New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-16
The Haunted SchOcIhOuse ut SeWburJ'
port. Massachusetts.


mulaung a mass OF curious teoA il"n9 "n"
there has recently occurred III te"ouIH
port. IN the northeastern POI u -i , az Ia
sets, a series or man!4es I'd ti"u' ~ go IL
TO auu something 10 Tue WIZ" ~ VI ~
These manifestations t'ho p-aT0 -. d" eC''ot
house. The 5uli'Iin! Is OF tne uIs,1'c'
type. OeIuS one .tOEA IL oie t'''otI' j" itH az
ordinary shlDgieu PtICh 10 I"S 1'u1
windows ot cUlnMol SIZE h''eu WIN green
OIAldS on either slhe, anu ~ onti "uSo "oci'
at the end, opening ape" .ne etiTe'. Ae
house Is surrounded ~ nan :. II ace ol o'fe'
g.avelly ward. and :: l. ia the must OF i"
neat ana p1pnl"US nri5Honrhoo': "''onl
thlri CT nile I!tI 'Ae p''A''Pe' s-iee>
VI The town.
For tie past two FEARS Lle sGhoo. has
been taught by Mss Lucy IA fei hhs .
young lady or eGceptIona' VIZ ani II
yence. She Is OF y somewhat nervous TEN
permanent. buy only enough 70 0'S1Int,.y
relieve her from charge OF apathy. WIZ
out beng disposed 70 a~c.lot "hat she say 5
ana hears To the iniluehce " Hai!2u 81 MS
che Is 100 keen anu sensitive 10 peIhlis the
troubles TO take place "IJAodG 9l1Tnd"AS
and wei. directed attempts :" ut'So'et iAe
secret.
lhe previous teachers haA e3PeE!eEceu
annOyanc-s Similar Ii. cAaFattei' p"t tNeN
had al. been o. lesser .oic6 al" itu iJ"A 1dnt''
N5-AAN' o-lC AAA7N ava
community. the d!siII0ah"e, nave ateIii!S
Increased unit. :ne: have reached tier
present seInl-tEagiC character. Ah"E began
Ia tue usual way; kIochs were de.l'eit''
with more o. les. frequency on Tue h'oi,
walls an3. ceiling. ana u.'"A me iu!hN"i" %
IN" school room. Inc teacAef 10Y many
months Gained tne toa;S vi mex pups "N
Eliminating tlht tac noises were 'hr !fot'!'
ot natura! causes, bat tie troubles 2Ia'.l-
-Is,
went abroad that tie seh"oIAo@se VS.
haunted.
Inc attention ct the "Ider people was mo-
generally attracted to The repGteu phe-
n0mtnOn unit. qAte recently, ana - seemed
that az the excitement arose, the 'ioun-e
and huD-buO augmented 4Ondtng!T.
The most common disturbance Wnlch no"
agltates the school Is Vl"tent pouhcinS.
Which seems 70 be upon the MOOR walls ana
ceiling and when varies IN power lFotn
the strong TO the pr0ulglous. IL com
menceS when the schoo! Ir5t opens, ana Oh
some occasions II continues without intel
mission tor the Who!e session. TWO hrafs
ana :. half. Al Othe: times IL comes al II
regular intervals, beating now SLOW ana
measured, and now rapid yo-ieF OF dead.
ened blows IN the aIsies. WalnscOtinss and
closets. AT still other times the blows SUD
side into simple. sharp KNOCKS. Wnicn, IKE
the louder sounds, have rowing dlspOSi-
ton. In the garnet there seems stu. an
other sort of noise OF the same class. l.
seems that something Is beng continually
thrown upon the celLlng ot the sch0oiroom.
and this manifestation Is lntersperSeu VITA
sounds resembling the diving OF naiIS aui
the dropping OF boards: and so closely are
real sounds initiated. that al who have
heard tlem invariably recognize theM
II Is not untrequent that the volume OF
blows Is so great that the rec!tdt0nS OF the
scholars are interrupted. and the teacher
obliged t. await the pleasure or the powers
that be before proceeding with her les )n-.
The sch0OlroOm Is ventilated by means o.
q circular aperture III !ae centre OF the cell
iug. whIci: aperture may DE covered ami
uncovered at vii! by meals OF a traD-,ioG-.
two feet square. Tai. Is managed by the
teacher. by 'he use OF a cord. which DE-
scends into the school room. and which is
commonly fastened ~ a SINAI. cleat nailed
to tie moulding OF the window frame. il
the centre of the partition. The opening
and closing of this ventilatOr seems to be "a
matte, Of special agglarat,on to tie genius
OF the garnet. Tor the attempts to raise the
tI,t are frequently resisted. ON uut
day IN October Miss Perkins pulled the
cover up IN tho usual way. ami fastener;
the cora. as she was accustomed t" dc, bv
winding il. sailor tasAioI. about the strip
OF Woo. She had hardly done 50 when
tine veIt!latoi was slammed Violently down
and tn. cord uuwoHud. Size aga.n raised
the cover. and i was again closed. De
terirlned 10 ciIcuMrsI- Ter enemy. she
tied 4 large knot III the cord. ana. atAe;
drawing II down tor il third time. SIC
pressed the knot into the cleft made or The
side o. the cIeat ami the swell o. the u!ould d
inS The knot was rcon4ueral..e. I'll.
cord was violently pulled ana stretched ia
tnc mysterious efforts to loosen Il. "ut the
teachers device was TOO effective. AN: ;Lt
attempt soon ceased.
Upon the a~her's desk aye ~" bel. q
different sizes, one OF ;heiH llhr larger be-
Ing comparatively new. wnl.e the other Is
az "lN one. re latter Is frequently IGns
By The unseen hanc. While tne rev GA. =
never toucncu Within tAiee weeks IT,
children who We're Paying soldier IL
tie Tdra Werr calico to scno"l by the r.ng-
iny ot ,hiS bel. which they instantly Cec" :
n!zed. WhiI" they were "lamor!nc at III"
door OF the empty schooil,ouse the teacher
appeared, coming down the street. Il Was
a quarter before the hou: TOR openin, the
schoo.. ana the incident betrayed the s!'!il;
for once IL facetlou> moot.
a more emphatic exhibition took place
one afternoon III the passage. upon Whicn
five doors opened. One OK these. tAe street
door, Is supplied with an ordinary mort.ce
lock, "2!cA was fastened a. usual. with tle
KEY OF the inner >ide. Another door. the
one leading to the cellar. has, besides IL
latch. COMMON iron bolt. which. when
shut. is very secure. The remaining doors
have no locks. meIe iarcnes ana turn-knoi,-.
which. however, answer the purposes 90:
which they axe int, nGel!. and axe il good
repair.
On the day in u!e,.i"n Miss Perkins
closed cne OF tie doors. which was open.
but It immediately flew back again. a. did
another. which had been tightly c-o-rd.
one after the other, buc they al oncc.titW
open. together WITH the remaining th;e".
and al. three swung to ami fro upon their
hinges. PcTHIeNt.. but not dtuntei, the
teacAa; attempted agail - accomplish her