Connecticut western news., 1875-12-10


 Hammertown.-"To Dr. IScknor: Can you be present with us tonight if We have circle at the house of MT. -? Can you answer written question through Mrs. -? Can she be restored to her full mediumship and be propper helpmate for me so that you and Dr. Hare and - can communicate te us? |"
 MR. EDITOR of our inquisitive townsmen, who suspected that spirits were abroad the other night up in Hammertown, started out in search of them, and finally brought up at one of their famous resorts where the faithful mediums were holding love-feast. After the ordinary and highly intellectual table rapping performance had been indulged in for some hours, and the believers had departed, our friend found an epistle in manner, form and substance as above written-nothlng very remarkable about it except that it spells proper with twosps, and that the person to whom it purports to be addressed has been quietly slumbering score or more of years in our cemetery.
 This performance calls to mind test circle that few of us benighted fellows enjoyed up in the old grove school house. some years ago, under the superintendence of Father Beeson. All who attended will remember what farcical performance it was. After abusing the glim, the medium sighed and sobbed and went into such fearful convulsions (apparently) that'Doc., our medical friend, thought her corset strings ought to be cut. We raised hymn to harmonize the clements and then a spirit announced his presence and ready to be questioned. Our legal friend was the first to approach the medium, and we were all not little astonished to see the medium, who was blindfolded, grasp his hand and hear the spirit announce himself as Dr. Tcknor and address our friend as his dear nephew. Then followed a long exhortation and argument setting forth the beauty and excellence of Spiritualism, the higher de- velopment in the spirit life, etc. The 'spir- it. when called upon to translate Latin sentence, flunked miserably, afterwards ex- plaining that it could not control the medi- um's tongue for thGt purpose, and then sobbing at fearful rate. bade us farewell Don told him he needn't trouble himself to return until he had brushed up his Latin and grammar little. He thought the yen erable spirit hadn't deoeloped to any gr eat extent, but had grown quite rusty.
 Old 'Dr. Hare next appeared on the scene. Judge A. Moore tackled this 'spir it. Judge went at him in his character istic blunt style and requested the spirit to tell him what was the matter with his hand. 'Dr. Hare promptly replied One finger gone, (the medium knew this fact) but when the Judge demanded which fin ger, the spirit was taken with a terrible sneezing and snuffing fit and had to leave on account of the oppressive earthly at mosphere. It was one of Father Beeson'G claims that learned and eloquent discourses etc., were frequently heard from mediums who were very illiterate. The medium present wasn't very heavy weight 1T spelling, or either of the three 'R's.' The next spirit was one of the old ancien Greek philosophers whose name we did no catch, who went off into highf1own eulo gy of the spirit life. He was rudely called back to business when some one requested him to spell or write his name The 'spir it said he was always accustomed to write in Greek, and that in spirit life Englisl was scarcely known. He wrote on slips O paper Delta, Alpha, Mu, Nu, Phi, Omicron Omicron, Lambda. Our waggish frient suggested that he could spell d-n fool il an easier way. It is needless to say tha this broke up the circle. HILARY.
 Interesting Facts.-Surveyor Pettee o this village has handed us the following very interesting table of the elevations o the various high lar ds, as well as the lowe lands of our section of country. This rec ord of heights will be of permanent interes to the people, and will be preserved for flu ture reference.
 A line of levels taken during the pas month between Salisbury and Mt. Riga de velops the following elevations in fee , above tide water: