The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-23

INDUCED in stories that had their fouRda-
ton in hers or anyone else's imagination
The Mrs. Williams mentioned, sister of
Mrs Jones, is the mother of John Skel-
ton Williams, president OF the Seaboard
Air Line system, both Mrs. Jones and
Mrs. Williams having been daughters of
DR.. Shelton. of Richmond.
THE story, told in the third person, be-
cause l do not recall Mrs. Jones exact
words, is as follows:
Mrs. Jones, who formerly resided in
Raleigh. and had a sister. Mrs. Williams,
who lived in Richmond, and another sis
ter, Mrs. Shelton, who was on visit to
her in Raleigh, had just returned from a
visit 10 her sister in Richmond. During
this visit Mrs. Jones had remarkable
dream, which she told next morning to
Ann Shelton. She dreamed that she was
at the home of Mrs. Williams and saw
that the family was in great distress.
Mr.. Williams and the older daughter
were not with the family and she went
TO several rooms in the house 10 find
them, but without success. She also
dreamed that she went into the parlor,
where she saw only two pieces of the
old furniture--thc piano and large
book case--but did see an empty casket
covered with white pail. The next
morning she spoke of her dream, and
Shelton told her that all the furni-
ture had been changed In the parlor ex-
cept these two pieces and that II she had
really been there she would have only
recognized these two. Nothing farther
was said about the dream, but later in
TIE day Mrs. Jones received telegram
stating that the daughter she had missed
in the dream was drowned the day be-
fore at Old Point and her father. Mi.
Williams. had gone after the body.
Having trouble in procuring a casRet he
had telegraphed to his people at home to
have a casket ready when he returned.
This was done, and the casket covered
with a white pail was in the parlor' at
the very house Mrs. Jones saw II in her
dream"
another dream that heard related by
the dreamer has always seemed to me
to have had a remarkable fulflment.
Miss Minis had been away from home
for several months and dreamed that she
sew her sister, Mrs. Abbott, crossing a
river on plank leading her only child
by the hand, and there was a younger
child with them that Miss Minis did not
recognize. The river was decidedly
swollen and very muddy, and they We're
all in great danger, and the little child
was drowned, but Mrs. Abbott and the
other child got across safely.
"Of course Miss Minis was a good deal
impressed by the dream and told several
ladies about Il the next morning. One
of them volunteered to interpret it, say
ing that she believed in dreams but did
not want to make Miss Minis anxious.
She said that all three Of them had been
very i'll. but Mrs. Abbott and her older
child would recover and the little one
would die Miss Minis said she did not
see how that could be. for her sister
only had ono child. the one she had seen
get safely across with her mother, and
she did not see what connection the Ut
tie one had with any OF them.
1.-The next day she received letter tell
ing her that her sister and the child she
saw had both been very Ill but were out
of danger at that time and that there
had been another baby born who had
died.
"a friend of mine in whom ! have per-
feet confidence related to me most re-
markable experience that she had sew
eral years ago.
She. with her sister and brothers
wife. were travelling in the South ana
had been stopping at hotel in New Or
leans for several days. One morning
they were all in their room, one OF the
ladies' was reading and one OF them was
writing and my friend, Mrs. smith, was
sitting by the window playing with her
sisters child The room was on the
third floor and there was no balcony or
porch near it. Suddenly Mrs. smith
heard a voice distinctly say. Run, run
for your life'' 1t startled her so that
she jumped up, catching the baby In her
arms aud crying run, run" started
to the door. The other ladies followed
her thinking she had gone crazy and
they would save the baby. Just as the
last one stepped into the hall the whole
ceiling fell and everything in the room
was shivered. 1t was found out after
wards that one of the drain pipes right
over that room was leaking and the
ceiling was soaking wet from that"
DIR. T. E. SKINNER.
DR.. T. e. skinner related the following
tories of what seem to be instances OF
telepa thic message
II was holding a meeting In Danviiie,
Va. with DR.. Chapman. ! think 1t was In
IS. And after the meeting closed one
night I told DR.. Chapman that ! was
going home. The train left there at 10
o'clock and got to Raleigh at in the
He wished to know why ! was
going away. and ] was ashamed to tell
him. but / had been impressed during
the day of the Importance of my being
home, could not tell why. ! promised to
come back the next night so that would
only miss one service. AS the omnibus
drove up to my house I looked for Grape
on the door. There was none there.
went in and found my little daughter
about completing her toilet. She was
eleven years of age, perfectly well, but
that afternoon at four o'clock was taken
with spasms and died three days after
from acute diphtheria. Then | thought
could understand my feelings about go
ing home
II was at a funeral in Columbus Ga,
once of one of my members and friend
requested me to visit the grave of her
friend who had recently died, and while
standing at the grave She said s"This