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4,'lio*t m Bacon ({uarlrr Ilranch.The Richmond State say*: The quiet that lias lor a number of years reigned around that part of the city kuowu as “Bacon Quarter Branch,' has recently been broken. It was supposed that the I old brick house which fell there long ago was haunted, but until within the past two weeks no one had ever dicun-, ed of seeing a bona tide lijst class yliu-t.Vet, such is said to be the ease. II in-1 dreds of people—men, women and children—claim to have Seen it, and the | talk and fuss over the strange apparition caused a State reporter to \iit ci r-laiu ol the witnesses and note their account of it.Mr. Henry Miller, who is a carpenter bv trade, and who lives in the locality alluded to, was first called upon, lie , says that the ghost is seen every night t about twelve on .Mitchell street, beyond the bridge; that it is iu the shape of a quadruped and near the size of a young tltou, and that it is white las all ghosts f.are)and moves along soinetimcss slowly , o and sometimes in a brisk trot, lie tur- 11therein re slated that the object slt; e invd ,!to be at first, as he hitnsell thought, a tlarge while dog, but as a proof of the ]fallacy of such a thought, Louis .lone- v dog, which had never been known to , refuse to attack anything when set upon it, tucked its tail between its legs, bung its head and skulked oil. In tact all 1 dogs were frightened.Mr. llenry Ganzcit, another carpenter, was next interviewed. He says that it lliis isn't a ghost he don t know what you would call it. According to iiis account thi» mysterious creature was tiisi seen at the same hour oviiy night since. People lVotu all p ots ol the city have been to Bacon Quartet Branch and have witnessed it. Last night over a hundred persons saw the great sight. Il comes Irom the grave yald near where the obi Miens building, which was torn down a few mouthing, stood. When il was first seen it u us nu bigger than a small dog. but it grow rapidly until it reached us present size. Mr.Ganzertdeelausth.it lie has been within six or eight feelol it and 11 rinui rocks at it, but to no effect. It always dodged them. Other parties Wi le questioned and all gave suhs.initially the same (acts. Thu quadruped is said to have been accompanied on one occasion l»v a sepulchral looking liguro, which Stalked erect and had wings. One lady declares that the ghostly four footed beast bus eyes like balls ol lire, and tnul when she saw il come d -wn the lane about a week ago it came roaring in afull gallop and make mole m i-v than ,o clatter of forty horses. 1 his maythehave been slightly exaggerated, as no one else heard the racket. Tin: ghost disappears always suddenly, seeming to vaui.'ii in midair. Seveiul young no n of the neighborhood prop-- to arm themselves with guns to night and try powder and shot oil it. Thu public may consider the story as it pleases, but one thing is certain, that all ot the .h niz ns of the neighborhood ot “Bacon Quarter Branch are in a state ol lerinunt and excitement over what appears to them to be an old-liinijy^ghost.
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Shepherdstown Register
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, US
Sat, Aug 19, 1876
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