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the brandon news (brandon, miss.) 1892-1961 — haunted house

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1902-06-26
Location: brandon, mississippi, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the brandon news (brandon, miss.) 1892-1961 · 1902-06-26 · page 4
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1902-06-26 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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A “HAUNTED” HOUSE. Henry county boasts of a genuine haunted house, the mystery of which has puzzled its landord and tenants for several years, and which its owner in desperation has just torn down. Buch W'as its name that it was utterly impos sible for him to get an occupant. The house is situated several miles fiom here, set well back from the road, in au isolated clump of treee^quitfiji-jdiltg nee. iafluiuiy wfaMtere.' The place is famous as the scene of the notorious Williams murders, prob* ably the most brutal and mysterious crime ever committed in Newbern Ohio. A colored man by the name of Westley Johnson was accused and con ...

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