A Mystery. Mysterious stone throwing is getting so common a nuisance that it behoves the authorities to use a little more exertion, coupled with a slightly increased modicum of sagacity, to discover the perpetrators of
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Winston, County Durham (1875)
The Winston “Ghost.” At the Barnard Castle Police-court, on Wednesday, a respectably attired female, about seventeen years of age, named Margaret Rowe, was charged with committing wilful damage at Winston. Mr Deighton, farmer, stated that
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Mischievous Freaks. A good deal of excitement and gossip, says a correspondent, has been occasioned in the village of Churchill, in consequence of a report that extraordinary noises had been heard in the house of
Continue ReadingStaten Island, New York, USA (1879)
Admission to see a ghost. To make a round sum in dollars out of an apparition which declines to appear is worthy of Yankee cuteness. Mr Crocheron, of Staten Island has done it – and
Continue ReadingSalt Lake City, Utah, USA (1873)
A Ghost Among The Mormons. A Salt Lake correspondent of the New York World relates the following curious story under date of the 24th ult.:- A novelty in the line of spiritual manifestations occurred in
Continue ReadingDrumnamether, Markethill, County Armagh (1874)
Another ghost story, well authenticated, similar in all respects to that which has made Cookstown notorious, has gained currency in the quiet little village of Markethill and its vicinity. Many of the inhabitants feel not
Continue ReadingBallysallagh, Newtownards, County Down (1874)
An invasion of Ghosts. At this season of the year, when the gigantic gooseberries are out, when the supernatural cucumbers have lost their fascination, and when even a cow with two tails, or a hen
Continue ReadingWrexham (1873)
A Wrexham Ghost Story. On Tuesday the Wrexham Borough Magistrates were engaged in solving a ghost story which has for several days been a source of mystery to all and a terror to some of
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An American Ghost Story. The Troy Press is responsible for the following ghost story: – There is a house standing on the old canal near Fort Ann, the family residing in which have frequently heard
Continue ReadingWortley, South Yorkshire (1872)
Extraordinary Scenes At Hezzlehough, Near Wortley. Alleged “spiritual manifestations.” During the past few days the township of Wortley and its immediate surroundings have been much “exercised” over a series of extraordinary and unaccountable manifestations, of
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