West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-03-03
Valley Point.
COOPER


Special Correspondence of the Argus.
Spelling bees and literary balls are
the go this week.
The Gale school is progressing finely,
under the special super vision of j. o.
Jenkins, as teacher.
Jerome Falkenstine. who has been
confined TO his bed four years, Is no
better At present writing.
Norman Gale, of Tunnelton, Is vis-
iting relatives and friends in this part
OF the county. We are glad to see
you, Norman, looking SO hearty and
we'll.
Hurrah for the oyster supper and
dance at William Greathouses' last Sat
urday night, which festivity continued
until the '.wee" hours of the night.
Oyster suppers and dances seem to be
we'll attended at the homes OF church
mem bers.
The so-called "traveling doctor" il
! now located at the residence OF j. A.
Cress, near Mt. Nebo. The doctor is
very sick at this writing and says he
thinks the odd Man" will have to lay
him away before Spring.
We learn that some heartless wretch
has shaved his horses fore.top, name
and tail, as slick as creased pole, so
that he is ready TO go through an inch
auger hole.
NINETEEN YEARS BEHIND TIME.
We had occasion to take in the spell.
ing contest at Pleasant Valley last
Wednesday night. II was rather
amusing from commencement 10 the
abrupt close. The Pleasant Valley
School challenged the Gale School for
the championship in spelling. con
forming to McGuffey's Speller, revised
edition. the teacher of the Pleasant
Valley school to do all the pronounc.
| ing. The house was called TO order by
challenge was read by j. o. Jenkins.
who spoke for n shor. time, in his
usual interesting and instructive man
ner, in regard TO said challenge and
rules to govern said contest spell, af-
ter which committee of three was
appointed TO settle all questions of
doubt that might arise from the spell
ing or the pronunciation OF words.
The committee named was, Il. W..
| Gibson, G. Beerbower and Norman
Gale. The contest went on nicely un.
til Mr.. BeeRhly pronounced polestar,
- Mr.. Jenkins, who spelled the word
without using hyphen ia il, which is
right. Beeghly claimed he was pro.
nouneing from the copyright of 1879,
and said the word had a hyphen in III;
but was careful not TO let any one see
IL. The committee called for copy.
| right of 1879. which was refused Mr..
BeeRhly then left the matter with the
committee, and called for their de.
cision, which decision was given in IA
vor of Mr. Jenkins Then Mr. Beeghly
questioned the decision of the com.
mittee, and for the decision of die
tionaries at hand; and they said no
hyphen in the word. Dir. jenkins
arose twice to spell; then he offered to
spell down two more times 20 decide
the matter, but they would not spell.
We have examined all the books In
Mr. Jenkins school, and by careful in
Vestigation we find not hyphen In
any of those fourteen said books, be-
ing the copyright Of 1879. which was
the book from which Mr. BeeRhly
claimed he was pronuncing Mr.. Jen.
kins gave them a challenge for a re-
turn spell, IL they accept, IL will take
place the coming week
Oh, boys don't fool with the II nd
Wagon" unless you can play up to
date. Don't offer yourselves as cham
pions nineteen years behind the times.
Ton SHORTY.