Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-04-06
Waterman and Record VOTING Contest.

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! Charts Among the Prizes to be
Given Away.
Now is the opportunity of a.life time'to earn.a first
class high grade, rubber tire buggy during the spare
aours: Or, a frsr~class sewing machine, or,
Tor less time and effort, a book for your evening'ss
! entertainment, a good pocket knife, one Of the vaIu-
; able charts which we will give away. Or, if one may
J wish, he or she may secure a book and a knife, or a
J chart, or, one OF each. The arrangement for these
Latter. prizes and the number of votes necessary to Sc
cure them is given below, in rule 10.
"A convention, so to speak, will be held for a short
while. During this time the candidates will be
selected. The candidates are to be selected by filing
out one OF the nominating coupons printed below and
bringing or sending 1t to the office OF the WAToHMAN,
! or The Rowan RECORD. However, candidates can be
nominated at any time after the contest "opens until
: announcement is made to the contrary. ONLY one
= nominating coupon is necessary to nominate a candi~
: date and only one will be accepted or counted.
! Inc contest is now fully open and all who intend
! get very busy and stay that way until the very last
vote is counted. AS. stated in the rules below, the
votes will be issued to all who bring or send in paid
/ up subscriptions to either the WATERMAN or The Rows
AN RECORD. And let us remark right here, this con~
test is just as much for The RECORD as it is for the
Waterman. The good people Of China Grove and VII
clnlty, therefore, with all other sections OF the coun~
ty, are invited to take part in the contest, your assists
ance and interest is greatly appreciated. Every vote
Will be Kept on Tile until the close OF the contest, so if
any one shonld be dissatisfied with the count, a re-
count can be had under the supervision Of the candi~
dates and all mistakes, it any, will be fully corrected
and the prizes awarded accordingly.
Rule 1.-Partakers in the contest must be subscr,bars to TIN
CAROLINA WAToHMAN or Rowan RECORD, or a member of the
subscribers immediate family.
hule 2'-Ihe contest ID open to any respectable white cni-
The WArcHMAN's or RECORDS FORCE in any capacity, or any
member OF their families, will be allowed to participate.
Rule s.-voting coupons will be issued only to those who
OBTAIN and pay cash for subscriptions to either The CAROLINA
Grove.
Rule Alive votes will be given for every cent paid in on
subscription, except as follows:
DOC paid on subscription, $50 votes.
For one years subscription to both papers at S.. 90. 500
votes. This rule means what 1t says.
New subscription to The WATERMAN or RECORD, one wear.
New subscription to The WAToHMAN and RECORD. M war
I 100, 1000 votes.
\. pa new subscription does not include changing the
SUBSCRIPTION from one member Of the family to another.
huleo.-CouponsW Will be issued to all who pay on subscrip-
ton These coupons are to b. deposited at the WArcHnAN Of
ice, III Salisbury. within Is days after they are issued. and
after having been voted CANNOT be transferred.
Rule GA statement OF the standing OF the contestants will
be published IN every issue of each paper until the close of the
contest.
Rule 7.-The contest opening Monday, January 18th. will
WILL close at . p. M, Saturday, May 7th, 1910.
hule o.-lhe person having the largest humber of votes to
MS credit at the close OF the contest, will receive the buggy,
(Ihls buggy will be a frst-class, rubber tire, TOP yeh1cIe. IT.
is new being built at the shop of j. o. " hlte q Co., and is
guaranteed to DO a neat, substantial and myrltor.ous 4rt4oly in
every respect. Mr.. White promises to give it close Attentions
and will see that 1t will be something for it's owngr to b.
Rule 9.-The person having the next largest p.mbar ri
votes at tho close of the con5est Will be awarded the s1oiLg
(Ihls machine will DO one u the New Home Sewing Machine
Co. make, durable and first class III every fespeot, & YIlg be
on exhibition at HE " ATchMAN o1ioe /
Rule lU.-Me have d number vi good locks. ulcke4 ktv4.
ano cnaf5s ahu maps which HIl be awarded appluyrIaLtly Il
all who receive 5000 or More votes, as pof the luliowAg
schedule:
5000 votes a good pocket lniie. i
5000 do better 10
5000 do good book.
10000 do one of our charts.
10000 do subscription TO either The WATcAMAN or THE
RECORD one year.
1000 votes a knife and book.
l2'ooo votes subscription TO both WAToAMAN .and The REC {
ORD one year.
1000 votes, a better knife and book,
$4,000 " knife and chart. I
.lo,OW better knife and chart, ETC., making any COM {
blnshon OF prizes wanted, agreebly to the number of votes {
given on each separate article. Outside the the two mail 4
prizes any person can secure as many of the minor prizes, I
mentioned In this rule, as they may furnish votes for, Z
hence, no one who makes any reasonable effort to secure votes
will 60 unrewarded. {
Rule II NO trickery or under-hand methods will bs toler- I
ated. Any one guilty OF improper methods will be- debarred 4
from further participation, and no prize will be awarded to !
such person. )
For further information write or call on the above 4
named papers,; {
IHE NOMINATING COUPON.
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