The Forrest City times., 1893-02-17
Biography of the Winner of the
Free Trip to the WORLDS Fair,

OF the winner OF the
Free Trip to the WORLDS Fair.
369, 759-This was the prediction of
Mrs. Beulah Manning of Forrest City,
Ark, the lucky winner of the famous
free trip to the Worlds Fair, offered
by Van Vleet Il Go. to purchasers of
their Plant .tion Chill Cure last sum-
mer
The free trip to the Worlds Fair"
offered by Messrs. Van Vleet & Co, of
this city, has been so thoroughly adj
vertised, both by the press of this and
over 300 neighboring papers, that is
unnecessary To recount details, as all
Will know that the offer was made to
purchasers of their Plantation Chill
Cure. each bottle emitting holder to
five guesses, which were to be written
in ink, on the back of the red globe
front of carton.
The trip is to be a lirst-claSS affair in
ia every respect, all expenses paid,
winner to have choice of route S, either
by steamer across the great lakes, or
all rall, Thousands upon thousands OF
persons sent in guesses. many of whom
were SO careful to satisfy themselves
OF the probabilities that they waited
until the last few days of the cam
paign before sending in their pIedic-
tons. Then it was that the clerks
were overwhelmed. Packages and en-
velopes came in by the thousands in
each mail from all parts of the coun-
try
How the winner was known. Four
clerks. two men and two women, were
instructed to go over the guesses and
set apart AL cartons ranging from $780,
600 to 400 600 then the two wemeu were
told the lucky number and told to
select the four numbers nearest to it;
alter this was done a memorandum OF
the numbers selected, together with
the names, were made, which the two
men went through the lot separ atelv
and without knowing the numbers
picked out by the women) picked out
the same numbers, from which from
Was set aside the winner.
The winner WAS Mrs. Beulah Z.
Manning, of Forrest City, Ark. Our
reporter, learning that the result WAS
known, visited Forrest City Saturday
last, and called To see Mrs. Manning
learn little of her history and con-
graduate her upon her good fortune.
The following is his report in full:
Mrs. Beulah L. Manning, of Forrest
City who has secured the free trip to
the Worlds Fair to be given by the
Plantation Pharmacal Company, was
born in Rankin county. Miss, near
Jackson. and moved to Forrest City
when quite young, where she has since
resided. She has been in the employ
of l.. Rollwage Il Co. for the past three
years in the position of cashier. She is
also the organist of the First Baptist
church, and is quite Il musician.
When called on, at the church, and
told of her good fortune, to say that
she was surprised would but half ex-
press il. When she recovered from
the shock occasioned by the announce
ment. she could hardly hardly believe
it. She said: "Surely you are joking,
it is too good 70 be true" After being as
Sured that il was SO, she thanked me
very much for bringing her the good
news and resumed her duties at the
organ; but it was with difficulty that
she went through the services.
called on her again at O'clock p. M,
aud she said she could hardly realize
her good fortune, but as it was fact
she would OF course accept it, aud
take the trip about July. Mrs. Man
ming has travelled through the West,
but has never taken trip East or
North, and this will be quite treat
FOX her. She speaks in the highest
terms of Plantation Chill Cure, and
says she will see that her valSe has =
good supply of it when she starts on
her journey"
The next nearest guesser was
strange to say, also a citizen of Forrest
City. Mr.. j w. Williams. whose es-
innate Was $3.50, 775, and j. J. Hughes,
of Haynes. Ark. comes in third with
500 $751; Mr. Williams making the
fourth nearest guess, 3T0.775. Truly
is our sister state a Home of the
Prophets. Appeal Avalanche