The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-06-08
Challenge Spoilers.

The postponed G.. A. II. spelling bee and
the challenge OF the twenty city spoilers
to a like number from the country for the
championship banner won by the country
spoilers in former contest have been
combined into one grand spelling contest
to take place in the Tabernacle Friday
evening, June 8.
Itis mutually agreed by city and country
spoilers that with this contest there will
be n cessation of hostilities for the banner
until next November; 30 the winning side
will have the pleasure OF possession for six
months, and u Is further agreed that the
victor, 1. e., tho one spelling all down
shall take the banner with him to bis
township, II won by the country, II won by
the city, to bis ward. Now who wants the
banner? Every boy and girl OF school
age will be given o chance to spell ana
win some of those fine prizes offered be.
low:
Juvenile spelling class, Ia years and
under, will spell preceding page 10 Nc
Guffey's spsller.
First prize, screen.
Second prize, MitthalpB dictionary.
Third prize, pocket knife.
Fourth prize, pair ton shoes (order).
Fifth prtze, box candy ana sl nhe
candies to each of next five up.
Second class, between Ia and Il, will
spell between page 20 and end OF book.
let prize. pair bronze ntatues, $3.50.
I'd prize, table, "a.
Sd prize, pair ladies' Oxford ties, $3.50.
4th prize, table spread, 50.
9th prize, book, Colopisl Days, ".
9th prize, book, Crumbs Picked Up.
7Ih prize, fancy bottle toilet water.
Challenge class-City VS. country,
twenty spoilers to q side rs near as may
be.
Championship banner winning side:
1st prize, fancy rocking chair.
I'd prize, stand lamp.
Sd prize, book, lights of Two Cen
turies."
4th prize, book, "Schoolmaster in Liter
ature."
5,h prize. Webster's Academic Dlction-
ary.
9Th prize, webster's Counting House
Dictionary.
9TH prize, - -
9Th prize, - -
9th prize, pair kid gloves worth 50.
1. 10th prize, - -
LOSING SIDE.
1st prize, pair lace curtains.
I'd prize, table spread.
81 prize, book, "Lishts of Two Centur-
ies."
4th prize, book, "SchooImsster in Liter
ature."
9TH prize, We5ster's Academic Diction-
9Th prize, webster's Counting House
Dictionary.
9TH prize, - -
8th prize, - -
9th prize, iady's embroidered handker.
chief.
Rules governing the ,coutest-1st. Mc'
Guffey's revised speiling book shall be
used, but any spelling authorized by
Webster's Information 81 Dictionary shall
be accepted.
I'd. The Country side shall name one
pronouncer, the city side one and the
| third shall be It. H. Smith, of MassilIon, ,
who shall pronounce in the order named
for periods of half an hour each respec'
lively, barring time spent in dispute.
3rd. The pronouncer shall be vested
with full power to pronounce words in
any order he chooses. He snail define all
words that are pronounced alike or so
nearly alike that they cannot be dis
tinguised.
4tb. the spoilers shall have but one
trial, making no change from first spells
ing from beginning to end of word.
5th. Should the last two spoilers miss
the same word they shall continue to spell
until one is spelled down.
9Th. The championship banner shall
90 the spelfer last up, to his township or
ward, there to remain until challenged by
| losing side in some future contest.
The Rev. Boyer shall be the referee to
whom all disputed points shall be referred
! and bis decision shall be final.
The spelling will be held under the
auspices of the G.. A. r., and the receipts
will 60 toward aiding them In occurring
| the great 4th of July attraction-the Sham
Battle. Admission 25c; children under III
years, Is cents.
Everybody should 60 to this, the last
| and greatest spelling contest ever held In
| the county or state.