Ghost abhors onion smell.
Strange events at a farmhouse attributed to spirits.
Middletown, N.Y., March 1.
A strenuous ghost that abhors the smell of onions is in full possession of a house in a little settlement of Polish onion growers near Orange Farm, Orange county. The haunted house stands in the centre of the village and has been shunned by all for years.
A.J. Plummer, representing a commission house in New York, came to Orange Farm a few days ago and bought a quantity of onions. Not wishing to ship them all, he leased the empty house and directed his employees to store part of the onions in the loft, which is reached by a ladder. The men passed up a dozen sacks and were leaving the house when the sacks all came tumbling to the floor below. They searched the loft; no one was there.
Mr Plummer then took a hand and himself placed six sacks in the loft. In a moment they were all thrown down. Again he placed three sacks in the loft. This time the ghost was mad, and, untying the sacks, dumped the loose onions on Mr Plummer’s head, pushed him off the ladder, and threw it down on top of him.
The Seattle Star (Washington), March 1st, 1901.