The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-04-30
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In the farmhouse called La Scala, in
the Plaza, the farmer found that tue
rats had eaten all the inside III his
cheeses, leaving only the rind. He told
one of his laborers OF this, saying he
must carry off his cheeses to Bronte,
This man, whose clothes also had been
gnawel, replied: 'Ieave it to me: |
will see about it." He then 81 arpened
a nail to a point, like a needle, and
then stuck it in the floor where the rats
passed, saying: MAY the rat W ich
gnawed my drawers fall on this and
kill himself. The farmer and he watched
until they saw the rats come and walk
past the nail unburt. At last one ran
upon it and was killed. From that
time no rat came near the place. This
man had the power of charming away
pain when horses. etc., were suffering
IRON collie. He was refused absolut' on
by the priest after confession and not
allowed to receive the Sacrament.
There was also "Monaci di Casa"
who lived in Linguaglossa, who had
these supernatural powers. She was
consulted by those who had been robbed
After listening to their story she
thought ior o few minu es, and
then told them where the stolen
goods were to be found. One of the
Maniace men went to her when the driv-
ing belts of the engine were stolen. An
old robber who died in Bronte our years
ago at the age OF one hundred and five
had the same reputation; and poor,
sick, scrofulous boy, bedridden for the
last twelve years, is also one OF the
"white witch tribe" He knows the
name of and cure for all diseases, where
stolen things are hidden, where money
is to be found buried under stones, and
the like, and he has predicted his own
death, which is to take place two years
from this date. When Peppe Pagano s
cottage was being built some human
bones were dug up. These were put in
a basket previous to being reinterred,
and placed for the night in corner OF
the hut where the workmen slept. They
declared the next morning that they
had been kept awake all the night by
the bones rafting and dancing in the
basket. In August, 1881, during ter
rife storm of thunder, lightning, wind
and hail as large as pigeon eggs, a
priest died at Bronte. He was
an enormously fat and self-in-
dulgent man, very rich, and with
o bad character. At the moment
when his corpse was carried into the
church a young married woman, the
mother of three children, respected and
esteemed by all who knew her, was re-
ceiving the Sacrament. As she opened
her mouth the spirit of T., the priest.
been sub ect to fits of madness, in which
passed into her. From that time she has
She speaks and acts exactly as he did,
her voice sounding like his. She has
confessed many OF his crimes; among
others that he had been in the habit Of
cheating the poor by giving unsigned
receipts, or writing down the wrong
amount when they intrusted corn o1
money to him. An attempt was made
by the priest to exercise the demon
which had entered her, but he threat
ened to go into another young woman
if they did, so, thinking it as well to
circumscribe the area OF the devils ac.
tvities, and wiser to put up with what
they knew than to attempt unknown
charms, they desisted and left things as
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