Grange Moor. A Phantom Woman’s Antics. Village gossippers have been diligently circulating a story about a ghost, which is said to have made its appearance at the house of a young married couple at Grange
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Île Bizard, Quebec, Canada (1886)
The Ile Bizard Ghost. Among the French Canadians there are many traditions of superhuman manifestations, such as that of the Loup-garou or the wehr wolf, the revenant or ghost, the feu follet, Will o’the Wisp,
Continue ReadingStockport, Cheshire (1889)
A ghost in Stockport. Astle-street, off Heaton-lane, is gaining distinction as the home of a ghost. Not the ghost which gradually grows out of nothing, fixes its goggle eyes on a pint mug, points a
Continue ReadingBrynmawr, Blaenau Gwent (1883)
The “Ghost” at Brynmawr. Sir, – Of all superstitions the most insane and nonsensical is that of ghosts. The “ghost” at Brynmawr has been all the talk there, and at Blaina as well, during last
Continue ReadingMidlands (unclear) (1887)
The worthy inhabitants of a little Midland village have really abundant reason for complaining. A ghost haunts their garden. The irrepressible apparition as soon as the midnight chime is heard, commences to heave unconsidered trifles
Continue ReadingChesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA (1882)
A Chesapeake Bay Ghost. A.F. Hudgins, assistant keeper at Wolf-Trap Light, Chesapeake bay, has resigned. Mr Hudgins wrote to Captain Evans, light house inspector, several weeks ago that his family, living on shore opposite the
Continue ReadingSkelmersdale, Lancashire (1882)
A remarkable ghost story. During the past few weeks there has been commotion in Skelmersdale, occasioned not by the demands of the colliers for increased wages, but by a strange apparition and other remarkable phenomena,
Continue ReadingSizewell, Suffolk (1885)
A Sizewell Ghost Story. During the past seven weeks the usually quiet little village of Sizewell has been in a great state of excitement through the stories afloat that a cottage occupied by a man
Continue ReadingCalcott, Gloucestershire (1880)
A Veritable Big Gooseberry. At Calcott, not very far from this village – a spot well-known to the members and followers of the Beaufort hunt – there resides a labourer blessed with more than a
Continue ReadingFalmouth, Cornwall (1882)
Mysterious occurrences at Falmouth. Early on Tuesday morning some evil-disposed person commenced target practice on the windows of the “King’s Head” hotel, in the occupation of Mr Thomas. A brickbat, hurled with unerring aim, smashed
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