In 1898, Sarah Ware went missing from her New England town of Bucksport, Maine. For two weeks, no one bothered to search for her, assuming she’d left town for a new job. But on October 2nd, a grisly discovery was found less than a mile from her house. Join us to hear what happened to Sarah Ware and why she’s said to still haunt the town today.

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“Mrs. Ware’s Strange Death.” Lewiston Evening Journal, Mon, Oct 03, 1898, Page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/827996586/
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“Sarah Ware Was Murdered.” Lewiston Evening Journal, Tue, Oct 04, 1898, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/827996602/
“Murder, By Her Friend.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Wed, Oct 05, 1898, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105983670/
“Mrs. Ware’s Death Wound.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Sat, Oct 08, 1898, Page 6, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105983711/
“Some Think it Was Suicide.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Tue, Oct 11, 1898, Page 6, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105983739/
“Strengthens The Theory.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Thu, Oct 13, 1898, Page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105983756/
“All Clews Look Alike.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Thu, Oct 20, 1898, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105983818/
“No Clue Can Be Found.” Daily Kennebec Journal, Mon, Oct 31, 1898, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/857079483/
“Bucksport Won’t Give Up The Case.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Thu, Nov 03, 1898, Page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105983956/
“New Clues Discovered.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Mon, Nov 07, 1898, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105983994/
“There Is Evidence.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Tue, Nov 08, 1898, Page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105984004/
“Odlin Goes Back.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Wed, Nov 09, 1898, Page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105984016/
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“Remains to Be Disinterred.” Daily Kennebec Journal, Mon, Nov 21, 1898, Page 7, https://www.newspapers.com/image/857079976/
“Blood Clots on Canvas.” Lewiston Evening Journal, Sat, Nov 26, 1898, Page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/828060211/
“Still a Mystery.” Daily Kennebec Journal, Mon, Nov 28, 1898, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/857080101/
“An Arrest At Last.” Lewiston Evening Journal, Fri, Mar 10, 1899, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/827983567/
“Arrested for Ware Murder.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Fri, Mar 10, 1899, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105903161/
“Treworgy Arraigned.” Lewiston Saturday Journal, Sat, Mar 11, 1899, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/827983719/
Treworgy Held for Grand Jury.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Sat, Mar 11, 1899, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105903380/
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“Fogg Confesses.” Daily Kennebec Journal, Wed, Mar 15, 1899, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/857026331/
“Is Will Treworgy Shielding the Real Ware Murderers.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Thu, Mar 16, 1899, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105904098/
“Ware Murder.” The Lewiston Daily Sun, Wed, Mar 22, 1899, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/828089069/
“Retracts Again.” Lewiston Evening Journal, Thu, Mar 23, 1899, Page 5, https://www.newspapers.com/image/827985641/
“Bucksport Agog.” Daily Kennebec Journal, Fri, Mar 24, 1899, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/857027228/
“Hall Knows The Guilty Party.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Fri, Mar 24, 1899, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105905468/
“Fogg Retracts Again; Treworgy Talks Freely.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Sat, Mar 25, 1899, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105905654/
“Retraction No. 4.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Mon, Mar 27, 1899, Page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105905918/
“Will Treworgy Be Indicted?” Bangor Daily Commercial, Wed, Apr 12, 1899, Page 2, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1106723620/
“Case Falls to Ground.” The Portland Daily Press, Thu, Apr 13, 1899, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/814242883/
“Sarah Ware Case Opens on Tuesday.” The Bangor Daily News, Wed, Jul 16, 1902, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/662706780/
“Most Dramatic!” Lewiston Evening Journal, Tue, Jul 15, 1902, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/828109384/
“Mysterious Noise at Night.” and “Good Progress Made Tuesday.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Wed, Jul 16, 1902, Page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105968755/
“Good Progress Being Made.” Bangor Daily Commercial, Thu, Jul 17, 1902, Page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105968805/
“It Waxes Exciting!” Lewiston Evening Journal, Fri, Jul 18, 1902, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/828110036/
“Trewrotgy’s Story.” Fall River Globe, Wed, Jul 23, 1902, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/603686796/
“Verdict, Not Guilty.” Lewiston Evening Journal, Fri, Jul 25, 1902, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/828111674/
Treworgy Case Goes to the Jury.” The Bangor Daily News, Fri, Jul 25, 1902, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/662707509/
“Who Killed Sarah Ware.” By Sam E.Conner, Lewiston Journal Magazine Section, Sat, Apr 11, 1931, Page 15, https://www.newspapers.com/image/828892991/
“Beating a Horse.” Daily Kennebec Journal,Sat, Jul 02, 1904, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/857209334/
“Head Buried at Last.” By Catherine Hines, The Bangor Daily News, Sat, Sep 12, 1998,Page 22, https://www.newspapers.com/image/664214741/
“Locker Holds Gruesome Memories…” By Jean Hay, The Bangor Daily News,Sat, Jul 10, 1982, Page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/665229528/
Maine Ghost Hunters, November 3, 2023, http://www.maineghosthunters.org/2023/11/03/sarah-ware-and-the-haunting-of-silver-lake/
“Silver Lake Park Might Just Be The Most Haunted Park In Maine.” By Marla S, Only in Maine, Published Sep 1, 2021, https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/maine/haunted-park-maine

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