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essex county herald (guildhall, vt.) 1873-1964 — haunted house

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1921-03-03
Location: island pond, vermont, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: essex county herald (guildhall, vt.) 1873-1964 · 1921-03-03 · page 6
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1921-03-03 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “haunted house”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... bridge to oulja boards and haunted houses and some one had mentioned the deserted house up the road, stat ing that It was haunted, and adducing the evidence of old Bates, the peripa tetic gardner of' the Davis menage, as evidence In support. A weird tale of moving lights and hollow groans had caused the com pany to sit a little closer around the rirt all except Cordelia. She shout-i ed her derision at the idea, and over rode the objections of the company a she usually overrode anything that opposed itself to her sweet will. "Why," she finished, as a sort of crusher to trample all opposition. "I wouldn't be afraid to spend the ...

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