Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-13
Haunted by a Dead Wife.


dhpSTLf NlSITS-A HOUSE TO LET.
:, leiegram from Newburg, y. Y. February
i, says: Sarah Maria Williams, six months ago
dled suddenly In the place known as Williams
DufS ana Pochuck. two miles southwest OF this
city: Her husband, Noah Williams, had been
confined TO his bed through sickness. This cir
cumstance eXaSperated Mrs. Williams who. the
nelShpOrS say. was in the habit of daily inform
Ing her husband that % he had better die aud be
aoIe Win IT, When the possibility OF her dying
IuSI was mentioned by her husband. she would
rage ana threaten TO haunt him, ii such an event
TOOK place. The woman died and was buried
According TO TIE story OF the Williams family
and others, the threat of haunting was put ia
execution. AT first. during the night the noise
OF rafting bottles was heard In the house. AT
times the racket was SO great as to resemble the
pounding OF heavy hammer in machine shop
The nightly occurring disturbance troubled old
Mr. Williams and his family. Williams was
positive the pOundingS and hammerlngs were
the work of his dead wife, Matters were
brought TO a climax by the bed In which vii
nams uneasily slumbered being violently lifted
up ana thrown top side under on the floor The
OLD man was found doubled up under the mat
tresS, nearly dead from fright. He insisted upon
being taken elsewhere. He died few days
ialeI, the event no doubt being FASTENED by
Since the death OF Williams, which occurred
Few weeks ago, the house has been without a
tenant. While the house was vacant the noises
were kept up regularly. The residents in the
vicinity OF the haunted building tell horrible
stories OF the chain ratings, groaningS, etc,
|h M;ir issue from the building. few days ago
pose OF making his home there. He is son OF
the dead man. The unearthly visitations were
kept up, and, In consequence, Williams, jr.. and
MS family were forced to retire. At present
the spirit OF Mrs. Williams has full control OF
Inc building. Large crowds visit the neghbor-
mood daily in search of clue as to what causes
the disturbance. SO far, nothing has been dis
covered by the visitors.
~ Samuel Miller. a farmer. aged forty Live,
only recently married hung himself In a cherry
tree near Bunker Hill station, I'm Lebanon coun-
ty, Pa.
William Rodenhfgh was on trial La the
United States court, in Baltimore, yesterday,
charged with intimidating voters, and inter-
fering with federal officials.
B-A bridal couple from Arkansas has made
little excitement IN the Missouri town OF Jop-
lin the bride being Just six feet tall and very
slim, and the groom six feet seven inches, and
almost as slender as his wife.
E-The Waterbury American alleges that
youth In Waterford, Conn.,. engaged TO south
Lyme girl, larconically deserted her Win the
following note: money is scarce ana girls are
plenty. Guess viii give up the contract
H-The people OF Bangor, Me-, are apprehen-
Siye OF danger from the large body OF Ice Ia inc
PenObscot river IL is from - TO 90 feet thlck
in the channel, and they fear freshet In the
Spring.
K-West Suffield, Mass. counts among It's
residents an alleged ''feDd who puts his two
mOtherless boys TO daily torture" and who 20
make his wifes dying hours more sorrowful
dragged one her children into her room AID
| nogged ii severely.