A Pottsville witch and her magical pets



The following newspaper clippings describe one of the more unusual moments in Pottsville's long and colorful history. It involves a woman accused of witchcraft and a dog and a cat that glow in the dark, levitate in the air, and speak in human tongues. And, no, this isn't a story straight out of the 1600s. It happened in 1904.

From the August 22, 1904 edition of the Scranton Republican:


From the August 20, 1904 edition of the Wilkes-Barre Times:


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