The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-04-01
Frantic spirit Plays Tricks ON q vir-
glnia Reverend.

glnta Reverend.
There lives in the suburbs of Buchanan
worthy man, the Rev. g. G Thrasher,
whose house has been for six weeks the
theatre of many curious and ghostly ex-
ploits. 1t (whatever it may be) COM
menccd operations by extracting from
the reverend gentleman's corn crib,
through paddock door, a sack Of corn,
and pouring it out some twenty PAGES
from the crib, and this circumstance
proves that the spirit must at least be
white, for one bearing the hue of the
"XVth Amendment" could never have
resisted the temptation of toting it to his
haunts. Then, night after night it came,
performed its frantic tricks, opened win
dows buried in the inside, doors locked
and guarded scattered furniture and the
utensils Of the culinary department hther
and thlther. and went away unperceived
despite the fact that each night the house
was guarded inside and around by vigi-
liant nei. hbors, armed to the teeth aud
eager to capture or detect the bold hob
goblin who had, time and again, passed
through their ranks unseen.
One evening last week, whilst Mr..
Thrasher was writing in his study, about
o'clock, there was bold knock on the
door, several times repeated, but on Mr..
i Thrashers seizing pistol and rushing to
the door. 10. nothing was there, and
nothing was to be seen in the vicinity, al
though the minutcst search was made /;
and this knocking occurs frequently, and
doubted yeraclty.
| Tbro, ,
over to DR.. Woods residence, and whilst
there heard his little children, whom he
had left at home, ringing bell, and at
the same time heard a violent knocking
at the door, and on approaching, being
armed with shotgun, and accompanied
i by DR.. Wood, distinctly heard his little
son enquire of the unwelcome visitor
what i, wanted \ reply was given but
in an undistinguishable humble, resem-
bling, as Dir. Woud describes it, a con- fu-
sion Of voices from the ground. Both
! gentlemen affirm that not the least trace
of any person or thing was visible, al
though every nook and corner of the
premises Were carefully exomined nor
could any person in the house produce
the sounds they heard, no one being at
at home at the tine except his three lit
tie children, the eldest brave little boy
OF twelve summers who, with pistol in
hand, was intrrlocuting he hob.oblin
who had puzzled the graycas heads III
Buchanan.
Some two weeks ago Mr. Thrasher was
watching in his yard, armed with douh-
lc- barieie shot gun, when, as he says
something like thin shadow, bearing re
semblance to human form, passed by
him. but swiftly as the wind, aud instant
ly Disappeared This is all he has seen,
and strange enough, not track or trace
has ever been left behind although night
after night, in the moonshine aud dark
ness, in calm and in storm, he mysterl-
GUS stranger has come, played his curious
pranks, the half OF which have not told
and went-whare One would naturally
ask if a person might conceal himself for
the purpose OF payinga joke upon the
reverend gcntcman but [ answer there
is no possibility OF this. Every nook has
been examined time aud again by many
q persons. and there cannot pi,ssibiy be any
snbterranean rctteat for flesh and blood
in the vicinity. The surrounding grounds
are plain and clear, and it seems inpos-
>iblc that any person could pass from the
house unperceived, even in partial dark
ues.
This is no hoax-I mean this state.
ment-and if you doubt it, would re
fer you to the most respectable gentlemen
OF buchanan and its vicinity. aud TO the
| Reverend aIr. Thrasher himself, who is u
| gentleman oi high standing, aud minis
ter of the Baptist Church. .-Riehmond
/ Wig