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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Sources:

• “Mrs. Ware’s Strange Death.” Lewiston Evening Journal, Mon, Oct 03, 1898, Page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/827996586/
• In Search of Sarah Ware: Reinvestigating Murder and Conspiracy in a Maine Village by Emeric Spooner  - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (March 14, 2008)
• “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/
• “Problem of Bucksport Journal.” Lewiston Evening Journal, Fri, Nov 11, 1898, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/827997304/
• “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/
• “Case Against Treworgy.” Lewiston Evening Journal, Mon, Mar 13, 1899, Page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/827984222/
• “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