The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-11

Unless sallie watkins Wood and Virginia Bragg Smith are both playing foxy and not putting In all their votes, they are not going to have cinch on first and second place undisputediy throughout the contest for the prizes which The Advertiser is offering.
 As Miss Wood has not entirely re- covered from the severe cold she has been afflicted with. she did not ven- ture out in the rain yesterday. She refrained both from going to school and doing any work In the contest. As a result, there is no increase in her score this morning. Her dearest foe" Miss Virginia Bragg Smith, registered a gain of $500 votes and came within 400 votes of catching up with Sallie Watkins. Unless Miss Wood gets in q lot of votes today. little Miss smith will again go to the head of the column
 The largest gainer yesterday was Miss Marie Paschal of Georgiana by an increase of 11.2o0 in her score. little Marie moved up from seventh to third place in the lineup. Little Miss Pas chal writes that she is only a very lit- tie girl and has nobody to help her but her mother; grippe has had her lately, but she still has hopes of wtn- hing 'sTiser'' and the little park wagon.
 Mrs. John Bryan of Glenwood, by q gain of 5000 has moved up from eighth to fourth place. Mrs. Bryan is the wife of John J. Bryan of the mercantile firm of Henderson, Bryan and Company. of Glenwood She comes of an old Lowndes County family. be- ing q daughter of George F. Bowling of Benton. She graduated from the State Normal College at Troy. Ala, in the class of 1909 and has Q large circle of friends throughout the state.
 a1.f~ OsrA~ ATAt 44T Selma has dropped back from third to fifth place. She will have to do better than that or never win the automobile.
 Miss Wynette Manning has register ed gain of 5000 and remains No. 6 in the race.
 Miss Susie Barnes of Andaiusia has slipped back from fourth to seventh place. and Miss Loula Williams of Shorter has retrograded from fifth to eighth place.
 Miss Annie Langham remains No 10.
 Mrs. G. A. Ritch of Union Springs has exchanged tenth for eleventh place with Miss lone Pollard of Hurtsboro.
 Mrs Annie l.. Ruffin of Prattville has moved up ahead of Miss Ethel Gregory and Master Frank r. Hall, and is now No. Is. Mrs. Ruffin is a hard worker and will do her best to land among the prize-winners
 New Comtestants.
 Miss Marguerite Ghent, aged 12, of Dothan, Houston County, Ala, has de- cided to enter the contest for the best prize she can win.
 Master Bertram Primer of No. 1e. Holcombe Street. has shied his castor into the ring. He Is 10 years old and wants to try for the pony and wagon. His father is a dry goods merchant and Master Bertram hopes all the custom CTS of his fathers store will give him their support to win the pony.
 Miss Blanche Coleman, daughter of a popular locomotive engineer of the Atlantic Coast Line, has gone to work and expects to have a large number of votes to record before the end of the week. Miss Blanche is a very charming girl and ought to be q good vote-getter.
 Miss Cessia Fowler one of the most winsome young ladies of Highland Park, is doing her best to get a good start in the contest and hopes to be well to the front before the end of an- other week.
 Master Charles Christian of Columbi- as very good boy but he has not any votes to his credit at present.
 The Llst of Prisea.
 The list of prizes 10 be competed for includes the following:
 1. A Mitchell 4-cylinder, 20-horse. power Runabout Automobile price, s1, 900, purchased of Messrs. Patterson
 gals, POT Monroe Street, Montgom- cry gents for the Mitchell motor cars. 2, A Krell- French Upright Piano. price $500, purchased of the E. E. o-Gss Piano Company and on exhibit | .'9 at their store. b A thoroughbred blue-ribbon Shet- |