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the press (stafford springs, conn.) 1883-1935 — haunted house

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1888-07-05
Location: stafford springs, connecticut, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the press (stafford springs, conn.) 1883-1935 · 1888-07-05 · page 4
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

Record summary

A 1888-07-05 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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... Naturally enough the cry of "haunted house" was raised, and presently you could not have hired a neighbor to enter the house in the day time. There were peo ple living within a quarter of a mile of the place, and by and by they began to tell some queer stories. On two occasions parties of three or four went out from the city to stop in the house all night, but in each instance they were driven away by strange noises be fore midnight. I lived in a town forty miles from the haunted house, and consequently heard nothing of it. I had a case against an absconding treas urer. He had the funds ...

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