“Ghost” Pranks at Farm. Two Breton farmers, of La Cornonailles, have been terrified by a mysterious agency, which let loose their cattle in the stalls and stirs them up to a highly agitated state, says
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Weston, North Yorkshire (1913)
Wharfedale vicar and spiritual phenomena. Remarkable statements. The Rev. Charles L. Tweedale, vicar of Weston, near Otley, has written a long “reply to his detractors.” He states that the falling off in the number of
Continue ReadingSt Asaph, Denbighshire (1893)
Ghostly Proceedings at St Asaph. Remarkable manifestations. (Special Telegram). Extraordinary visitations are reported to have occurred at Fron Glas Farm, near St. Asaph, during the last two nights, baffling the vigilance of the police. The
Continue ReadingGuernsey, Channel Islands (1903)
Guernsey’s Ghost. Dedicated to the Most Illustrious H.T. At the midnight hour, when the moon is high, / And the cold winds sweep across the sky, / The spirit seeks this earth for rest, /
Continue ReadingStonehaven, Aberdeenshire (1870s)
Mearns “Ghost.” Stonehaven Retirement Recalls Mystery. Mr Alexander Andrew, Stonehaven, has retired after forty-four years’ service with the firm of Messrs Wm. Ritchie and Co., Glenury Royal Distillery. […] Mr Thomson [manager of the distillery]
Continue ReadingSouth Shields, Tyne and Wear (1870)
Ghost Story. During the past week, the inmates of a double-tenanted house in Ingham Street, South Shields, have been thrown into a state of alarm by the supposed nocturnal visitation of some perturbed spirit, that
Continue ReadingSouthwark, London (1853)
A Haunted House in Lambeth. From a Correspondent. Since Saturday last the inhabitants of Park-street, Lock’s Fields, and its surrounding neighbourhood, have been kept in a state of excitement, produced by a circumstance of somewhat
Continue ReadingSaint-Auvent, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France (1937)
Rat-traps Set For ‘Ghost’. From our own correspondent, Paris, Thursday. Rat-traps have now been set by the police to catch the guitar-playing ghost of a guillotined man, believed by terrified peasants to have returned to
Continue ReadingShanklin, Isle of Wight (1889)
Ghost Scare At Shanklin. The population of Shanklin, says the Southern Echo, have been alarmed during the past week by a peculiar affair, which some of the more imaginative people of the town declare is
Continue ReadingLittlle Irchester, Northamptonshire (1929)
Weird Thrills In Village. Untraced footsteps – and raps and howls. The village of Little Irchester, just outside Wellingborough, is experiencing thrills that would do credit to any novelist. Mysterious footsteps in the dark hours,
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