January 25th 1894, 21:30
Llanthomas
Fort wrote in New Lands (1923) of lights associated with earthquake action. ‘At Llanthomas and Clifford, cities considerably less than 20 miles west of Hereford, a brilliant gentle was observed in the sky, an explosion was read, and a quake was felt. 50 percent an hour afterwards … at Stokesay Vicarage, Shropshire, was viewed … an illumination so fantastic that for half a minute every little thing was almost as visible as by daylight.’
Push
April 1894
Newport
The South Wales Echo (23/04/1894) reported that a home in Mountjoy Road was reported to be haunted – and that a team of boys who had taken to loitering and preserving check out for the ghost experienced damaged all the windows by throwing stones. Charles Edwards was lucky to get the case dismissed from the police courtroom with a warning.
Viewing FOR A GHOST. A juvenile delusion at Newport – An perception has bought abroad that a household in Mountjoy-steet, Newport, is haunted in consequence, the boys in the neighbourhood get spherical in teams at night time time, in the vain hope of catching a glimpse of the spectral visitor. Whilst waiting around for the ghost the lads have whiled absent the time with throwing stones at the home windows, until all the latter have been broken. Charles Edwards, a single of the lads appeared at the borough law enforcement-court docket to reply a cost of throwing a stone. – Edwards explained that the stone was a marble. – “What,” stated the magistrates’ clerk, “you don’t expect to strike a ghost with a marble?” – Head Constable Sinclair advised the court docket that owing to the numerous issues designed by residence proprietors two policemen in basic outfits experienced been put on obligation. – In the individual circumstance the prosecutor did not wish to progress, and the lad was dismissed with a warning.
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