Category: France

 Narrative translated from the Journal Indre-et-Loire, dated July 29th, 1882: – “A shower of stones has fallen at intervals during the past sixty days, upon the farm-house of Lioniere, near Montbazon (Indre-et-Loire). This farm-house, situated

Spiritualism in France. The two extraordinary narratives we are now about to present to our readers are furnished by A.J. Riko, Esq., of the Hague, and although their substance is to be found in several

 In the issue of La Revue Spirite, of December 1880, is the following: […] “A new rapping medium has also been discovered in the village of Chauvirey, Cote d’Or – a little girl about thirteen

 Omet appears not to be in Haute Garonne but is not hugely far away. The Revue Spirite has for some time past begun to explore other ground than that occupied by the follower s of

 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

 Series of amazing happenings on a village farm. A terrorised populace. Rabbits and chicken disappear. House left in disorder. Boy’s good work with pitchfork. A series of amazing happenings on a farm in the village

[…]  Another “scare” occurred not long ago at Rosendael, a village situated at the gates of Dunkirk, where a certain house was without warning invaded by the very mischievous “sprites” who pelt passers-by with stones

 Spooks and Bogies in Flanders. In the villages adjoining Dunkirk, and in the streets adjacent to the harour, where the sailors and their families reside, supernatural agencies and manifestations are firmly believed in. Certain old

 Four police try to catch noisy ghost. London, Sat. Four members of the French police force are trying to catch a poltergeist which is disturbing farmers in the war-damaged village of Solesmes, near Lille. A

 Troublesome ghosts. There is now reported to be a haunted house at Aubigny la Ronce, near Dijon. It is occupied by the Gerard family, who are kept awake regularly every night by most obstreperous ghosts,