Evening journal., 1921-01-03
GHOST Lore ON
EASTERN 'SRO
Inhabitants of "Necks" Are
Firm Believers in Appari-
tions and OmenS
MANY ARE LIKE
THE SUPERSTITIONUS

EASTON, Md. Jan. 3-The Eastern
shore "necks," or small peninsulas,
that jut out into the Chesapeake, or
into the broad rivers that empty into
The bay, have a ghost-lore which is
the same among the Inhabitants Of
Them all from Elk Neck to Tangier
Investigators Of such matters claim
mat the ghOst-l0re, the Omens-lOre
and the moon lore, the Omens-lOre and
the mOOn-lOre OF these 'nccks" is the
same that prevails among the inhabi-
ianis OF the English downs.
Our Eastern shore "neckers," as a
rule. believe in ghosts as firmly as did
their ancestors 200 years ago, and the
harvest Of them physically are afraid
OF apparitiOns. Few Of them are
stout-hearted enough TO pass at night
oy gravcyards or lonely graves. The
Unknown drowned, whose bodies are
cast ashore are, as a rule, buried in
The bank OF the waters where they
are found, and such graves are gem
orally avoided even in the daytime.
4 wild goose hunter some years
ago used his knowledge OF this fact
to his advantage. This man had no
fear Of ghosts. An important feature
Of the winter hunting for him and
his nelghbOrs was shooting wild
geese On their feeding ground near
the shore by crawling down on them
in the dark as atoalthily as an Indian
ever trod the forest until the feeding
grounds were brought within gun
shOt. Prospecting one day, our hero
found signs that the geese were feed
ms at night in Piney Point flats,
Broad creek. He dug a grave on the
hank nIIN lnn "a a
head and fOotbOards TO 10. and caused
the report to be circulated in the
neighborhOOd that strange schooner
had anchored there, brought a dead
man ashore and buried him. One
sunday a crowd OF people went TO
piney Point to verify the rumor. and
lnere, sure enough, was the grave.
No goose hunter, except the man who
aug The grave, went near that spot
that winter. lie had all the cunning
TO himself and killed 30 wild geese
during the season.
Dream books and magic books are
not uncommon on the shore. There
are yet believers in the enchanter's
power or putting spells on the enc
mics or those who engaged his assist
ance and in the ability OF more eX-
pert enchanter TO remove the spell
fortune-tellers are still consulted
and gypsies, when they come into q
neighbOrhO0d. are well pfrOnized by
some for amusement, Of course but
by others in all sincerity. Every Ions
road has one spot more haunted thar
any other along its course. and To-.
there, in every Eastern Shore neck
where the spectre OF the headless
while horse has been seen rushinE
past with incredible speed and witt
silent hoof beats.
The spectral white woman. seer
llrst ahead and then behind the way.
farer at night, is as absolutely rea
as any other woman TO those whC
believe they have seen her, as manN
do believe.
A hot blast OF air striking the fac
by day or by night Is a ghost pass
ing: II at night and alone. a morta
terror seizes the person whom th'
ghost has passed
Horses are liable TO take fright anC
run away al the haunted turn in IN,
road. They will Jog along quiet,
until the fearful spot Is reached. sud
denly fear seizes them, as II they saw
something invisible 20 the driver
They bolt headlong or stand still anC
shiver OF throw the rider by a sud
den sideway jump.
Sometimes In the morning stable
men find their horses covered witt
sweat and mud and their names anC
tails tangled and knOtted. "Witche,
been riding them" is the sufncien
explanation. 10 is a curious fact tina
everywhere the spectral woman anl