An Exciting Ghost Story. A most curious case was heard at Lisbellaw (County Fermanagh) petty sessions. James Allen prosecuted Francis Armstrong, a domestic servant, for leaving his service without giving notice. The old man, Armstrong,
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Saint-Etienne, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France (1873)
Saint-Etienne has been the prefecture of the Loire departement since 1855. Belief in the supernatural. The Court of Assizes of the Loire has lately acquitted a farmer’s wife and a servant, supposed to be her
Continue ReadingNew Martinsville, West Virginia, USA (1874)
A strange story about stone throwing by spirits. The following remarkable narrative we find in the New York Evening Post of August 18th, one of the leading daily newspapers of America, and we are glad
Continue ReadingWaterford (1870)
A ghost in the city. With the exposure of the clever performances of the Davenport Brothers, that for a time caused such unparalleled sensation among all classes, we thought that spiritualism had received its death
Continue ReadingRoma, Queensland, Australia (1877)
The Haunted House at Roma. I am not going to curdle your blood or harrow your feelings. I certainly have to tell about an apparition – the apparition of a woman – but she has
Continue ReadingAuckland, New Zealand (1876)
Haunted house in Auckland. The spiritualists exorcise the ghost. It is probably within the knowledge of many of our readers that spiritualism has made some progress in Auckland, and that for some months past regularly
Continue ReadingMoama, New South Wales (1878)
A ghost story. The Moama correspondent of the Riverine Herald sends the following particulars of a ghostly sensation near the border town: – “About ten miles from Moama, on the east side of the line,
Continue ReadingMumbai, India (1872)
Spirit-rapping in India. The Bombay papers contain accounts of a mania for spirit-rapping which they say has set in among the natives there. If the statements are correct, it would not be surprising if the
Continue ReadingPortarlington, County Laois (1870s)
p56. On a large farm near Portarlington there once lived a Mrs —, a strong minded, capable woman, who managed all her affairs for herself, giving her orders, and taking none from anybody. In due
Continue ReadingLonmay, Aberdeenshire (1870s)
A haunted mansion house at Lonmay. An old mansion-house in the parish of Lonmay is firmly believed to be the haunt of some uncanny spirit. This dwelling is now converted into a farmhouse, and, like
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