The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-25
Two PaWtuXet Valley
Hunters Saw a SpOOk.
Dropped Their Game In Their
Wild Run to Escape It.
A Novel New Years Present for
President-Elect Mckinley.

Tne"full Of the moon" has always been
favoiIte time for the hunters OF the
odoriferous "Mephitis Americana," bet
ter known In these plantations rs the
skunk, and IL the words of two Of these
hunters can be relied upon 1t Is also the
fsvotite time for disem bodied spirits to
roam about lonely ruins. Recently Leon
Sregoire and John Gareau, Two of the
French Cas- adisn operatives In one OF he
PaWtuxet Valley mills, hied themselves TO
the woods and fields near the Cranston
line Tor the purposs of capturing one Of
thess animals. In the valley villages
skunk OIL Is regarded a. cure for about
sverything from ths measles TO a broken
imb. and the hunters were anxiou, to
Fcure supply OF this panscsa before
he sdvent Of the season Of snow and
rheumst!z." Their search WAS success
ii and by ii O'Clock they had captured
hree OF the qugdrupsds and oeciueu to
I've Gp the hupt for the night.
AT that time they were on the Bennett
Yrm on the Providence Pike about
mile from Lippitt, and they decided to
take short cut across the lots toward
River Point. As trey passed the old
Bennett homestead, which bears an un
emmy reputation in some quarters, they
quickened t heir pace and kept a wary eye
on the tli structure ana the spectral
pines viii h surround 1t.
Ntthing unusual occurred, however,
snd rs they preached the road they
slaekeped thyr pace and told esch other
now Ii II they were afraid Of "spooks."
Tney cll 6oed over into the road Just
above what is known as "the old mill"
on the Atwood farm, and when opposite
that partly ruined building, Gregoire
stoppsd tn lent his pipe. Just as the
match blaz d I'd be besrd blood curd-
iine al ri,S from the huilding, and raising
IL eyes he claimed TO have seen a verita-
be spook with eyos Of fire staring at MIN
from one OF the windows.
For an Instant he wps too terrified to
move, but the sound tf the flying feet of
his companion brought him TO a senss Of
hi' position, alone with the ghost, and
lie flew down tie roa1 toward the neareat
houss as ne Claims closely pursued h5 the
spooK. He found his ,omp,niCn filing
iinseit with Dutch courage in one OF the
saloons and, after he had 'tsadien his
nerves with lib raj apflic ,iions OF what
IL known in tes valley rs "Highlsnd
spring wster," they started for nome by
the main and well lighted streets The
following ,csy they recoverei their game,
which ey had droppei ia their fright,
tut could no: he induced to 60 near the
tli building. Gregoire scorns the idea
ihst he was frig tened nv nn CIVIL, snd il
ms descrip ION II the appearances OF the
spook is correct he was Perfectly justited
N running.
That monster tin horn, 30 feet long and
tx feet In Giametef at the bell. which
tas big testure in all the Republican
esT psi N pafs eS in Central Ulinoi ia
10 b. carried overland from Dec,tur TO
Cuton, o., and presented To Presl cent
ei ct NJ, Kinley at noon on January I,
o., as a New Year. git and as the h rn
,Hat was so rgely inatrameniai ia blow
Ing upa mSj 'riiy Of l5G, 600 In Hi ois
for the Nj ior sp sound money. xix men
have heen srlec go to carry the horn every
ep OF tie way to C,nton. Dewitt AID
Stout will f,r cit 800 =, Il the men tail.
A cf izen viii civ up $1,000 II they sue
,eed. 1he men a'e Ia starr with the
golden horn next W. ell, eacn without a
cent Of money, and before they resch
Csnton they are To earn slC0j by the sal,
of pictures of the 10 n and o. Themselves.
They are TO report ca lv ~ to the progress
OF the trip, and ssnG o Nilligsn n Co.'S
bank each day evesy celt tb v may b "
re- lized Ct paints v.sie on the journey.
All of The tis citi vii be visited.
A curiosity In churches II Philsdel-
phia suhurlaa colore1 church, wEich
hiss q white EpiscuIal = 1 at In charge.
Ii has eight Lenchcs, ,cstiug three per-
. ons each, ana every ioqU,siie TO the
service. 4 meloipon shout thrco fe I
high fGrniehns tie music. No relI hangs
II ths steeLle hat a nrero uoy abaut
u years old berts at iucle In froit OF
tho church just h,fo sefvice. Hc isaIu
sexton ana rec ivss 81 rer ,noa,h as
salary. 1he cturth was tCrwfrly an Gle
tiOn tooth; Is bnit a sheet lion. rainr,1 |
Gcav, vita q T. @. q wiuoow. ! t. c,Ii d
"ChspIe OF -. FAITH" It has a small.
bat enthusiastic .uemLersn p.
Af,ar an AL wi1hf S-eeto,