The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-29
TOMORROW The LAST.
Bring In Those Coupons Before Ten
O'Clock.
A GOOD MANY RECEIVED TODAY
Who Has the Biggest Pile Held in Re-
servo s--Thst VIII Settle tho Question
Directions for Collectors ut . Dis
tance.


tancc.
This is the next to the last day of the
coupon contest and still no hint how it
will turn onS. Gardiner is still we'll In
the lead, but the silent vote. those big
bundles that come in at the last moment
will tell the tale. Gardiner has got re- :
serve, Swan has one, Wilson has one,
Matthews one. Who has the biggestf
Nobody knows and nobody will know
until 10 p. NJ. tomorrow.
| Up TO that hour the business Office Of
| the NEWS will be open for the recepl ion
| Of coupons. Coupons mailed up to that
\ hour at any post office will be counted in
next day. II you are living at distance
wait for tomorrow nights NEWS. cut
out your last coupon and mail all you
have III you live near No. Weybosset
| street, come down and see our young man
count 'em at the rate OF $4,000 AN hour.
After 1t is all over the coupons will he
placed ON exhibition. This is perhaps
| not necessary feature OF the affair, hut
we are impelIed to take this course by the
sewer recently claimed TO receive over
lO0, 900 coupons in a silly guessing scheme,
when it's actual receipts were about
1900.
Accordingly OUR coupons will be
| placed In plain view for number Of
days. They will make rather imposing
sight.
Hereare the letters:
PROVIDENCE, Sept. 90.
To the Editors Of the Netos:
Inclosed find l40 coupons for Capt c. c.
| Wilson of Bristol. WATER WHITE
PROVIDENCE. Sept. %.
To the Editors Of the News:
| Inclosed please find Is coupons for my
old First Sargt. Gardiner, from
MAN IN THE RANKS
SILVER SPRING, Sept. %.
| To the Editors Of the Neus;
Please place the enclosed one hundred
| U00) coupons to the credit of Officer
Gardiner, with the best wishes of his lit
| tie friends. ADAH AND AGGIE
| PROVIDENCE. Sept. 20.
| To the Editors Of the Nsief:
BOYS, only two days remain to send in
| your ballots, so hurry 'em in, roll em in,
tumble 'em in, any way to get 'em in,
and be sure and make your wads of bal
| lots large enough so that when they are
counted tomorrow evening we will find
the gallant sergeant at the top. enclose
200 ballots for Gardiner ErNA.
PROVIDENCE, Sept. 20.
| 1T the Editors CT the Ne,cs:
| Enclosed please fiud for Sergt. William
Gardiner liza coupons, 93 from an officer
at the Fourth station, no name mem
| toned aud 50 from Mrs. Decker aud
Mrs. Addje Gilmore Cranston street. and
4S from comrade Thomas Il. Holmes.
Yours truly, G. d.
| PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Sept 2S
To the Editors Of the Ners
Enclosed find l25 votes for Officer Will
liam Gardiner, from two friends, one a
| Grand Army man aud Son OF a Veteran.
and the other simply Son OF Veteran.
| that all true ''Sons" will support the
Veteran" Respectfully yours,
POTTER HILL, Sept. 2S
| To the Editors Of the Ners:
Please credit 176 coupons to Officer
William Gardiner, hoping he will sue
| ceed. Yours truly,
| :MARIoN +. AND GEORGE n, BIDDLEs.
BRISTOL. r. l., Sept. 2s, 1892.
| To the Editors Of the Ners:
Enclosed please find ten coupons for
Charles G. Wilson. From Pip
Some one in Newport sends sixty-one
for Wilson.
Twenty-fo votes for Comrade Gardi-
ner from Q. A. II.
PROVIDENCE, Sept 90.
| To the Editors Of the Neios;
Please credit this package of 100 cou-
pons to Officer Chester Blood. While
we hardly expect to see him at the head
| of the list, take notice that he is "a long
way from the other end of the line.
The NEWS is a good, clean newspaper.
and excepting the little slip regarding
"Old Doyle" most certainly knows
where it Is at" Respectfully,
OLIVER L. CoNGDoN, Elmwood.
pTwas no more OF slip than calling
Abraham Lincoln "Old Abe" However,
that's nothing to do with the coupons.l
PROVIDENCE. Sept. 80.
To the Editors Of the Nelos
Enclosed please find few votes (l1) for
c. .. Swan from Grand Army man.
| VETERAN.
Capt. George III. Kelley of the steamer
PROVIDENCE. Sept. 20.
To the Editors Of the Ne,ce
Enclosed find thirty-six coupons for II
skinner Of Elmwood. From his
FRIENDS IN THE WOODS.
PROVIDENCE, Sept. %.
To the Editors Of fhe Ne,c<
Enclosed please find fifty-seven votes
from little Ina Brownell. 10 years old
who wants to contribute her shars to ar
old defender OF the flag. and so wishes Il
have them counted for Sergt William
Gardiner. Yours truly, ID. Il.
NEWPORT. X. l., Sept. 2S.
10 the Editors NJ the News:
What's the matter with Bristol Please
credit these 125 coupons To Charles e.
Wilson. From
ONE OF THE OLD MAIDS.
WARWICK, X. J., Sept. IS.
To the Editors Of the Neios
Fifty-seven for Matthews.
FRIENDS FROM WARWICK.
GARDENERS friends In River Point SEN
up bag full of stun yesterday. Out o
the bag the coupon man took l25 goot
coupons, five Fishing Club coupons On
q. now, n Mason's root beer adv. and
two pieces OF blank newspaper. Here Il
letter which explains IL:
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