Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-09


|HY M A CONVENT.
41r.I.I..I..I4
ftateb 'is,i That Persists N
ID Ntnt'y AZ tbe fitis.
(ch bee been ringing ~ ihe
FoohIe hours and IN the most
fnnfncr, hes caused quite q
eeblc u The Sisters " Nosfe
tccupy The pictnreaqne little
olhing The Catholic parcchirl
<t Anne. on tho cast aide u
kond On Eaturdfy, Nov. 8.
iess occurrences begnn NJ the
the ringing OF The doorbcll.
I1y fittoro wtnt 10 tho door,
wns there. "The prank u
I>ievoue boy" she thought
ierwnrd the bell rang again,
ster went 10 tho door y second
10 Ono wea 10 DO seen there or
81 Tho bell kept ringing ut
during the rest Of the day,
Che annoyance o. the dstcrs.
zone OF the sisters took her sta
p vestIbulo determined 10 aa-
D was ringing the bell. The
bell rang again she opentd
but saw no one. While she
Eng in the doorway the bell
fo ring violently. She was
at the ringing was not caused
y pulling the knob Of the door.
\ outside.
h, when the sisters retired, tho
3}nin. IL continued 10 ring at
{vaIs all night, and deprived
le sisters OF sleep. Tho bell
" Sunday. and could bo plain
81. Annc's church during the
Of high mass. The sexton,
oncamp, was finally called In
examination, He traced the
1Dfn the door to the bell In the
mt found nothing wrong.
Examination was going on tho
ae1ng. Finally the sexton cut
MIRO. This failed to stop tho
1nging. No electric wires OF
9re about the house. II was
Ned to detach the wire from
kEirely. This was done, but IL
&Qp the bell from ringing. In.
&ell rang more violently than
Scjoicing ut being freed from
|Ilium z. Bartlett, pastor Of st.
urch, was called In. He ex-
bell carefully, but could not
"Talse it down." was
Slcr. The bell was removed
1ng up for two days In Father
aouce, but did not ring there.
! then replaced In the convent, !
Il began TO ring again yio- !
lrt, tho assistant pastor, OK
bell. "Tako II down." said
y put IL up no that IL won't
q bell was taken down and
athcr Bart. 1t kept on ring- /
II, and nobody could stop it.
olcntly that tho spiral steel
hcd was stretched straight
70 boil oscillatod with slch
y beat against the ceiling.
were completely mystiBed.
bro Of members Of st. Anne's
n called In TO examine into
antics Of the bell. but none
Dgtr tho cause Of its move
n bell rang 10 loudly at might
&1elencnmp was called In to
b that the sisters could sleep.
n placed II In position every
q removed IL ct night. Ono
listers cannot be induced TO
30 Kitchen when the bell be-
{. She always runs precipi-
the room at tho first tap Of I
Indry since Nov. o the wor- .
4. Anne's church have heard
3oll while at mass. Sexton
E.ook IL down once and hung
IN the rear OF the house for 4
During that time everything {
but when he replaced II In :
Il resumed its violent ring {
pnrt Of the bell was care !
he'd, M well as tho pieces J
<ch 1t 10 the ceiling. The {
- also inspected minutely,
could be found TO account
n9e actions Of the bell. II
ID that tho trouble might
Inused by q rat or mouse. )
3ot be possible. because tho
IN absolutely detached from {
&xing vespers. the bell kicked :
,1lDpus that Father Bartlett !,
Q<uary several times TO stop 2
Z y still hanging up in tho J
accustomed place anf still !,
|fing violently. Tho exami- .
Ia progress. but the prob !
Ifom being solved now us it
y beii began its new career.
Anaerioan.
/ worthy Charity. =