Considerable alarm has been felt by the younger portion of the inhabitants of Baldock, by the rumour that a real live ghost was haunting a house at the top of the High-street. A large number
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Horspath, Oxfordshire (1873)
Seasonable and startling intelligence has just reached me from Horspath, a quiet but somewhat isolated village, well-known to many of your readers as situated within a couple of miles of the Wheatley railway station and
Continue ReadingCalais, Hauts-de-France (1875)
A French Ghost. There is a ghost in Calais, or rank sorcery, or wicked powers of some sort working. In that town dwells a certain Topham, who keeps a factory. In front of the factory
Continue ReadingCuneo, Piedmont, Italy (1879)
A Haunted House. The Roman correspondent of Saunders writes:- There is, it is said, a haunted house at Cuneo, at least so says the Gazette of Turin. Like in most Italian houses, there are many
Continue ReadingWolverhampton, West Midlands (1870)
For some days past the household of Mr Newey, pawnbroker, Stafford-street, Wolverhampton, has been affrighted by unaccountable knockings, and other noises in various parts of the house, and, from the inability of the family to
Continue ReadingStorrs, Stannington, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (1878)
A Ghost at Storrs Hall. For more than a week past the occupiers of this old hall have been alarmed by having the windows broken, rapping at and opening the doors, but as yet they
Continue ReadingTrenant Girt, Egloshayle, Wadebridge, Cornwall (1873)
The Wadebridge Ghost. For some time past a tale has been current among the superstitious of Wadebridge and neighbourhood, that a house situated in Trenant Gurt, in the parish of Egloshayle, is haunted by night.
Continue ReadingKnockmanoul, County Fermanagh, Ireland (1875)
The Knockmanowl Ghost. (From our Correspondent). A case which amused a crowded court very much came before, the Enniskillen Bench on Monday, the magistrates being Earl Belmore, Major Wyse R.M.; Robert Archdall (chairman), and James
Continue ReadingSherwood, Nottinghamshire (1873)
Notes. A Ghost at Sherwood. It is not often that we hear of a ghost nowadays. They are curiosities that have ceased to haunt those living in busy localities, but the inviting quiet of one
Continue ReadingKingston, Ontario, Canada (1878)
The “Spirit Rapping” at Parsons-town Cemetery. Many of our readers will probably remember the quasi-sensational stories that were bruited about some couple of years since, when the smashing of a dozen panes of glass in
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