One year the town drunk used one of the outhouses as a bathroom, while it was sitting under the traffic light. Stories associated with this wacky custom could fill a fair sized ledger. Negate the fact that outhouses appeared each autumn with regularity and the In later years, the mysterious events occurred on October 30 or the 31 st or both.Īsk area elders if they were involved in this rite of passageĪnd you’ll get a wink, a sly grin or a boastful and heavily embellished tall In olden days when there were lots of outhouses available, teenage boys would haul them into Center Square up to five nights in a row. Some say the tradition, from assorted purloined goods to old-fashioned Johnnys On the Spot, began in the 1920s. For decades, unidentified pranksters delivered these stolen structures with a dependability that would put most Federal Express couriers to shame. Town residents would wait by their front windows for the late Mischief Night or early Halloween morning arrival of one or more outhouses. Then they’d dump it all right smack dab beneath the town’s lone traffic light in front of the National Bank of Rising Sun.Īs years passed the practice changed a bit. Townsfolk used to head out into the countryside and pickup farm machinery, porch furniture, rocking chairs, corn husks and loads of manure. To hear Cecil County old-timers tell it, the shenanigans started around the turn of the last century in the early 1900s. But years ago, according to one long-time resident, during Halloween week in peaceful Rising Sun, “All hell would break loose.” Will it be back in 2020? We'll gaze into our crystal ball and watch the future.Rising Sun Outhouse, an article by Ed Okonowicz - At a lot of places on Mischief Night, teenagers playfully soap car windows and toss corn at neighbors’ homes. Float, like a phantom, by the Winchester's site now for more on this one-night-only happening. Adding to the pre-Halloween thrills of this bucket-list-y supper? All dinner attendees will receive tickets to "Unhinged," the theatrical, super-spooky new experience at the Winchester Mystery House. Or, more likely, the thirteens, which was, of course, the favorite number of Mrs. wearing a style that recalls the dresses that Sarah Winchester once wore? Will you even spring for a tux, or think more historically when it comes to your outfit? Whatever you choose to go with, bet people will be dressed to the nines. The name? Why it's Sarah's Spirited Supper, of course. will host a gourmet, Halloween-themed dinner in the Estate's beautiful ballroom," a dinner that will include four courses as well as wines that pair-up well with what's on the plates. That's going to change, for 40 ghost-loving guests on the evening of Saturday, Oct. But sitting down to a dressy dinner, one that is both elegant and a touch eerie, isn't on most guests' itineraries when they materialize at what is said to be one of the hauntiest of houses (and that's not just in California, but the whole world). You may call upon the gift shop, too, to pick up a few postcards or a memento. and you'll likely join an info-packed tour, one that illustrates the famous San Jose California abode's Victorian details and ghostly guests.
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