Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-21
A GHOST STORY
The Haunted Castle Of Baron
McGIegor as told
BY EUGENE SULLIVAN
Barrels Well Known Pioneer
In the Granite Industry

Sometime ago a TELEGRAM man
had the good fortune to be present at
a social gathering in this city at Which
were present q large number of unique
and sturdy characters who have done
a great portion Of the work towards
the building up Of the Granite City
into it's present eXcellt nee. Amongst
them was a man who is known far
and wide as a jolly good fellow, a lea.
der amongst bis fellows and a pioneer
in the granite business when the first
granite workers settled here.
The evening was passed in song and
story, and was an affair long to be re-
membered, but the principal feature
of that occasion was the telling Of an
original ghost story by the above men
toned pioneer, Eugene Sullivan. The
story loses much Of it's strength when
placed on paper but it is too good to
remain longer unpublished. 1t was
as follows
1t is a common custom amongst the
landed aristocracy of England, Ire
land, Scotland and Wales to invite
each other to fox hunts. The hunt
will usually last a week. All the
guests must be in uniform, princi-
pally to prevent the ordinary people
from mixing with tit ed barons, earls,
dukes, etc. 1t is not the intention Of
the speaker to give a description of a
fox hunt. The main point is to give
an unvarnished, common sense, stra-
light story, which transpired at n of
the royal hunts given by Baron Nc
Gregor in Dundee, Scotland. The
Baron invited many guests from the
above-named countries. Among the
guests was a gentleman, DR.. Sanders,
who was both a school and college
companion Of Baron McGregor. There
was such friendship between the
Baron and this gentleman that he
| asked DR.. Sanders to ot1iciate as Mas
| ter of Ceremonies while in the castle,
Tn entnrtoin and see thatall the guests
were made happy during the hunting
week. DR.. Sanders cheerfully ac-
cepted the responsibility and pro-
ceeded to introduce ana entertain u
guests at the castle. The first even
ing was spent in making acqualnt-
ance, comparing their gorgeous uni
| forms, and examining the 81 beagle
hounds who were cared for by trained
guides, while in another part a group
Of foxes were sc%rutinized, in order TO
select the most fleet n for the first
day S sport. Or. Sanders was every
where in order to carry out the WISH
of Baron McGregOr that none were
STRANGERS to each other and that the
hunt would eclipse all Others OF the
season. As this large group OF Roy
atty moved hither and yon through
the snacious halls of Castle McGregor,
Dr sanders noticed an OLD gentle-
man in the throng moving slowly ana
wearing an old fashioned suit which
bod once been a hunting uniform.
rno old gentleman looked worn and
ala which made DR.. Sanders believe
mat he was an inmate of the castle
who had once been a hunter of olden
times as the uniform showed thau IL
was the style of a hundred years ago.
Concluding that he was some meDioer
- +,,o household, DR.. Sanders had
rossed him by without reception or
asking the Baron to introduce him 10
the strange old gentleman until d
second evening when he stu ho'lceo
Tho aoed huntsman. Wherever ne
s+roae through the castle the eyes or
the old gentleman in the ancient UNI
Gown were riveted upon him. LII.
sanders felt quite uncomfortaoie anu
SNno1uded TO at once ask Baron NC
Croror who the old gentleman In uni
form was. +ho
Daron and said to him, "Who Is tha'
l,a gentleman standing over there
u 9TH the old fashioned hunting suit
on9 He is not enjoying himself anu
wish you would introduce me
can entertain him. a.,r.+o
The Baron asked him intoa prlva'e
.uam and seemed quite excited Then
Wv, have seen him; he is Stall here:
YOU Raron. The Baron continued
s ssnr us Sanders, don't for Heavens
Hs sneak to anyone of what you nave
SELL who are generally superstl-
, and they would leave the castle
this very moment If they kne" ''"
YOU had seen him. -,
.,r,s old nan that you see is an ola
~, rbost that has been here lor
wei 100 years. He was mere ~ no o,,s
days of my father and was always al ms
u"JN , b,1nt. Many or my