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                                                            April 15, 2000
                                                 The Village That Never Sleeps

                 If you were to visit Upstate New York, not far from Niagara Falls, you may 'bump' into a tiny village that never sleeps.

To protect those who inhabit this village, the name will not be revealed. However, please believe that what you are about to read is actual, totally true and from a very reliable source.

This village was established in 1843. Two hundred acres of land was purchased, cabins were constructed and 500 immigrants settled in. They were not really aware of the harshness of New York winters. The death rate was extremely high.

I have been in touch with someone who currently lives in this village. Her residence is on a large piece of land adjacent to the old cemetery and in fact, part of her land contains a portion of the old cemetery property. She has even found 2 headstones on her property.

             What you are about to read are various quotes from the residents. Judge for yourself:

"It's a very small village. We have a couple of ghosts. They are heard, felt and most importantly SEEN at times. TRUE! Apparently a lot of the village has Ghosts of it's own. The village is so small and quaint, that the 'museum' is directly across the street. It is the original building, fencing, etc., dating back to the 1800s."

"There was quite a mystery here too, concerning a murder.  The event took place in the 1860s. It seems that a man and woman were obtaining a divorce, which at that time was VERY rare. The man had a housekeeper and the housekeeper had a daughter. The man was found murdered on the street, OUR Street. The housekeeper and her daughter were found murdered as well. All three were killed with an ax and their bodies dismembered. Perhaps the souls of these three still walk the streets."
NOTE: This is the only recorded murder here, since the village was founded.

"When we first moved here, the only thing that occurred (every night) was that I was awakened by a 'poke' on my leg or shoulder. Thought for a month or two that I was dreaming. It was definitely not a 'twitch' like everyone has sometimes felt in their sleep." "One night, I was 'poked' again and SAW a young girl at the foot of my bed. Very sweet looking, long auburn hair, wearing a nightshirt. She was smiling and sort of giggling. She said to me,"Sorry, I'll let you go back to sleep, if I can meet your husband." "I was NOT DREAMING! By the time I woke my husband, she was gone. I must tell you, that at no time did I feel any fear at all. A nice feeling came over me when I saw her. I cannot explain that.  I will tell you that I visited that tiny museum. It contains relics from the original settlers. When I saw, in person, that same nightshirt, displayed in a case in the museum, I almost fainted!"

"One night, my husband and I were watching TV, in our room, we were both wide-awake. Out of nowhere, a light (like a flashlight) went directly in front of us, held still for a second, then went out to the balcony."

"Once, when my husband was napping, I was downstairs. I heard a crash. I went upstairs to find my husband had thrown a book to get my attention. He could not speak and was 'frozen' cold, to the point he could not move. This was not in winter. I threw blankets on top of him and covered him with my body for extra heat. He felt like ICE! I then yelled…'leave him alone!' and it stopped immediately. This was the first time my husband actually realized that these things had been happening in this house and to me."

"There has only been one time when I was scared. My husband gets up very early to milk our cows. For some reason, I awoke around 3:00 AM. I saw a man standing in the hallway next to my daughter's room. I saw him clear as a bell, but I knew it was a ghost. We have an alarm system in this house. It had not been activated and my husband was outside, milking cows. He turned, looked at me. He was about 6 ft. tall, dark hair, long mustache, maroon shirt, work pants of some sort, and something dark and thick around his waist, not a regular belt. He looked at me very menacingly. Out of fear, I yelled very loud, "Get the ___ out of here, I told you not to bother us at night, now go!"  "At this point, he came much closer to my room, at which point, and only out of fear, I jumped out of bed and rushed him (I have NO idea what I was thinking!) I spent the next two months sleeping with the lights on."

"Our TV would continuously turn off and on, the volume would vary, for no reason. This went on for months. After taking the TV for repair, we learned it was operating perfectly, nothing wrong with it.."

"At 9:30 AM, not long ago, my timer on the stove 'goes off'. I did not set it. My husband was asleep, the kids had gone off to school as usual at 6:55 AM. Here is the silly part. My stove/oven timer only can be set up to an hour. It cannot be set for longer than that. IF it went off at 9:30 AM, it had to have been set no sooner than 8:30 AM. Husband was asleep, kids were at school and I was in the adjoining dining room during that hour. Someone is looking for attention."

These incidences are not more out of the ordinary than most. What happens in this tiny village has been known to happen all over the world, in various settings, under similar circumstances. But, it does happen.

The last incident involves the most recent sighting of those from the "Other Side" This woman tells me, that recently she and her husband saw a tall, thin man. He was watching her work on her computer. He was wearing a long sleeved shirt, and corduroy slacks. His description matches that of this woman's brother who died in 1994. This sighting occurred on what would have been his 40th Birthday.  Her brother was also my stepson.