Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-04-17

TIE SPELLING CoNTEsT-A CLOSE En-
CouNTER.-Thc interest shown for several
days past in the photographed contest an
nounced last lwCck, was further manifested
in the large attendance at the Public School
Building Thursday evening. Besides the
audience a great majority OF the spoilers
were on hand with difficult words treshcnod
by research, and not few with the mould
of obsolete terms clinging to the memory
of their latest observations.
Dr. j. NJ Porter, Michael Sherry, Esq,
and n s Frost Esq, occupied the stand
as Judges and Prof r. r. Sanncr filled his
appointment as prOnouncer. After some
time spent in prci:minarics the fray com
menced-thc first word falling to Capt G.
NJ. Perdcw-thc easy one of beautiful"
which he returned in distinct syllablos.
The next word was given to Capt Crit
fin !; he spelled it ''parassol.' This, the sec
ond word, was the first missed; the from
bone gave a blast of "lIail to the Chief"
with the sentiment reversed and the Cap
tain hied to the rear.
George W. Tenant of the same class,
went ont on "ncision.' He spelled it with
two SIS
Watson Karr, of the same class, lost his
place by going into the phonetic system on
"bcautcous.' lie left out the "ca" and was
much disgustcd with himself thcrcat
The trombone and the audience united in
the roar.
o. j. Moat of the same class slipped out
on spelling it "slipt." He dissolved rela-
tons with the class to tune of more than
"Old Hundred" including the trombone
G. Anthony, of same class, introduced a
new way of spelling scythc and got fun
muxcd for it. He elaborated it by spelling
it "schythc'
And then, in defiance Of all the ortho-
graphical statutes on record, p. w. Taylor,
of same class, spelled it ''be!leprhey." He
meant "bclirv," and somcrsaultcd to the
rear.
William McC,uckir, of same class, reached
rs lar as DGiSS- Oh buSlntSS, WHEN VIC
audience forcstallcd his waste of letters by a
roar before the cXtravagant word was half
through.
BY this time Capt. Grillin's class had be
come frighttully dccimatcd. The leader
and a majority of the members had fallen,
when it was discovered that through an
oversight the pronounccr hadomittcd to
alternate the words properly between the
classes. This rcmcdied the nextword fell to
a. A. Shaw, who was the first to retire
from Capt. Pcrdcw's clasc by spelling it
'priviligc,'
j. S. Mctzgcr cfFcrvcsccd out Of Capt.
Grltiin's class by spelling 'sacratus" with
an ga
Eugene Porter of PcrClcw's class tried TO
spell "cclcry" with two rs, but recovered
himself and the second time eliminated one.
The repetition was contested, but lie said
he "hqdn't finished the word The
Judges dropped "cclcry' and authorized the
issue of new word to Mr.. Porter. The
pronouuccr gave linn 'cymling.' He didn't
Finish that either; lie left off the g"
"Pars!cy" was too much for Robert Ten
nant of same class, or, rather, he did too
much for parsley" by :pcliing it parse
ley
Dr. j. c. Gambler, OF Grihins class omit
ted the "l.' in 'mAckcrc!,' and skylarhcd
away Tic pronounccr proposed to let
him oil if he would spell potatoes" He
used o's altogether, but the point of the
Joke was too tinc-thc audience didn't see
it. He spelled it