“Ghost in Balgonie.”
Quite a sensation has been caused during the last week in the village by what is now known locally as the “knocker”. It appears that in one of the houses in Lady Nina Cottages about a week ago the occupants were awakened by an alarming and persistent knocking between the walls. The knocking continued for a considerable time, and next night there was repetition of the same. Neighbours who decided to sit up with the unfortunate householders were terror-stricken by the weird noises coming from the walls, with the ultimate result the police were called in to investigate.
On the third night the knocking was even more so in the weirdness, and despite police surveillance the uncanny knocking could not be fathomed. By this time the news of a “Ghost in Balgonie” had spread far and wide, the result being that on Saturday night things reached a climax. The large turn at the Saturday evening dance held in the hall found their way to the house, only to be met by a huge crowd of men, women, and children.
Our correspondent paid a visit to the scene late at night when the cottages were completely surrounded by people from far and near. They had come from Windygates, Markinch, Leslie, Thornton, and many outlying districts. Many were the argued views of what was the cause of the knocking, the one that found the most favour with the crowd was that it was a “rat.” Another learned gentleman voiced the opinion that it was the work of “Develish spiritualism.”
Fife Free Press, 10th February 1917.