the man who
was assisting him away to get a suitable
piece OF timber tor the purpose indicated,
but, before leaving, his companion left a long
pitob.fork standing againtt the stack, h!ndle
upwards. In tbs meALti Q rain came on,
and the absent p'rty not returning, Mr..
Johnston sought TO leave his position, and
a.tHsa Siiue tiou 'oP VI VIZ steSA W
the ground. Not knowing the position Of
the fork he slipped pon Il, the handle enter.
ing his person and inticting adeep and horri-
BILE wound. HIS weight set the prongs OF
the fork into the ground, aud In his effort to
d~isengrge himself from bis sgonizinE situa.
ton he was throsn face formost some dS-
lance down the hill, falling with great force
upon his head and shoulders. The fall itself
was sufficient 10 have caused death, but his
injuries in this particular were almost moth
ing compared with his other troubles. In IN
almost iusensible condition, aud alone, he
made his way TO the house, where he suffered
great and excrutiating agonies. His recovery
Is doubtful.