History & local legend
Pete’s Café on Market Street in New Cumberland had a ghost story centered on a woman called Melody and her fondness for sparkling jewelry. According to the restaurant’s tradition, she sometimes played with the earrings of women sitting at the bar. Another presence was identified as her brother, Pete.
John Weaver of the Spirit Society of Pennsylvania investigated the building in 2007. The account he later discussed connected its unusual reputation with an earlier use: an undertaker’s family had occupied one side, while the funeral business operated on the other. By the time a newspaper feature described the case in 2012, the restaurant was also hosting ghost-themed dinners.