The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-20
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Contest Between Wheeling and
BEidgeP0rt-.R9nE Hours % Or
biography, and AleGnliey VAN
quisheds-The Battle Decided q
Draw.
The revival, as unaccountable rs the
modern crusade, Of the old fashioned
spelling match, . Yankee institution,
has for several weeks injected the entire
community. The first spelling con-
test in this city was held in the II.
E, Church Island, which was particle
pated in by a number Of the citizens Of
Bridgeport. AT this contest a Bridgeport
lady received the prize offered to the best
spoilers, and as her companions had also
proven themselves adopts in the ortho-
graphical art, our citizens were naturally
DESTROYS Of winning back their laurela,
aud 70 this end challenge was sent and
accepted, and the necessary arrangements
we're made for q contest between Wheel.
ing and Bridgeport at Washington Hall
last evening,
Since that they have had It badly
that is the photographic fever,
and "they,"the Bridgeport people, They
have habltually pursued the ordinary
ayocations Of tho day with an abridged
dictionary in the pocket To expect q
young woman over there to adjust her os'
trich:. feather without reference as 70
how II isspelled, Is to ask too much OF
her. II has even peryaded and thorough
" impresnated the business men, To
such high old photographed heights has
the fever reached that even the washer
woman claims the right Of resting a
spell over the tub while she6gures out the
combinations Of alphabetic units nee:
essary to the symmetrical formation Of
words representing any unusual gar
ments that may find their way to the
weekly ablutiOn collection. The few fell
lows that hadn't II were obliged to eat
oyerdone beaisteak twice day simply
because the cook was worrying with
whether beef should DO spelled beat or
baie or baei, and thereby neglected to
turn the substance on the fire while puF:
suing the shadow In her minds eye; and
their ideas OF comfort were brought
down TO the plane which preferred
to the proper airing and making OF Q
ebed," 4 discussion over the word as .
mere subject Of photographic effect
Hence It was thSt the contest last night
was looked forward TO by tho sane few In
the hope that II might act asa safety
valve to reduce tho pressure affecting
their friends.
II had been announced In the daily
papers that the contest would commence
at n o'clock, and before that hour the
hall was crowded with people and expect
alton, Every seat was full, and the ar
rivals began to stand up, 70 forage, for
odd chairs about the building, and to
crowd into the aisles.
The gentlemen Of the Committee from
the Thomson NJ. Z, Church, under whose
auspices the match took place, did oil
that they could do to get everybody and
his friend In. Apochryphal places were
discovered where 10 big fat man could be
seated with case" and then lean people
would 20 and try to crowd into such enOr:
nous vacancies, but without SUCCESS. II
anybody would say there were over 1000
people there this writer, who abhors news
paper controversies, would not attempt to
combat tho assertion.
All those In the audience who had con-
scented to spell were requested to come
upon tho stage and be organized, and
about s o'clock the spoilers, to the NUM-
Der Of twenty on each side, took their
places In the form Of q triangle, the
Wheeling class, under the command Of
Mr.. Geo. @. Black, OH the left, and Capt.
Ross j. Alexander's squad OF Bridgeport
ors on tho right. Both sides were receiy-
cd with cheers, Their names arc as fol-