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
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Gravesend, Kent (1879)
My Experience in a Haunted House. The interest aroused a fortnight since by the vagaries of the Gravesend “Coal Heaving Ghost,” has induced a gentleman resident in Ireland to send us two copies of The
Continue ReadingCarlisle, Cumbria (1879)
Ghosts. Some two or three months ago one of the quietest streets diverging from Botchergate, in this city, was haunted by a particularly energetic ghost. The spectre manifested its presence by a resounding thump on
Continue ReadingPort Ellen / Port Ilein, Islay, Argyll and Bute (1878)
A “Haunted House” in Islay. A correspondent, dating from Islay, sends the following:- For some time past a manse in the neighbourhood of Port Ellen, Islay, has been subjected to various strange noises and other
Continue ReadingAlsagers Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire (1875)
A Staffordshire Ghost Story. The Staffordshire Times gives to its readers a local ghost story. Considerable excitement has prevailed throughout the neighbourhood of Alsager’s Bank, near Newcastle, for the last three or four weeks, owing
Continue ReadingCowley, Oxford (1872)
Notes from Oxford. There is no doubt that a spice of the supernatural adds wonderfully to the charm of a tale of a neighbourhood, and (where one is not required to sleep in it alone
Continue ReadingBolton, Lancashire (1875)
A “Ghost” in Bolton. Residents in Bridge-street have for some days past been thrown into a state of interesting flutter, if not of consternation, by the announcement that a ghost has taken up his quarters
Continue ReadingAkron, Ohio, USA (1878)
Pebbles that rain down. According to a Western paper, a family at Akron, Ohio, are pestered by a mystery. Pebbles and stones are thrown at them by invisible hands during the day, and at night
Continue ReadingSurrency, Appling County, Georgia (1872)
A Georgia Sensation. From the Macon (Ga.) Enterprise, Oct. 21. On Saturday afternoon we published a brief paragraph, stating that strange and supernatural manifestations had taken place at house No. 6, Macon and Brunswick Railroad.
Continue ReadingPotters Hill, Birmingham (1876)
Stone-Throwing Extraordinary. About a month since, writes a correspondent, one of those unaccountable cases of stone-throwing occurred at a house situate at Potter’s Hill, Aston, and in the occupation of Mr Dolman, coal merchant, causing
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