The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-30
NEARLY 1000 Votes were CAST
IN PONY CONTEST YESTERDAY
SEVERAL HUNDRED VOTES WERE Also
VOTED ININ EXTRA SPECIAL GONIES
Candidates Speinging Up fom Each
Of The Districts and Many More
Are Planning to Enter the Race

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Laura Williams 81 Il. tO
Enda Pople "a. \. 40
Nellie sRearingen go
Beatrice snider &. IS. 81, iof
Goldie conklin 80. III To-
j. A. Long 1o
Ruby Floyd Z. 20
Anna oliker iot
Pearl Orr -. ii. ici
CLASS No.
Most Popular Teacher, stenssta phet
Bookkeeper, Bank or ONCE
Employs.
Mildred Picket s.i.s 50
T. ]. Humphreys 10
w. A. Crowl II. 80. a.s 10
Minnie Fleming ......... - 70
Amy Eliason .,..:.... 4. So
NJ. E. Hale .....,...... ;,. 10
Jennie Fleming 20
Edna Black ......,.... $500. 10
In-additIon to the.pony outfit Which
cannot be duplicated on any maflet
for less sum than 5000 90 there ~
be awarded six beautiful diamond
rings and five gold watches al 81
which will be exhibited by the local
Jewellers during the contest, who lYill
youch for the value and genulnene
of the articles as claimed BY this ~.
per.
The contest Is open to the boys ,gitls
and ladies' OF Marion county and while
1t will be in a measure a test az poI,.
ulsrlty still even this much coveted
attribute may not be the true test pt
leadership as 1t will be an event IN
which personal effort and courage with
a persistency Of purpose Will largely
enter.
The plan on which these prizes ave
10 be distributed Isl, you will find; q
most equitable one, giving all paTtici
pants an equal show. The capital
prize is to be awarded to the boy glrl
or lady receiving the highest number
Of votes In the entire county regard
less Of district limitations, more fully
set out herein, and after this selection
is determined the other prizes are g
be divided into three, districts asstclj
lows: District number one includes all
Of Fairmont and Fairmont Independ5
emit districts. District number two I'M
cludes all Of Warrington, Lincoln ana
Pawpaw districts, and district nuns
Der three includes all Of Grant VIM
field, Union and Union independent
districts.
To the person receiving the highest
number Of votes in each of the three
districts will be awarded a $50.00kdlas
mont ring, and to the person receiving
the next highest number of votes will
be given $500 diamond ring. Aside
from the main contest there will
awarded five beautiful. gold watches
to the most popular one out Of eaca
Of the following classes: Glass mum
Der one includes postofhce, telephone
or city employees, including pnlfcetnen
and firemen. Glass number two IN;
cludes saiesladies, statesmen, or prptes
sional man or woman. Class number
three includes railroad, traction com,
pany, glass house or factory emp love
Glass number four includes lodge
members, members Of any secret OF
public Organization, church OF society
Glass number five includes teachers
stenographers, bookkeepers, bank 3or
Office employees.
It costs nothing to vote or nominate
your friends as a coupon will be print
ed in each issue OF this paper that M ~
be good for Is votes In the pony cons
test and for ten votes for one Of each
of the FIVE classes enumerated, during
the first week Of the contest, and good
for five votes In each contest every
day thereafter. In addition to these
coupon votes additional votes VII abe
awarded to either old or new sub
scfibers for the daily or semi;weekly
West Virginian full particulars q
which are more fully set out and ess
planned elsewhere in this paper. ger;
sons living in one district may vote
for candiiatei n another district Or
persons living outside Of the county
may, have equal right to vote for any
candidate they may choose. Tae mum.
Der Of votes received by candidate
IN one district will have no bearing
whatever. on the result Of the contest
in any Of the other districts.
"A good start In any.race is always q
decided advantage and Il viii be gcod
policy to start at once TO save the cosls-