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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-31

famous character in the county for
thirty years She is still young woman
she processes to have powers instilled IN
ner from birth by witch mother. she
has epileptic hts, talks with drawi and a
nasal whine, and emphasizes her words IN
peculiar manner.
She was casper's daughter, horn in this
county Boteturt-and as girl worked in
the family OF one very respectable, If not
learned, old gentleman-Moore by name.
The substantial, implanted old Dutch
house, filled with curious old books and
furniture, among which were German
black letter volumes and a valuable hall
clock with chimes-proyed a tempting
home to the house girl, Ann Croft. So,
IN the hope Of retaining il during her nat
ural life, she bewitched Mrs. Moore-so
the story goes-and in a very short time
married the gray old man, then about 90
years of age.
She was at that time about 10.
Her fame as a fortune teller and witch
was then wonderful.
Her enemies said that she inflicted the
troubles she foretold; her friends that she
was a surprising medium through which
the future revealed itself. She undoubt-
edly hit the truth in many instances.
FOR example, she happened to be at q
iady's house in her travels. and upon
opening her book declared that a coffin
appeared between her lines. Her nearer
was vlsibly affected because one of her
sons was away at war.
No." said Ann, divining her thoughts,
The will not die in battle. He will choke
to death.
There was but one way to do this. so
thought his mother. He would be cap
tured and hanged as spy.
Despite the dictates of her reason, she
grleved for her son. A month later she
heard that he had died in a Southern hos
pital of diphtheria!
They say this is only one of a thousand
instances that have verified her predic-
lions. For my own part, | could never re-
member the fortune she rehearsed for nv
benefit. When she struck a truth in past
events was not surprised. because here,
as IN all small towns, eyerybody's past is
his neighbor's to remember; and / felt
sure some one had talked to her before her
visits to me.
She is still in great demand as a fortune
teller, chiefly for amusement, with the
young. She Is very lavish with her lovers
for all who seek them, and many q quarter
finds its way into her pocket
But she seems to be a real oracle for a
certain class who seek her whenever they
lose an article, and she invariably discov-
ers 1t for them. A poor man lost his coat.
He could lily afford such loss, for he had
no other. All through the summer it was
searched for, and when fall came and he
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tnat some one of her more abIe-bodied
victims procured such dainties for her
ciandestinely.
These Virginia witches are not like the
inlsty-rooed creatures of Irvine's artistic
aust, who are beautiful, riding through
the storm and gathering around the biaz-
ing caldron, in garments OF moonlight,
ioIIed by the scarlet Mephisto.
Inc virginia witches are only poor.
scant-garbed, hunger-crazed creatures.
They are usually of bearded chins and
otherwise hideous. That they possess
power unusual to the human being is with
out doubt. Perhaps it is, after all, an I'M
developed, unconscious germ ofEthe occult
SCIENCE, yet to be explained away.
But here IS one illustration that scarcely
comes under any science yet named. Sally
FrIddiy, living on Potts creek, Allegheny
county. furnishes her neighborhood with
a striking story. 1t is rather hard TO say
that the story is believed, but so it is, for
the credulity of the mountaineer, in GER
tain directions, IS altogether limitless.
Sally Friddiy keeps behind her closet
door tow-linen towel. It has hung there
for forty years. all told.
Now. when Sally Friddly wants neigh
boris cow TO yield to her own milk pail,
she puts into said pail silver dollar-it
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Miss Ballantine, of the New York elnb.
Miss Robinson, of Staten Island
Mrs: Morgan. of Short Hills. n. J..
the Misses Fitting, Frazer and Temple. of
Westchester county, and Miss Colby. of
orange. y. j., are among the famous play
ers who may contest for the honors with
Miss Cahin and the Roosevelt sisters. OF
course. there will be dark horses, toe, who
at the last moment may apnear 10 wrest
the leadership away from the well-known
players. 1t is always more difficult to
predict women's playing than mems.
they have more time for practice. they
are quite as numerous, If not more so. and
they are far less likely to enter champion
snip contests than men. even If quite pro-
icicnt. Thus local pride may almost at
any time force TO the front some splendid
player before unheard of outside of her
county. 1t is the popularity of the play-
ers OF both sexes that they are at their
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-31
THE NET AND RACKET.
Badminton Has Not Driven
Tennis From Favor.
GOSSIP OF THE CHAMPIONS.
ufes Mabel CaIlilI, the John L. Sullivan
Of the New York Club, and Other
Great Players.

Erw YORK, May ESPECIAL Core
enoudence. THE tennis season OF 1891 has
fsirIy begun, and from present appear
suces 1t will be the liveliest one that has
ever been known in this country. There
vas prospect earlier in the season that
badminton might supplant the older game
IN favor, but every one concerned now
scouts the possibility of such a result No
one. naturally, takes a keener interest in
the question than the makers of tennis
Goods. and they report the largest advance
Gales OF, record. It is one of the not TO be
forgotten consequences of the popularity
az lawn tennis that the manufacture and
sale of nets, rackets, lawn markers, shoes
and uniforms has become great industry.
Il is only few years since all these goods
we're imported from England. the home of
the game; now they are practically all
made here, and the business amounts to
something like $4,000 600 year to the
trade. This is looking at the other side Of
the sport but the point of view is not an
unimportant one.
The clubs in and about New York are in
number almost legion, and they are pre-
pairing busily for championship events.
Practically the season begins with Decora-
ton day, the month of fine weather before
that date being given up to practice play
ing. OF course, play begins earlier South.
The Washington City tournament for the
championship of the Southern states was
held in the middle of May. Tomorrow
the New York Tennis Club will hold its
spring games, and from now to the end of
the season in October there viii be a
tournament every day-for not summer
hotel of any size is without it's tennis
courts, the smallest villages have their
clubs, and matches and return matches
are shrewdly relied upon to keep up the
interest in the game
Undoubtedly the success of tennis is
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- formation of small neighborhood clubs.
s-ere social amusement rather than fine
3ly is the result.
= New York lives the young woman
= IS rather expected TO win chief cham.
honors this summer. This is
r. mabel +. Cahill, of the New York
- ~ tennis Club. Miss Cahnl is an
ea. woman and Won fame in the old
i.a'rs al tennis tournaments before com.
lah - TINS She is vigorous. athletic
snhg young woman. with merry. laugh
r. and quick, vigorous movements
No. present holder of the woman's cham
r, vs Miss +. {. Roosevelt. will not
NJ. her supremacy without a struggle
Aala 4, Roosevelt and her sister, Grace. also
fAA.aas as championship for doubles. Miss
WI probably play in doubles with
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or her life in other channels 20 run
smoothly? How explain the fact that a
witch declares certain things m'] happen
and a year later they do happenE
Witches can nearly always name the
trace ANYTHING stolen from dull axe to
a gold ring. In early life they have. as
far as can learn, been subject 10 epAeptle
fits.
That a woman Of this kind has strange
inFsnence over her feilow-men, ignorant,
unIettered. undisciplined though they be,
evnlained She grows up with the power.
She makes prophecies and they are veri-
fed.
Sometimes she is dubbed crazy quite
early in life. and the stigma clings TO her.
Ann Hotel, formerly Ann Croft, has been
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Fighting for His HI bss.
New York sun

Magistrate (severelyl-Why lid you
drive through the crowded thoral ghfares
M the rate OF fifteen miles an hos,r9 10
you think that the streets belong o you2
Culprlt earnestly protesting l~B *, your
honor. drive beer wagon.
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ghanles "witchcraft celebrates pale He
Gates offerings" and within easy reaching
distance of Fincastle there are a number
OF wlthered hays, who, less than century
ago, would have been burned at the stake
Tor the black arts they are supposed to
practice. They are reputed to be
witches, and to meet one of them at mid
night would appall the bravest inhabi-
tant- at least two of these women belonged
to line families in the long ago and were
noted for their beauty and their jewels In
the olden time witchcraft was not confined
TO the Puritans of New England. Princess
Anne Court House, little village southeast
OF Richmond, Va, witnessed the ducking
OF Grace Sherwood in the waters of Lyn-
haven bay for witchcraft. The belief in
witches has never died out in this yicin-
ity. A favorite name of the Virginia witch
Is Sally, due to the fact, probably, that
one Sally Slate achieved great fame in this
region years ago through her internal arts.
She was guilty of many ugly tricks before
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WITCHES In VIRGINIA
uncanny Creatures Among the
Allegheny Mountains.
FOLK LORE FULL OF POETRY.
1ne Country People Fear withered
Hays Reputed to Practice the Black
Art-Examples of Their Power.

7 may seem in
credible tn at
many of the su-
perstitions of the
old colonial times
still survive in the
mountains of Vir-
ginia. l do not
refer to the YOU
doc worship of
the colored peo-
pie, but TO the be-
liefs that are COM
mon among the
white folks of the
re gion. III ere
among the Allie
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, SUNDAY, MAY

used to drive these animals back from the
settlements into the forests yet unex-
plored.
There are several varieties of the kanga-
roo. The forest kangaroo is of a gray
color, has long fur and inhabits the forest.
The walaroo is black, with shaggy fur, and
lives in the hills. The red kangaroo has
smooth, short, close fur of reddish color,
looks very much like a sea otter and lives
IN the forests. Each of these varieties,
when full-grown, weighs 200 pounds or
more. The wallabee,. another variety,
weighs about sixty pounds and inhabits
the bushes and the broken billy country.
The rock kangaroo lives in the rockiest
portions of the mountains, and the kanga-
roo rat is no larger than small rabbit and
lives in the hollows of trees. 1t hops over
the ground very swiftly and furnishes good
sport in the chase
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-05-06
FRENcHrowN NEWS.

Last Thursday night the large barn on
the farm of Jacob B. Eckel, at Mount
Pleasant, in this county, was burned, to-
gether with three horses, several cattle
and hogs, machinery, hay, &c. Mr.. Ezekiel
was from home attending meeting of
the Farmers Alliance in the village. The
cause OF the fire is not known. We learn
that there was some insurance on the barn
and contents 10 the "Farmer's Mutual OF
Readington.
The death OF the wife Of Peter Y Lowe,
at Williamsburg, Virginia, is announced.
He and his wife resided here about
twenty years ago.
Mrs. Mary, widow of the late Edwin
Beidelman, now resident Of Camden, N.
j., has been visiting here, where she re-
sided many years.
Mrs. Eliza Wyker, of Vineland, has
been here for about two weeks calling on
old friends. She speaks glowingly OF
that place for sobriety, compared with this
place.
A farmer residing in Kingwood Town
slip came here, got drunk, got into a
fight, and was locked up in the ''cooler. "
SIS there any necessity for Town
Marshal" will be decided at the next
meeting Of the Common Council. II one
ia appointed several candidates are spoken
OF, especially II the salary is increased.
Tom Jones, an American of African
descent, has taken charge of the hotel
sheds at the National.
L. s. D. Kerr is building new barn on
Fifth street.
Edward Lantz, farmer, residing about
y mile south Of this place, died last Sat
urday morning. He was an industrious
man, prudent and careful in business. He
leaves widow, three sons and daugh.
ter. Interment at Reiglesville, Pa.
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The concert by Keller, at Holcombe
Hall, on Thursday evening of next week,
will be one Of the best ever given in this
city. Ameng his soloists will be Mr.. and
Mrs. lost, baritone and soprano respec-
lively OF the Hindricks Opera Co.. Mrs.
Rita Geisenberger, mezz soprano Mr..
Carl SHERMAN, flute and either, of the
Germania Orchestra, Phila. Mr.. Franz
Boenisch, solo cornetist; Mr.. John A.
Meyer, violin soloist, of the Germania Or.
chestrs; Mr.. Edward Schuetz, basso,
Chestnut st. Opera House; Prof. Gustav
A. Luebert, piano virtuoso, from the
Leipzig Conservatory, besides orchestra,
&c. Reserved seats at Cochran's.
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NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.

MIR. John Fiel, Jr., is clerking for AL
Ian b. Stockton, in his popular oyster and
ice cream saloon, at New Hope.
Mr.. Defesco, the present owner OF
the Centre Bridge stone quarries, intends
erecting some new houses during the pres
ent season.
About twenty five workmen are en-
gagged putting in the water tank near the
turn-table, in New Hope, on the N. e. p.
Extension.
There are two cases Of scarlet fever
in the upper end of New Hope. Wehope
that the doctors will resort TO every de-
vice possible to prevent the spread of this
disease.
AN extremely careless or partially In
toxicatcd fish huckster left dozen or
more fine shad scattered along the road
between Centre Hill and Solebury meet
ing house, on Monday afternoon.
John Griffith, Point Pleasant veter-
an of the late war, received an increase
Of pension quite recently. 1t amounted
to nearly 81, 900. He now receives $l4. so
per month instead of So as formerly.
-Rumor has 1t that the Solebury Deer
Park lie about to change hands-that Phil
adelphia parties are about to purchase 1t
and that it will be converted into plea
sure resort. May the good work go on.
The Moon nursery, of Msrrisville, is
furnishing 1000 peach trees for the farm
Of John Riegel, near Riegelsvile. The
work OF planting the trees is under the
management of Levi Black, OF Lambert
vile.
MIR. Chas. Ewers, OF New Hope, now
carries the mail between the New Hope
and Lambertville post offices, and also
lights the borough lamps. Mr.. Il. is q
steady, reliable man, and may be depend
ed on to do his duty regularly and
promptly.
On Friday Of last week, Horace Cad
walader, middle aged man OF Wakefield,
Bucks Co., committed suicide by hang
| ing himself to beam In his barn. The
cause for this act is said to be his inabili-
| ty to raise a sum of money due. He
leaves wife and seven email children.
The Bucks County Medical Society
has elected as delegates to the National
Medical Society, Drs. Howard Pursell,
w. ii. Kirk, w. r. Cooper and M. s..
Erdman; as delegates to the State Com
vention, A. NJ. Cooper, J. N. Richards
A. J. Mathews, G. NJ. Grim, J. E. Croft
A. s. Wilson and j. 1. Cawley.
Rev. J. @. Hanna, formerly a supply
at the Carversville Presbyterian Church,
| died al his residence in Philadelphia, on
Friday afternoon. At the time of his
death Mr.. Hanna was pastor of the North
United Presbyterian Church, Master ST.,
above 18th street. He had been sufferer
from the grippe, and recently had an at
tack of typhoid fever, which was the i'm
mediate cause Of his death.
The Board Of Managers Of the Centre
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MIR. A. B. Holcombe, the dealer in
agricultural implements, &C., whose of.
fee is opposite THE RECORD building, was
earnestly engaged last Saturday afternoon
in exhibiting the beauties of corn planter
to Lawyer Hayhurst and Cashier Smith.
Just what these eminent agriculturists
will do with one of these machines, il
they decide to buy, we are at loss to know.
II law case could only be dropped into
a hopper and be ground out automatically,
without the necessity of calling in stupid
jury. who generally go against the evil
dence, 1t would be a good application OF
the corn-planter principle and If Cashier
Smith can only adapt It so that it will
drop three dollars each time one Is put in
to the hopper, he will have invented an
excellent substitute for the various and
recently-bursted Phila. short-term endow-
ment associations. 1t may be, however,
that nothing of this kind entered the
heads of these gentlemen, and that they
were only considering the question OF
whether Coryell street would be more
valuable as a corn patch or as public
road.
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Personal.

Personal.
Mr.. Samuel Bottrell and family, of this
city, have moved to Philadelphia.
Mr.. George Hart, of New York city, is
visiting his parents in this city.
Mr.. Percy Moore, of Trenton, spent
Sunday in this city, visiting friends
Mr.. William Snowden, of Clinton, visit.
ed this city on Monday of this week.
Mrs. Edward Rittenhouse and Miss
Mary Millen, of this city, are at Ocean
Grove.
Mr.. Charles Swallow and wife, of Tren-
ton, spent last Sunday with his parents in
this city.
Rev. Edwin B. Smith, of Philadelphia,
visited his father in this city, last Friday
and Saturday.
Mr.. Geo. L. Wilson, of the Lambert.
vile Spoke Manufacturing Co., who is
acting lumber as agent at Charlottesville,
Va, is home on visit.
The wife and children of Mr.. John
Massey, of this city, will sail for England
this Wednesday, for three months visit
to Mrs. Massey's parents.
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MIR. Levi Brown and Miss Anna NJ.
Leech, of this city, were married yester-
day morning, and left on the 1l;50 train
for weeks tour. We congratulate them
on this happy event. Mr.. Brown is so
highly esteemed by our people, with
whom he has done business for so many
years, that wishes for his future happi-
ness are general; while Miss Leech's
kindheartedness, pleasant manners and
unsel6shness have won her large circle
of friends. including the hundreds of
scholars that have come under her care
while teacher in our public schools.
The BRIDE received handsome set of sill
verware-a present from her friends in
the First Presbyterian Church, in which
church she has been organist for several
years. The wedding was private, only
relatives being present.
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-Baumgartner's Trenton Store. adver-
tises some choice bargains in this ISSUE
Lambertvill. Ga. Light Company.


The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Lambertville Gas Light Com
pany was held at the Office of John Lilly,
No. 33 Bridge street, in this city, on
Monday evening, April 90 last.
Mr.. ]. Hayhurst was elected chair
man and John Lilly, secretary. The
election then took place and the follow
ing we're elected directors: William v.
Cooley, Augustus G. Barber, James s..
Studdiford, Alfred q. Gandey, Bryan Ii.
Taylor, John Lilly and Albert d. Ander-
son.
On the following evening the Board or
ganized by the election of the following
officers:
President-James 8. Studdiford.
Secretary-Albert ID. Anderson.
William V. Cooley.
Collector-Augustus @. Barber.
Observation-Disclosures q. Gandey
The President, Treasurer and Superiu-
tendent were appointed as the Executive
Committee.
On the evening of April 2lst last a
special meeting Of the Board Of Directors
was held at the Office of the Secretary,
when Mr.. A. G. Barber, the collector OF
the company, rendered his resigna-
ton. In view of the faithfulness
and efficiency of Mr.. Barber as col
lector for the past ten years, during
which time he has filled the Office, the d.
rectors accepted his resignation with re-
luctance, afterwards Mr.. George NJ. Hol-
combe was elected collector in place of
Mr.. A. c. Barber, resigned.
CA true copy from the minutes.)
A. d. ANDERSON,
Sarrafarv
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Base Ball Notes

Base Ball Notes.
Organized q. s. A. Association,
and have rented the grounds for the sea-
son.
Amateur base ball will pay in this city.
Base ball is as firm as ever in the hearts
OF the people.
10000 people saw the opening games
of the League.
Manager Closson will have one of the
best amateur teams in the State, on the
diamond, this season.
Pbillipsburg Alerts will be taken care
of in their turn.
The grounds will be put in first-class
condition this week, and Manager Closson
expects to open the season in about two
weeks.
Hurley is in good form and will do
good work this season.
Thorne, Wolverton, Trusty, Colligan,
Ely, Callan, Hurley and Jewell, are all
practising and In good form. Schenck
has not turned up yet, but will be all
right in time. Hurry up, William, and
get in line.
The best young players in town are
Hunt, Purcell, Malone, Montgomery, Case,
Mangan and Ely.
Trusty is good pitcher.
Snyder would make good Sd base
man. He can play any position and is a
good pitcher.
We are sorry to hear that Knowlan will
not be able to play this season.
The Doylestown Club organized last
week.
Capt. Callan can hardly wait until the
first contest.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1891.

~ Administrators and executors of
estates who wish their notices to appear
I'm this paper Will please instruct the Sur
rogate to that effect, the law gives
them full control OF the business, and he
can act only with their consent or
through their neglect.
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The Mount Hope Cemetery Association.

The Mount Hope Cemetery Association.
The annual meeting of the lot owners
of the Mount Hope Cemetery Association
was held in Lyceum Hall on Monday af-
ternoon last, May 4.
They organized by the election of John
Lilly as Chairman and. John q. Moore,
Secretary.
A. D. Anderson was elected judge of
election aud james Mullineaux and Fred.
Massey, tellers to conduct the same.
The election was held, and the follow
ing persons were declared by the Judge
and telers to have been elected managers
for the ensuing year: John G. Moore,
Charles A. Skillman, James s. Studdi-
ford, Frank 2. Fritz and John Lilly. The
new Board will organize soon.
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Cold Wave.
The cold wave that is now passing over
this locality reached its lowest point this
morning between midnight and o'clock,
when the thermometer registered Sl}e,
one-half Of a degree below the freezing
point. 1t is not possible that it remained
at that low point long, or ice would have
formed on water. A slight frost was no.
ticed in few places, and little damage
was done to vegetation. Dr.2Geo. II. La
rson, with the Governments tested in
struments, noticed the above facts, who
was notified in the afternoon that damag-
ing frost would probably come in this re-
gion. The partial cloudiness at the time
of the coolest point warded off the main
part of the damage, so that in these parts
little damage was done to growing crops.
The above record is the coolest that has
been recorded at this time in May for
many years.