Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-11-11
A " Haunted House. y

The Cincinnati Gazette tells a very good
ghost story. The scene is laid in three
story house on Fifth street. belonging to
widow War6eed who some time since,
leased it for term of years to a Mr..
Wales; Mr.. W. soon after transferred his
lease to a Mr. James, aud Mr. J. recently
sold it to Mr.. Car er. The latter gentle.
man occupies the store room, and few days
since rented the other part of The building
to Mr.. Edwards as boarding house Mr.
E. had been in the house but few DAVIS
just long enough to get comfortably fixed
when, one even NO, abont 10 clock a noise
similar t" the discharge of a pistol was
heard in an upper front room but on ex-
animation no cause for the report could he
ascertained. Several hours afterwards aud
when the family and boarders had retired
succession 0f reports were heard by all the
inmates of the house, accompanied by loud
screams from room where were several
young lady boarIer> and daughter of Mr.
Edwards. The whole hose was aroused.
and rushing in the direction of the noise.
found the ladies in the utmost trepldaion
from terror. They declared that the "pis-
tol shots" were made at their bedside re-
peated as from a revolver, and that they dis
tlnctly saw flashes of red light, following
each report. One of the girls, pale and
almost senseIess from fright affirmed that
Just at the moment of the sounds. a tall
dark Inquire twice stopped over her pillow.
Such was The excited condition of the whole
family, that cots were prepared for all in
one room and the remainder of the night
was passed IN company but no further dis
turbance was experienced.
The next day, at about noon, another
sharp report was made in the kitchen, anu
for several hours during the day noise wa,
heard IN the dlnlng-room resembling the
paving OF horse, or the mortclng of
carpenter in heavy timber The occupant
not inclined to pass another night in {
manner so dlsagreeabIe, and unable to re
tam his boarders there, rented another
house and moved out A party of persons
curious In such matters, spent that nigh
there, but no noises were heard. The ow
ner OF The property threatens to sue III,
tenant Tor damages in giving the house III,
character of being" haunted" by circuIa
ting tales, and leaving the place; while Mr.
L. thinks that damages ought to be pal,
TO MIN, lnasmuch as he was not lnforme,
OF the reports previous to his renting It
winch he understands were currently he
lIeVed In the neighborhood regarding IT
" ghosts" Not only has the matter takel
this phase, but the present Lessee, upon tb
same grounds, demands the annuing of h,
contract, and so all that have been con
cerned in the building, are askiag repara
ton for their losses.
Taking this affair altogether, it is mos
curious The residents in the vicinity sa
that the building has borne the cbaracte
OF haunted house" for several wear,
and that no family has been willing, of lat,
to remain any great length of time, tn
noises frightening them away As tber
always Is solution to any such myser,
we inquired alter it, and was informed b
one person that carpenter, whose sbo
lad occupied the ground, had been murde