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the united opinion (bradford, vt.) 1881-1970 — haunted house

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1889-02-15
Location: bradford, vermont, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the united opinion (bradford, vt.) 1881-1970 · 1889-02-15 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1889-02-15 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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... walking old fellow of the haunted house may be in the habit of haunting every visitor, and may give a hint to some shrewder leilow tnan my self, who will take a shorter cut to the well than by the way of Albany?" He wished a thousand times that the bab bling old ghost was laid in the Red sea, and his rambling portrait with him. He was in a perfect fever to depart. Two or.thrae dors elapsed before any oppor tunity presented for returning' down, the river. They were ages to Dolph, not withstanding that he was basking in the smiles of the pretty Marie, and daily get ting more and more enamored. At ...

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