Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-29
MARTINS FERRY.

guest Of Mss Emma Mcdonald, this city.
MARTINS FERRY.
PronoapcIng Match--Gsneral News Notes
aud Personals.
On Friday evening the Lecture room OF
the NJ L. Church was comfortably filled
With an audience Of our most cultivated
people, who turned ont to witness and take
part in the pgonounciug match given tor
the benefit OF the Library association and
the Ladies Aid Society Of the M. Z
Church. At 100 Captains Harris and
Scott marshsled their forces of ariiculstors
on the front row OF benches and the fun
commenced. Miss Sue Crumbacksr acted
10 the capacity OF Judge with Rsvs. Walker
aud Hol!z as referees, ind Rev. Shreve as
umpire.
After considerable ,roubls in finding q
scribe Geo. II. Smith condescended 10 act
in that capacity, and, after he was once
started, it seems that the officers were
afraid to ask him if be was tired 70. fear be
might say yes and it would bs impossible
to find eny one 10 take his place. Below
will be found list Of words missed and
our readers who were not there may spend
few leisure hours hunting them up;
Seine, long, nomad, visor, divan, benzine,
sinecure, trichina, yellow, lava, coquetry,
sentinel, slough, hymenial sscrileee,
squslor, goniola, ste;eoscope, transferable,
ornate, genera, nisanthrope, was
sail, prediction, vsgary, measure,
plebeisn, internecine, colcimipe, herewith,
wearisome, respoucc, ortb9py, museum
Concerning this last word quite SQUAD
BILE arose between the pronouu cers and tie
officers. Judge J. q. Cochran mispro.
noupced the word, but owing to the other
side making their protest too late, he WAS
allowed another word. Miss Crumbacksr
then gave "Thrieb's," which also proved
toe much Tor the Judge and he was al.
lowed another word. After final settle
ment ogtLis difficulty the following words
were missed; Mercantile, figure, cooper,
magazine, Illustrate, complainant, guam.
Diary, query, peEemtory, treacle, dilemma.
Here il was decided lhs. as
the hour WAS growing late.
single miss should seat a contestant
Miss Annie Boyd was the only person re.
mairing on T, A. Scott's side, while Har.
ris side numbered aeven Miss Boyd
seemed in fair way TO again be the cham
pion and down all those remaining, bat her
pronunciation Of matinee" was declared
incorrect b. the judge. although it wac
Afterwards acknowledged correct Miss
BoJd 10 undoubtedly the champion Of the
town, and would no doubt have outdone
the other side bad an appeal been taken
on her last word.
AFEw OPINIONS.
la conversation yesterday, Z. A. Scott,
one OF the captains, ssid i consider pro.
punciatioD one {! The most unim porisnl
things connected with the use of o word
To know the definition comes first, spell
ing next ard pronunciation last. If one
can pronounce word and cannot define
it, it il Of 20 use TO him. If he can pro.
ncuuce and define word and cannot
spell it, he can only uss it in conversation
and no! in writing. What | would like "a
see ia match in which spelling aud pro.
nuucistiou are given, and the contestau,
required 10 give Somo definite idea Of i,s
meaning aud use. This will have a ten.
dency 10 teach the people to speak correct
y and use the proper word in the prope,
place, quicker than almost any 9th.
er method. And again, pronunciation
changes go frequently that III one but edu
Gators aud these constantly brought n con.
tact with the dictionary can Keep the run
Of the changes, while definitions and spell
ing change bus little, aud the latter only
when BY BONE innovation the sense 10
broadened little.
Prot @. r. Shreve, DR.. B. o. Wiliams
John +. Miller, Judge John 8. Cochran
0. X. Wood, Mics Sue f. Crumbacker and
a number Of other interested at prssen, IN
mental improvement, when interroeAted
expressed views similar to those OF 1. A.
Scott, and thought such q match would be
popular, and ALEC be conducive Of good 70.
suits.
The Democratic Clnh met ia the town
hall on Friday night spi passed very o..
propriste resolutions regarding the death Of
Thomas 4. Hendricks.
Owing to the crowded condition Of this
issue TIE resolutions referred to will 40.
pear in Mondays paper.
Call and see |. K. McCues stock CT epo.
series, in postofice building.
The Board OF Education met GA Priday
night and Decides iranssctiue routine bus.
mess ordered 3 700pound bsll for the Cen.
trail school building and ordered The old
bell to be taken to ths new building in the
First ward. They siso Discontinued the
assistant in he grammar room, and gave
John T. Leiobti and John White permission
10 use the eo!ored school room Tor q night
school.
Mira Mary DeViney sad Mr.. William
Jump we're married on Thanksgiving n
the home Of the bride in the Garden Spss
Rev. Earl d. Holtz performed the eere.
mony in the presence Of few relatives
and friends.
Miss Jessie Pesrce ha, returned 10 he,
home in steubenvilIe SIR. q pleasant vial,
with Mics Lizzie Mefin.
a new time schedols takes effect ON the
q. q Z. to morros. Among the mos, i'm.
portant changes are: The Early train east
will pass q $50. and the afternoon &C.
commodation west, arrives at 1920 10.
stead OF 2:Is as before. For come this
new arrangement viii ne csl,s an improve,
ment over the old. sbiIs 10 others the nev
time table presents mary inperfections
On last sunday norniDg Rev. z. ?
WALKER devoted bis entire time of service
TO Advertising the SUNDAY REGlsrss and
other Sunday papers,
HaWkeye Porter and va. aiIligsn were
arrested lest nigh; fer being drunk and
disorderly.
Ia tss tkrsemi'e race at tie Excel,ior
rink last hight, Pu2h, al Tsriin's Ferry