The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-10
SOME SPOOK STORIES.
PERSONS WHO THINK THEY HAVE
EVIDENCE OF GaOSrLY DOINGS.

the Interference OF tlSlIanLS from
Other Worlds In the Affairs of This
Substantial Sphere.
From. the Nashville Banner.
Frank Hayes and his wife, with their
daughter, Tintsey Hayes, live near Green
field. and are highly respected people. One
morning, about three months ago, Mrs
HAYES went into the girls room to wake
her. and was much frightened by finding a
roll of cotton around the girls throat. The
girl seemed much alarmed, and could not
account for the strange appearance of the
cotton. Before this time, it was afterward
remembered, bits Of cotton had been found
about the yard, but nothing was thought
of it. Occasionally bits of cotton would
mysteriously appear on her throat. This
was followed by a choking sensation. Miss
Tintsey was at first perfectly well. but has
now for weeks been Frustrated, and is
growing weaker. She will die unless re-
lieved.
DIR. Moore of Gibson county was called
TO see her, and gave the case up as beyond
his power TO cure. AT first people laughed
at the matter, saying the girl was playing a
trick but they went through curiosity TO
see. and left completely mystiaed. They
would see before them a stout, healthy girl
who would start and stare at something ap-
preaching her. Sometimes she would say
Il was a cat coming toward her, with a
piece of cotton in its mouth; at other times
it would be little dog, and she would call
to those present to scare it away and not
let it come to her. They would assure her
thew saw nothing, but she would continue
to cry out, and all at once those watching
her would see a bunch of cotton appear on
Ia l. ~
removed. OF late animals have given way
to a woman dressed in yellow, who brings
the cotton.
Some ladies finally decided to make
close examination and see if the girl was
deceiving them. They put fresh apparel on
and changed the bedclothes, but found
nothing to clear up the mystery. Miss
Tintsey was then put back in bed, but con-
tinued to be troubled as before, and the
ladies expressed themselves as fully salts
fed that the girl was innocent of any de-
ception, and was the victim of a very re-
markable and strange affection. TIE idea
of removing the girl was advanced. She
was taken to a house two miles distant, but
failed to be relieved. She was conveyed
back to her home, and a reputable citizen
informed the writer that as they were bear
ing the girl in at the door a loud knocking
wos heard on the housetop. The girl also
noticed the noise, but all efforts to find the
cause of the noise signally failed, and the
l,irl was again subjected to the strange tor
lent
On Fridays and Saturdays Miss Tintsey
Id these spells regularly every fifteen
minutes, and constant care has to be taken
Il prevent her from being smothered to
doth by the cotton. She never complains
ofany pains from these attacks, but is
grwing weaker every day. Physicians
frol Jackson have been to see her, and it
Is sad that 5000 people have witnessed the
Strage affair, many coming from jackson.
Iheycontinue to go to see her, and are as
greatly mystifed as ever.
LeeHeath, as responsible a man as the
count contains, relates this:
u vent to see the girl to ascertain, if
possible, the cause of her torment. When
one other spells came on her she began to
complain of the approach of woman in
yellow, bearing in her hand the bit of cot
ton. She pointed to the woman, but I told
her there was no one in the room, but she
insisted there was. | then covered the girls
throat with my hand, and taking off my hat
began to fan vigorously near her throat so
as to prevent the deposit of cotton. In
spite OF this precaution all at once l saw the
cotton pass between the vibrations of my
hat and raising my hand from her throat
was surprised to find the bit of cotton under
my hand and on her throat. ! am unable
to say what it is, but | do say that the girl
Is not practicing any deception
W. I. Jones, another neighpor, a man
whose veracity none who know him will
question, assures us that the wonderful re-
port IS founded on fact. He says he has
visited the girl and witnessed the phenom-
ena attending her affection, and that it has
not been exaggerated. Mr.. Jones saws her
parents thinks she is bewitched, and say
that some time ago she had trouble with a
woman now living in Gibson county. who
threatened her with terrible trouble.
The parties are making no money out of
me aIalr, and this, together with the great
mental agony of the girl and the wasting
away OF her body, besides the evidence of
OL many or the best people in the county
proves that this is no affair, to be treated
tI8hIy, and representatives Of the state
Doara OF health should visit her and thor
ousdIy investigate the affair which has GER
Galhly created the greatest excitement ever
known In our county. Every one who feels
so disposed Is at liberty to visit Mr. HAYES
family and be convinced as to the truth CON
talned in this article.
THE GHOST OF WESLEY HAMMOND VISITS
his sMITHY AND MAKES THE ANVIL
RING. -
From the Philadelphia Times.
The usually quiet village Of Canterbury
nlne miles south of Delaware's capital. is
now greatly excited over the appearances of
ghost. The village is a quaint. old-fash-
oned place, and was formerly one of the
1 I13}S1 thriving stage line posts south of
wilmington. When the Delaware railroad
Was quit the stage line was discontinued.
ahu one by one the former enterprisinp in
Daoltanis disappeared, the half dozen
IaVerns closed their doors, and Canterbury
gradually settled down into a modern
euIIion OF GodsmitA's Deserted Village.
But few Of the old residents remained
anu they have of late years diminished in
..tiulloeIs, until now but a half dozen of
t theiu remain to gather around the stove in
o etls one store, which does duty as post
o os also, and on winter evenings tell the
greatness 0i
among these few white-haired men was
t guo VINO had in former times been one of
, Cuo most useful of them ALL Wesley Ham
+. .osd had for full two score years piled his
o ra1s IN The little village smithy, where the
S SiGr VI LIS forge and the ringing of his an
va Ioio OF work well done
oF e. Is right here that the present state of
fnaIIS hinges. The trade in the shop has |
an several years been at O very low ebb, |
coid e Iaso aging smith has left his forge
~. because there was no more work to do. |
b r,de many another hard working man, he |
aTJ ~. no1 Iaid up store of this worlds goods,
or nu tue loss OF his occupation left him with
too. ,ieahs' Two years ago he was forced |
COW e tA nome IN the aims house of Keat |