The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-08
CRAZY OVER WITCHES
REMARKABLE PERFORMANCES or
POOR GEORGE KeLlAR.

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EVIL innuencs and Did Maay oeAsr Odd
and Foolish Things.
1 Five years ago George kellar and his
tamiiy, consisting OF wifc and three
daughters, came to this country from
rsnkhn county. Pa. and settled on
earm AZ Edsns MIL, about three miles
from this piaoe. Mr. ketlar ives good
garuener ana brought with him great
IonrlIs No Drought with him . tntnt OF
Isuperssisicn ana 2 mild belief In witch
'crait. WAS only spark at nrst but .
little naru luck nss tanned ts into raging
insanisy
ohoruy afser keliar located In his new
nome no employed young man TO work
on the farm. In the course OF timo love
sprahg up potwecn TINS young man and
one OF the girls, bus about the time they
were 10 % married no sickened and died OF
Pome peculiar msiauy which bafled the
physicians The girl was driven almost
crazy py the spock, and Tor swhile had 10
lpe carsiuiy watcneo 20 prevent her doing
violence 70 herssif. Her p1ef was 10 great
.nas sne was soon nrougns down 70 whss
s Delevoo 10 90 ncr dsathped. About
this timo the old man keiiar began to Inn
agine AL sors OF shings he refused 70
Ialiow 1ns pryhoian WHO attended the
young man 20 enter the house After try
ing swo or tnres Others IA very unsatis-
rnc.ory way no discnsded them all and
zen. 10 ms ola nome IN FRANKLIN county
,or wi'on 9vc'or. IN low Gays sne oco-
.or came ana remalnea TWO or three weeks
WIN 'ne pat,ens, oui1pg which time she
Irecovcrea r1p'oiy ana was aoie 20 walk
laoous wnen NO ieiI Ine meaning OF his
Ibewitchcd daughter incrsassd the old
man 3 penei thae some evu person OF great
power was trying to drive him from his
now nome, ana no began 70 nce strangely
toward ms neigheorS who pitaed, then
rloicuied, and wero nneliy driycn 10 dis
gust oy MS prcposeerous suspidons. And
pot until he was adjudgod insane did they
return again 70 paey.
helar pegsn AZ once 90 take seeps 70
cneck one evii innsenoe whlch he believed
Wa coneeinp.atipk the utter destruction
,oi MN ana ms. jae put wire cloth over
l.nc tops OF MS ontmneys. changed some OF
MS ooofs SO they would open out instead
Oh ia ana pegan 10 entsr the house back
wau. having converted the rest or the
|Iamliy 70 MS oeiiet, ny was assured OF their
Ico-operaeion In all MS undertakings and
met with no Opposition when he began to
Aouse ana opCroy pist property. de
evInceo strange oeare 70 DO rtd OF the
terrible innusnee which was gradually
Stealing over ms premises He dug great
;pls IN ms yara, where he burned all the
)pewiochea arsicies of his household and
|kiecnen, oeing 90 bnply engaged In this
wholesale sacrifice mAshs neglected to put
I'm ms crops or IN any way make provisions
|Ior tne support OF MS family. The house
was nice Two ssory rams well finished,
|pu' tnat ala not ninccr AIM from searing
|on ali the weinsootne throughous the
|Du'ioing and burning ~ In tho pie when
inc o'scoveree mss ene witches were hiding
oenind IT, Driven rom ehsrs shey took
refuge IN the vernda. Inis was ruthless
ny torn down ana cast into the burning
|piS,
Inere was q orick waik rom the mons
gate 70 the steps at the door but 10 had to
come up IN an enort 10 nrcak the charm.
ne tnougnt ne nad them ounids tho gate
Ae last, ana nur1cdiy nailed 10 up tight
anu iase anu oeean chmpin8 over IL Wnen