The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-02-09
The buchanan Ghost.

A correspondent OF he kicluoond Wing
writing frem Buchanan, Bosetoprt county.
Virginia. gives The following account Of recent
ghossly doines in that vicinity, Of which
brief mention hss already been made. TEe
says: So
There lives in the suburbs Of Rpchanana
worthy mar, the Rev. G Q. Thrasher, whose
house has been FOR SIX weeks the theatre of
many curious aud ghostly exploits; it (ghat
ever it may be) convened operations by ex
tracing froTn the reverend gentlenan's corn
crib, througha padlocked door, q sack of corn
and pouring it out some twenty PAGES from
the crib. and this circumstance proves that
she spirit must be. at least, white, for one
bearing the hue Of the .sAVfh Amendment"
coul! never have resisted the temptation of
oatiug it TO his Iiaunts. Then night after
night it came, performed its fatastic tricks
opened wiudows barred on the inside, doors
locked apd guarded, scattered furniture and
the utensils OF tie culinary depas tment- bitiler
and thither, and went away unperceived de
spite the fact that each night the house was
guarded inside and around by vigilant neigh
bors, armed:to the teeth and eagereto capture
or detect the bold hobgeblin who had time
and again passed through their rank unseen
One evening last week, whilst Mr.. T. was
writing in his study, about o'clock, there
was aboId knock at the door several times re
pestea hut on AIr. Us selling a pistol and
rushing to the door, 10! nothing was there,
and nothing was to be seen il the vicinity,
although the minutest search was made; and
this knocking occurs frequently, and has been
Al
Three evenings ago Mr. 7 went over to Or
" Gods residence, and whilst there heard his
little children, whom he had left at home,
ringing a bell. and at the same time heard a
violent knocking at the door, and on ap
preaching being armed with a shot gun, and
accompanied by DIR. Wood, distinctly heard
his little son inquire Of the unweleone visitor
what it wanted A reply was given, but in
an undistiuguishable mnmhle, resembling, as
Dr. VI God describes it, a confusion OF voices
coming from the ground, Both gentlemen
affirm that not the least trace OF any person or
thing was visible, although every nook and
corner Of the premises was carefully examin-
ed nor could any body in the house produce
the sounds they heard, no one being at home
at the time EXCEPT his three little children
the eldest q brave little boy of twelve sum
l,crs, who, with pistol in hand, was nterlo
cutting the hobgohlin who has puzzled the
grayest heads in Buchanan.
Some two weeks AGO Mr. I. was watching
in his yard. armed with double barreled
shot gun, when. as he says. something like a
thin shadow bearing resemblance tea human
form, passed by him, but swiftly as the wind,
and instantly disappeared. This is all that
he has seen, and strange enough, net d track
or trace has ever been left behind. although
night after night, in moonshne and darkness,
in calm and IN storm, the mysterious stranger
has come, played his curious pranks. the half
of which have not told. and went-where !?
One would naturally ask if there might not
be some place in which person might con-
eeal himself for the purpose of playing joke
upon the reverend gentleman but answer
there is none Every nook has been.examin-
ed time aud again BY niany persons, and there
garnet possibly be any subterranean retreat
for flesh md Blood in the vicinity. The sur
rounding grounds are plain and clear, and it
seems impossible that any person could pass
from the house nnpercelved, even in partial
darkness. sees
This is no hoax--I mean this statement
and if you doubt it, would refer you to the
most respectable gentleman Of Buchanan and
its vicinity, and to the Reverend Mr.. Thrash
er himself who is gentleman OF high stand
ing and minister Of the Baptist Church