St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-02
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS ONCE
First Count Saturday, October IL
Girls &c Busy

First Count Saturday, October IL
Girls &c Busy
The publishers of The Caledonian
in launching at this time a Grand
Piano Contest, takes pleasure in
presenting this opportunity to any
|enterprising and ambitious young
lady who is willing to enter. The
efforh costs not a cent to the con-
testant. The prizes are so numer-
Gus and are of sufficient value to
Insure each and every candidate
who makes an earnest effort a val
liable prize. Every subscriber of this
paper is waiting to pay his or her
subscription to one of the contest
ants, that she may receive the credit
in votes and every day lost is not
only valuable time squandered but
you lose the opportunities. Start
today, tomorrow may not come.
We sincerely trust that every res
ident in this vicinity will save up
their votes for their favorite candi-
date, if she should not be nominated,
send in her nomination at once.
Let us say right here that this con-
test will be conducted fairly and
squarely, every letter of the condi-
tions will be carried out strictly as
advertised.
For each S1.OO spent with the
merchants you will receive % votes
which can be voted for any of the
contestants. Also to get your friends
to subscribe for this paper. For each
one year new subscription you will
receive 900 votes; for each one year
renewal 500; for each year back
subscription 400 votes. OF course
lit will be understood that under no
circumstances are coupons issued by
the merchants except upon cash pur-
chases.
We have been asked if the wife or
daughter of merchants who are CO.
Operating with this paper in this
voting contest may compete for priZ-
es. The rules are that no one con-
nected with this paper can compete
for any prize, neither can the wife or
daughter of any of the merchants
who are cooperating with this paper
in the contest enter the competition.
The reasons for this are obvious,
and we are very sure that the mer-
chants will all feel just as we do in
regard to the matter. We want the
contest to be conducted with the
greatest possible fairness, with no oc-
casion or opportunity for anybody to
criticise. The ballot box is now at
our office, ready to receive votes. The
box will not be opened until the first
count is made, on Oct. IL. The
judges will be absolutely disinterest-
ed people, in whom everybody will
have confidence, and every count
will be participated in by beautiful
prizes offered.
Voting can commence at any time
in a ballot box which is placed in
this Office and the key to the box will
be given to the awarding committee
whose names will be announced in
another issue of this paper.
Extra Prize of $40 in Gold
The first count in the contest will
be made on Oct. - at which time
$40 in gold will be awarded to the
contestant having the largest num-
Der of votes at that time. This prize
is extra, in addition to the other
prizes offered, and its winning will
not bar the winner from securing
the piano or any of the other prizes.
The nominations so far made are
as follows:
st. JOhnsbury
Miss Rose Weber Mrs. Geo. Shaw
Lula Fulford
Alice Richardson Jennie Mcdonald
Mrs. Chas. Marshall
Mrs. James Grady, Jr.
Mrs. John Grady
Nellie Stiles Daisy Orcott
Daisy Johnston
Emma Liberty
Ruth Tisdale Vivian Hall