HAUNTED HOUSES.

Northern Advocate, 26 April 1921, Page 1

HAUNTED HOUSES.

TWO QUEER CASES

In English papers and New South 'Wales papea.- 3 to hand within the last few days are particulars of two strange mysteries. That at Guyra, New South Wales, has been referred to in the cable messages. That at Hovnsey has not, but the resemblance of the two is marked as will appear •from the following:

lf Since last Friday Week," states the "Sydney Morning Herald," of April 12, "the residence of Mr William Bowen, a ganger, employed by the Guyra Shire 'Council, has been attacked nightly by what appears to be a stone-thrower, and every window in the house —-a four.room weatherboard cottage—has been smashed. The three local police officers, assisted by many residents, have been unable to locate the cause of the annoyance, although the most careful watch has been maintained. During the last three night? the strange proceedings has assumed a fresh development. The sounds resembling sharp blow 3 on the walls, i cannot be accounted for by stone--1 showing, no missiles being found near, and no marks being detected on the building from which the sounds proceed. The whole affair is enveloped in mystery, and is causing an extraordinary amount of local interestBesides the father and mother, there are three children in the family, one a girl U2 years of age, and it is against the latter that the strange atacks seem to be more particularly directed, though she appears to be less perturbed than any of the other members of the household!. Evei-y effort is being.made to clear the matter up." iFrom the London "Times" of February 17 the particulars of the Hornsey case are taken- Our contemporary .states: — "No. 8, Ferrestone Road, Hornsey N.. rented by Mr J- S. Fro-'t, has for some weeks been disturbed by what •are alleged to be ghostly visitations. It is a typical suburban villa residence and a numerous family lives in it. One of the children, Gordon, a j of 11, seems to have been the centre j of the manifestations. To-day he is j going away for, a visit to a convales- ■ cc-nthome. . i "The milder manifestations consist of the flight from shelf to shelf or table to floor of all sorts of crockery, brushes, food, and small objects: the more surprising are the sudden elevation from the .floor of the child and his chair, or. the raising 2ft from the carpet of a mahogany table laid with breakfast things- The most terrifying experience the boy has had, and it was shared by his brother, aged nine, is stated t 0 be the sudden appearance in the boys bedroom of an apparition in which they recognised their mother, who died of consumption last April. When this happened the children's screams brought the family to the bedroom. The vicar of St- Gabriel's, Bowes Park, was present, and went upstairs with the family. The- boys declared that the apparition had lifted up the bed they shared and said she was going to take them away. That night, says Mr Frost, the vicar took the boy Gordon away to stay at his house for the night. Yesterday more china wa s broken.

"The first disturbance was caused some little time ago by coal being flung about the house, and last night a coal merchant's, carman described how he fetched about 19cwt of the stuff away. "Everybody's asking round here now if the firm sells the haunted coa'.," ho- said. When the trouble began the po'ice and the fire brigade were both consulted, but have since given up'investigations- Several people in the house h?.ve been hit by flying bric-a.brac and general odds and ends, but none has yet been hurt. (The boy was examined yesterday by a doctor, who declared him excitable but norma". The family is looking 'anxiously for another house-"