Trimsaran Mystery. “Ghost” in lone farm. “Spirit” eludes police. The activities of the “poltergeist” of lonely Glasbury Farm, Glyn Abbey, have provided the people of Trimsaran and other neighbouring villages with a seasonable topic of
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Bristol (1905)
Haunted Shop. Ghostly noises and visitors to which a Bristol family have become accustomed. Bristol boasts a haunted shop, which is kept by a well-known watchmaker in Regent-street. It is haunted in three ways: by
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 ReadingBritanny, France (1913)
Morlaix. Plouneour-Menez. Une ferme hauntee. Au village de Karranborn habite la famille Croguennec. Cette famille habite une tres grosse ferme; sa fortune s’eleve a 16,000 francs de rentes. Or, depuis plusieurs mois, une veritable terreur,
Continue ReadingSt Petersburg, Russia (1903)
“Spirits” haunt a house. Musical spooks have taken possession of a house occupied by a lady in St Petersburg. There are the usual manifestations of diabolical influences, namely, the ringing of bells, the tapping of
Continue ReadingHounslow, London (1920)
Seasonable Ghost Story. Mysterious occurrence at a surgery. A real ghost story for Hounslow has appropriately come to hand at the Christmas season, the details of which are vouched for by Messrs. Neil and Criger,
Continue ReadingTrinity, Edinburgh (1835)
Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World, by Robert Dale Owen. … ‘The Lawsuit’ is the title of a narrative of disturbances in a house near Edinburgh. We quote at length:- A certain Captain Molesworth,
Continue ReadingTunbridge Wells, Kent (1966)
Mystery noise keeps family awake. Loud knocking noises which apparently come from an empty house next door are causing sleepless nights for a family in Mount Sion, Tunbridge Wells. The house, which has been empty
Continue ReadingSandhurst, Berkshire (1929)
A Ghostly Vigil. Listening for strange noises in bungalow. Occupants who heard mysterious knocks. Inhabitants of the small Berkshire village of Little Sandhurst, clustering round the walls of Wellington College, are puzzled by strange noises
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