The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-24

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PRESBYTERIAN CHuRcH.-Ihe spelling
match at the First Presbyterian church
last night for the benefit Of the cause Of
Missions, was a very pleasant affair and
realized some eighty dollars,
The large basement room OF the church
was completely filled, Two classes Of
thirteen each we're ranged under Capt
S. B. McCullOch and William List with
r, G. Barr Esq, as Judge, and Mr., Geo,
Q. Black as announcer, Capt. McCullOch
with the ecstacy Of music in his soul went
down and out on two e in sonnet, Miss
Amelia Paxton with all her symmetry OF
form had little idea Of q perfect contour.
Miss Dubois played SElosing game by
means Of IN extra Q, Rev. Fisher
wearied perhaps with extra pastoral labor
felt more than ordinarily blush, and
deepened the tint with an e. Miss Sue
Butler thought that woody would DO
more fully expressed with two ~
Mr.. Hugis evidently was unfamiliar
with the variety in that elegant Teutonic
dessert sour-krout, for he couldn't COM
pound it according to any recognized re-
ceipt, Master Charley List, although he
stood up manfully for long time, at last
got qualm in his stomach without an !.
Robert Hern is no doubt fond OF fiction
and got his idea Of bleak from reading
Block House, The Woods felt the infu-
ence Of protracted drought and wilted,
| A. W. Paul Is unfamiliar with carious
formations and for the sake Of euphony
turned the into an Q, Mr.. Rogers after
fighting long and well at last became q
rarely and was no longer found. Capt
List, like celebrated iije, went higher
than kite in n parachute, John Pendle-
ton is young and his reading has not been
Of an Oriental character for he had but
little idea Of n Seraglio, Miss knote
knew nothing OF the Druggists art and
couldn't Mucerate without ans. Harry
Black got Archetype upon IN entirely
original pattern, 1fDE JepsOn had been
nun he would have had better idea oil
Capuchin, as It was no had none, Miss
Julia - made her 0beisanee without
AMI and left Mr.. Frank Hildreth Us the
last Of Sans brave AlRmelukes to fight
against the two remnants Of the other
List. lie tried hard to make the battle
even but he failed to cqualize worth q
cent and gave itup.
1t having been announced In tho Begin
ming OF the contest that prize would be
awarded to the victor, Capt, McCullOch
announced that the prize was indivisible
and that Messrs. Criswell and Poge, the
two remaining members Of Mr.. Lists
class, would have to carry on the
logomachy till one or The other should
alone bear the palm Of victory, and the
contest was renewed, Whatever Mr.
Poge's religious faith may be Il Is certain
that he takes no water In HIN for he
spelled Baptism with a Bah. tits barely
possible that fond memory fingered near
some babbling brook, but It was all the
same to Mr.. CFiswell who remained alone
wrapped in the solitude Of victory.
A mysterious package was brought out
} and Rev. Mr.. Fisher made a humorous
presentation speech after which the pack,
age, like tho spoilers was oil undone, and
before the admiring multitude Mr., Girls
we'll received toy box filed with
variegated A. b. Cs., Tor which he neatly
returned thanks for himself and future
generations.