The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-02-15
THAT SPELLING BEE.
CREATED MIRTH AND MERRIMENT
FRIDAY EVENING.
Mr.. Frank Parks Secured the Prize of IS
in Gold, While DIR. Dean Proudly Bore
Off the "BOOby'--The Spoilers and
the Words They Didn't Spell.

IN cold, WINE Dean DOrS
Off the "BOOby'.-The Spoilers and
the Words They Didn't Spell.
AS previously announced. the spelling
''B'' occurred in the Guards Armory
last Friday evening" An unusually large
crowd attended, and the excitement ran
high, for it was we'll known that only
crack speAers had entered the con-
test. The was much guessing as to
the probable victor Col. J G. Parks
and Miss CORNING Yarorough chose sides
as follows:
Col. Parks side: F. M. Harper, F. L.
Parks, Mrs. F. E. Clark, Miss Alcott,
Mrs. Adams, Capt Fulton, Theo Query,
Miss Glanton, Mrs. Whitehead, A. j.
Baldwin and Claud Carver.
Miss Yarbrough's side: DR.. Dean, Mrs.
Dean, Miss Timer, Miss Stevens, Prof.
Adams, Col. James, DR.. Thurmond, Mrs.
Query and Goode and Harry Query.
Prof. T. ]. Simmons and Mr.. j. W. F.
Lowrey gave out the words, and amid
breathless silence the word ''paroxysm'
was fired at Col. Parks, who gripped it
like a veteran. elixir was treated by
Miss Yarbrough with equal success. The
third word wrought disaster to DR.. Dean
and Miss Glanton, both going down on
''ellipsis." The BOBBY prize was thus
borne off in triumph by DR.. Dean. May
or Baldwin bit the dust on epiphany"
Prof. Adams was ''snowed under with
''hemorrhage." Miss Alcott and Mrs.
Whitehead both quaied before 'exhil-
arate.'' Claud Carver was "downed" by
necessity" The word 'annihilate'
made Col. James "decline to spell" Capt.
Fulton made desperate efforts to tide
over ''pusillanimous;' there should have
been an IS" where he placed &C." Miss
Timer and Miss Slade retired before ''pen-
itentiary." ''Parenthesis'' caught Theo
Query "wool-gathering," and he re-
tired-but not with the honors of war.
'Proboscis" blasted the hopes of Miss
Stevens, and Mrs. Adams learned that
"cupola' was not spelled "c-u-p-e-l-o."
DIR. ThuFn4ond generously gave mp bis
chance early in the game by giving way
under "pusillanimous. Goode and
Harry Query each succumbed later.
Excitement was now at the highest
pitch. Only six remained. On one side
were Miss Yarbrough and Mrs. Dean; on
the other were Col. Parks, F. M. Harper,
Frank Parks and Mrs. Clark. ''Disinfec-
tantv' called out Prof. Simmons in a
ringinging voice. Miss Yarbrough seized
it, spelled it, but spelled it wrong, and
retired, leaving Mrs. Dean the sole sur
yivor of her side. The manner in which
this little woman skipped over one puz-
cling word after another, in spite of such
odds. won the admiration of the audi
ence. The word ''unparallel'' made Col.
Parks ''yield to the inevitable" and he
retired amid storms of applause. Prof.
Harper failed to appreciate the beauty ~
in ''cynicaI" and he surrendered after a
she's hut decisive struggle. Now came
the tug of war Mrs. Clark, Frank Parks
and Mrs. Dean. For several minutes it
looked as if it must be drawn battle,
but Mrs. Dean finally ''tripped'' over 'sal-
able, . and Col. Parks de thus won the
fight.
The contest was now narrowed down
to Mrs. clark and Mr.. Frank Parks
brother and slster-(verily, does not the
ability to spell well run in familes0 All
kinds of knotty words were now hur.-
ed at these two champion spoilers, and
odds were about equally divided. Final
ly the word ''indelible caught Mrs. Clark
off her guard, and Mr.. F. L. Parks was
declared winner of the prize-five dollars
in gold. This is the second or third
prize which this young gentleman has
won in matches of this kind.
The thanks of the Athen@um are ex-
tended to every one who attended. The
proceeds will be applied to the purchase
of additional books for the library. Th9
works of William Dean Howell, Charles
Dudley Warner, and Bret Harte will ar
rive the first of next week. This will
swell the number of volumes to near one
hundred and fifty. It is the purpose iof
the library committee to give the closest
attention to the class of books ordered
entertainment as well as improvement be-
ing considered.
Due regard will be had for the pleas
ure of the children of the town, ana the
works of Louie NJ. Alcott and Francis
| H dyson Burnett will be found on the
shelves.