The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-04-09
The RneIItmr Match

The ladies of the Methodist Church gave
an entertainment at the Hammer Hall last
Friday night, for the benefit of the burnt
church. The audience was large and the
entertainment was very good. Below we
give programme:
The music on the piano was quite good,
especially the instrumental duet by Misses
Kuhn and Jamison and the solo by Miss
Kuhn. At the close of the music, Captains
H. p. Figuers and r. NJ. Mckay called up
the following named persons, to take part
I'm the spelling match:
Solo, Instrumental Miss Nettie Kuhn.
Vocal Duet, Misses Mamie and Matte
Herndon.
Vocal, Solo, Miss Matte Herndon.
Duet, fundamentally Miss Ida Jamison
and Miss Nettie Kuhn.
Vocal Solo, DIR. J, p. Herndon.
Duet, GnstrumentaI,) Madame Esteve and
Miss Holms.
Vocal Solo, Miss Rosa Barnett.
Vocal Quartette, Messrs. Smith, Seayy,
O'Neil and HeTndOn.
Flguers' side: DIR. A. W. Smith, Joseph NJ
Walker, John Carr, w. H. Elan, John B.
Ashton, RObt. Irvine, J. NJ. Hodge, George
ChiIdress.
McKay's side: w. ]. WhitthOrne, Z. II.
Williams, Meade Frierson, Edgar James,
Knox Fleming, John Bamberger, H. p.
Seavy, w. Fleming.
Mr.. Bamberger, better known as "Chesp
john" was the FIRST to miss, spelling the
word viper, uipdr; he was given another tri-
al because he did not understand the word.
Joseph N. Walker went down on demesne,
spelling II demeGH. He had another trial,
because he spelled the word as he under
stood it, John b. Ashton was blowed out
on burial, spelling IL buryruaL, or something
to that effect. Geo. Childress spelt folks,
f,Ikg;; young ladies said George spelt it that
way con purpose" Robert Irvine spelt
phlegm, fem. Capt. Mckay spelt sou, soUgk.
Rev. DIR. Smith spelt it correctly. Joseph
n. Walker went down ON purlieu, spelling
II perlieu. w. Il. Elan marched out on
fiamDeau, spelling IL fdmboUgh, and Master
Willie Fleming spelt II correctly. Mr.. Bam-
berger went down on basque, spelling it we
know not how. Capt. Mckay spelt sachel,
with a at" and was ordered out. The word
is spelled two ways. DIR. Smith, WI. Whit
thorne and John Carr all went down on
pOrtemonnaie; Thos. H. Williams spelt it,
Mort Hodge mis-spelled mignOnette, Mead
FriersOn spelling it. Willie Fleming went
out on ensconced. II. p. Figuers was now
dioub vi MS siuOs fitdu
on Kaleidoscope, and Edgar James on sObri-
uuet. A dispute here arose in regard to the
way in which Figuers spelt unparalleled,
some claiming that he left out one syllable.
The Judges, however, sustained him.
II. P. Seavy went out on apocrypha, and
Knox Fleming on bcurgeoise. The
contest was now narrowed down between
H. Z. Figuers and Thos. II. Williams. The
interest increased. and the spectators were
breathless with excitement Finally Mr..
williams spelt discernible, dsscerndJle, and
the contest was ended. J. L. Bullock, on
behalf of the ladies, presented the victor,
Mr.. Figuers, with the prize, copy of Ten
nyson, and an aIphabetic card to Capt.
Mckay, for his class. Mr.. Bullock's address
was rich and racy, and made the people
| laugh. Capt. James b. Murphy gave out
| the words, and used WebSteT's blue-back
| spelling book and a list of selected words. He
gave out the words correctly and distinctly
| and his pronunciation was sustained by the
| authorities. Col. j. w. Huntington and
| Prof j. s. Beecher were the Judges, and
| gave correct decisions. The audience was
| quite large, and seemed greatly interested
/ especially i'm the spelling match. The Meth
| dists ought TO get up one every week or two
| il will attract greater crowds than any
thiRg else. Let them charge a quarter ad
| mission. Other denominations took par
in the exercises which is very cOmmenda
BILE. II there is anything more un-Christ
like than another, it is for one denomina
ton to hate another, and endeavor to pull
IL down. 10 religion at all is better thar
| small sectaTian bitterness. Miss Rosa Bar
nett apd Mrs. SeaES, the latter by specia
| request) sang splendidly.