The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-10
AN INTERESTING EVENING AT
ASSOCIATION HALL.
Lawyers, Councilmen, Ladies, School.
boys, Merchants, and Others,
in the Ring.
The Contest for Websfer's Dictionary
Muster AtweiI somervllle -.
Wins the Prize. &.
&C., &C., &c.

Richmouds FIRST spelling-match took place
at Association Hall last night under the
auspices of the ladies Of the Grace-Street
Presbyterian church. There was large
crowd present, and much interest and en-
thusiasm was exhibited. MIR. j. D. X.
Sleight called the assemblage TO order about
$50 O'Clock; Mr.. w. 2. Gretter was prepared
to act as enuDcistor; and Mr.. E. W. Powell,
q welEknewn school-teacher Of this city, was
elected umpire. The rules published in this
paper yesterday morning were read, and
those proposing to take part ranged them.
selves on the first row Of benches fsciDg the
platform.
THE CLASSES. .s.
Colonel Thomas J. Evans, distinguished
lawyer, was appointed leader OF one class,
and Mr.. Samuel NJ. Price, of the firm of
Hudgins, Gordon & Co., dry-goods dealers,
leader OF the other. They drew for first
choice of spoilers, and Colonel Evans proved
the fortunate man. He selected first Mr..
Edgar Anderson, an atlacl of the city post
Office. Mr.. Price selected Mr.. Henry Hud-
nal, a commissioner ip chancery. Colonel
Evans next took MIR. W. b. BigeIoW, clerk
in the State Bank. Mr.. Price took Council.
man /. S. Tower, of H. Nj. Smith & Co., ma
chinsts, and so the selections went on.
The classes were finally arranged as follows:
Colonel Eran's: Mr.. Price's:
Edgar Anderson, Henry Hudnall,
W. Il. Bigelow, Willie Gordon, .,a.z s.
}. McD. Darlington, ]. s. Tower,
Henry G.. Burnett, Atweli somerville.
". A. Price, W. Strother ith,
Richard smith, William Skelton,
j. NJ. Price, L. ID. Ward,
Daam Barksdale, II. w: Lyon,
Joseph a!i.her, Leon Burgess,
ns Mlss st. Belle pieasants, Mrs. Burnett
Mrs. Walker. Miss CIspy.
The first word given out by Mr. Gretter
was "mottoes." Mr.. Anderson spelt it
"mottos "-wrong. "Kneadng" was al.
Io,tcd to Mr. Hudnau. He asked the enun-
ciator TO tell him ii he meant needing
morey or 'kneading' bread,' wbercat there
was a great laugh. "'Kneading bread" !"
was what was wanted. and Dir. Hudnal
spelt it kneeding," which was wrong. Mr..
Bigelow was requested TO spell "myrrh,"
and did so correctly. Master Gordon like
wise disposed of perquIse," Master Car.
rington Of "Solcit," Mr.. Tower Of = secrete,"
Master Someryille Of "macEine." Master
II. B. Smith was given "obscene," and spelt
it "obsene" - wrong. Master Lyon si,elt
"aegrayate" right in like manner Master
j. NJ. Price disposed of "a1equate," and
Master Burgess of "abdicate."
Mr.. Bsrksdae, who is a book-keeper for c..
r. BarksdaIe, slipped up on cannonade::"
He spelt it cannonnade,' but afterwards
redeemed himself by some conspcuousIy
good spelling. Master Willie Smith spelt
g screnade" with &C." Master CalisGer,
| small boy, was given "feint," and spelt it
right, as did Miss Cri$py dispose of "lren-
cherry; Miss NJ. Belle PleaSan,s of "sur-
name'; Mrs. Burnett of "civilzer" Mrs.
Walker of "hyacinthe" Master Shelton OF
mapeuvre" Mr.IWard, the genial tipstatl
of the Supreme Court, forgot his 'tutelage,"
and rendered it "tutllage." He declared
that be was right, but the umpire and the
dictionary-makers thought otherwise. Mas.
ter Darlington blundered into "n.i-t-c-h-e -
for "niche." Mr. W. a. Price spelt "un.
paraleed'' congratulated. "Pedler,"
given to Master Someryille, was correctly
spet. j. NJ. Price ran of the track trying
to spell gauge" g-u-a-g-e." Carneliap,"
| given to Gordon, was spelt "c.o.r-n-e'
l.i-a.n," and he was ruled to be wrong.