The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-29

This seasons ghost stories are BY
no means confined to one locality or
section. They range from New ELg-
land to Georgia. At least ore OK the
ghosts caused family great in'nn-
venience. This was in Cambridge.
Mass. A family moved into large
double house that stood on the cor
ner of Pearl and Lake streets. but
only lived there a month, giving as
a reason for the moving that they
could not stay on account OF the
queer happenings in the house. For
the first Is days everything was peace
full and orderly. but on the morning
of the sixteenth day the servant en-
tering the kitchen found two chairs
overturned. She picked these up.
lamp fell from the table without any
apparent cause.
The following morning the family
discovered that the pictures in the
family album had all been taken out
and torn into minute pieces. Next
day the servant discovered that her
dress, which had been hanging "A
closet, had been torn into shreds, ard
on the following morning the gar
ments of the children were found
similarly treated.
Near the classic shades of old Iter-
ward there used to stand house ,iat
in its day caused a nine days sensa-
tion. and wherein resided Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Marsh, with their family
of five little children. Before Mr.
Marsh moved into the place it had
the reputation of being haunted;
strange noises were heard at night,
followed by shrieks as though sorle
one were being murdered.
Ghostly Carriage Calls.
The story had been told to Mr..
Marsh. and his friends implored him
not to try and live in the place, as
1t was accursed. but he paid no at
tention to their entreaties. and after
remodeling the house went to live in
It. All went well for awhile, and the
family were lulled into fancied securi
ty. but one night when Mrs. Marsh
was attending sick person in the
upper room she was surprised to hear
the sick person suddenly say:
"You are called to see some one: a
carriage has just stopped at the door"
This was little after midnight.
The lady started up and went to the
window which commanded a full view
of the front of the house, and the
road on each side of it. but saw moth
ing. but Immediately after was heard
the crack Of a whip. the thud of
horses hoofs upon the ground, and
the rolling Of carriage wheels as the
viewless vehicle and steeds left the
door and went away at a gallop up
the road.
Bowl Thrown to Floor.
Immediately after this the bowl
was flung from the washstand and
fell in shower of fragments at my
mothers feet, and in quick succession
the smaller pieces of the entire toilet
set followed and added their several
little heaps to the debris on the floor
Then, as if done by invisible hands.
the larger pitcher on the washstand
was lifted and poised on its side. so
that the clear spring water it con-
ldlueu was pOuTeu SlO"ly lTUul IL Oh
the carpet. and when quite emptied
it was lifted high and flung with
much violence to the floor. where it
was entirely shattered. From that
day the peace and quiet of the hap
ry old homestead were destroyed and
were never again reestabished.
1.-The very next day after its first
manifestation. when all the family
was assembled for the midday dinner,
door which opened on the wide gal
lery. and which was standing open,
began to move slowly and was shut
as with calm deliberation by unseen
hands.
THAT was done said mother. quiet
ly, by the wind But she had scarce
ly spoken before the door was opened
and was flung back to its original po-
sition with great violence. At the
same time two windows in the room.
which were raised to admit the keen
breeze from the Atlantic. were low
cred simultaneously: then in quick