The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-03
Miss Temple, Visitor in our City the Win
ner.
The Anair Pronounced = Grand she.
cess.


The spelling match given by the ladies
Of the Methodist church, in the church
parlors on Thursday evening, drew out
an immense audience. every seat in the
house being packed. The first part of
the evenings entertainment consisted of
duet by Messrs. Mckee and Robbins, and
Mrs. w. =. Wright and Miss Carrie
Ungles. and one by Messrs. Robbins and
Hacker and Misses Ungles and Pace. and
select reading by Mrs. Wright, all of
which were very good, and were greeted
with hearty applause.
We hope our readers. in reading the
following synopsis of the spelling match,
should they note any mistakes. will
attribute the same TO the noise of the
audience throughout the evening. 1t was
our purpose to give full and correct re-
port, and we were deferred from doing so
by this fact. In many instances we were
unable 10 catch the words pronounced by
Mr.. Dewey, and in as many cases, unable
to see the spellcr or hear in what way
the word was spelled.
Then the captains, Mrs. Wood Ritten-
house and Col. McKcaig. took their
places upon the rostrum. and the choosing
Of sides for the spelling contest began.
The companies. when all the spoilers had
been placed upon the floor, were each
twenty-eight strong, among whom were
a number of the best spoilers in the city.
All now being in readiness, the contest
tor the prize began.
Several words were given out by Mr.
Dewey, who had been selected as the per-
son to conduct the affair, which were
spelled correctly, when the work "spike-
nard' was offered to Mr.. Tom. Kerth,
who failed to put an ''e" in the first sylla-
Bile, and he retired, amid the applause of
the audience. The next victim was DIR.
Wardncr, who was sure that 'fraught"
was spelled with an 90 in
stead of an "a" and he too
went down, with the clapping of hands
and stamping of feet. All went well
again after order had been restored until
Mr.. Thoms was asked to spell "pearch,"
to which he put final Sc" and he was
requested to take his seat, which he did.
"Auln" was then pronounced by the
master Of ceremonies, and W. q. Alden,
whose turn came next after Mr.. Thoms
missed. Mr.. Pace was then given trial
at the same word, and thought the easiest
way to get out of the predicament was
by saying "on" and the word was passed
to Patrick Purcell, who also failed, as did
Mrs. Rittenhouse. The next person to
whom the. word was given was
Duff. IIaynie, who spelled 1t correctly and
was loudly applauded. Mr.. A. b. SAT-
ford was then given a trial on freeze"
and failed. "Mense' was then the
means of causing the death of three UNI
fortunate victims on each side. but Miss
Houston, one of the ladies whom it was
predicted would surely win the prize,
gave the proper letters. c. W. Hender-
son was slaughtered by "calous,"
as was the Rev. Mr.. Wallar by
"cypress." Mr.. Pitcher went "where
the woodbine twineth" because
he spelled genius" wrong; Jesse Phillis
spelled 'idyl" with an "o'' and took her
seat. "Segnlor" was the cause of Mr..
Stevens fall, that gentleman placing" 81"
before ''e." Frank Howe went down on
cavalier substituting up for IA.
Messrs. Jones and Conlon received their
death blow from "cantilate.
"Pageantry" was given 10 Mr..
Iloythorn. anil he retired having