Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-08-31
: Waterman and Record Voting Contest

ct Knives and Valuable Maps and
Charts Among the Prizes to be !
Given Away.
! Now is the opportunity of a life time to earn a first
J hours Of the fall. Or, a frst~class sewing machine, \
! or, for less time and effort, a book for your evenings
J ENTERTAINMENT a good pocket knife, one of the valn
: able charts which we will give away. Or, if one may
! wish, he or she may secure a book and a knife, or a
| chart, or, one of each: The arrangement for the
J be added to the list in plenty time for any one to Sc.
I cure the article of her or his choice.
\ "A convention 50 to speak, will be held from now
5 candidates vii! be selected. The candidates are to be
} selected by filling out one of the nominating coupe rs
: printed below ana bringing or sending it to the office
3 candidates can be nominated at any time after the
D contest opens until announcement is made to the con-
s trary. Only one nominating coupon is necessary to
: nominate a candidate and only one will be accepted
Z Or counted.
After September LIST the contest will b. open and in
4 full blast. 1t will then be up to the candidates to get
= busy, the more SO the better for them and for us. If
Z you enter the race, enter to win the first prize, aim
] high at least, and you will not bring up the rear or
D win the BOBBY prize. AS stated in the rules below,
. votes will be issued to all who bring or send in paid
8 up subscriptions to either the WAroHMAN or THE Rows
q AN RECORD. And let us remark right here, this cons
J test is just as much for The RECORD as it is for the
s WATcHmAN. The good people of China Grove and vi
3 clnlty, therefore, with all other sections of the coun~
a ~ w ocAC EoIU Ill CIC OOHJCSU. YOUR SSlSl~
9 ance and interest is greatly appreciated. Every vote
8 will be kept on file until the close of the contest, 50 if
q any one shonld be dissatisfied with the count, a re-
Z count can be had under the supervision of the candi~
9 dates and all mistakes, if any, will be fully corrected
0 and the prizes awarded accordingly.
z Rule 1-Partakers in the contest must be subscribers to The
y CAROLINA " AToHMAN or Rowan RECORD, or a member of the
S. subscrlber's immediate family.
Q Rule 1.-THE contest is open to any respectable white cti-
4 zen IN kowan-man, woman, boy OF girl, except no member of
4 The WArcHMAN's or REcoRp's force, in any capacity, or any
q & member Of their families, will lie g | lowed to participate.
nile -VOtln oman will bn i,,r,a oJ- 49,
Z WArcHnAN, Of Salisbury, or The Rowan RECORD, Of CHINA
Rule Alive votes will be given for every cent paid in on
n subscription, except as follows:
SOC paid on subscription, $50 votes.
. For one years subscription to both papers at sIOO, 1900
Rule 5.-Coupons will be issued to all who paw on subserin.
4 tlon' Ihese coupons are TO be deposited at the WArcHMAs Of
Y flee, IN Salisbury. within Is days after they are issued, and
after having been voted cannot be transferred,
. Rule "A statement of the standing of the contestants will
81 be published In every tissue OF each paper until the close of the
Z contest. "0
s Rule 1.-The contest haying opened Wednesday, September
4 LIST, Will close at = p. NJ, Friday, December 24th, 1909.
2 Rule S-The person having the largest number of votes to
3 his credit at the close of the contest, will receive the buggy.
& is new being built at the shop of j. o. White & &t Co.. and is is
: guaranteed to be a neat, substantial and merltorious art,cle in
y and will see that it will be something for it's owner to be
. Rule 9.-The person having the next largest number Of
s votes at tho close of the contest will be awarded the syving
Z (Ths machine will be one of the New Home Sewing Machine
4 Go 8 make, durable and frstclass in every respect. 1t will bo
on exhibition at THE WATcHMAN office
Rule love have a number of good books, pocket kn;vas
! nd charts ana MAPS which will be awarded appropriately to
Z all who receive 1000 or more votes, and most hkaIv ctbar
4 prizes Will be added to the list before the close of the contest
hence, no one who makes any reasonable effort to secure votes
y will 60 unrewarded.
hule III NO trlckery or under-hand methods will ba tolar-
4 at@d. Any one guilty Of improper methods will be- deba red
= from further participation, and no prize will be awardad to
such person. "
For further information write or call on the ahova
4 named papers. NV ""''o
THE NOMINATING COUPON.
Good for 100 Votes,
I |, the undersigned, a reader of THE ROWAN pECopn
OF CAROLINA WATCHMAN suggest the name of '"00'D