The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-02-24

The Zerrib,e Fate az q Party OF Imptona
Jewellers.

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The Zerribie Fate az q Party OF Imptona
Jewellers.
CSpsc5al u tie Qfacianati Eaauirer.o
The newspapers last week gave u
thrilling account of the dreadful fate
vi Samuel Meeter, of Harrisburg, Pa,
who, with "A humber ot ribald comrades
had All imitation Of the LORDS Supper,
with bread and beer. LII tho midst OF
the mockery ''an immense Uniformed
and foul beast, with cloyen feet, poiut-
ed lOits and eyes that flashed fire."
appeared. Merter died - maniac, dc
declaring lie had seen the Evil Quo,
aud was lost. Erie has u case some
what similar, only That five ives were
the penalty of blaspheny, instead OF
one. Although The tragic events oc-
cvrrcd lialf II century ago, they have
never appeared in the press, nutwith-
standing that the older Inhabitants
:emrmbcr them distinctly. The cor
respondent WAS shown an old house
IN Greenfield Township, east II Erie,
Penn, TO which is attached q highly
dramatic story. 1t is u large structure
three stories high, and of quaint
architecture. 1t was erected in the
early days of that county, has been
~untcnatted more than q generation,
and, it is said, no amount OF money
could Induce u Greenfield citizen to
stay in II over night. In 1886, when
the house was In III unfinished state,
but nearly ready for occupancy, u
party of five men, bent on deviltry,
took possession and held high revclry
until morning. They were shockingly
impiou., and, dcadcniug their con-.
,.,,n ,utfI Il,p " -,lsl..
brandy aud rum, they cursed God in
,urn. n Bible WAS torn up, burned,
aud the ashes mixed with the fiery
beverage. Then the men, lifting high
their cups, drank to the confusion of
The Christian God and success to the
Prince of Darkness and Ruler OF He'll
During the dreadful toast a tcrrrblc
Storm sprang up. Lightning blazcd
from The dark clouds, ana II fierce
clap of Thunder shook lliu house to it's
foundations, making the b%lasphemers
pause. Three days later one OF them
told the other tour he had had IL fright
tut dream. In the vision he saw him
self utid comrades Us they were three
nights before. He saw tho Sacred
Book blazing and reduced 10 carbon
aud mingled with the liquor, and he
recognized in the clap Of thunder the
voice ot God telling the live that pun
ishucnt was to be visited on each. It.
is u singular and we'll attcsted tact
that a fearful late bcicli the partici-
.,ants, and the superstitious of Gree IL
field regard ii as Tic vengeance of
Heaven III iuItillincnt of that vision.
Adam SclIObcr was the first to die.
Ills end was made horrible by dclirium
lremeus, and he ravcd about cvcrlast-
ing turmcnis aud hidcUus demons with
spears. Joseph Neil went next, Being
drowned in a siaghant pond. The
third, George Hood, persisted by the
hand of an unknown assassin, who
..luugcd Il d ggcr into his body in the
dark. Jonas Lurkin was struck dead
On u wagon ana his horses drew tic
body home. The doom Of Peter Full
Ter was Suggestive of his pledge To
Satan in that blasphrmhus bowl. lie
was imprisoned ina burning building
and roasted alive, and his clnrred
bones were gathered from the ruins.
For many year, the place was be-
licved to be haunted by the spirits OF
the "Fcartul Five" as they were call
ed. 1t was insisted that upon every
anniversary OF the nnhoiy orgic their
spcctres entered The house and went
through the Bible burning aud drink
scene again, alter which zach was
seized with the agonies peculiar to the
death which overlook him. Twenty
live years ago, when the evil iepu Ia
ion Of the house was at its height,
Noah w. Lowell, now the Eric agent
of the American Express Company,
with q party of young and ghIslproof
companions, determined to dispcl the
tears OF the people oy having II dan &c
in the place. They assembled
against the advice of the oldest ghost
>ecrs, and in the middle OF q waltz a
mighty rush OF cold air c%xtinsuishcd
The lights. The dancers shricked and
hrd, each fearful Of being seized by the
spirits of the dead men. Most proba.
by q gust of wind put ont the lights,
but many still believe they had u sup
ernatural warning.