Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-04-23

The COalesville Bee.

INTERESTING SPELLING MATCH AT coArEsvnLE,
LAST EvENINa-wI BEARS OFF TWO
of THE FIVE noNonS.
About fifty Wilmngtonians went up to Coates.
vile, last night, by special train, to attend the
spelling bee in that borough,in in aid of its library.
Eleven Of the party were contestants for the
przes. More of them would have entered, but
lie class formed by the Coatesyille folks was
already 30 large that no more could be convent
emily admitted. The eleven were selected by
vote on the train going up, as follows Misses
Lizzie Grubb, Emma Houston. Mary Miller, Il.
A. Pyle, Irene Hawkins Salie Bye Messrs. II.
f. Gallagher j. A. Kealey, II. b. Grubb W. II.
Conne George Moore.
j. r. Martin and w. j. Ferris, OF Delaware
college, were admitted into the class, but not as
part of Wilmington's quota. We regret we
cannot find room for the names of the Coates
ulle spoilers.
The Bee was held in Market Hall-a fine room
almost AZ large as our Institute Hall. Tho ar
Judgements were very much the same as at the
Ice given here, a week ago. The scenery, how
ever, was removed on account of the size of the
eAss, and even then some OF the contestants
were seated behind the wings. DR.. Charles
Huston presided and prefaced the spelling with
lew words OF congratulation. Miss Lowell,
Principal Of the Coatesville High School, s. J.
Wiley, of Wilmington, and Richard Darlington,
of the Ercldoun Seminary, were referees. Hor-
ace A. Beale announced the words.
The spelling at first in very low voice
aud indstnct, and as the Pedagogue did not an
nounce the manner in which the words were
nlsspeed it was very difficult for the reporters,
and even more 30 for the audience, which filed
the hall, to understand how or when speller
put out, they being allowed to retain their
seats for some time
Tho first out was lady who thought that
tlccye was spelled with an .'eave," and screach
WAS alike fatal to gentleman. Compere, terra
pm, harrassed, MALTA, yerbatum, irregate,
tacehrne, filagree, ammenable, brocaly (for
broocoli,) inameled, and wizard were errors
that silenced long line OF the Coatesveans.
gentleman who spelled millennium,
with but one II, and another
Wilmington gentleman was so embar-
ilssed that he dropped an in that word. Yatch
dor YACHT, photographer fricasee, mazzard,
ttimeter, accomplishments. maneuvre, occulist
carstln, continuance, and reference marked that
number OF the Coatesville party for silence and
parglelopipedon confused a Wilmington profess
ror 30 that he omitted and important syllable in
tho word. Abess for abyss), largis, incontesit-
Me- and doggorel were fatal to Coatesvillians,
and Wilmington lady put two g's in ragamuf-
TN, which separated her from the spoilers.
At this point, 10 O'Clock, an intermission was
taken to reform tho class. The original num-
her of sixty Iour had now been reduced to
thirty, and When the spelling was resumed it
went on more understandingly, the contestants
speaking more distinctly, and the pedagogue
spelling The words correctly after the misses.
class.
preteret and privitve retired Coatesville
gentleman and lady, and young man from
Delaware College badly twisted his garuantee
Wilmington ady'a prospect for prizes was
bghted by placing an o in nectarine, and ishun
for fsson) aplopexy, and prosidy put out
three OF tho home party. Compatible, by
Wilmington lady, anu portmantua, celabic for
hyllablc) paid, and cetaceous, Oor Hetaceous,
the definitions being given) by Chester county
tLelers, took out five more, the lady who failed
nn paid being the third prize competitor at the
Wilmington Bee. Turpetude, by a Whining
ton lady, teetotaller, by Coatesvllle
printer, catecumen, by a Fallowfield ex
schoolmaster were fatal errors. Inseperable
separated another Wilmington brave from his
three remaining companions, and gluinous Qor
gueyness) did not hold fast the Coatesyille gen
tlenan who spelled it TO- Delaware College was
removed entirely from the contest on claey, and
one OF the three remaining WilmiDgtontans took
back seat on psyometry. Anesthesls. .scissitation
deometer and deyeet broke down four Of
uoatesyle's b3s. lady spelers (the gentlemen
had long since been spelled out, and gallegas-
klns, by Il Wilmington lady, narrowed the con-
test for the first prize down to .Coatesyille la
dY and Wilmington gentleman. The lady,
however, failed on the first word given her,
t0b btiere.
This left II. b. Grubb master of the situation,
and winner of the first prize-a Worcester's I'm
abridged Dictionary. His triumph was received
ainld almost deafening applause, in the midst of
which DIR. Huston introduced him to the audi
tnce. He simply bowed his thanks and retired,
although numerous voices called for speech.
The second prize Scott's Poetica Works, was
gwen to Miss Sallie Yearsley, of Coatesville |;
the third, a gold pen and holder, to Miss Lizzie
..rubb, of Wilmington the fourth to Miss Clara
NJ. Halfway, of Ercildoun Seminary, and the last
10 Mrs. G.. A. LeNaistre, of Coatesville.
The excursion train reached Wilmington on
'he return att o'clock, this morning.