Philadelphia Weirdness

More hauntings-a-go-go!

A sinister apparition is said to haunt the Crier in the Country Restaurant which is situated in Glen Mills, just seventeen miles southwest of Philly on U.S. Highway 1. The building itself, which dates back to 1740, has a history of bizarre happenings and it remains one of Philly's spookiest places. With regards to the malignant apparition, it is said to be of shadowy form and to lurk around the third floor. On one occasion the spectre smothered a young boy who was sleeping. Such attacks resemble the "old hag" attacks which are common within the paranormal field.

The restaurant is also haunted by a more playful ghost which is said to often disrupt festive events such as dinner parties. In 1861 the place was expanded, but this seems to have simply provided more room for ghosts to wander. When some of the halls have been bereft of human activity, it has often been reported that ghostly "parties" of people have been heard, but when investigated, no sign is found of soul or sound.

Three children are buried in the grounds of the place, which in the 1940s became a retirement home. The youngsters were the grandchildren of one of the earliest owners, Lydia Pennell, and it is in the Lydia Room where other peculiar activity is said to occur.

The area has a long, dark history of macabre tales, from hangings to murders. Whether such acts can explain the spirits who are said to wander the corridors and grounds, we'll never truly know.

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Source: Haunted Places by Dennis William Hauck