Smyrna times., 1877-10-24

THE ladies Of the Kenton NJ. f. Church
will hold fair and festival tomorrow and
Friday evenings, the proceeds to 90
towards furnishing the new church.
THE new NJ. f. Church at Kcnton is to
be dedicated on Sunday, Nov. 1Ith, and it
is expected that Rev. Z. Stubbs. of this
town, will preach the morning sermon.
In addition to those already named. the
following ladies from this vicinity took prc
miums at the Middletown fair, viz: Mrs.
Thomas j. Middleton, jr., tidy and several
other artices: Miss Anna j. Thomas. toilet
set and several other articles; Miss Anna
Middleton, air castle, and Mrs Horace r.
Mustard, pillow sham.
Is 1T PERSECUTION last Spring j. w.
June, from Wheeling, W. Va, bought a
farm at Moorton-betwecn Morton and
Bishops COrncr-and settled there. Mrs.
June, his wife, is Spiritualist, we believe,
ana medium. The family seem cultured,
and, so far as we can learn, have been well
respected in the neighborhOod. They have
hveo on good terms with the people. but
several weeks ago a well-gotten-up circular
was sent through the postoffice to the resi-.
| dents III the community, announcing Il
Grand Spiritual Seance, at the residence
OF j. w. June, Morton Station, Del, The
Celebrated Test Medium, Mrs. Christiana
June, late of Wheeling, w. Va, will be
pleased to meet her friends and the public
OF Delaware, on Saturday, Oct. 18th, 1877,
at p. NJ, when she Will develop her un.
equalled powers in controlling and manipu-
latlng the disembOdicd spirits of the cthe.
real world at her will" In addition, Young
/ ladies were promised to be shown their
luturc husbands, the causes of speedy mar.
rlageS, dc. The exhibits were to be free to
all, but future series were to be charged for
Mr. June was also announced to give a
lecture on naturalization. The circular
had a professional look about it. But tho
mystery Is, who issued the circulars. Mr..
June and family say they did not. but
insist that it was sent out by parties in the
ncighborhood to burlesquc their religions
faith and to disturb their peace. The peo.
pie IN the nelghhOrhood, however, disclaim
any connection with the affair whatever. or
any desire to interfere in the least with the
faith or happiness of the new comcrs.
They insist that they had no reason for
such course, as there was no provocation
Tor 1t on the part Of the family in question.
Furthermore, it seems that very few per.
sons, II any, went to the house the night of
the proposed scance. 1t appears, further,
that the circulars took a round.a. bout course
IN reaching the people. We are Informed
that the bundle came from Wilmington TO
the Dover postotfice, in indorscd envelopes,
and they were necessarily mailed there to
the parties addressed. The people of
Moorton Indignantly resent the insinuation
against the community, and Mr. June and
family as Indignantly deny the authorship
Of the circulars, or any responsibility for
their circulation. Some Of the citizens as
sert that after the circulars were out awhile
a number expressed the idea that such
meeting would not take well in that neigh
borhood, and then it was reported that
the authorship was denied by the Juncs.
At all events the matter is muddlcd and
unsatisfactory, and it is difficult to explain.
unless materialized spirits have been dab,
bling in printers ink