The Haunted Stone Lion Inn is a 1907 house that was once the residence of a large family, the Houghtons. They needed it; they had twelve children to raise.
One of the children, Augusta, would never live to adulthood, however. At the age of eight, she caught whooping cough. This may not, though, have been the cause of her death; in those days, cough syrup was a strong concoction with codeine and opium. The general belief is that Augusta was given an accidental overdose.
The third floor is where most of the ghostly activity is experienced. The Houghton children kept their toys up there, and often played with them between the hours of 10 p.m. and midnight - which is, now, the time when most of the noise is heard upstairs.
The inn is strictly nonsmoking, but sometimes, the smell of a cigar is noticed, and at times, even smoke in the air - with no visible source. An earlier guest at the inn, perhaps?
One of the children, Augusta, would never live to adulthood, however. At the age of eight, she caught whooping cough. This may not, though, have been the cause of her death; in those days, cough syrup was a strong concoction with codeine and opium. The general belief is that Augusta was given an accidental overdose.
The third floor is where most of the ghostly activity is experienced. The Houghton children kept their toys up there, and often played with them between the hours of 10 p.m. and midnight - which is, now, the time when most of the noise is heard upstairs.
The inn is strictly nonsmoking, but sometimes, the smell of a cigar is noticed, and at times, even smoke in the air - with no visible source. An earlier guest at the inn, perhaps?
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