The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-02
FIRST MATCH .

sclnl-clTCIc Oh lHe stage. L ne lollOmIHS
persons constituted the spoilers:
FIRST MATCH.
Judge Cranmer, Judge cochran,
Mrs Or. Kelley, J. .. Pcndleton,
Miss Rogers. Miss NJ. McKelyey,
Mrs. Judge Cochran, Or. Jas. Cummins,
j. X. Hubbard, 4. w. PAUL,
r. / HupuS w T.. Duftield,
Mrs. :. o. Taylor, Mrs. II. NJ. Harper,
Mrs. John Lash, Miss Turner.
". Z. MckclVey, Mr.. POguc,
:. U. TAYLOR, Prof. Martin,
Mrs, !. il. Mendel, Miss ID. Pollock,
:. p. Hildrcth, II. I. Black.
"BUsINESs.'
Everything being in readiness, the
school master, Rev. Mr.. Armstrong,
flung the first word AT Judge Cochran
who spelled it correctly. The next word
given brought down DR.. Cummlns, who
got badly ~mixed," and left
I'd" out of "addle." The doctor
being the first to step down and out,
Mr.. Barnitz presented him with wreath
of weeping willows amid the applause
of the audience: The doctor weakened
under the thunder of applause, and as he
stood near one OF the wings of the
stage he beat hasty retreat behind
the scenes. We here mention
that the ladies who participated III the
match did so on the condition that the
reporters would not mention their names
when they missed, and of course We
comply with their desire. Harry T..
Black knocked i'I'' out of "bullinch,'
and he retired disguised. 5. l.. Jepson
thought this WAS not the season
of the year for ''cantaloupc,' and
would not take any in his'n, The ladies
are not supposed to know anything about
the brands Of liquors, so four Or five OF
them went down on "cOgnac.' 5. o.
Taylor being lawyer, never paid any
attention to such words a. "guileless.' $.
p. Hildrcth and A. w. PAUL got a
scoring, and refused. to 'italicise" their
remarks. Mr.. McKelvey and one or
two others took their seats on "baccalau-
reate.' Prof. Morton and lady went
down en- "dishevelled.' Mr.. Poguc had
trouble about a. and that's why he
didn't get cancellation correctly. Mr..
| Cri>well and the wife of Il minister went
down on 0numbskull," getting in letter
| or two that was not necessary. A lady
retired on "portemonniae.' Mr.. j. r.
Hubbard sat down on "sententious, ~
and Mr. Duffield on "solstice,' and "spon-
taneous' retired another lady. Judge
Cochran believes it is the correct thing,
yet he didn't know enough about the
matter to spell '.teetotaler" A lady who
didn't believe in red checks wouldn't
countenance "vermilion.' At this stage
of the game, only three remained on the
floor, Mrs. J. f. Mendel, Judge Cranmer
and J. o. Pendleton. The word para
disiacal" was given, which fioored the two
gentlemen and WAS spelled correctly by
Mrs. Mendel The audience applauded
very heartily and Mr.. Barnitz arose and
crowned the above lady with the victor's
wreath. entwined with flowers and
ivy, us celebrated by the ancents. At
the conclusion of Mr. Barnitz remarks,
the band played, "Lo, the Conquering
Hero Comes" In justice to Mr.. Pendle-
ton, we may here state that Mr.. Black
one OF the judges, stated that Mr.. Pen
dieton's way of spelling ''paradisiacal'
was correct, but it was not known at the
time he was requested to sit down.
As each unfortunate failed to spell a
word correctly the fellow with the big
brass horn in the orchestra would toot
an abysmal groan, but We must add that
it was about minute late each time, but
that didn't prevent the enjoyment of
the circumstance.
This ended the first tilt, but as it was
quite early another match was arranged.
Judge Cranmer and 5. o. Taylor, Esq,
were chosen as captains, and proceeded
to select the spoilers somewhat after the
manner of their school days. A large
club was used to test tho matter as to
which should have the first choice. Judge
Cranmer pitched the club first, and Mr..
Taylor tackled it about the centre, and