Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-08-04
Drivaa Mad By 4 Ghost.

"A Snydertown PA dit rs:ch to the PHI
Aselrh.a lines, says: L IS. hight Mr. |
More, widow. VINO lived with n,r |
y'unk sou Ia an d, oilapidaled house al
Bfusn Wiley. near here w.s s;ar led b, Il
hearing a shrek. folio ~ed by sgon ng'
yeiis, III the uext room 10 hers occupied
her son youth al on. l6 ars OF s.e. liz
frigYt she ran into The o, IN aud found the
ooy al nos, deao " IN tear aud trembling il.
every limb She q ueled bis fears an q .es-
ed hlrl. and at er C nsi1eraoe e delay Lt
to d her hat bou II . c, ck, w,l.e / : e.
ing 'he tuilou iy raging storm be Wa
star led by seeiUk through the u.m highs Il
lamp wnich burned IN The room a man
rAisiIg the window. Almost paralJ zrd with
fear ne at up In bed, u, able 10 move, until
BY the aid u VIVID hash OF Iishtening
perceived the features OF the man TO be hos.
OF his father. who was killed 10 the mines
hve years ago. With the shriekt a, had SO
startled lis mother be sank on the bed and
the intruder fed hastily.
When the m, ther had heard his story she
turned her gaze towards the window and be-
held the Identical face ressed against the
window. With terrific yell she sprang to
Ithe window; and raising the sash jumped
through, striking the ground, twenty tive iee,
below with terrific force and inJuring her
self fatally
The shrieks and means of the young
Moore brought few neiglbors to the spol
and they carried the limp body the womA
into The house. and att II few hours labor
succeeded in bringing her to seDsibli,y. As
soon as she fixed her eyes on her son sh.
burst into vole BIT fit Of laughter, in which
the son Joined ard which lasted uutil both
fell 10 the floor exhausted On the par, OF
} young Moore the tit OF laughing was then
follow, by violent spasmodic attacks. Il.
toamed at the mouth. barked like dog aud
made vicious snaps at those who attempted
, to quiet him.
, A young farmer named Herrick wen, W
to him aud while attempting 10 quet him
caught be d Of his Land No so,Ler hal D,
done SO ttan be, too was selZ-d with tear!u
spasuAs ana wrlth.d on The Il ,or IN ln,-bs
> agony, exhibiting the p cul.ar symptom
/ NANTES ed by he others Tne .e~ 9th.
3 neiSL DIS VINO Tad come 10 the scene wer
: 81 ba y scared as 10 be OF little ASH tat c
/ and they Il precipitat.iy, leaving the. II r
r manIacs alone III The room. Mrs. Moor
' was stark ra,ing mad ami son the w
you men re lu,y al work d. uioshit.
i. the 1urnItur- AID s,rlalna one another Uu
II OF he women, who had al first rushed 10 b
Y scene ran home .nu refur1 ed wit her Ia b.
;. an Ola army s.rkeaLt AIMED Bilhein.
. who ran into the room and, grasp,ng II r
:, rick, threw ulm on the Il Dor and putul ( Fl
II 10 i ulol hi. breast tound h. N with tn
, d ropes. He ,hen s, cured ung Moo
. III INK. mahner. Mrs Moore was bi.e III
/. irs II b. wounds received lr0m f.lnhg O.
r OF the w.ndow, al d a. upon TIE !. or ILsel
t sihie L,itlLg aer III HI ar ~, Birh' IA,
carried The woman 10 the open r; f4- s-of
4 having C. ased
- On- u the nei Shbors bad mounted htr-
/, about ore tour De ore aud riQdeI 81 -
speed a,roes ih- rou.n coautrs road
i, s.srch o. h doct A.ler ton. search /
- found one and br ugh hlai 10 the a'r'e a.
- laply. l hr youns N Al II rick sas 'aAe
. tone By bic fatLer IL the mosnius a.
>, ALo n.r physician a.tencad hun No hoi
=, is entei,aIntd ot Mrp. Moorr s rec very. L
- sou was UNUSUAL violent Dext N ,rnlng Il
!, could scarcely be he'd ~ tour men. ii
case has oCcasloned 10 Jch exc ieneu Ii am ii
II the farmers throughput the nelghoofho
Mrs Moores husband was killed in Il
j. mining region I've years ago. She ard h
SOD are p, sc,ical, steady people ioa
uerrack IS not 20 vio.eE,, ou, arrange men
are Icing made .ot his removal to 81 AL