The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-28
ANOTHER GHOST
YARN STIRS OLD
EDENTON TOW N
Hunters Scared By Mystery
of Singing Woman of Jones'
Mill Pond


buried treasure. and 4 ghost
story at that. 1t is the mys-
terry of Il wicrd and fascinating
feminine voice that has recent
" excited hunters in 4 dense
swamp in the vicinity OF the
old Jones Mill Pond. the voice
of mysterious lady, that
breaks out unexpectedly.
Edruton people are much excited
about this mysterious voice of
which no one knows anything.
.1thcr than that hunters penetrating
the swamp ut night have been
myStified and frightened 1T it. and
nave prTipitatcly fled the swamp,
never Ia be induced tn return again.
The fact that it is viewed more or
less a< "hocuS pocuS" by the more
lO(lpildl 'tiit NiIlhidS iii'''lNN 'i'lStuN =
availS nothing. There are those
who insist they have heard he
voice. and have seen supernatural
sights i'm the swamp.
DIR. Richard Dillard of EdcmtDn.
WAS asked about tn" story this
week. DIR. billiard places no re.
dCnCc in the yarns that hav" c"InG
from the swamp. but he knows the
history of the section. and III h"
will say is that there used I" hc
an old mill on what was known
as Jones Mill Pond many years
ago. about four miles from 'dca-
ton. near Hancock Station. ~ the
old Suffolk and Carolina tracks.
Running back from the station i
Il deep and mysterious forest. sever
al miles in depth. where people Srl-
dom ~. Ii i inhabited by wildca :
and hears. and is such i .,lacr tha;
Dante describes aS the plac" h.
met Virgil. Thc lank SrW;rt, is
shadowrd hy the Sombcr branches
of ghOStly trees. and vines nnl
briarS in matted MASSES make it al
NEST impenctrablc.
Years ago it is said that q strange
hut beautiful woman who owned
much money went back in the
swamp TO live with Il paramOur
stolen from another. For years
they lived alone in Il cottage On Il
hill i'm the midst of the swamp.
She never left the Swanltc and
would let no one Look upon her face.
but the man who lived with her
Used to make his way out to the
abUdcS of others. and made fricnuS
of many. altho he WAS quiet and
uncOmmunicativc about himself.
One day the woman met Il myS-
rrriou> and unhappy death. 1t WAS
later thought that she had been
murdered. The man came out 10
the settlements. got Il coffin, and
induced Il number of men To 20 back
with him. The body of the beau'i-
ful woman was placed i'll the t"f-
fin. and all that night. the party
played cards across the coffin III,
probably for the money that lht
dead woman owned. The next day
the woman was buried in ihc
swamp. and the man departed and
waS not seen again. Some said hr
left much buried money In later
years. treasure hunters visited the
locality and dug MANY EOlcS. bnt
no report of Il find WAS ever made.
Now and then hunters have
brought forth strange tales of Il
will q the wiSp in the swamp, and
Of strange whiSperin"S and singing.
Hunters armed with guns and seek
in- COOn< and OppO>um$ with dogs.
nave returned with no quarry. Some
believe the tales were started to
scare people away. that mOOnShin-
crS might ply their trade without
interruption. and that the more
imaginative have been more easily
scared because of the tales.
Jim Wilson and Baker Roberts.
recently hunting the vicinity have
come forth with the strange tale OF
Il creature that sings 50 beautifully
that they were cnthralled aS was
Genius who asked Can anythin" of
mortal mould breathe forth such
sublime raviShmcntS?' The music
WAS said To be far greater than
anything heard on the stage. Rob
rrt< tried tn investigate. anil aS he
approached the direction from
which the voice seemed To come. 1t
rrccdcd and gradually died away.
The ghost is also said to have the
power to change its form.
Wilson. reported that he WAS rec
entity hunting in the swamp with
Il friend. when his dog trccd. He
told his friend to investigate. With
his lantern on his arm. the hunter
went mp the tree. Its Il big opoS-
sum. the hunter said. when the
voice broke out in faint SONG. and
he was seen To drop the lantern,
and fall from the tree in fright,
When ha had ronnrpred troLC his