Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-01
VOTING CONTEST CLOSED.
THE REFoRxERs FOUR QUAKER RANGE
PRIZES AWARDED PROMPTLY
To the Four Successful Contestauts-A Wig
orous and Harmonious Campaign-The Val
liable Secondary Prisss-Another and Bet
tor Surprise Coming

orous and Harmonious Campaign-The VAL
liable Secondary Prisss-Anothsr and Bet
tor Surprise Coming.
The Reformer's Great Quaker Range
Voting Contest. carried on by IA con-
testants in four districts during the
past three months, ended harmonious
" and satisfactorily to all at O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon, after week OF
superb effort and gratifying accom-
plishment on the part OF some OF the
workers. The Reformer offers its con-
gratulations to these tireless energetic
people for the enterprise they. have
shown and wishes they might all have
been winners, as they well deserve to
be. Since this is not possible, we DO
our best to show our appreciation by
awarding as second prizes barrel OF
the famous "Pillsbury's Best -four in
each district. 1t is especially pleas
ing that the contest has developed no
unfriendly or selfish strife but has
been amicable and harmonious
throughout The conditions, as an
nounced in the beginning, have been
carefully observed and we have endeav-
ored to be perfectly fair and impartia
in all our decisions and acts in con-
nection with the contest. The results,
as given below, have been carefully es-
timated. Three members of our chos-
en- verification committee whose
names were announced last week be-
! ing out of town, the figures were ex-
amined and verified by George +.
Greene and Major G. Houghton. The
receipts and coupons will be preserved
for week, however, aud we shall be
willing to investigate any complaint OF
error that may be made during that
| time.
In the first district the contest has
been quite close between only two can
didates both of whom worked we'll and
faithfully under difficulties. The re-
suit is pleasing even to the loser, as
Mrs. Belden, the winner, has the SYM
pathy of everybody on account of long
and battling illness and it is hoped
that this pleasing gift, won through
1.-THE efforts of friends, may add little
brightness to her life. Mrs. Trendall,
who has also done good work, deserv-
edly gets the second prize
The second district, No. 3, has worked
less evenly. The Vernon church has so
strong hold on the affection Of al
most everybody hereabouts, that 1T won
large proportion of popular favor.
This fact may have discouraged the
Others somewhat. But Mrs. Bigelow
of Northfield did very we'll indeed in
subscription work and takes second
place. .,
But it was in district No. 8 that the
odds were the closest and the cUntcsss'
tants most indefatigable. Mrs. Put
nam of Wardsboro won the range with
%, 100 votes the star record OF the entire
contest; Mrs Dutton of Newfane came
second with 10, 79S and Mrs. Mann OF
West Dover, third, had the fine show
ing of TO- ,562 votes. This district GER
tainly bears off the banner for good
strong, effective work, and the Reform
er gives grateful acknowledgement. :.
The fourth district. No. 8, contained
two persistent contestants and the run
ming was close up to the very end. but
Mrs. F. o. Downs of West Dummers-
ton came in ahead at the finish with
2l, 374, total standing second in the
the full contest while Mrs. j. Q. Holt
of South Londonderry registered Sec
ond with 9,239 votes.
The result to the Reformer in new
subscribers and renewals is most ap-
preciable. During the past week the
contestants multiplied their votes sur
prisingly in this way. They found it
easy to do this for the Reformer, which
in its new and greatly improved con-
dition has taken first rank among Yer
mont newspapers and which everybody
is anxious to read.
The Reformer is delighted with the
success of it's great offer. The ranges
will he Skinned Immediately from the
factory directly to the winners and we
know that they will add materially to
the comfort and happiness OF the
homes into which they go. The sec.
ond prizes will also be delivered at
once.
We have another and better surprise
for our readers soon, one which will
|, be more interesting and more proht-
able than this great contest has been.
1t will be a guessing contest and the
prizes will be superb.
Following are the final figures OF the
contest as counted and verified