Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-04-29
~PEI.I.t>ts-NATt ron.
Ellsworth Reform Club " Ladies' Aid 80
riety.
Words. Words. wor,l."-Hrmlef.

Words Wor,l>. Words ."-Hrmrei
The second photographic tournament Of the
season came of last Thursday evening. at
Hancock Hall. The words (ss well a. some
Of the spellers,) were put out" by Mr.. Lam
prey. principal OF the High School, and Rev
Mr.. Garretson and Mrs. Cunningham acted as
referees. The contestants were ranged up and
down the centre Of the hall. shortly after the
appointed time. the fray opened. The first to
f.l was Carrie Woodward. who was carried
to the rear by mulct: attributable TO a mis-
understanding Of the word, mulct which en-
riched her with the .frst prize. Mr.. Helen
Clark fell without injury upon hey. Dr. Os-
good moved majesiically down through a
gloomy Gi>is Harry Mcdonald was knocked
in the head with lump OF ore. The next
WORT proved 4 jdik TO Mr.. Roscoe Lord: and
MI, Annie Phillip, lost the yictor's BAYS hy
missing 5Gi-,. To the spelling Of the next
wonl Mr.. Harden had no oietr. and Mr. Finer
son Jared Just badly on fair. In fnr,e Mn.
Par,ridgr evidently did not tread her native
heath and Mr.. Bartlett was TOO unfamiliar
with the ropes 10 disguise her ignorance Of
ypys. Mr.. Avery wheeled out Of the line on
mace; an evil spell quickly made Mr.. Narnum
L. prey. a Sh30 was offered Miss Carrie Gil
man. but il was a misiit and she declined il !:
and Mr.. Ii. Hopkins displayed his freedom
from quarrelsome propensiiies. By his mistake
about trarrei. Mr.. Handy was the next to
lose interest in the match in fact she appeared
completely tredHed from IT, Kirk Perkins
d}scesS didn't seem 10 pain him very much nor
IL q
perturbation on account Of her Liote, know ing
that it indicated no disease The brttit then
went round that Miss Genie suminsby had
been aggrieved By the brute who mAde the
spelling-book; OTTAWA Jordan was rudely
grG-ed, Willie CLANCY experienced a three Of
pain. and Lizzie Gilman wa, inundated by an
dLgAT, strange TO say, she was bored because
II was not an auger. Mrs. I'd. Hopkins proved
herself filter subject for an artists pencil
than an orthographist's peRsiie. Mr.. VIM. T.
Joy being unfamiliar with the rein things OF
life. had never cast an eye on reHgES, and re-
tired in good order. Mr.. Lamprcy failed TO
master her ,igHior, Mrs. Tribou made her
exit on ensoiRd, Henry Hall withdrew on
being required TO do ysRGHce; no friendly In
dian spirit came 10 teach Myra Davis the cor
rect spelling Of Sdchem, and Mrs. y. 4. JOY
declined to pick up the gauntlet which was
thrown down 10 her. VIM. o. Mcdonald " a.
calendered by calendar, and shd9reea proved
q source Of chagrin TO Miss Ellen Sargent.
Willie Treworgy was muzzled by muzzliHg;
an indictment was found against Hattie Nc.
Farland; Arthur Greedy was tchdled with
oetdceous. Frank Brimmer put on szck-cloth
for ctItct0us, and Miss Brown proved BY mis-
spelling suicioaS, that she was not a silicste.
Capt. A. X. Woodward vindicsted his temper
anee character by missing spiritHOus; John
/ Brlmmer AmericaniZed an iRglicism, and
retired; Mrs. Virgins spelling, paradoxical a,
II may seem. was wrong because il was not
H1gftouS; Miss Hattie JOY refusing TO crystal
/ Ike properly. was left in solution; while Mis-.
Higgins ruthlessly condemned a gazetteer &c
perpetual thirst by depriving him of his {. Mr.
I Burnham was deficient in nsHenaOHics, Mis-.
| Sylvia Davis wits did not work dgnely
enough; aud they, together with Ed. Hale
formed the next coterie to withdraw. Mrs
| Dora Hopkins was declared unwise in her
/ disbursement, but Miss Flora O>good was &C
quilted OF pdrricids. Mr.. Packard was de
spatched with scimitdr; Miss Helen Mitchell
was carried of by bronchitis, Frank Osgoot
did what he could to mitigate their fate, an,
Arthur Austin pronounced (but could no
spell.l benson upon them. Mr.. 4. NJ
Hopkins failed TO compass the difficulties 0
cdiipers. Miss Mary Hopkins, whose amiabl,
disposition forb.ds her TO do anything in al
unfriendly way, declined even to speH hostHeiy
and withdrew the last champion of the Ladies
Aid Society. Five gentlemen remained; O
these, the career of Mr.. Charles Hale wa
JHgace0as Mr.. Roscoe Lord fell beneath
word which was pygmedR but powerful; MI
Brady failed TO his way through pdrceuing
and Mr.. Richard MeGown fell from his frs
estate on predii Mr.. Chilcott was left q
spared monument"
The presentations were made by DIR. abb
Fulton. The prizes consisted OF Webster
dictionary, a valuable book, and Bryant
Library Of Poetry and Song; they were awarde,
TO Messrs. Chilcou and McGown, and Mis-
Carrie Woodward.