Evening journal., 1920-08-30
DREAMS START
GOLD DIGGERS
Treasure Said TO Have Been
Hidden on Eastern
Shore
FARMERS SEARCH
BY MOONLIGHT

EASTON. Md. Aug. 3o-For shs
past few weeks the people Of Upper
Bambury, Trsppc District, Talbot
pounty, have been greatly agitated
aver he dreams Of an old colored
woman, by the name Of Nancy VIII
hams. who resides In the locality OF
Bruc1vllie. having dreamed shrce
nights IN succession that a pot OF
money consisting Of gold and-silver,
had been buried on he farm OF Cap
tain Samuel j. Merrick The old Ne
grcss said that in her dream on .he
last night. il appeared that he spirit
Raid 10 her tha he owner OF he farm
during the Civil War. when he sol
liers were in camp in Talbot county,
became alarmed and feared that they
would rob him, so he gathered %
gether all his gold and silverWare in
ihe house. with all his money, and
securing g large box, which he cover
ed with sheet iron and putting a lock
and hinges on same, dug a deep hole
on he division line Of his farm, new
the property OF Captain Samuel Mer-
rick and. the farm now owned by
Richard Salisbury. The money, i
was SAID. was buried noar a small
poplar tree which has Stood on ne
division line OF 'he two farms when
has now grown up to be a very iiarg
tree. with high trunks and large
spreading branches.
The news spread among he people
like wildhre. and several hunting par
ties have been known 10 have gone
there with shovels and spades ana
dug in different places In hopes OF
flndinc the hidden treasure, as every
hodv In and around Brucevile have
the Utmost confidence and bell ives
that Aunt Nancy had ,he dreams and
that the money IS buried somewhere
on one or the o.her OF those farms.
James Croft. a farmer living IN mat
neighborhood. IN company with DAVID
Cohen. of Easton, were out Duylne
cattle last week. and they drove up q
Richard Saulsbury's home 20 buy ms
cattle While in conversation win
Mr. Salisbury, the hiding Of the mon
ev and old Aun, Nancy's dream were
hroueht up. Mr.. salisbury replied
thai hs had heard about 10 and OF her
dreams about where 10 was buried,
bu, had paid no attention so-ituntil
q few nights ago.
He said that on several occasions
recently. he had noticed from ms
home. men walking about at the enQ
OF one OF his fields near ,he woods az
night with lanterns in sheir hands
but paid no attention TO T., as ne
fhourht hat they were out there
coon hunting and had the lanterns
with them 20 see where they were
going. But a few nights ago. his
dogs. which he had sied up TO thelr
boxes. kicked up a terrible growl, and
two OF them broke loose from thalr
chains and started across the Held IN
full run. and barking as though some
thing was going on out or the usual
This was between A and 70 o'clOcl
a. night. and he thoughst that thieves
were around after his poultry. so M
got out OF bed, put on his pants an'
shirt. also his shoes and stockings AM
went ou, 10 investigate. The moo
and stars wers shining brightly an
ne looked an around his barn an
chicken houses and saw that nothin
was wrong with them He then haI
pencd 20 glance across the n,ld In IN
way which the dogs had gone. and
his surprise he saw four men wi.
shovels and spades digging in clos
proximity 10 a large poplar tree th'
stood on he dividing line of his fari
and Captain Merrick's farm.
He stared across the field towar
them When one ~ the men saw hil
coming. when all four OF them swun
tehlr shovels and a bag across the
backs and ran for the country roi
and Jumped into an automobile ar
made on Mr. salisbury said that ;
could not get them. bu. was sure tn
were white men and that one Of the
walked with crutcheS.
Messrs Graf. and Cohen said IN
went out in the field and took a lol
az the hole they had dug. and said
was dsep- enough and large enoul
around 70 hide an auto IN. The ans
is creating excitement among q
reonie OF Tranne and vicinity