The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-11-08

He then laid this second half on the sill of
a window in the room. intending to bring
if home. Resuming his seat near the front
stoop, lie was again startled by the piece
he had placed on the window falling at
his feet and once more breaking into two
pieces. lie did rot pick it up again.
AZ twelve O'Clock a smoothing iron
jumped from the fireplace about six feet
into the room. 1t was replaced and again
jumped out. He noticed that the iron
was also hot, but tlis may have been heat
ed at the fire.
\ SHOWER OF CORN.
Atabout this time dinner was announced,
when the family and many Of the guests
walked out to the table. Soon after being
seated, an ear of corn, apparently from the
ceiling overhead. fell between Mr.. James
Campbell, of Macon, and Mrs. SuTency :;
striking the floor with great force, it broke
in two, scattering the grains all around the
room. Later i'll the day another ear of com
fell in another room, striking near Mrs.
Burns, Il northern lady, who 1T the time
had an infant in her arms.
soon after this while Mr.. ID. NJ. McGaul-
ly, Alien Walls, Robert {. Prcstall, {. C..
EasOn, John VI. Walls, J. w. Roberts and
Daniel Cater, of that ncighborhoOd, and
MCssrs. Campbell, Lindcustruth and Ma
Sou, were standing in the front room, 4
chamber glass WAS smashed into fifty pieces
III the centre OF the room. They were at
the time iHtcntly watching everything Wis
IDLE in tie room, but none saw this until
after tie Article was broken.
THE CiTEIiENT-EX'TRA TRAIN.
So rapidly had the news spread, and so
great was The excitement, that the Macon
and Brunswick railroad dispatched an e-l-
ira train on Sunday. 1t arrived at Suuen-
cy about three o'clock IN the afternoon,
8 l., pat
the ghosts, spirits. or whatever else they
may be called, did not choose to give them
any manifestations, and the train left III
about an hour, taking most of them back.
few remained, however. determined to
see into the matter. There were at least
four OF five hundIcd persons onthe ground
during Sunday, and up to the time our re-
porter left fully five hundred has visited
the place.
OTHER SIGNS AND WONDERS.
While these Things were going on in the
house the kitchen department was by no
means idle. Butcher knives, pots, skilletS
and cTockCry ware were falling around
loose to the terror and horror of the cook.
Another mysterious thing occurred on the
first or second day. Little pills 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 a
few pins and steel pen were found
There were various other incidents of this
totally incomprchcnsIble mystery related
to and seen by our reporter, but enough
have been given.
WHAT Is IT?
No one who has as yet visited the place
can give a rational theory as to the agency
which produces the strange sights Mr..
Sumency is a plain, old-fashloned Georgia
gentleman, and is greatly annoyed ahd dis
Il no 10
peremptolily refused any compensation
from any oUe Of the two or three hundred
persons who have eaten at his table. If
they are produced 10y magnets, they must
be of different kind from any ever known.
We must leave the question to some one
else for solution. At the time our Macon
party left people were coming in from all
and we presume the excitement
continued to-day unabated.