The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-04-09
TROUBLED ABOUT a GHOST
A New Jersey Town Haunted by a
willy Spirit.
Madison IN. J. Monitor.f

$ Madison IN. j. Monitor
} The topic for conversation among on
citizens at present is the ghost which In
tests the residence of Mr.. Thebaud, on th
Convent Road. Those persons of a super
stitious frame of mind are in a terribl
:. quandary over the matter, and those VII
possess a great deal Of courage and do 40
! believe in spirits Oh this earth are incline
/ to believe that iais 4 very strange matter
and il enough to excite suspicion.
/ The so-ealled ghost has been seen, II /!
said, by persons who have watched TIL
!. place, but it, moves with such fapiditY Al
to be hardly visible, and only By the clos
lest scrutiny can they see the ghost when il
is around. 1t makes noise similar to the
sound in chopping wood, and can be dis
tinctly heard, but when persons start to ex-
famine the cause they can not hearit, but
when they move away it can be heard.
Another story is that Michael Dunn, the
former trackman, passed the place very Of
ten, and especially in the night, and when
carrying his lantern it was sure to go out
when opposite Mr.. Thebaud's residence.
1T seems that some years ago a man was
run over by a train near this place, and it
is supposed that his spirit or ghost was
the one who blew out Mr. Quinn's lantern
and who now infests Mr.. Thebaud's build-
ings. The story has not been received
fore the truth of it is doubted by many,
but on Monday evening a report was atloat
that the ghost had been seen on that even
ing, and Il crowd Of men and boys, armed
with clubs, stones, knives, etc., started for
the place about S. 30.
Mr.. George Squire, Jr., tried to invests
gate the affair, but the terrible hooting and
bowling by the other boys caused such
sensation as to render it impossible to hear
or see the ghost on that night. On Tues
day night about two hundred men and
boys visited the house again, but the ghost
must have obliterated all traces ofits where
abouts, as the search proved unsuccessful.
A dreadful scare was given the boys on
Monday night by some one throwing "a
stone in pile of brush, and yelling at the
top of his voice that he saw the ghost.
The boys being alive to the wants of saw
ing their lives, started on q run for their
home, thinking that the ghost was at their
heels. We have since learned that several |
If the boys found it impossible the next
morning to put their hats on their heads,
IN account of their hair being stiff, and
,traight-the result of the scare. The only
person who had revolver was the first
me to run, and was liable to shoot into the
,roWd. But as good luck would have it,
le was too scared to shoot. Imaginative and
people can do and see great
hings.
Friday, Oct. 10.-The ghost is at last
ound, and the minds of our townspeople
re set at ease. Two young men, whose
lames we will not mention, We're the per-
,ertrators of the joke, and by their sly ma
drew crowds to witness a spir-
t {?) from the other world. The two BOYS
mentioned placed two barrels in u corner
f the well-known shed, which is close to
he barn, and covered them with sheet,
Which resembled a person very much.
Then they took a hammer and fastened
t on the inside of the barrel, and attached
string to it, and went some distance back
f the barn, where they lay until the ghost
eekers came around, when by pulling the
tring the hammer beat against the side Of
he barrel, making very curious sound,
nd by this means the people Of this place
ave been thrown into terrible state of
but now, we hope after the
oregoing explanation, Madison may again
.ttle into its former peaceful slumber.