The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-01
PRIZES awarded
AIBERR \ |: ! ) ! ri.
The February g ,iessirg Contest
4 3# Closes and the Winners II.
Are Happy. MA.
CONTEST VERY e. \ 8Po J! \ L |. y!
Scheme IL sbe Repeated It'll March
Though n Prizes Are ss
4 Cllangcd. 5E##5 5.l.s

Oh I'd account Of the 4 great nunber5of
sg,icsscs received a In tho unlduo n con test
Conducted by Lie ptlar men sand boys I
Solltfitting establishment Q. u. berry
laid Company during February, tue nuns
Der running way Into tho thousands, tho
S1lsllnE was begun according to- their pl,b-
8lished notice, mt "a b. lock vest erday ~
tcrnoon, instead olclock .os first all-
rho hour was late when tic work was
gcoinplote1, III although as mntiy ~ liel pors
were employed at tho task rs could 4 \ l ,o
utilized without Interfering with fj3 the
single fle4s plan OF opening the gtiesses.
decided upon as tho only fair wa v Of
deciding the winner. III 4 he event u OF more
THAN one correct guess should y BIO 3 TO
$ceived-the first + opened having priority
over those following g. III
5$8Tho scheme was II conducted md car
S1.ied through With tho utmost fairness,
and those who fniled TO win can have
nothing but pralses for the Y house and
congratulations for their ~ ccssf NJ OPS
%poncnts. MI al n
S $7s3s 5s ~ /, The G Contest.
XII Following 81 similar and Sallilna ted jan
auary contest, Q. berry and Company
announced on3 Feb. 1st that I'll tho scheme
would be8repeated for February and Of
Tered II handsome 1876. 90 sui y case, & fitted
with Elegant toilet articles, MS the first
prize, and ~ luxurious Sic. 90 trunk from
their famous travellers 81 rods department
as tho second prize, and 8a. lumber o.
other AZ tr;lctive and accepts artlc es---
twenty one In all to the persbns gu
ling nearest TO the numbe err Of words they
would usc5 Iii their NJ ws Lead 10 q ver-SS
easements forsthe month OF February. The
contest closed oil the goth, hat day hay s-,
Ing been fixed 8as he last day upons
which guesses could bio IL llbmit cd s. In
sealed envelopes ut their store. @ 5$
9 Widespread interest has been manif est
ed In the contest, and sent tered literally
through the great heap OF envelopes were
the names OF participants from va rions5
parts .of& tho State. .S
S98 The correct number OF words used BY
the firm IS set forth lnsthef following let
tor from Mr.. a, b. w Jams; :f$ss3ts i3s
Mr.. Williams's Letter.
ebruary %, 9o5,
8Nrcssrs. o. Fl. Berry & Coz IA
4 s3{$ 1O1 East Main St., Richmond Va.:s
3S Gentlemen, fte,' careful cotn q the!
$r,imber8of words in yoll ri ad yertisemcnts
iii the N ews & Lender within tho dates
specified in your 6. Ing contest ans '-5
3nouncement. 4 find til I'm to be 1896 the
advertisement III In 70 -da y'ss issue & being
1857 words, M III I'D "a
{8Ss The count has been made lin strict ac-5%
Bcorlance with the terms and condi-3
stions $you9 named, and i certify that y tsi
absolutely correct, as 1t has been verified
by three counts. d
Very truly yours,
$siS M Sgi 8 a 14FRI5Da B,tNy1LLIAA1s.
President s1and III Editor In Chief y Of the
Jews Lead err
The Winners.
81 Following are the contestants who were
awarded the prizes In IL he Berry guessing
contest for Februa ~: 81 NJ " al ia
First--lA. s25. 90 fitted suit case, guess
2, s27--Lg.A Scott. box 456. Isl {3
second--;A 1900 Berry trunk !! cues, !e's
2, SO &c L. Tea, 500 East Let gli S street.
Ihird--A 81 30 smoking Jacket, guess
2.s2s-AIrs Levy, 500 Vest $ Grace trace
Street @ ag35 rs ss$ u @
gllesses 1920, $40 and 2, Holt u
4O7 East Clay Street; Cecil Elan, Tre-9
Villains, Va.;sJ TT. rothers, Is Park II
Avenue. al "a n 3s8
The A Il ext II i've 90 Il 81 owes guesaesl
1888 1913. 2, $40, q 1874 and 2, 834.--RayI'.
James, S103 North 81 Twcnty-nlnth Street,
Mrs Emma r Sack, I'LL IL ~ South laurel
Street; 1ncz l., Clary Manchester, Va.
wv. {. 4 Ftgg.s 305 North Nineteenth Street;
Dudley j ohnston 1908 williamsburg Ave
niue. III N ~
lSE8Ine ncSLtteIllIty CcIlL SCtitlS---b ueSSEs,9
52S36, Z, s14. 2,S14, asia. 2,S13.a2,S40 8l1,
E2,S1O, E2,S42 and 2,S43--Gnye Turner, 805f
East Clay Street; n Felix w v Martin, 2O5&
| South Pine Street; Miss Eva lilo wle, y 217
Reservoir Street: Eddie Lowry, ! 03 South
Reservoir Street; Miss Edith Jill, Oh
West Marshall Street.; Mrs. In Fl Y Alt,t-5
thews. 311S East Broad Street; z. * NJ.
Butler care Merchants Storage Com N
pany; 3. G. Lewis, Jr.,F care Virginia Fire
|vhnd Marine Insurance Company; w. T..
T5ddlns 10 South Cherry Street, and a.
Bryant Jr.a,8 ZIG East Grace Street. M
Tho BOBBY prlze---a smonkcy--=was
to Miss Florence j. Richardson,
| 2917l East Broad Street. sas f &
G3ss The March Contest.
The popular scheme Will be repeated
tngain for March by the Berry concern;
on the Same basis as In February, OK
|5cept that the first prize will be a. swell
| S$25. 90 Berry spring suit Of clothes, and
1.-the second Il luxurious 5 1900 smoking
jacket. The other twenty prizes; will be-
Isuseful and attractive articles from the
Berry store. OF similar value ITO those!
offered In sF'ebruary, "A
SUPREME COURT,
High Tribunal Convenes for
Six-Week Term.
& The Supreme Court Of Appeals q Yir-ss
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