The Spirit Who Made a Man Give up Spirits
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What would it take for you to give up one of your biggest vices…or even addictions? For some, giving up such indulgences is no easy feat. However, for one man in Mercer County, WV all it would take is some strong encouragement from a ghost.
Back in 1937, the Bluefield Daily Telegraph delighted its readers with regular ghost stories, submitted by locals and often featuring local haunts. In one such article, a woman from Nemours confirmed a previous story that happened to a man who lived out on what is now known as Brush Fork.
This man had a bad habit. Despite having a family and not enough money to support them properly, he made it a regular occurrence to go out to Flat Top yard where there was a still. The man would purchase a jug of whisky, or sometimes even some good ol’ ‘shine…and place it in a sack for the walk back home.
On one particularly clear night, the man was walking back home with his sack of whisky when he heard what he described as a woman’s voice coming from the clouds. Curious, he stopped to listen. Suddenly, from right over his head he heard the voice say, ‘Drop that liquor!’ At the same time, a loud thud, almost like a lightning bolt, hit the ground near him.
The man dropped his sack of whisky and ran home. He got down on his knees and told his wife the whole story before swearing off liquor for good. And, according to the source telling this tale, that promise was kept and the man stayed sober for the rest of his days.
Whether or not it was really a ghost, a drunken hallucination, or someone using the opportunity to teach this man a lesson…it doesn’t really matter. What matters is that a man was able to give up a particular vice that was detrimental not only to himself, but his family. And, if it turns out that it WAS a spirit that led to him giving up the spirits, then that’s just icing on the cake!
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph 21 February 1937 |
Source: http://theresashauntedhistoryofthetri-state.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-spirit-who-made-man-give-up-spirits.html
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