The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-10-23

spiritual Seanccs Every Evening.
Black spirits and white,
Red spirits and gray,
Mingle, mingle, mingle,

Millions of spiritual creatures walk the
earth, unseen, both when we wake and
when we sleep--Milton's Paradise Lost.
| Shakespeare put it into the mind of
one of his characters to say, 81 can
call spirits from the vastly deep" His
companion very aptly replied that he
could too, but raised the query, "Will
they come when you do call for
them?" This the Londonderry spir-
ituslists are this week attempting to
answer or more properly, we might
possibly say, answer the Apostolic
inquiry, eff man die shall he live
again?" To do this effectively they,
following the example of the relig-
ious bodies of the day, sent out of
town for help and secured the servl-
ces of Mrs. Huntoon of East Pits
ford. This lady is a member of the
Eddy family who have almost a
worldwide reputation as materializ-
ing mediums. For years their home in
Chittenden now, owing to an altera-
lion in town lines, in East Pittsford,
was visited by hundreds of people
from all parts of the Union. They
were the subjects of numerous write
ups including book written by one
sent there for the purpose of report
ing an exposure but who was obliged,
from what he saw, to write an en-.
dorsement.
Mrs. Huntoon arrived here Mon
day and took her abode, as previous
ly arranged, with Mr.. and Mrs. c.
B. Walker, noted spiritualists of this
section. On Tuesday evening the
first seance was held. These have
been kept up every evening since and
will be continued through the week.
We propose to make brief mention of
what was seen and heard Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings.
A cabinet was improvised by re-
moving door leading from the sit
ting room into bed room, across The
bed room, about four feet from the
door was hung piece of carpeting,
securely fastened to the ceiling and
| the floor and also to each side of the
room. Inside of this space was only
vacancy. A curtain was hung over
the opening left by the removed door
and this completed the preliminary ar
raugements. The company was seated
in a semicircle facing this curtain.
This company was made up almost
entirely of dyed-in the wool spiritu.
alists about the only exception being
the writer whose bump of skepticism
in all matters pertaining to 4 knowl-
edge of "the other world is just
about as big as your fist. Every
thing being ready the medium placed
on the floor of the cabinet half doz-
en- or more little tea bells, tin horn,
tambouline and guitar. She then
took a seat outside the cabinet and
called to her assistance, by direction
of the spirits through the raps, gen
tleman whom she requested to sit be-
side her and hold her hands that she
might not be able to cut up any didos
then lady was called to sit beside
the gentlemen and see that he cut up
no rustics. The lights were then or
dered TUNED down but not so much
but what everything in the room was
visible including the medium and the
two sitting with her. Music, on the
violin, which had been previously ar
ranged for, was then had and immed-
lately time was kept with IL on the
bells in the cabinet; this was fol-
lowed by tamborine playing, the IN
strument being struck upon the heads
Of the medium and her assistants, the
hand and arm of the operator being
plainly visible. The guitar was then
used in the same way. Then hands
began to appear, visible in some cases
up to the elbow. Everyone of the
company present was called up singly
to be greeted by spirit hand. One
lady was shown two hands at the
same time. Some of these were rec
oguz d from peculiarties. Paper was
called for and several brief messages
were written by these hands outside
of the curtain, lady holding tablet
in convenient reach and furnishing
the hand with a pencil. This closed
this part Of the programme. The
medium then entered the cabinet a
lone, having first been examined that
she had no white clothing upon her.
In very few minutes forms began to
appear. These included men, women
and children. Probably about doz-
eu appeared. One lady form, dress
ed in white talked for half minute
eloquently on the uses of life and an
nounced her name as Achsa Sprague.
A form appeared dressed in white
aud assayed TO speak to a gentleman
present but apparently exhausted in
the effort dissolved or disappeared