The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-20
FOURTH edition
lHEY WE'RE WORDS. TOOL

Fred l.. Kelley Wins the First PrIzo
In the Goodman Church Spelling lice
| Miss Lula Crozier Carries on the
| Second rrize.
Tho spelling bee which was held in
the hall at Delaware ave. and Scott sts.,
last night for the benefit of Goodman
M. h. Church. wnS decided success.
llhe prize winners were:
Fred l.. Kelley, first prize, a hand
some pastel.
Miss Lula Clozlcr, seconi, AN Oxford
Bible.
Harry T. Iartindale. third, an UNI
Ibfolla,
Miss Ella Crozler, fourth. copy of
Brownings Poems.
u, V. Kylo. fifth, u gold pen aud
holder.
Miss Clara Tort, sixth, a bottle Of
cologne.
Andrew j. Croaier. seventh box OF
candy.
! Tho contestants were: Harry Bon
ham Harvey NRnSant. William StIats,
Harry Stauts, Charles Whiteloclt Fred.
Kelley. Truman Campbell, Harry 4.
lMart!ndaie, Andrew }. GrozIer. Luther
i Thompson, India Thompson, Miss Ella
ltruzlrr, Miss Clara loft, Miss Julia
cloud, Miss Laura Weldn. Miss
blanche tathcart, Miss Lulu Crozicr.
Miss Lizzie Thompson, Miss Lizzie
v est. Mrs. d. V. Kyle. Miss Bessie
Kyle.
Tho officers wore: John +. McLaugh-
lin, pedagogur; Rev Vim. l.. White,
harleS BaGenkopf and VIM. Kirk rel
Ierees The referees also acted us
Judges.
| Inc contestants were seated on the
stage which had been erected for the
purpose. Two rounds of test words
were first giYOn before the contest
started. Miss India Thompson was
the first one to leave the platform. she
having failed on We teal, having
spelled 1t 'Nertlcle." Miss Julia Cloud
, IN the seventh round gave way to de-
scent having spelled the word dis
cont
Miss Blanche Cathcart succumbed
, TO tierCe, having spelled 'terce ln
4 spelling Darbarous Charles 4. White,
I lock failed to spell the second syllable
and hau to give up. William StuHts
dropped out. on gImut Parterre was
Spelled "pattere. by John Griffith but
, owing TO the pedagogue mispronounc
y ng tho word, the speller was called
back but succnmbcd TO eznriDa. Miss
&c IS Kyle failed on obsequies.
By this time the contestants had
Slmnrted down to twelve. liam Y
ikaIsaut reduced tho rank to eleven,
lie having failed on auxiliary, subs;i
~ ng an ''e" in tho place OF the see
und "a"
Miss Ella Crozler struggled for
iaWniie ovOr "eiyslan, and after spell
ing it correctly received an encore.
The rank was now down TO seven
They were Fred l.. Kelley, Ella Gro.
aier, Lula Grocer Andrew Crolier,
Clara T iii, Mrs. -. V. kylJ and II. 4.
Murtindale. The first word. etymoi.
ugy,wus given to Mr. Kelly, who spell,
= sd II correctly. Andrew CroZier mis-.
e spoiled Synonymous Miss Clara
: loft thcn misspeied amateur having
y -pcllcd 'amuttlre." Mrs Kyle Went
. Gown On mutable, using an 'i' in th2
asecoud syllable. Miss Ella CrozicI
i tlIen succumed to loqunclous anu was
: followed 10y Mr.. Martin,!ale.
IN Miss Lula CroHirrand Fred l.. Kelley
ii were linen the only spoilers, MIR. het
r. ey correctly spelled uliEarchical
u mcnt.iclous and hoeinE, When Mis-
t'ToHier ,,uccumhrd to trstable. -
1hc prizes were then distributed to
! the winners.
! Fred H. Kelley will also receive d
i pound of tea or two pounds of coffee
= from Lynch and Leary, in addition Il
: tUceiviug the iirst prize OF II postel
y. Mr.. Kelley and Miss Lula CroMor Hrt
graduates of the class OF q. OF the
: Wilmington High school. Miss Hoft
IMiSs Ella trozicr and Andrew }. Gro
,iar are also pupil5at the High School