The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
Spea1'ifs
\ Sssancs Is HsIt ln BlngviIls & tho Spsarits of ihs Departed Is Communicated Wlth-Ii was a Biz Suckssss ss-PaIticklsrs as fol- Iers

There was spiritual seaficer arrived in Bingville last Tuesday. Being as there was no hotel in otir town (why the Sam Hill don't somebody with capital start a first class hotel in Bingyille1 Hardly a week passees that some stranger don't arrive I'd. oar midst desiring accomnioa' dations) the seancer put tip at Deacon Butterworth's.. He give out that he would hold a seance in the deacon's par Tor that same night, during which any body in Bingville who had happened to have any; relatives dead and gone could talk to same by coming to said seance and paying 25 cents to get in. The news spread like wild6re and everybody in town could hardly, wait until the hour of the seance arrived.
 The doors was opened at 7 D.. rn and about 20 of our most respected citizens and ladies paid and went in. The others remained outside and looked through the winders and lissend. We ourself was present on complimentary ticket to re- port the goings-on for the Bugle. After the audience had assembled the seancer made all present set in ascircle and join, hands Then he blowed' out, all the lights in the room and asked if, there was anyone present who would like to converse with some dear departed. Ike l Spooner spoke up and said that he would Hike to have few words with his wife | Amelia. who had been dead F years. The way Amelia used to boss Ike around and make his life burden was simply scandaious. Ike told the seancer i that he didn't want Amelia to come back and stay-Ike said if Amelia would stay a few minutes that would. belong enough. Just then something hit. Ike a terrific rap on the head. He hollered, That's Amelia. all right!"' and run outen the room. s@ -3't As soon as quiet was restored the seancer struck light and found tha, the hanging lamp had fell, which was what struck Ike on the head. The light was again extinguished, and Mel Per kins, who married one of the Simpson girls less than year after his wife died. said he would like to talk to the de- ceased,
 "All right" said the seancer, and just then a white figure come up outen the floor and says; Mel Perkins, you be liar and hypocrite 7! What made you go and marry that Simpson hussy only eight months after was put away when you promised to never marry and that you would meet me in heaven a sad. lorn widdiwerl" Mel he snuk out of the room and went home ashamed of hisself.
 l After that the seancer couldn't get any persons to ask for chat with their dead relatives; they was all afraid the spearits would come back and tell all they knew of their pasts The meeting broke up about 8 o'clock and everybody present went home with the consciousness of a quarter i'll spent. .',' -.f ..','
 The seancer left, early next morning and after he had went away Doc Liverm- ore gives out that the same chap called on him the afternoon before and paid him a dollar to tell all he knowd about our leading citizens and their pasts. He merely changed his voice and let on that he was the dead come back to life.
 It is our opinion that he is rascal even if he did give US free pass to the seance.