Boston, Mass.
1169. To see a “winding-sheet” in the candle has the same significance.
Virginia.
1170. Three lamps or candles burned close together mean death.
Virginia.
1171. If a sudden and unaccountable light is seen in a carpenter’s shop, it indicates that the carpenter will soon have to make a coffin.
Cape Breton.
1172. If a coffin creaks in a carpenter’s shop, another order soon follows.
Newark, N. J., and Virginia.