Spiritual Manifestations in Edinburgh. For the last two months a rumour has been afloat in the north-west portion of Edinburgh that two of the houses in quiet and retired Ann Street are visited by certain
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Plumstead, Greenwich, London (1872)
Plumstead. Mysterious Occurrence. During the present week almost the sole topic of conversation in Plumstead has been about some mysterious stone-throwing in the rear of Bloomfield road. It began at eight o’clock on Saturday
Continue ReadingHalgavor, Bodmin, Cornwall (1871)
Bodmin. Superstition. At Halgavon, one mile distant from the town, there lives an elderly man named Clymo. He is a mason by trade, and his house is said to have been haunted with the spirit
Continue ReadingEccleston, Lancashire (1873)
Chorley. Strange “spiritual phenomenon” at Eccelston. Our Chorley correspondent writes: – Bank House, Eccleston, in which two respectable ladies with their niece reside, has been the scene several times during the past fortnight of a
Continue ReadingMontgomery County, Ohio, USA (1871)
The Spirits Again. The celebrated story of the Cock-lane ghost has recently been eclipsed by mysterious doings at a farm-house in Montgomery County, Ohio. The owner, named Benjamin Stiver, has suffered so much, pecuniarily, from
Continue ReadingWestminster, Maryland, USA (1879)
Possessed by a ghost. Miss Toops, age fourteen, of Westminster, Md., sees at intervals a full-sized ghost – a man with a red face and sandy whiskers. Early in the summer there were rappings and
Continue ReadingSan Jose, California, USA (1876)
A Yankee Ghost. Mr Patrick W Reardon, of San Jose, in the United States, has every right to consider himself an ill-used man. For no fault of his own, he has been subjected to most
Continue ReadingSale, Manchester (1875)
A Substantial Ghost Story. A story, which three weeks ago would have delighted the editor of the Spiritualist, and given his followers unbounded faith in spiritualistic phenomena, reaches us from Sale, but owing to the
Continue ReadingShoolay, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (1877)
An Annoyance. To the Editor of the Bangalore Spectator. Sir, – Will you kindly give insertion to the following in your journal trusting the same will receive the favourable consideration of the authorities to whom
Continue ReadingWaterford, County Waterford (1879)
A Haunted House in Waterford. For some weeks past a certain house in one of the most respectable parts of the city was believed to be haunted, and haunted it verily was. It appears, however,
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