Show STATE OF consternation the cf pa n the clutches of a witch pa nov 14 the creat cst excitement emalls in behieh county the entire town it ix claimed la in the clutches of a witch and from present indications there ta u telling whole it will end the person who is accused of exercising alio cerere wand ia hiram zern a decrepit old man who made ilia advent to mount ain villo our weeks ago he bet up then as an astrologer and claimed to be able to look far into the future from the start lie with suspicion among alie villagers he did queer however which caused them to mindo bome respect with their sneers for him last monday zerk W oilman tied hie diore before the door of a villager whose child lay dead in the house the astrologer canio along then and noticing tho crepe on the door told wolfgang that that was no place to alo his no attention was paid to alie warning and zern cursed wolfgang the dorco horco was never beloro known to kick or act in any manner which would cadee a child to fear him without any apparent cause lie became suddenly possessed of an evil spirit lie kicked the beezy to kindling wood toru about the yard until he disengaged disen caged hini telf from the harness and then leaped over an e ue has not been captured wolfgang attempted to club the alleged sorcerer but was himself prostrated his cowe refuse to give milk and liis enrin liaa been neglected ever since that day other people now come out and that everything about their ine gone wrong chicken have laying gge dogs keep up an incessant ho ling at night and a feeling of consternation hag seized the people atia all laid at tho door of the astrologer no one will approach him for fear of incurring his u |