St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
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Sold For $500

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full Excursions to be Made
on Return.
The announcement in the Burlington
Free Press of another voting contest is
meeting with hearty favor,
The successful contestants are offered
trims to the Jamestown Exposition and
to Washington and a glance at the
itinerary shows that no trip could be
more interesting or varied in its attrac-
tions. The Free Press will pay all ex-
penses from Burlington to Jamestown
and return, covering a period of eight
days.
Leaving Burlington, the successful con-
testants will proceed by rail to Provi-
dence, R. l., there boarding an ocean
steamer for Norfolk, Va. Arriving at
Norfolk, the party will transfer to the
Inside Inn, the only hotel within the
Exposition grounds. At the great lanes
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 to 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 will be
in season to connect with one of the
palatial steamers ofthe Norfolk & Wash
ington Steamboat company. The days
sail on the Potomac will be delightful
and interesting, some of the notable
places viewed being Wakefield, the birth
place of Washington, and Mount Ver-
non, the beautiful home, where his great
life was so worthily ended. At Washing
ton will be visited the Capitol, the Con
gressional Library and innumerable
other public buildings. Special automo
biles will transfer the travellers to the
Washington railroad station whence the
homeward trip will be continued to
Philadelphia, where, among the famous
places are Independence Hall, the birth
place 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.
The next transfer is to New York, where
a steamer will again be boarded for a
charming trip through Long Island
sound to Fall River. From Fall River
the trip will be made to Burlington by
rail.
Such is the varied itinerary of those
who win in the contest. A glance at the
points of interest sketched above gives a
hint of the delights Of the journey. Rail
road rides through landscapes of en-
chanting beauty, steamer trips on ocean
through Sound and through river, little
pilgrimages to spots and scenes enshrin-
ed in the nations history, visits to the
great national buildings-these are some
of the side attractions in trip whose
objective point is the great Jamestown
Tercentennial Exposition.
{ Tickets to Persons.
Previous contests have shown that
candidates living in smaller places have
hesitated to compete with those of the
larger centres. This time contestants
will be divided into five groups.
l. Residents of Burlington.
q Residents of Winooski, St. Adams
Montpelier and Middlebury.
8. Residents of Essex Junction. Bris
toll, Vergennes, Swanton, Morrisville and
Waterbury,.
+. Residents of Chittenden and Addi-
son counties, not included in groups
above.
5. Residents of Vermont not included
in first four groups.
To the successful candidate in each Of
these groups one ticket will be given, but
to the one securing the largest total vote
we will give two tickets. The, contest is
open to men or women of any age, resi-
dents of the district in which they com
pete.
To any successful contestant who pre-
ters the money to the trip, the Free Press
Association will pay
10000 in Cash
or to the winner of the double prize
$125.00 in Cash
The Burlington Daily Free Press will
now be sent by mail for four dollars {
year, paid in advance. This is an excel
lent daily paper andcontains all the mos
important news. 1t has strong edi
torial staff and is of particular value tt
all who wish to follow the markets. A.
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