Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-30
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The papers Of Macon, Ca, give long
accounts OF some strange occurrences de-
clared to have taken place recently ct the
residence of Mr.. A. P. Surrencys ct Sta
tion No. 6. on the Macon and Brunswick
Railroad. in Appling County, Georgia.
Supernatural demonstrations Of no re-
markable character. it seems, have been
frequent there tor the last twenty years,
but it was not until Thursday, Oct. 10.
that they became ineomprehensible, vio-
lent. and even frightful A reporter of
the Telegraph & Messenger visited the
scene of these phenomena, and from his
account we obtain the following: e.
Mr.. Surrency's house Is two-story
frame house, plastered and weather-board-
ed. Mr.. Surrency, on returning home
Thursday, the 10th inst, was astonished
to observe the glass goblets begin 10 rum
BILE off the slab and the crockery to roll
from the table, and falling on the floor
break into atoms. Books, brick-bats,
pieces of wood. smoothing irons. biscuits.
potatoes, tiu-pans, buckets, pitchers and
numerous other articles flew about the
house promiscuously without any visible
cause. They seemed to spring up invol-
unfairly, and often were never seen to
move until they were shattered at the feet
or against the wall.
On Sunday morning the strange phe.
nomena We're renewed. The first demon.
stration occurred about 8 o'clock, when
pair of scissors which had been lying on
distant table were observed to descend
on the hearth. A brick, which had been
lying near the fire in one room, was seen
to fall in another apartment Of the house.
producing loud noise. Pieces Of crock
cry were shattered against the doors, but
no one saw them move until they were
broken to pieces by the sudden percus-
sion against the door. las
Late in the afternoon, while the inmates
of the house were at their supper. a noise
was heard in an adjoining room. A gen.
tleman was promptly at the door, the win.
dows were all secured and it was impos-
sible for any one to escape without being
observed Presently book fell in the
passage, which only few moments pre-
yious was certainly seen in the book case.
| On Monday the manifestations were
again renewed. in more wonderful and
frightiul manner. While company of
ladies and gentlemen were seated In one
of the rooms of the house, hog sudden
1 ly appeared in the middle of the floor, and
without the slightest manifestation of fear.
executed few man9uvers and evulutions,
when it quickly rctrea:ed to an adjoining
room, where, in full view of the company,
it suddenly vanished like Il ghostly appa-
riiion.
An old sea Captain, who has been an
eye witness to the phenomena and strange
demonstrations incident to sailors life
and several voyages around the world,
came to the place determined to solve the
mystery. He watched with fixed atten-
ton for some time smoothing iron which
heretofore, by its supernatural exploits.
seemed TO he ring master of the game.
Becoming exhausted and thirsty, he longed
for a bottle of the "crather." which he
understood was in the other room, when
instantaneously the bottle fell on the floor
at his side. He partook OF the liquor. re-
placed the bottle and resumed his watch,
but the bottle disappeared as mysteriously
as it came. Mr.. Surrency is represented
as a man of intelligence, and during the
time OF these strange manifestations he
has never been able to offer any explana-
ton of them. Despairing of any relief
from such weird demonstrations, he has
determined to abandon the place. 1t is
confidently believed that the human agen-
cy, which directs these phenomena. it is
supposed, will soon appear.