Another Ghost Story. Considerable excitement has been created in this village lately by a noise at a gentleman’s house, as of stones being thrown at a window. It was supposed at first that some one
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Kensington, London (1868)
A Haunted House. Since the middle of last October a very singular system of persecution has been going on in Kensington, which has hitherto baffled all attempts to discover the author, or the means by
Continue ReadingDarlington, County Durham (1862)
Outrageous Proceedings Against A Minister. The Rev. Mr Jackson, Primitive Methodist minister, Darlington, has been the object of proceedings of the most malicious and reprehensible character by some person or persons yet unknown. During the
Continue ReadingEgton, North Yorkshire (1864)
A Ghost at Egton. The inhabitants of this place are at the present time in a state of considerable excitement in consequence of one house being nightly visited by one of those alarming intruders designated
Continue ReadingWakefield, West Yorkshire (1862)
A Ghost Laid. For some time past Mrs Wraithe, a widow lady, residing in Burton street, Wakefield, has been annoyed by the ringing of bells in her house, the breaking of windows, and the usual
Continue ReadingAbernant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales (1868)
Aberdare. The Abernant Ghost. Abernant has been in a terrible commotion for the last eight or ten days through the antics of an extraordinary ghost. As far as we have been informed it would seem
Continue ReadingWeenen, South Africa (1869)
Stone-throwing Spirits In Natal. (Slightly abridged from “The Transvaal of To-day,” by A. Aylward, p.204. In 1869, a rumour spread over the county Weener that the house of a certain farmer on the banks of
Continue ReadingDuggleby, East Yorkshire (1864)
Ghosts on the Wolds. For several days past the inhabitants of the wold village of Daggleby have been occupied by reports of mysterious noises having been heard in one of the farmhouses. That strange noises
Continue ReadingWestmorland, Cumbria (1860s or 70s)
The ghostly stone-throwing at the haunted house of Upholland, which has been going on with such unabated spiritual vigour, reminds a correspondent of an even more mysterious case of a quarter of a century ago.
Continue ReadingTullymoan, Strabane, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland (1868)
Tullymoan is near Clady not Claudy. Haunting in Ireland. We should be glad to have a verification of the curious facts stated in the following extract from the Derry Standard:- In this age of common
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