Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-10-12


ghosts and supernatural objects with
alarming frequency during the last three
weeks. The first instance of things hea-
venlv having been seen comes from Roy
al Oak, Maryland. little girl, some
three weeks ago, living in the village,
saw after nightfall before the moon was
airly up above the horizon, whole pla-
toons of angels slowly marching and
countcrmarthing to and fro in the clouds
their white robes and helmets glstcning
with weird light. At intervals the
heavenly visitors would dance mournful-
ly as if to the sound of unseen music.and
certainly unheard music. She rushed in
to her pare is and declared that the hea-
vens had been spread and betrayed to her
vision sights somewhat premature, as
regards time, and then sank down in a
fright. Her father to satisfy his doubt
ing MUD, went out and was rewarded
with sight of the unearthly spectacle.
The news of the spectacle quickly spread
from mouth to mouth, from house to
house, and in an incredible short space of
time the Inhabitants were out EN- masse
gazing in open mouth astonishmcnt,
while the whitc-robed hosts, seemingly
offended at the immense amount of genu-
inc astonisIment and wonder they were
unearthIng, slowly faded from sight. eay-
Ing Royal Oak firm believer, from the
little girl who was first on the spot to
the Squire in his little office behind the
church, in ghosts and winged goblins.
But the phenomena seem to have been eS-
pecially manifest in SussuX county, Del
aware.
Monday night two weeks ago William
West, farmer living near Georgetown,
the county seat, saw, at time almost
identical with the appearance of the vision
at Royal Oak, bands of soldiers of great
size, equipped in dazzling uniforms, their
musket stecls quivering and shimmering
in the pale, weird light that seemed to be
every where, marching with military pre-
cision up and down unseen avenues and
presenting arms at the sound of unheard
commands. The vision was of startling
distiuctness and lasted long enough TO be
seen by number of Vests ncighbors,
who, after the unearthly military had TAX
en- it's departure and been swallowed up
in thin air, retailed the strange story to
their eager friends, who had not been SO
fortunate rs they.
But strangest Of all, a man named Gov
country along lonely road at the same
time, being then several miles away from
Vests house and in an entirely different
direction, saw to his aStonishment and
alarm the same band Of soldiers IN their
faultless uniforms. Many people living
near Laurel, many miles away, situated
in the lower end of the Peninsula, saw
the same traofdinary phenomena at the
same time. A few go as far as to say, in
spite of the rdicule of their associates
that they distinctly saw in the midst of
the soldiers, and conspicuous by reason
of his size aud commanding presence, the
hero President himself, pale, but with
his every feature distinctly and yividly
portrayed.
There is no doubt ofth fact that there
were many who thought they saw Gar
field in the clouds. In Talbot county the
vision was seen by numbers. A farmer
living near Clara's Point OH going out in
to his yard after dark saw rs he related
il afterwards To his neighbors, angels
and soldiers marching side by side in the
clouds. wheeling and going through eve