Troublesome ghosts.
There is now reported to be a haunted house at Aubigny la Ronce, near Dijon. It is occupied by the Gerard family, who are kept awake regularly every night by most obstreperous ghosts, who bang pots and kettles, and hammer on barrels of wine. This sort of thing has been going on for a week, and nobody can tell how the extraordinary noises are produced. A vigilance society of villagers was even formed, but they saw no ghosts, and were frightened, like the Gerards, by the commotion.
Evening Echo (Cork), 6th October 1904.