Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-11-07

no piece of it and handed it to Mason, and
both found it hot. Then taking up the Other
piece he tried two or three times to break il
by throwing it on the floor, but failed. He
then laid the second half on the sill of the
window, in the room, intending to bring il
home. Resuming his seat near the front stooP
he was again startled by the piece he hao
placed on the window falling at his feet, and
once more breaking into two pieces. He die
not pick it up again. At twelve o'clock 6
smoothing iron Jumped from the fire place
about six feet into the room. 1t was replaced
and again jumped out. He noticed that the
iron was also hot but this may have beer
heated at the fire.
SHOWER OF CORN.
At about this time dinner was announced
when the family and many guests walked ou1
to the table. Soon after being seated all cal
of corn, apparently from the ceiling overhead
fell between Mr.. James Campbell, of Macon
and Mrs. Surrency striking the floor with
great force it broke in two, scattering the
grains all round the room. Later in the day
another ear of corn fell in another room
striking near Mrs. Burns, a northern lady
who, at the time had an infant in her arms
Soon after this, whilst Mr.. D. M. McGauley
Allen Walls, Robert R. Prestell, G.. @. Eason
John NJ. Walls, J. w. Roberts and DAME
Carter, of that neighborhood, and Campbell
Lindenstruth and Mason were standing in the
front room, a chamber glass was smashed into
fifty pieces in The centre Of the room. They
were at the time intently watching everything
visible in the room, but none saw this unit
after the vessel was broken.
THE EXCITEMENT-EXTRA TRAIN.
So rapidly had the news spread, and 81
great was the excitement, the Macon anc
Brunswick Railroad dispatched an extra trair
on Sunday. 1t arrived at Surrency abou
three o'clock in the afternoon, with seventy
five people on board. But the ghosts, spirits
or whatever else they might be called, did no
choose to give them any manifestations, anc
the train left in about an hour, taking most o
them back. A few remained, however, deter
mined to see into the matter. There were a
least three or four hundred persons on th'
ground during Sunday, and up to the time oul
reporter left fully five hundred had visited
the place.
OTHER SIGNS AND WONDERS.
While all these things were going on in thu
house, the kitchen department was by NJ
means idle. Butcher knives, skillets anc
crockeryware were falling around loose to tht
terror and horror Of the cook. Another mys
terious thing occurred on the first or seconc
day. Little piles of sugar, totally unlike
anything of the kind then used by the family
were found upon the floors Of the residence
In one of these q few pins and steel pens were
found. There were various other incidents
of this totally incomprehensible mystery re
lated to and seen by our reporter, but enough
have already been given.
WHAT Is IT?
No one who has yet visited the place car
give any rational theory as to the agency
which produces these strange sights. Mr.
Surrency is a plain, old-fashioned Georgis
gentleman, and is greatly annoyed and dis
gusted with the whole proceedings. He per
emptorily refused any compensation from any
one of the two or three hundred persons who
haveeaten at his table. If they are produced
by magnets they must be of a different kino
from any ever known. We must leave the
question to some one else for solution. Al
the time our Macon party left, people were
coming in from all directions, and we presume
the excitement continued to-day unabated.
The Macon Telegraph contains an account
of the mystery, fully corroborating the fore
going, and says that Mr.. Surrency, whose
house the demons, human or supernatural
have selected for their revelry, is gentleman
of most excellent character in his community
He is one of the leading men in Appline
county, quiet and good citizen, and has rep
resented his county in the General Assembly
of the State. He is the owner of one of the
finest farms in the county, and is also agent
for the Macon and Brunswick road at No. e
The Macon Enterprise Of later date, says
From passengers, conductors and officers o.
the Macon and Brunswick Railroad, who ar
rived in the city last night, we learn that the
house of Mr.. Surrency was yesterday the
scene of greater, if not more excitement thar
ever. Curious people we're arriving upon ev
cry train, each one bent on solving the myste
ry, and all coming away more mystihed than
when they went.
Mr.. A. P. Surrency, the owner of the house
and biz family, are represented to be thorough
ly worn out with the strange occurrences and
the great crowds focking to their formerly
peaceful home. They know nothing of the
incomprehensible mystery, farther than wha!
has already been told-that their household
furniture has been ruined, or is every day
being destroyed by an unseen power.
Yesterday, whilst six or eight men ano
women were sitting in the front or parlor room
hog deliberately walked in at the door, and
without showing the slightest signs OF trepl
dation, advanced to the centre of the room
Every one remained motionless-the conver
sation ceased-all eyes were turned upon the
strange visitor. The hog stood for moment
then made short circle in the middle of tht
floor, and after doing so, walked into an ad
Joining room. Every one followed it. Whils
some were in the room, some in the door, bu
all intently watching what it would do, it in
stantly vanished like vapor or an apparltlon
leaving its audience stupefed with horror
with no one able to tell how it escaped. The
windows were down, and no means whatever
open for escape.
Among the numerous visitors yesterday wa'
an old sea captain by the name Of Burns, wht
has been around the world three or four times
and who was determined to unravel the mys
terry, if possible, or at least some portion Of it
Getting into the house, he was told of tht
smoothing iron tricks, and selecting that as s
particular object to watch, he sat down before
it. He watched the iron for long time with
out seeing it move, and getting dry he longee
for bottle of whisky which he knew Mr.
surrency had in an adjoining room no soon
er had he thought of this than the bottle fel
at his side. He picked it up and helped him
self, set it down, and continued to eye the iron
1t did not move, but the bottle left as myste