The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-05-19
TALKING GHOST IN
HOME OF FARMER.
Conversational Denizen Of the Spirit
World Has Principal Residence in
House I'm Historic Harnett County
Neighborhood Strange Story Told.

r. Dunn, May ga ghost stalks
through the peaceful valley Of placid
Little River in the neighborhood of
historic Linden and not very far from
old Averasboro, where North Caro-
lima thought once to build its capi-
Jal.
He has his principal residence in
the home of L. A. Smith, a sturdy
farmer who purchased the place
about a year ago. Not only does he
knock on walls and do the other
stunts usually attributed to denizens
OF the spirit world, but he actually.
according to Mr.. and Mrs. Smith and
some scores OF neighbors who aver
that they have held conversation with
the shade.
According to stories told by the
Smiths, the ghost first began his Wis
its last September. Then he confined
his manifestations to knocks on the
ceiling. He became 80 noisy that Mr..
Smith determined to investigate. Mr..
Smith sawed through the ceiling, and
was greeted by a welcome sight. A
few days afterward, the stories say,
the ghost began to talk.
. Here is the story as 1t is told by
Some Ghostly History
Eight years ago Jim Reeves. half
wit, disappeared from the ken of his
neighbors around Linden. Nothing
has been seen OF him since. The
ghost now haunting the Smith home,
claims, according to his audience, to
be the spirit OF Jim Reeves, and
states that he will continue residence
upon earth until his murderer is
punished.
Two hundred yards from the Smith
home is an old wood-pile. 1t lies TO
the northwest Of the home. The
ghost is declared to have said that he
was murdered in the hallway Of the
home and buried under this wood
pile. A party will this week dig at
this spot in an effort to find the
mans bones.
In the hallway Of the Smith home
Is q large, dark spot, Mrs. Smith be-
iieves this to be the blood of Reeves.
She says she cannot cleanse the
spot no matter how hard she tries.
1t is noticed that the ghost never
makes his presence heard until lit
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
AIS asleep. During the past week
thousands of visitors have gone to
the home in the fearful hope that
they might witness the manifesto
Ions. Some claim to have heard the
bookings; few say they heard
eehostly words coming from nowhere.
ALI agree, however, that this was
noticeable only when the little girl
slept.
Daughter Not a Medium.
Little Miss Smith does not claim to
be a spiritualistic medium and she
knows nothing Of things psychical.
She is just a plain little country girl
and hasnever heard the name Of Sir
Oliver Lodge. In fact she knows moth
ing Of the Reeves affair and is not
conscious Of any part she may play
i'll the seances that are attracting
so many to her fathers home.
Saturday night whena large num-
Der of visitors were there, the little
>eirl was so excited she could not
sleep. 1t was suggested that purse
De made up to induce her to attempt
to sleep. She slept. but the ghost did
not appear. Later, when the child
slept naturally, the spirit is said to
have declared that he was not inter-
ested In money and would not allow
himself to be made a show. He is in
terested in having the man who kill
ed him punished as the story goes.
1t has been found necessary to
place guards around the Smith home
to keep curious visitors from the
place