The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-20

Oliver Dundy MekelYeyi
John Scott, Il. ]. smyth,
Mn ]. q duncan, Prof j. 2, snowlCn,
bradley Smith, Harry W. List,
Mis- Lizzie Wilde, Miss Mary 4 Taylor
Walter llewetS0n, q q Hallle j. MelOlln,
Nils Mary d, Glfhn, Z" Emma Anderson,
VIM. upham, John H. NDonnell,
NFs. Joseph West, james A. Clarke,
Miss Annl0 Turner, John q IenteiOn,
Mary Clayland Prof. W. II. Morton,
~ Eva Rice, :. T.. Illldreth,
Andrew J. Baggs, Frank g. Hlldrcth,
Manning Smith. Mont Williams
II was then announced that Mr.. A. r.
Tallman, Of bridgeport, and Rev, j. q.
Armstrong, Of this city, would be tie
Judges, and Judge Cochran aud Mr.. 7.
Il. Laird the announCers. DR.. Cooke, Of
Bridgeport, was chosen to observe that
no prompting was done on the Wheeling
side, and Mr.. G. Ii. Collier 10 look after
the BrilgepOrtOrs. A word was not to
be considered spelled until pronounced,
and In the event Of any difference III
spelling Webster would DO considered
authoritative. McGufeys speller would
be used as the text book. A copy Of
Dana's "Household Book Of Poetry" was
offered as a prize to the best speller.
The spelling commenced with very
easy words, which for a time went oil
right. The first man to fall was A. J.
Bags, Of Bridgeport, who was swcetened
by d "cookey." Tremendous applause.
The audience again subsidized to take
breath, and ]. A. Clarke, a Register com.
positof, was knocked into pi by Cookie
Mr.. j. o. Pendleton spelled "wOolen,"
and was declared down; but MI appeal
being made to the Judges, they de.
cided that according to tho last edi.
ton OF Webster the word was spelled
correctly. DR.. Cook here created some
little colnmotion by protesting In On ex-
cited manner against the new edition Of
Webster being used "a the standard. He
declared that the people Of Bridgeport
had always used the old book, and that
they should not be compelled to spell &C.
cording to something they knew nothing
Of That wasa noisy crowd then. Words,
words, words, till there was a perfect roar
Of words, 40 that everybody could hear
everybody but himself. There were
fat old gentlemen struggling and per.
spring like steamboats, foot In the Ice;
there were elderly ladies smiling quietly
through their mild speclacles as II they
did not care o copper, and then the young
ladies and the girls and misses all
chattering, chatteting as II life had but
one purpose, and that was 10 pour otit
words a. rapidly as possible. II was a
fearful assemblage for talk. II was
finally decided 10 use both the new and
old editions, and the spelling continued.
The schoolhaster drew d line Upon
VIM. Graham, who went Under on "beray,'
followed by Prof. w. II, Morton, Of the
Female College, Oh "safton.p Walter
tTswetsoh i'ment" (hieant) TO remain on
the floor, but retired before the "sRathen
Of Miss Matte Smith and r. j, Smythe.
This "sugjest'.ed to Brad, Smith that his
could be dispensed with, and he
stepped down and out" Mont. Williams
exclaimed "shaw n and followed the
Smiths,
John Scott here "aie4ep.d the uppof.
tuhity 10 desert his companions, upon
which Mr.. oliver Buhdy
"knash'ed his teeth as he vacated his |
place. Harry List, the "cheiitahn Of The |
abuckeys,n left bis clan 10 take care Of |
and, according 10 Harry
Blacks askedulep his time had expired.
Miss Mary Claylands "pottige" was not
veil done, and Manning Smith was
moved to "teassend."
Mr. Laird was, by his own request, e&.
FUSED from ptonouncing further, and
George y. Caldwell, Esq took his place.
Miss Enlow put two ''lsS In lambkin,
Ind the word was spelled CORRECTLY by an!
,thet before sho pronounced II. Owing
p this fact, the Judges decided that
he should retain her place.
AfteF. this Mts. West tfippedon "vefti.
ile,' James Lilly on "immemmorial,h
!. Z. Hlldteth on 1disheleiye,n Mrs. j.
J. Duncan on 'missfofmp Miss Rice on
undetfights (dhdetWtiseA Miss Annie
Turner on @flsbando twfislbahdl, Miss
little Wilde on "uhtill,H and j. Il. 6'Don.
ell Of the lNfEhLtGENuRH news room,
n Hsepalete.g
Abpfop6Sb 81 this frank Hiidfesh
rent down, aud John D. readletoii h6d
n adafufteotypF taken Mis EnI0w
OIL on ahom0stniAlp Mis- Anderson on
pfomogtnlalF Mis- Mehollh On eOclo.
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