The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-11-08

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operations on Friday the 25th Of
October. We take the following
account from the Savannah News,
given by reliable correspondents
who visited the ourrency house I:
Surrency Station is on the Macon
and Brunswick Railroad aud is GER
tainly the last place would suppose
a spirit ~ouid choose to lccate its
ghostly pranks Of legerdemain o. a
magician to display bis skill,
TIE HOUSE,
comfortable, though built in an olden
style is situated near the railroad
and near tho centre of circle Of cy-
press pounds, surrounding lands Of
a low damp nature, and covered
with saw palmetto. The train left
and wc proceeded to the house,
where we found several young men
around bright fire We soon en-
liYened the scene with jokes, ghost
stories, &c, and this way passed off
the remainder of the night, and the
next day proceeded to converse with
different members of the family, Wit
nesscs of the late exciting scenes.
MR.. a. P. sURRENCY,
the owner of the place, vas the first
whom We approached; but as he
was in this city al the commences
ment of the affair, he only told US a
portion of what was done, and which
was told by members Of his family
W 20 Witnessed the whole proceeding,
THE MOST SINGULAR THING
told us by Mr, Surrency was ihe at
fair Of the o'clock, already mention
ed in the Macon Enterprise, and
which was witnessed by the repre-
sentative of that journal. The clock
was hanging to the wall in the par
lor, and had ever been characteriz-
ed for the correctness Of its time. -
Suddenly with a weird, buzzing
noize, the hands began to move
around with exceedingly rapid mo
ton, the hour hand exactly five
minutes ohead of the minute hand.
In this singular position they contin
ued to move for seventeen minutes,
ia when time it had described five
hours, and each time as it arrived at
the twelve o'clock mark it would
pause and strike, though with the
greatest irrcgularity. Sometimes it
would strike one hour for another,
such as twelve for one, &c, and at
the end Of the five hours ceased its
wild movements and was regulated
by party present, and who was a
matchmaker and jeweler by trade.
It was then started, and ever since
has kept its usual correct time,
which vas always very accurate,
being kept according to the standard
time of the NJ. and B. b. r. DUR
ing this occurrence the gentlemen
present looked at their watches and
found that each had the proper time,
so that the idea of a concealed mag
net is dissipated, as the watches as
well as the clock would have been
affected by its presence.
We arrived Saturday night, too
late to see any of the performances,
which ceased
ABOUT TWILIGHT
on Friday evening, the 25th, and
very nearly at the same hour at
which it began on Thursday, the
18th. AS | have said, Mr.. Surren-
cy was in this city at the beginning
Of the affair, and was expected home
that evening. The train, however,
was behind and his daughter, a
young lady Of. suppose, seventeen
years, walked ont to the track and
looked up The railroad to see if she
could discover the lights Of the ex-
pected train. While anxiousl Y lock-
ing she distinctly
SAW AN OBJECT
in the form Of a man approaching
her apparently with no bad inten-
ton. She, however, turned and
walked quietly back to the steps,
and Just as she reached them heard
something like chunk come whiz
zing through the air and fell to the
ground quite near her. For fear Of
being laughed a for CO ~ardice, she
concluded not to mention it to the
family. and sat down on the steps.
She looked Immediately in the d.
rection she had come, but could see
nothing
TIE APPARITfON.
She could see it in no direction,
though the grounds are quite open,
and we feel sure, from the distance
shown us, that she could plainly
have seen an object ola much small
or size, especially when moving
As she took her seat on the step,
other things similar 10 the first fell
around her in very rapid succession,
and in quite close proximity, none
striking her. They all came from
the direction whence she had seen