A Haunted House. The Pittsburg Leader (United States) tells the following story of a haunted house: – “Some few weeks since a popular undertaker, doing business on Smithfield Street, moved into a house on Clark
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Aughrim, County Wicklow (1868)
Extraordinary Hoax. For more than a fortnight the quiet little village of Aughrim was kept in a condition of excitement and suspense by curious nocturnal rappings, and other noises in the house of one of
Continue ReadingQuincy, Coldwater, Michigan, USA (1865)
A Haunted House. Strange noises are heard of nights at the house of Mr Graves, residing a little east of Quincy Centre, usually in or about the sleeping room of his little son, about twelve
Continue ReadingMoldgreen, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (1866)
Moldgreen. Something like a ghost story. On Sunday the inhabitants of Kilner-bank, Moldgreen, became much excited by the report that some unheard, unseen, unknown, and invisible persons had paid that locality a visit, but whether
Continue ReadingMountfield, County Tyrone (1865)
Singular affair. The following letter was sent to us for publication at the time of its date, and was held over till the present. As it has created considerable curiosity in the neighbourhood of the
Continue ReadingParkgate, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, South Yorkshire (1865)
Extraordinary “Manifestations.” An incomprehensible freak on the part of a young girl, named Sibrey, was disclosed at the Rotherham Court House on Monday. The girl lately became servant in the house of a workman at
Continue ReadingGilford, County Down (1868)
To the Editor of the Belfast Morning News. Sir, – Ghost stories are an old institution in every country under the sun. Many a deadly wound they have got from the redoubtable pen of the
Continue ReadingCatshill, Worcestershire (1869)
Catshill. A Haunted (?) House. There has been quite a sensation here recently, in consequence of stones dropping on and around the weigh bench of a nail shop at Marlbrook, in what is thought to
Continue ReadingTranmere, Merseyside (1866)
Weird Story of Tranmere Sands. A night at the haunted hut. The watch, alarm, and denouement. (From a Correspondent.) “Truth is stranger than fiction.” Some four weeks since there was placed on the beach at
Continue ReadingLoudoun Hill, East Ayrshire (1869)
Another mysterious affair at present engaging the attention of the police is in the Loudoun Hill. For about a month past the family have been annoyed by violent knocking at the doors and windows during
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