The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-26
The FREE TRIP CONTEST.
It's Booming MerriIy Along towards
the Close.
LOTS OF VOTES ARE COMING IN.
Don't Forget tho Date. April 30-An
Coupons Must be In. or Mailed. That
Dsy-Hope Valley Divided Between
Three Candidates.

to-day after every mail fat packages of
coupons lay on the coupon EDITORS desk.
Some of them had no mark by which to
distinguish the senders. Some were ac-
companied by little notes breathing good
wishes for this, that or the other candi-
date.
Remember, the time is short. No cou-
pons will be counted which are not either
handed in on Saturday, April go or mailed
on that day as shown by the postmark.
The first man goes to Europe free.
The second to Chicago by way OF Wash
ington, over the picturesque Royal Blue
line, one of w. II. Church g. Cos. most
popular tours.
The third takes the same trip as far as
Washington only.
But the first trip is the main thing
Think of il A free trip to Great Britain
and return. with day wages paid for every
day of absence. And there's big politics
in it., too, for the tripster will write letters
to the NEWS which will be read as eagerly
as the baseball news.
Now here's striking instance Of the
interest the contest Is awakening. Hope
Valley Is not very large place, Is 1t
Well, read these four letters:
HOPE, n. l.. April 90.
Enclosed you win find IS coupons for W., l.
ansing u. w. X
Hope VALLEY. April 25, 1892.
enco.s g votes .s Tor Frank puy Of phenix in
the free European "trip contest The NEWS is gain
ing m Yours aa' 'ni eSa Pnas ins
HOPE VALLEY. r. l.. April 25.
Enclosed nnd 81 COUPONS which please place to
the credit OF W. I. Lansing.
Yours respectfully. l.. A, RICHMOND.
HOPE VALLEY. April 20.
To the Editors Of the Nc,rs
This eRs odd day y peas d
come :: i From His ODD f FEIIow BaEIHRES s' OF IF
HOPE VALLEY
Pretty fair for Hope Valley in one day,
isn't it?
Here are few more letters selected at
random from our coupon mail:
BRISTOL, r. l.. April %.
To the Editors Of the Netos:
Please nnd enclosed twenty-five (a5) coupons for
John Best OF Bristol. Yours sincerely,
PHESrx, X. l., April %.
To the Editors Of the Neus:
Enclosed find thirty.six coupons for Joseph B.
' PHESII FIJI; DEPARTMENT..
BRISTOL. X. l., April "a.
To the Editors Of the Neps:
Please fnd enclosed twenty-one coupons for John
Europe From ss' 'ho 'l'e 10
To the Editors Of the News:
-. (No Postmark.)
7 lansing. ! do not know the other candidates;
but know that this young man is eminently quail
shall report again before the contest closes Very
truly. CLARK CRAWFORD.
A. A. Harrington of Chepatchet sends
$50 for Watson. And here are some more
letters:
PROVIDENCE, r. l., April 20.
To the Editors Of the Netcs.
Please find enclosed ffty-four coupons. which
arc the more coming that l promised Wishing
your true Republican paper success, ] also hope
To the Editors Of the Neu~ Srv--n -
RIvEaPoINT, april c6.
Ihave noticed that Joseph b. Holmes has accepted
as a candidate for the free trip To Europe contest
that the NEWS has so generously offered, but as he
he has not forgotten how to double quick he had
better get move on" as 4 Is only four more days
that an old comrade :. has cut out. for
Comrade Holmes, aad 4 he e., escapes being
news free trip TO- " &asSnston D. c. and DIX know
that will ft him about September next anyhow, I
81 list FOR several days but hope it Is nothing
wa 70 Sser no a9d see h Sg sSs
% tovisit comrade Holmes, but there may
have OCCURRED a decided ,si, change in The
s NEWS. and Comrade Holmes may now be one OF Of
the sa1sss and hGPe 90 oe or Will Try Ces and mest
pu w Was SsneSSn aas treat during tSe st state
election .. have a newspaper every evening
ana a TsaS give 9u honor d to Gf s the News H' for
the. result. OF the 9th OF April. and long live the
'ir IT, friends X sp the good WORK moving for tine the
great contest next Novemb II. for great results are
and organize and get up TO the first roll call on the
evcntful November morn aud day, for our friends,
eoIng untii ahey SUR ender Internationally Seer ~
lruly yours,