Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1901-03-28
MILLMVILLE TAKES
SOME PRIZES.
Won the Loving Cup and Then
Secured the First Prize Indi-
yidually.

lectually. Undoubtedly one of the
most pleasing and earnest spelling
contests ever held in South Jersey.
The audience, a magnificent one,
crowded every part of the big Opera
House auditorium. There were many,
very many people from Millville,
many more from Bridgeton. All the
audience were enthusiastic partisans.
The visitors from ten miles away
were anxiously, earnestly hoping for
success for their own people. Bridge
ton had pride in it's representatives
and hoped for their success.
The bright, pretty program preced-
ing the Bee was enjoyable, little bit
longer in view of the length of time
required to defeat the spellers, but
that was more the fault of the audi
ence because it insisted strongly and
persistently upon encores.
Laning's S orchestra presented an over
ture, and Miss Hattie Sayre admirably
recited, ''The Revolt of Mother. . Miss
Nina Ramsey, of Millville, sang pref
tlly sweet serenade, and Miss Mary
Hunt Recap recited effectively, GA
Scottish Courtship'' Mrs T. E.
Edwards sang prettily, and arrange
ments were in progress for the event
of the evening.
1t was nearly ten O'Clock when the
rules governing the contest were an
nounced by Prof. J. J. Unger, of
Vineland, the referee.
The Judges were Silas G. Smith, of
Millville, and School Supervisor
Hitchner, of Bridgeton. Prof. W. T.
ingalls,, of the South Jersey Institute,
announced the words
The two large classes sat upon op-
posite sides of the stage.
Millville's representatives in the
match were Professor Stauffer, Pro-
fessor Ireland, Miss Ford, Miss Anna
Recap, Miss Clara Seeley, Miss Laura
Aspinwall, Miss Ali ce Aspinwall,
Miss Kurtz, Miss Henry, Mr.. Town
send, Miss Edith Lippincott, Miss
Margaret Champion, Miss Hamilton,
Mr.. Howell, DR.. Day, Miss Belle
Knowles, Miss Ida Smallwood, Lillian
Vannaman, Mr.. Weaton, Mr.. Andreas,
Miss higgins, Miss Pettitt, Mr.. Aus
torbury, Mr.. Tower and Miss Myers.
Those who upheld the honor of
Bridgeton were Miss Marguerite
Kenny, Miss Ella Nora Woodruff,
Miss Harriet Lloyd, Miss Ada Butcher,
Miss Ella Pierce, Mrs. Lizzie Ayars,
Miss Jennie Evans, Bentley W. Rog-
ers, Mr.. Marstland, Carl Campbell,
Miss Helen Bloomingdale, William
Shaw, BENZ. Richmond, Wallace Rice,
Edward Vannaman, Mr. Fielding,
Prof. Charles H. Platts, Miss Lida
Broomall, Jacob B. Jones, Mrs. III. G..
Bloomingdale, Miss Hattie Stevens.
Miss Campbell and William B. Kirby
The rules were that there should be
six rounds, and the class having the
largest number standing at the end of
the contest would take the cup
Bridgeton class led off. Four went
down upon the first round Millville
lost but one On the second round
Bridgeton lost four more and Millville
dropped but one. The final wind up
was exciting, but at the conclusion
Millville had fifteen left in it's class,
and Bridgeton but the fatal number
thirteen.
The class contest was not a severe
test, the words not being very diff
cult, but the transposing of the "e''
and the "i'' was the undoing of many
When the announcement was made
the Millville partisans made them
selves heard. They applauded vocif-
erously and some of the male rooters
had tin horns to help along the din.
Then came the individual contest.
The words came thick and fast and
down went the contestants, one after
the other. The ranks were rapidly
thinned out. Finally Bridgeton was
represented alone by Mrs. Blooming
dale. Millville had Mr.. Howell and
Miss Kurtz. The words that were
given them were words that few peo-
pie knew existed. Down went Mr.
Howell Mrs. Bloomingdale followed
Miss Kurtz failed on the next word.
but the judges decided she was last
standing and she was awarded the
irst prize of $40 in gold The $5 gold
piece went to Mrs. Bloomingdale
The BOBBY prize was awarded to
James E. Sheppard, of Camden,
South Jersey Institute student.
1t was half past eleven O'Clock now
and the audience began leaving the
hall and there was no final announce
ment of the presentation of the prizes.
For good nrinting 90 to the nPio-