Haunted building

    This does not concern my house, or even my village. This report takes place in a neighboring town, roughly 8 miles away. This report is on a store and its history basically unfolded just this week. The store, located in an active downtown of a small town, is still open for business as it has been since the turn of the century (l9th century to 20th century). In the past week one of the salesclerks reported that while she was straightening stock on the second floor, she distinctly heard someone walk up behind her; turning, expecting to see a customer, she saw no one. Still wondering what she heard but continuing her tasks she said she heard the distinct sound of leather shoes on hard wood floor as some one walked behind her. Turning to see who it was; she saw no one. Throughly unnerved she beat a retreat downstairs and told the downstairs salesperson what she had experienced. To her surprise the downstairs saleslady had had similar experiences in the upstairs; but had never said anything before because of a fear of ridicule. So these two started asking other employees if they had ever experienced anything similar. To their surprise several had. Late last week an elderly lady was shopping the store and overheard the "gossip" about a ghost. Perking up she said, ":I knew your ghost, but I thought she'd be gone by now". The story, as I got it, is as follows. In the early 1900s the store was a clothing store which had a large sewing and alderation department on the second floor. The headseamstress who was hired when the store opened was a very dedicated and precise seamstress. She walked miles a day working in that upstairs department. Later in the early 1930s the department was moved toward the front of the upstairs and the previous area was turned into a new showroom. Downsizing the department did not sit well with the seamstress but demand for her type of work was disappearing. She died suddenly of natural causes. The old lady said she was just a younster when she worked at the store and the seamstress was still there. But after the seamstress died thay contrinued to hear her walk upstairs. Her walk was hard soled shoes on the wood plank floors with a very characteristic cadence. She said by the time she had quit there, to get married and move on, the footsteps were much less frequent so when she heard the sales people taking about it ,it suprised her because she thought they'd be gone by now. Not quite, according to present employees of the store.