The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26


 sest gain scored by any contestant in single day since the contest began. AL though 1t carried her up but two de- grees in the score list. she is now one of the high five" who have passed the century mark of votaa Another such a jump as that would carry her to the very top of the list, provided. of course, that none of the pig four" ahead of her at present moved up at the same time.
 Although not chased as a star of the first magnitude heretofore, Mrs Ritch has stellar aspiration and she does not care who knows tt that she intends to win the automobile. She lives on a farm few miles out from Union Springs, and thinks The Advertisers Mitchell runabout would come In nigh ty handy to run back and forth between her country home and the town where she and her husband do most of their trading. Mrs. Ritch was born and reared in Union Springs and therefore knows the entire popu- lation of the town, besides having large acquaintance throughout the whole of Bullock County and In other parts of the State. Both she and her husband are extremely popular and their many friends are very eager to see Mrs Ritcb win the automobile
  belle" and others of the high i've who have a similar ambition. to be up doing or Mrs. Ritch will be ''queen" or the contest not many days hence.
 Mobile Belle Again "Queen.v
 Miss Ethel May Williams. the charming and sprightly young daugn. ter of the Mobile jurist. Judge Price Williams. again reigns as queen or the contest. She was ito pass me 10000 mark and has left the wn,lon, "oueen watky" (Miss Saliie watkins Wood) farther from the throne than she has been since she became a lead CT in the race. It is very evident that the belle of Mobile Is going to be hard to beat in the contest for the merry automobile. The friends Of Miss Wood who have taken 1t for granted that I her great popularity would win her .ne | automobile with ease, will have to ln- l crease their subscriptions in her be- l half and get more of them in order to | assure the ultimate triumph of the 1 doctors daughter. In the struggle be- | tween law and medicine" Flaw" is I the victor for the time being. Miss Virginia Bragg Smith ana MISS Louise Guenhyvar Noble, who are tn,ru and fourth in the lineup respectively. both stood pat yesterday, but they will soon have to be up and doing or Mrs Ritch will steal a march on them. Mrs. Bryan's Turn Next.
 There has been considerable rivalry between Mrs. Ritch and Mrs. Jonn Bryan of Glenwood. for some time past. Mrs. Bryan proved herself tne De,.er runner up to yesterday. but Mrs. Ritch now has the Glenwood lady at a decided disadvantage. Mrs. Bryan has been reIegated to sixth place and she will have to do some lively sprint ing in order to overtake her Union Springs rival in a hurry. bonhres Will be blazing in Bullock County tonight over the triumph of a favorite native M daughter, while the lights will burn low in Crenshaw County over the dis comfiture of the popular Gienwood lady. But wait till Mrs. Bryan Is heard from again. It may be Mrs. Ritch's turn then to Ego way back and sit down.
 Master Ladrue Collins, the Fillmore County "circuit rider." Is still increas- ing his total of votes. He was forced back to seventh place from sixth by Mrs. Ritch yesterday, but he will not be discouraged. for he knows no such word as fail.
 Mrs. Annie L. Ruffin has once more moved up to eighth place. with the 1 second largest gain of the day. She is | now Iaboring under the handicap of | having a hospital at home. both of her little girls being affiieted with the humps which appear to be playing | havoc in many families. It is hoped ! that "Tiser," the pony, will not get the humps from the little girls who are ! so eager to win him.
 Miss lone Pollard of Hurtsboro has 4fad the good fortune to move up from No. IT to IS, Mary Emma Pruett from 19 to IS and Master Frank Hall from 22 to 21.