The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
a STONE-THROwING DEVIL.
HARD TIMEs ar GREAT IsLAND TWO
HUNDRED YEARS 400.

UNnnN1 wow AE0Wmu-hENEhIt bNNNAblNMs hNuls
rsers nnd other ThtuGs Made ThirEs Lively
WIEN r~zurt-Preef That n Really Happened.
Just n little more than 200 years ago there was
trouble In New Hampshire, then called New
Hantshire. The trouble In told about at great
length In q pamphlet, tho title page of which
relates o good deal OF the story. Thia is that
Rame title page:
"LrTHoBoLIA; or the Stone-Throwing Devil.
Being an Exact and Truo Account (by way Of
Journall of the various actions OF Internal
Spirits, or (Depils Incdrnate) Witches, or both;
and the great Disturbance and Amusement
thay gave to George Waions Family, at n
place called Great Island, in tho Province Of
Nesu Hdntshire, in New England. chiefly in
throwing about (by an Invisible handy Stones,
Bricks. and Brickbats, OF all Sizes, with several
other things, ne Hammers, Mdtls, Iron-C rotrs,
!Spfts, and other Domestick Utensils, as came
into their Hellish Minds. and this for the space
OF u Quarter Of o Year. BY +, O., Esq, who
was q sojourner in the Same Family the whole
Time, and an Ocular Witness of those Dia-
bolick Inventions. The Contents hereof be-
Ing manifestly known to the Inhabitants Of that
Province, and Persons Of other Provinces. and
10 upon record in his Majestie's Council Court
held for that Province. London: Printed and
are to DO sold by Il. Whdlock, near Stationer's
Han, 1898"
Any ono who has attended O really good spir-
itualistio stance, where the spirits got warmed
to their work, will notice that the Diabolick
things Of 1893 threw articles around with much
tho same abandon that the spirits Of the pres
emit time enjoy and use.
There was O woman at the bottom Of the
trouble. "R. O., ESQ.," was informed and be-
lieved, and abe was angry. Upon the account
Of some small quantity Of Land in her field,
xwhich aha profapdad ywan M iuatly En- ban into
the Land of the Person where the scene Of this
matter lay, and was her Right, she having been
often very clamorous about that affair, and
heard to say. with much Bitterness. that her
neighbour tinuendo the fore mentioned Per
son. his Name George Walton) should never
quietly injoy that piece Of Ground"
So far as r. G., Esq. knows, the trouble began
one Sunday night June IL, 1894 about Ten a
thrown and with noiseJ hit against the top
SWsl.on had been at his fence gate, which was
perhaps was the first italian in the North. AT
tho hinges. and on his way home he and his
COMPANIONS were all assaulted with a peal Of
T HsFS By y'a tx House, use '%S snS shlis b fs9% uns sss hands hsSds
or Agents" Il. C.. Esq, got out Of bed and
came down to see what was the matter, but no
go into the house because of another volley Of
stones. While they were talking over the mat.
fully y to j., ta HSa on ' the floor, I somin sso as t roGsf the
ceiling, close by u.s." Mime. Blavatsky used
% precipitate letters, but stones never seemed to
when she was known as Nine. Blavatsky:.
house and outside; more than that, he just
missed having his head broke with a Maui
or great Hammer sliding down the roof. Ar
ter four hours he went back to bed. to be dis
turbed by an Slt.pound stone bursting open his
door, and then 81 half a brick; but after that he
stone on his table, but it was thrown around
again for a time; later he gathered it in and
s s60Tsa # as proof for the Satisfaction of the
Monday evening r. G.. Esq, took q little
musical Instrument and began to touch 1t 1.-THE
good big stone came, rumbiing in, an as it We're
to lead the Dance and other stones. and a
bRsT Isss sSSSe sp eSTsas the the Ess ssiiiS Ss% sDd II s:b 59S:
neys. .'' The next Monday Mr.. walton !" and III his
men were at work in the woods at some dis.
s WiaS another lsS% hS ses ., w Stones ."!heT They wsr ear nas,iea a
hatful to their boat and went away for wood;
w weSa t toes o fhe Stones Sssm th came mat Back Sas th as stnn1s
taH nc E under a 6alk % Ct timbsE ua
a number Of persons; in fact. the stones took
part in It the ,hs sn teaa,I mSn' greatly t9 The edit:
as Testinonies." to this efrs It: 'n'"''''''
These Persons do hereby at;
test the truth OF their being Eye-witnesses OF
invisibly into the field and in the entry of the
House, Hail., and one Of the chambers OF George
e MS,91n 81 j IVES West ' Jarsey. 'e Waisss cl Esi.' E ESE,
Dep 3oof mo Mae. Of RosSs .Is Ia so, Nj: i, A Al
MIR. Oliver Hooton Of Barbados, Merchant. MIR.
7. Maui Of Salem in New England, Merchant.
CAPTAIN HaG n. W, Walt 9, barefoot safs i, MI; John Hussey'
the spirits really had it In for poor Mr.. Wal
ton; Once they pulled the plus out of his boat,
~triyance and combination of the old serpent
and tho old woman, or some other Witch or
Wizard lin Revenge or innate enmityl to have
pany.". Then they carried away his belt; they
!hrew big stones at him; some Of them weigh
cocks, throwing some Of the hay into his apple
trees and scattering some OF 1t In the, house;
@ aTwSS fin oss tEas sh lay % at aSe .e aoos iwere nu Iaid oms
Other sro set against az Inst the iha''dd door OF the the Room kesSnlR H;h .as
him therein: A form that stood in the entry
!r toichl was set along by the fire side. and q
thereon. with two Pewter Pots and two Candle
sticks: A cheese Press likewise having a spit
thrust into one OF the holes of It, at one end;
and at the other end of the spit hung an Iron
kettle; and a Cheese was taken out. and broke
After this we were pretty quiet, saving now
cise;" but on Friday. July %. about 40 stones
S ssS n SsSut'bb bean and bs gSs int On a E room where The e. thsy
aFNA wv tSSAh ~ va Vi 'oe taN Solih
started to punish the witch or wizard that
might be the wicked Procurcr or Contriver OF this
stone afiictionD:' they set q pot on the fire to
boil. with u nasty mixture In 1t; as the liquor
grew hot, a stone broke the mouth Of the pot
and upset Il; a second time a stone broke tho
handle; a third time, o stone smashed the pot.
Evidently it didn't pay to monkey with the pre-:
abaya SIX yiun on dFr stnSCs aug e. / ! .t "tseir fell
they were reaping in the field, three sickles
were craok'd and broke by the force of these
lapidary Instrpments Of the devil" Nothing
child was hit on tho back on Monday.
Thereafter. except for a few stray stones,
there was peace from Aug. 8 until September.
Early in that month MT. Walton went in his
Canoe Tor Boat from the Great Island, where
no dwelt, to Portsmouth. to attend the Coun.
Gil, who had taken Cognizance OF this matter,
the Suspects examination" On the way his
show to the President Of the Council" and two
OF which with other like strokesl he complained
then and afterward to his DEATH"
X. e.. Esq, went home to England about this
time, and some years afterward wrote his his
tory of the Lithobolia. He began with this
preface: such Is the s%ceptical humour Of this
Ago for Incrodulity mot to say Infdelityl that l
wonder they do not take nm md nrnfesa in