The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-04-14
MYSTERIOUS sPOOKs.
Strange Phenomena Witnessed
by an Indiana Community.
Remarkable Experience OF n Newly-SIar-
ried Couple with Ghosts - Giving Up
the Fight after Year of Plucky
Resistance.
TBrazil dndJ Cor. Chicago Herald

township, in Clay County, and of Marion
township, in Owen County, in this State,
enjoyed the notoriety of having on their
separating line a veritable haunted house
-one, in fact so Enthusiastically occupied
by spooks and that too, of such charao-
ter that the notoriety was the only enjoy
able thing about it, The building, still
standing, is an oldtime, two-story log
house, crowning lonesome, wide-swept
hill, from which leads dark and deepen
ing hollow filled with undergrowth. The
ghostly presence and manifestations were
at their height while the building was oc-
cupied by Harry Reynolds and his young
wife, who honored it by beginning house,
keeping in it. Since their removal-they
remained in the building nearly year in
An exhibition Of pluck quite rare, especial
ly in new beginners - the building
has been occupied by one Mr. Moody.
Mr. Moody was much annoyed for
some weeks by noises altogether
uncommon; especially was his family,
who can not be induced to spend q
night alone in the house. Gradually these
noises have disappeared, until for quite a
while there has been nothing uncommon
about the premises But the question is
can a house once completely possessed by
spooks ever become rid of theml Even
Mr. Moody seems much interested in the
answer. The story, as CLEANED from the
neighbors, is as follows, substantially:
Soon after Mr. Reynolds and wife had
taken possession of tho house they were
occasionally annoyed by strange noises in
and about the premises, especially up
stairs, III which had been placed such
things as could not be conveniently kept
below. The space between the roof and
floor is ton or twelve feet At first
the noise resembled that Of a weight fall
ing from the roof to the floor Mr..
Reynolds could SEQ nothing on going up
stairs and searching for the cause. In
course of time the noise increased in fire.
quency and intensity. It seemed as though
joints of stovepipe were being rolled and
pushed about promiscuously, and as though
greater weights were being dropped upon
the floor These mysterious phenomena oc-
CURED both by day and by night, but at no
time on going to look for the cause could
any thing be found out Of place nor any
thing observed to which the annoyance
could be attributed. Sometimes as Mr..
Reynolds would go upstairs the noise
would change to the closet under the stair
way below and then when he would re-
turn below IL would reappear above. At
times a noise would be heard on the porch,
as though cattle were walking over it; yet
there was no visible presence from which
it could have proceeded Talking in low
suppressed tones was frequently heard on
the outside of the house. then the door
would shake so as TO throw the key out of
the lock on TO the floor.
As these facts became known to the
neighbors parties would gather at night to
witness the phenomena, but rarely did any
thing occur on such occasions. Nor did the
phenomena occur with Hny degree Of regu-
larity. As much as fifteen days would
pass without any thing unusual being seen
or heard; then for time the manifesta-
tion would appear daily. One night just
after going to bed, Mr.. Reynolds was
brought to his feet by crash of more than
common force upstairs, as though the
roof had fallen in, which was Immediately
followed by brilliant light above, shining
through the crevices Of the upper floor.
On striking a match and lighting a lamp
the fame would leave the wick and ascend
TO the ceiling, then go out. This was re-
peated seven or eight times, and not until
after the mysterious illumination had dis
appeared did the lamp hold its fame. The
illumination did not last more than two or
three minutes at any time, and was among
the most remarkable Of all the phe-
nomena.
One evening, in company with Tom Fox
worthy, Of Woodside, Mr.. Reynolds was
seated on log outside-between the house
and the woods-when tho soundo OF the foot
steps of man was heard passing them in
the direction of the house, though nothing
was visible.
Mrs Sarah Price, Mrs Reynolds oldest
sister, went there ON visit one day and
heard the noise upstairs, which seemed 10
descend the stove-pipe. Placing her hands
around the pipe, II seemed to her as though
| II was all in tremor.
The father Of young Reynolds living but
a short distance away, persisted in his dis
belief Of such occurrences and in laughing
at his sons determination to quit the prem.
ises. He had been there frequently, but
had never yet been favored with any mani
festations But on the day his son moved
out the old gentleman was accommodated
in his anxiety TO hear something. As they
were putting on the last load in the even
ing in front of the door the noise was
heard on the lower floor, to which the son
directed the fathers attention, who jumped
from the wagon and ran in. The noise
then seemed to shift and locate itseli
among the dishes and cans yet stand
ing on a table. On removing some OF thu
dishes loud raps in quick succession wer,
heard on the table. After several repeti
tions and several attempts on his part Il
ascertain the cause he walked away from
the table, satisfied that II was the work o.
spirits.
The reports Of these manifestations arr
made by reliable witnesses, whose word Il
unquestioned. Jacob Storm says be hai
heard strange and unaccountable noise
In aud about the premises Frequently 4
would be the voices of invisible human be
ings engaged in conversation. Jess
Reynolds, brother OF Harry; William L
Price, A. j. BarTack and others who liv,
In the vicinity, and whose opportunity TO
observing has been good, all agree in testi
mony as to the mysterious nature Of sight
and sounds seen and heard In and abou
the premises.
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