Extraordinary Rappings at Seedhill. A deal of excitement, amusement, and even trepidation has been experienced during the week amongst a good number of persons of tolerably respectable standing in the town, in consequence of reported
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Trealaw, Rhondda Cynon Taf (1905)
Ghost in the Rhondda. Clock Thrown at a Policeman at Trealaw. The village of Trealaw, adjacent to Dinas Station, and less than half a mile away from the thickly-populated districts which abut on and surround
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Strange “Ghost” Story. Mysterious rappings cause alarm. Family desert their home. A whole neighbourhood in one of the poorer parts of Cambridge, comprised within the parish of St. Andrew-the-Less, is in a state of alarm
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Riddle of Scots Prison Ghost. Three men in Barlinnie Prison, Glasgow, claim they have an unwelcome cell mate – a ghost. The reported intruder in a cell in “A” Hall moved in on Friday night
Continue ReadingPemberton, Wigan, Lancashire (1892)
Mysterious Affair at Wigan. A Supposed Ghost. The inhabitants of that portion of Pemberton known as Robin Lane Ends have had their feelings shockingly upset during the last two days by the supposed visit of
Continue ReadingEarby, Lancashire (1954)
House is Haunted, say family. Because “queer things” are happening in their house, they allege, a family of 11, including nine children, are sleeping in one room at their home in Melrose-stree, Earby. In a
Continue ReadingKillylea, Co. Armagh, NI (1924)
The Scones That Shifted. Novel Test For Specials. A correspondent writes:- A peculiar instance of the activities of a poltergeist or mischievous spirit has come to my notice from Co. Armagh. In a farmhouse near
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An Alleged Ghost at St. Helens. Mysterious stone throwing nightly, at Beecham’s Pill Factory, St Helens, said to be the work of a ghost, has caused great excitement in the town. Last night the
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The Playful Ghost. A remarkable ghost story comes from the town of South Hanover, Massachusetts, where the Rev. Charles F Donohue and his household have fled from the parish house of the Church of the
Continue ReadingGifford, East Lothian (1866)
Modern Ghost Story – A Parish Panic. We are apt to imagine that in these advanced times all belief in invisible agencies – such as frightened our forefathers into the burning of weak old women
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