The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-24
HUNT TREASURES;
DIGGERS AMAZED;
SATAN B6BS UP
Quest Is Begun at Instigaiinn Of
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20septlS a
PIT CONCEALS LIVE STOCK
AS They Spade up Soil Birds and
Cat EmergeG-Finally the
Devil Himself Comes

Milerstown. Pa, Ma, 24.-This
pace bids fair to become the mecca
tor all the country around on account
Of the supposed buried treasure which
is thought to reside on the Ulrich Mil.
Ter farm, formerly the Baker farm, on
the western side Of the rivec
Nothing would have been krown OF
this treasure, had not Mr., Miller ex-
perienced pecu lar rapp ngs, while in
his bed some time ago. He consulted
Rev John Green, colored. OF this
place, Rev Mr.. Green con ulted the
spirits" with the aid of the Seventh
Book OF Moses. BY p acing the key
On the money chapter in tins book, 1t
was learned that there was buried on
Mr. Millers farm at depth of twelve
feet ne inches, $19,S00 in silver in
a trunk. put there by a DR., Hollen-
baugh in 1860.
Hole Is Haunted
Proceeding to the Mi Ter farm the
men, with the aid of a divers rod
approximated the location of the bur
led treasure They began digging
and at the depth OF enc foot a check,
cred bird few out Two feet further
down a cat was unearthed which
scampered to a tree nearby. Mr. Mil
Ter threw stone at the cat. VIII 'ch
no doubt provoked the spirits" and
an unusual disturbance was aroused
the cat meowed, whereupon the horses
in the barn whnnied, pigs squea.ed,
the cows beloved, the dog barked,
the chickens cackled ard the barn
door fell down. The leaves on the
tree on which the subterranean cat
had taken refuge withered and the
tree itself bent over with its head
pointing to the hole where they were
digg ng.
aa Master Spirit Arrives
Further digging in this hole at a
depth of about five feet, brought the
men. who work, 1t seems. entirely at
night to a rock, which when broken
showed shoft soggy earth below Just
at this time the master spirit" came
riding ong parallel to the clothes
ne in the yard and plunged into the
hole, whereupon the soft earth became
flint hard and upon resuming work the
digging iron was broken In the efforts
OF the men to make further progress.
This necess tated developing an
other entrance TO the buried treasure
and another hole was started on the
other side of the fence. This hole is
now about four feet square and four
feet deep
The unusual developments which
had characterized the prospect of Sc
curing the buried treasure interested
a. A. Strauser lessee of the Ward
House. who in company with Raymond
Rowe repaired last Friday night to the
Miller farm prepared to buck the
'sp rits" to a finish
Shoots At The Devil.
They arrived at the spot about mid
night Mr.. Rowe did the digging.
Soon the spirit was chased out of
the hole. Mr.. Strauser talked soothing
words to the spirit which had fled
down the road on horseback, and it
(the "spir ~ came back foot Rev.
Green and Mr. Mi Ter who had been
in the house came out at this time
ard requested Mr. Rowe to get out of
the no and Immediately the spirit"
took its place at the side of Mr.. Rowe.
Upon inquiry Mr. Rowe learned the
mysterious Wis tor was at his left side
and appeared as an old man in a check
cred suit Mr.. Rowe di charged his
revolver with no doubt offended the
spirit and it changed into the devil
which Rev Green aveTed like Mr.
Rowe
No further developments were made
that night the work ceasing with this
iocide' INT the newt rioht 100 per-
sons of this place visited the haunted
hole, Alter consutat on with the
"spr Is Rev Green learned that the
time was then propitious for further
digging and that after a certain length
of time the treasure would be uncov.
ered No ono volunteered to dig on
this occasion and the precious metal
stll lie buried