The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-07
DIXIE DOlNGS.
Events of the Week in the Sunny
Southland.
THE DOWNFALL OF A YOUNG GIRL
GEORGIA.

AliL ~ W NF ALL Or n IOONU OlhL
GEORGIA.
A rival to Lulu Hurst, more wonderful in her
! powers and mysterious in her performances,
has developed at Milledgeyilie. Mrs Dixie
Haygood, widow OF the late City Marshal
Haygood, who was murdered during the pro-
hibition campaign. Recent seances here wit
messed by editors and others, and vouched for
by the Chronicle, show that she is a medium
OF great force. Mrs, Haygood does not require
tie laying Of hands upon the table before the
mysterious rapping commences. She simply
takes seat at the table rests either her hand or
elbow upon it and asks if a spirit is present
| Immediately the table responds by rapping
The table does not rise and rap with its legs.
A peculiar noise is heard on il, like the dron-
ping of water. She can direct the rappinR
where she plcases. At the last scance a group
OF young people were asking questions at a
table, another at the same time were Commun-
ing with n spirit on the floor, while a third
group Held to their ears billiard cue. All
three OF the groups were receiving intelligble
answers TO their questions at the same time,
and the intense interest Of the spectators, as
all leaned forward to catch the mysterious
rapS, was ludicrous. One group would be
talking to the table about Their matrimonial
prospects, another talking TO the floor about
what kind Of a place Heaven and he'll
were, aud those committing through the bill
lard cue would he communng with some
friend who had departed. Mrs. Haygood oil
this tme held little child in her arms, and
seemed highly amused ut the excited COM
nunicants. A young gentleman who has
lived here only year, askedif a spirit present
knew bun. One answered IN the affirmative.
lie asked where it had known him. 1t re-
piled, Louisville" IL was then requested to
give the initials, and finally to spell the name
OF the departed spirit. which it did. The
name was that Of an acquaintance that the
young man had not heard of in twenty years
A farmer near Milledgeylle lost q bale Of
cotton. lie went TO Mrs. IIaygood's, and the
spirits told the name Of the negro who had
stolen it, who he sold the cotton to, and where
1t could be found Tie farmer investigated
the matter and found his cotton just as the
spirits directed.
Mrs IIaygood is also writing medium.
Some one III the room takes out note book
and asks question. He closes the book and
puts it into his pocket, no one in the room to
see II. piece of paper is laid ON the table,
and the medium takes II pencil and places it
ON the paper Every muscle in her face
becomes rigid, and the hand and arm
holding the pencil grows rigid. The hand
moves voluntarily under mysterious guidance.
All the letters are linked, and when tho pencil
reaches the edge the paper dragged back and
another line IL written. When the message is
finished the pencil runs off the paper. During
the writing the hand wayers, and one looking
over the shoulder cannot decipher the Chi
ography. A little study of it, however, will
make the answer clear, and it is q direct
answer to the question in tho note book,
A young man was committing with a cousin
who had died. He wrote in his note book:
Are you happy in the spirit world" The
answer came i never did it and God knows
that did not" As the answer was read, the
young man turned pale and spiang up from
his seat, avowing that Ee was satisfied,
lie exhibited the question and the specta-
tors could see no connection between the
two. After the young man grew calm he said
that while he had written the question in his
note book, yet he was all the time thinking of
crime that had been charged TO his cousin,
and which had never been cleared up, and the
answer was to the question in his mind and
not TO the one written.
The spirits when questioned about tho here
after and the future state, says that there is no
intermediate state, such as purgatory. The
spirit goes directly to the sphere or circle that
| is TO occupy. If spirit ON earth has been
| good it viii enjoy happiness in the hereafter.
! ii 1t has been evil misery and wretchedness
| awaits it after death, God is always
| present everywhere. Obedience to
| his will, good spirits delight in. Those spirits
| that are in the spheres of the best do not want
| TO return to earth, but those who are in the
| spheres of wretchedness would like TO eX-
! change places. Those who are happy and
| those who are miserable adiue all on eartlrto
| live right and love and fear God. When
| questioned as to Christ they invariably deny
| him.
| But aside of spiritualism which Mrs Hay
good says she doesn't understand Mt all, and
| doesn't know what to believe about it, that
| weigh 100 pounds, and yet She can overcome
| the strength of several strong men She takes
| billiard cue and holds IL IN front of her and
stands ON one foot and dcfes any
! two men TO push her backward, She
| stands tat-footcd and dchcs any man to catch
! her 10y the arms and lift her. She seems glued
! to the floor, and one is afraid OF breaking her
| arms. She continues to stand immovable She
| catches hold or a billiard cue and two men try
| To lit her, but it is the same She takes the
| n a NJ t1f IA 30 MI ia
| ground with their combined strength, AS
many mon as can get in chair may pile on il,
| and by simply placing tho palms OF her hands on
| the chair rounds she lifts them two or three
! inches from the door. a strcng man may
| catch chair up in his arms, and the little
! giantoSs has only to place tho palm of ono
| hand on tho bottom and the other ON the back,
| and the person goes staggering about the floor
! in spite of himself All these remarkable featS
| are performed and she doesn't appear TO strain
| muscle.
At Augusta, Sunday morning white waif, a
| boy about week old, was found lying in
| basket covered with worsted shaws, at the
! front door OF Mr.. J. T. Buffers residence, ON
| Mercer street in Hamburg, Just across the
| river. The founding was placed at the door
| after midnight, and when found was alive but
| only lived nm hour afterwards The night was
| intensely cold. and II is thought the infant was
| frozen To death.
incie Larl,u Brown keeper of the toll bridge
! at Roswell is very sick and not likely TO SUR
NiNe. lie is eighty weight years of age, and this
| is his first confinement uf Illness having never
taken dose of medicine. lie still refuses TO
! do So.
Sunday night Miss Mozeno Park and Mr..
Charlie SIMS We're joined in holy wedloek by
Squire W. NJ Burns AT the home Of the squire.
in Cave Spring,
The affair was complete surprise to both
families and every one else. MIR. Charlie
Sims lSa son of n hardware merchant w
II, sims and has beou working in Admission
since he left school about year and q half
ago.
On sunday morning, accompanied by Mr..
Edwin Ford another Cave Spring young man,
now OF Admission. Mr.. Sims boarded the train
at Admission fer Cave Spring He got off NJ
Priors Station and his friend came on 10 Cave
Spring 70 arrange for tho marriage Mr..
Ford saw the squire and tho young lady
! aud made an engagement to take
her TO church that night About
! dusk buggy was sent to Priors ior Mr. Sims.
| Mr.. Ford and Miss Park went to church but
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