The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-13
To Secure Ten Thousand Sub
scribers The Burlington free
Press Offers a Low Sub
scriptiOn Rate and An
nounces a Voting
Contest Trips
lTO JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
Trip viii BE Made BY Rail to Providence,
Thence BY Steamer to Norfolk Three
Days at the Fair--Many De-
lightful Excursions to BE
Made on Return.

The announcement in the Burlington
Free Press of another voting contest II
meeting with hearty favor.
The successful contestants are offered
trips To the jamestown exposition and to
Washington, and q glance BIT the itin-
erary shows that no trip could be more
interesting Or varied iii it's attractions.
The Free Press viii pay all expenses
from Burlington to Jamestown and re-
/ turn, covering 4 period Of eight days,
Leaving Burlington, the successful
contestants win proceed BY rail to Pfoyi-
dence, r. H., there boarding an ocean
steamer for Norfolk, va. Arriving at
Norfolk, the party win transfer 10 the
Inside Inn, the only hotel within the
exposition grounds. AT the great James.
town exposition the party will be pro.
vided with free admissions to the grounds
and certain concessions on the War Path.
On one Of the three days 10 be spent
| there, a steamer trip will be made around
the naval fleet, visits also being made on
this trip to other points Of interest,
Departure from the exposition viii be
| in season to connect with one of the pa
latial steamers of the Norfolk & Wash
ington Steamboat company The days
sail on the Potomac win be delightful
and interesting, some Of the notable
places viewed being Wakefield, the birth
place of Washington and Mount Vernon,
1.-The beautiful home, where his great lite
was so worthily ended. At Washington
Wi, be visited the Capitol, the Congress
sional Library and innumerable other
public buildings. Special automobiles
viii transfer the travellers to the Wash
ington railroad station, whence the homo
ward trip viii be continued TO Philadel-
lpha, where among the famous places
are Independence Hall, the birthplace Of
{ the nation; the home OF Betsey Ross,
/ who made the first American flag; the
/ United States mint. and other places OF
historical and industrial Importance
1 The next transfer Is to New York, where
I a steamer viii again be boarded for a
charming trip through Long Island sound
to Fan River. From Fall River the trip
will be made to burlington BIZ rail
Such is the varied itinerary OF those
who win in the contest. glance at
the points Of interest sketehed above
gives hint of the delights Of the Jour
lnev Railroad rides through landscapes
of enchanting beauty, steamer trips on
ocean, through sound and through river,
little pilgrimages to spots and scenes
enshrined in the nations history. visits
/ 10 the great national buildings-th are
some Of the side attractions in a trip
whose objective point i the great James.
town Tcrcentennial Exposition.
6 TICKETS TO FIVE PERSONS.
Z
didates living in smaller places have he's.
itated to compete with those Of the larg-
er centres. This time contestants will
be divided into five groups.
Residents of Burlington.
/ 2--hesidents Of Winoosk. st, AlbaHs,
Montpelier and Afiddlebufy.
3-Resiients Of Essex Junction, Bris-
ltol Veraennes, Swsnton. Morrisyille and
Waterbury.
i 4--Residents Of Chitteuden and Add.
son counties, not included in groups
above
Residents Of Vermont not Included
in first four groups.
To the successful candidate In each
luf these groups one ticket win be given,
but to the one securing the largest to.
\ tai vote we will give two tickets. The
contest is open to men or women Of any
age. residents Of the district in which
they compete.
To any successful contestant who pre-.
fers the money to the trip, the Free
Press Association will pay
$4,000 TN CASH
or TO the winner Of the double prize
$4,000 IN CASH
+ The Burlington Daily Free Press will
lnow he sent BIZ mail for four dollars d
year, paid in advance This f. au excel
lent daily paper and contains all the
most important news. 1t has strong
editorial staff and Is Of particular value
70 al who. wish TO follow the markets.
AT this rate it costs about ~ cents a