The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-07

being able to detect where they came
from. These demonstrations were kept
up pretty actively while Mr.. Thrasher,
his guests, and Anna Pring were at
church. That night Rev. Mr.. White
scarver and Deacon Smith, of Blacks
burg, were sleeping together in a room
up stairs. Mr.. Whitescarver was
awakened BY seeing a man enter the
room and walk up TO the foot OF the
bed. Taking him for Mr.. Thrasher,
he was about to address him, when he
suddenly turned and rapidly went out
OF the room. Mr.. Smith also awoke
just then, and also heard somewhat
heavy footsteps descending the stairs.
Mr. Whl,escaryer says that when the
man turned to 60 out. he perceived from
his size and dress that II was not Mr..
Thrasher, and Mr.. Thrasher ayers that
he did not leave his chamber after
lighting his guests to bed. About the
same hour. Mr.. and Mrs. Thrasher
both saw their chamber door open and
shut FIVE or six times. The door was
found unlocked the next morning, not
withstanding it had been carefully
locked when they retired. The same
night, Mr.. Dolmsn, a deacon. in the
Baptist Church, Botetolrt county, who
was sleeping III another room, was
awakened by finding the coyerlids Of
his bed rapidly rising and falling. He
could neither see nor hear any one
when he jumped up.
Saturday night Mr. Whitescarver,
being sick, did not go out to church.
He WASHING on the sofa in the parIor,
while Mrs. Thrasher, Anna Pring, and
the children were in the diningroom,
with the door between them open. Sud-
denly crash was heard in the back
passage. Mr.. Whitescarver ran into
the dining-room, and on opening the
door they found in the passage large
billie, Of wood. They saw stick after
stick fall, but could not detect where it
came from, until they gathered up eight
or ten sticks, which burned very readl.
", and had no sulphm@ odor. Going
up stairs they found the beds tumbled,
as usual, but searched in vain for the
visitor. Just as they were going up
into the garnet they heard the fall Of a
heavy object, and found in the centre Of
the floor large brick, which had been
evidently just thrown there.
That afternoon. while the family and
a num.er Of guests were sitting in the
parlo7, the door leading into the pas
sage suddenly and unaccountably flew
open. Last night, while all OF the
family were at church except Mrs.
Thrasher, her little boy, and Anna
Pring, the knocking at the front door
was resumed very violently. On going
gu, they looked through the glass on
the side of the door and saw no one,
but discovered that the key had been
taken from the inside OF the door and
thrown on the floor OF the porch
This could be very easily done, as the
glass had been broken few evenings
before by a man thrusting his hand
through. according to the report Of
Anna Pring, who was alone in the
house at the time
Mrs. Thrasher then unlocked the
back door and sent Anna and little
Charley around TO get the key. They
both declare that they saw man
standing on the porch, who seemed TO
vanish as they came up. Just as they
got the key, the knocking was heard at
the back door and when they got around
there they saw (as they both aver the
same man, who ran of as they came up.
The moon was shining very brightly at
the time 1t was nov found that the
KEY OF the back door hal disappeared,
and it has not yet been found. Mean
while pieces OF split pine wood, such a
Mr.. +. did not have on his premises,
were thrown on the floors OF three OF
the rooms Of the house.
Various theories are ADVANCED ty the
people Of the neighborhood to &C
count for these mysterious manifesto
tons (only a part Of which !
have detailedE but while they explain
how some of them c9,ili have been done,
they by no means account satisfactorily
for others, and especially for the occur
rences Of the past few days. Mr.
Thrasher offers to surrender his house
to any number OF gentlemen who may
be willing to attempt to solve the mys
terry, and it is hoped that some OF the
enterprising young men OF the town
NAV succeed in doing so.
No one acquainted with Mr.. or Mrs
Thrasher would doubt for moment the
ruth OF any statement they may make.
They are still in complete darkness as
10 the solution of the mystery, but are
thoroughly satisfied that Anna Pring,
whom they have watched very closely,