The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-13
A QUEER ROW
Between Sunday School Officers
During Service.
a SENSATION IN WASHINGTON
An Old Quarrel Ereak, Ont, aud tho See
rotary Assaults tho superintendent
While tho Latter I, Giving Out tho
Hymn "iiiest bo tho Tie that lilnds'-A
Panic Among the scholar, and Teachers.


northeast, came to a full and sudden
stop last Sunday morning, all because
the secretary struck tho supcrinteud.
cnt In tho face. A trial In the poke
court may yet be the sequel OF the az.
fair.
Mr.. f. q. Farnham. contractor and
builder, Is the superintendent OF the
Sunday school. Like other supcrintcn.
dents, he sits on the platform and leads
and directs tho cxCrcIseA He had Just
given out the first hymn Sunday morn
Ing. 1t was, BLESSED be the Tie That
Binds"
Mr.. Caleb C. Parkinson, n clerk IN
one OF the departments. is secretary OF
tho school. He sits beside the superln-
tendent when things are In their nor
nal condition. No sooner had Mr..
FarnlrIm announced what should be
sung. than Mr.. Parkinson arose, SO the
scholars OF the Sunday school say, and
struck at his fellow officer.
HIT Him In the Face.
Mr.. Fnrnham Is stIll active. and
though thc blow came like thunder
bolt from q clear sky, he waried It off.
He was not quick enough. for tho Sec
ond blow. however. and this time the
secretary caught him squarely in the
face.
or course the whole thing was so un-
expected that some OF the ladies OF the
sunday school came near faIntng.
None did though, but the most OF them
ran out In the church parlors and ev-
etyone asked everyone else what was
the matter and all wanted TO know
whether anyone was hurt.
MI Farnham and Mr.. Parkinson
went along with the rest and when they
neared the rear OF the room, It IS said,
they came closa together and again
the secretary struck the superiItend-
emit The latter retired 10 one OF the
parlors, whare many OF the ladies' were
stil standing In'the door
The secretary turned the other. way.
In doing So he met Mr.. A. K. TAYLOR.
The secretary was still wrathy. and It
Is said that he paused 10 strike Mr..
Taylor. The latter IA n Young man and
the officer was unsuccessful. Then h
grabbed Dir. Taylor by the vest and
tore 1t 50 that the young man was I'M
able TO stay for church and present q
real nice appearance at the same time
Result OF AN Old Quarrel.
Mr.. Parkinson Is the father OF Miss
clnsa Parkinson. who was at one time
accused OF having attempted to set fire
to the house OF neIghhor, though she
was never brought 10 trial Tor the al
!eSed oife.se. She was then and Is at
present che orGanIst in the church. and
the matter was brought iato the
church
a bitterness was said to have arisen
between the Parkinson and Farnham
families over the affair. Finally the
moderator OF the church advised the
superintendent 10 suspend his official
duties for one Sunday. This was done
AT I recent meeting OF the officials OF
the church, 1t was decided that all past
Scores between any OF the members
were wiped out.
The Sunday that Mr.. Farnham kept
away from his place on the platform
was the one before last. Il was said
that Mr.. Parkinson thought he should
repeat the vacation last Sunday. With
the thought that probably he would
not do this. Nr. Farnham's friends say,
Mr.. Parkinson came to the Sunday
school with 4 vast deal OF premedita-
ton In HE heart
The superintendent took his place on
the platform. The secretary brought
his chair forward: Mr.. Parkinson Is
said to be q gentleman of few words
and always modest in their utteSaRce.
1t was different Sunday m6rninE. Ev-
eryoody in the room heard what he
said. though everyone is not exactly
clear in how the words were put to.
Sethcr. The consensus OF opinion Is that
he said something Ike this:
1 do not think that u child OF the
devil should lead the Sunday school.
Then he made the assault.
Mr Farnham is said TO have given
the secretary the alternative OF making
an apology In Sunday school ard be-
fore him or suffering n prosecution for
assault and Tor creating n disturbance
In religious gathering. II Is under
stood that he has thus far decided to
make no apology.