Middletown transcript., 1893-08-26
state Fair Attractions.

In these days of hustling business activity
| an individual or an association wishing to
get on must drive hard. We propose rails
| ing little dust now and then about our
next State Fair which opens September II.
We shall have great deal to say about it
from time, to time and we hold ourselves
personally responsible for every word Of it.
We are now in the situation of person
who has invited his friends to dinner and
is casting about for rich menu. We feel
sure that YOU will be at the Fair. and are
really concerned just now more about
what we shall have to entertain you.
We wish to call your attention now to
the premium-in our judgment magni-
ficent one-offered by Charles E. Hires, the
celebrated root beer manufacturer of Phila-
delphia, to the most popular lady theacher in
the free schools lof Delaware. We heartily
approve and commend this tribute to the
independent, hard working young women
of our State; and we shall see that it
is handled wisely. Mr. Hires will send
some young girl to the great fair at Chicago
in truly princess style. We know, and
promise you, that Mr. Hires is going to take
pride in this matter it will be well done
from beginning to end. The more perth
nent inquiry. now is, who will go? That of
course must be. decided by ballot. Every
person above twelve years OF age who
enters the fair, grounds viii be entitled to
vote once each day and there will be poll
ing place specially provided at the close Of
the fair on Friday. The ladys name that
appears on the greatest number of ballots
viii be announced as the winner. You are
only apprehensive, perhaps. on two points
Will there be an honest vote and an honest
eonnt?
We say to you that it viii be square.
We are behind it, and we know that it has
got to go straight all through You have
now, we think. only to see thatyour friends
vote. 1t is quite tasty and graceful in fair
young school mistress to pay all her friends
the compliment Of asking their vote, and if
you will excuse US. we think ii is now quite
time you were looking after it. 1t is barely
possible that you do not care TO go, or have
not time to go to the Worlds Fair. In that
case, to be sure. Mr.. Hires will pay yon in
money what the trip is worth, But We are
quite sure that you have some acquaintance
who would take your school for week if
you held the excursion card. Indeed there
is not school committee in Delaware so
nngaiiant at to keep you home; depend
on ii.
We have written at some length. But
there is very much that should yet be said.
The trip to Chicago is not all we have in
view for you. Philip Burnet. Dover agent
of The great Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York, appears OH the scene
here He is going to present the lucky
teacher with an accident policy when she
starts for Chicago. The policy will be for
the handsome sum of So, 900. If the visitor
to Chicago was to get jammed little en-
route Mr. Burnefs paper will make the
best plaster we know of in the market. |
But this enterprising gentleman does moth
ing by halves. He has another policy for
$1,000 on the teachers life, payable to some
it may be, who will see that the
unfortunate is handsomely enclosed in
your native soil.
For any information address
JOHN B. WHARTON, s. er.. ...r