Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-12-23
Hunting for a Ghost.

Hunting for Ghost.
A MYSTERIOUS SHOWER OF sToNEs-A
WHITE OBJECT IN GRAVEYARD.
NEW YORK, December 1S.-Alleged
ghosts are again exciting the people of
Rossville, L. /. For several nights white
object is said to have been seen gliding
about the place, and showers of stones fall
on Detective Charles F. Rellings's house
almost nightly. Mr.. Rellings has made
every effort to solve the mystery, but with
out success. He at first supposed that the
stones were thrown by some malicious per-
sons, and night after night, with some of
his neighbors, all armed with pistols, he
watched, but could not discover any one
in the neighborhood, although a shower
of stonls came at regular intervals. Mr..
RellingS says that if it is merely practi-
cal joke it is being carried too far, as it is
injuring his interests in a pecuniary way.
Constable Hannah, who with his family
occupied the upper part of Mr.. KellingS's
house, has moved out. Hannah and his
family were so much annoyed by the stones
sleep. On one occasion footsteps were
heard as OF person ascending the stairs,
followed by heavy knocks on the door,
Mr.. Hannah, with pistol in hand, went
noiselessly to the door and opened it sud-
denly, but no one was there. Since Mr.,
Hannah vacated them the rooms have re-
NAMED unoccupied. Mr.. Rellings has Of
fered liberal reward to any person solv
ing the mystery. This has induced many
young men in the village to take an inter-
est in the matter, and, armed with pistols
and shot-guns, they scour the nelghbor-
hood nightly in search of the stone throw
ers. The white object gliding about is
said to have been seen in st. Luke's grave
yard in Sand lane, near Kreischerville,
and in the woods near the basket factory
of John D. Winant. twenty-five years
ago this same object. it is said, was seen
in different parts.of the town, and caused
similar excitement. The women of Ross
Vile have become terrified, and cannot be
induced to 60 out alone at night.-Ptila-
delphSa Times.
A PRMMoNIToRY WARNING Wash
ington Danskin, who was last Thursday
morning at his residence, North Gilmore
street, so suddenly stricken with paralysis
while making his toilet, lies in a most pre-
carious condition, his physicians seeing but
| little change for the better. Prof. Chew
and DR.. G. S. Norris are attending him.
| They state that the paralysis of the right
| side was caused by bursting of blood
| vessel in the brain, and that if the blood
| clOt collected therein is not absorbed into
the system again, death will eventually
ensue. A most remarkable case of pre-
mon1tory warning of death is involved in
Mr.. Danskin's illness. AS is we'll known,
Mr.. Danskin has for many years been
closely connected with the spirltualistic
cause IN this city as President OF the First
| Spiritualistic Congregation. His wife =,
Mrs. Sarah A. Danskin, is the well known
| physician of the new school and medium.
| A few days prior to this attack, MI. Dan
skin received through his wife a commu-
nication purporting to come from his faith
er in the spirit world, warning him Of ap-
preaching dissolution, and the advice that
he had best prepare for the same. Mr..
| Danskin at once took the advice, made his
will, settled his affairs, even completing
the address he wished read at his Obse-
quies. The night before he was taken ill
he again received through his wife anoth-
er communication from his father, inform
ing him that if he had left unfinished any
of his affairs to complete them before
morning, which was accordingly done,
Mr.. Dauskin working far into the night,
! and singular to relate, it was at 7 O'Clock
on the following morning that, without a
moments warning, he received the stroke
| that deprived him of his senses and will
also most likely of his life.-Baltimore Ga
zette.
| FALSE TEETH LOST AND FoUND.-Dr,
Myers, the City Physician, of Paterson.
N. J., was summoned out of his bed at 2
O'Clock, Tuesday morning, to attend a la
dy who, it was said, had accidentally swal-
| lowed her set Of false teeth. On arriving
at her residence he found the house full
neighbors. Doubling friends had turned
the house topsy -turvy to find the missing
teeth. The patient was suffering excruci-
ating agony, and the first thing was to ad-
minister sedatives to relieve her. Then
| the Doctor examined her throat, but he
could discover no scratches or other evil
dences Of her having swallowed the plate
which contained sixteen teeth. She seem
ed able to swallow both liquids and solids
without difficulty. She said she could
! plainly feel the sharp edge Of the plate
cutting the side of her stomach.
81 don't see how such a big plate of
teeth could 60 down such a small throat"
|
again, ''It must have been lost some
where about the house,
"Oh, no." screamed several of the wo-
men gathered around. eve have exam
ined the house from top to bottom"
'Where did you usually put your teeth
at night?" asked the Doctor, raising his
voice that he might be heard in the ex-
element.
81 generally put them under my pillow
after 1 60 to bed,'' groaned the woman.
''Somebody go and look there again.
the Doctor called.
One of the neighbors looked again, but
in vain
CHOW, then, one of you just 60 and feel
inside the pillow case." calculated the
Doctor. "Ten to one if she hasn't stuck
the teeth inside the pillow case"
One of the women hurried away, and in
a moment later returned holding the miss
ing set of teeth in her hand. AS the Doc
tor had suspected, the woman had put the
teeth on the inside of the pillow case, and
when she subsequently felt for them under
| the pillow she could not find them.
The womans terrible pains disappeared
as suddenly as If cured by a miracle.
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