Holnest. A Ghost Story. A correspondent writes that there is a mystery as yet unexplained with regard to peculiar noises in an old cottage with four or five rooms on the ground floor, and an
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Loppington, Wem, Shropshire (1883)
Remarkable Occurrences Near Ellesmere. A Farm House Partially Wrecked. A series of remarkable occurrences, which have caused great excitement in the whole neighbourhood between Ellesmere, Wem, and Shrewsbury, are said to have taken place at
Continue ReadingSt Neots, Cambridgeshire (1929)
Biggleswade Chronicle, 1st March 1929 (pages 1 and 6 of 6). “Haunted House” at St. Neots. Weird Events in Ex-policeman’s Home. Many visitors completely mystified. Poltergeist: or practical joking? Weird and almost incredible
Continue ReadingBrampton, Cumbria (1933)
Spirit Action Theory of Ghostly Noises in Old House Crowds are gathering nightly outside an old house at Brampton, North Cumberland, to listen to mysterious thumpings which come from inside. The house, which is occupied
Continue ReadingLlanhilleth, South Wales (1928)
Woman assaults man. Mary Magg (49), married, Llanhilleth, was summoned for assaulting George Herbert Dyer, collier, Llanhilleth, on March 7th. Prosecutor said that defendant struck him in the face and also spat in his face,
Continue ReadingLampeter, Ceredigion (1905)
A Ghost At Lampeter. Mysterious noises at solicitor’s house. Great excitement has been caused at Lampeter during the past week, owing to the alleged appearance in High-street of a ghost. It has taken up its
Continue ReadingBlairgowrie, Perthshire (1894)
The Ghostly Drummers of Blairgowrie. A mysterious concert. The inhabitants of a section of a certain street in Blairgowrie have been greatly disturbed of late over mysterious sounds heard at nights. The sounds begin every
Continue ReadingMarseilles, France (1900)
Marseilles is very excited. A house in the Saint Laurent quarter has been the prey to strange noises for the last three days, and the inhabitants are terror-stricken, and believe that it is haunted. The
Continue ReadingThorney, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (1896)
Extraordinary Ghost Story. Are there such creatures as ghosts? Can the spirits of the departed hold converse with earthly beings? Are there such things as omens, tokens, presentiments, heralds of alarming events, and the like?
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(worst attack of being paid by the inch that I’ve come across) Supposed Witchcraft at Homington. A little girl said to have been bewitched. The 19th century is one in which an allegation that witchcraft
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