Middletown transcript., 1912-05-04
Interest Growing Daily
in THE GREAT PRIZE VOTING CONTEST IN
AUcURATED BY THE TRANSCRIPT
MANY WORKING FOR PIANO AND OTHER PRIZES
MANY INQUIRIES ARE REcETTED DAILY ABOUT VOTING
AND GETTING NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR



The candidates and other interested in
The Transcript Voting Contest will soon
have the opportunity OF seeing the piano
which will be given the lady having the
largest number of votes. The company ol
whom we are securing the piano write us
that il will be shipped at once. When II
arrives the fact will be announced so that
you NAV come and look it over.
To own a magnificent $400 Upright
Piano will be the privilege of some lady
in this section through The Transcript
contest. To secure some of the other big
prizes offered will be the privilege OF other
Young ladies in the contest, work Is re-
duired to win, that's all.
The Transcript offers this great oppoT-
tunity to its readers and friends. It's
yours. Votes are coming III to this once
by the hundreds and the contest is just
three weeks old.
The kevs to the ballot box, which is
now installed in the sanstum, are IN the
hands of George d. Kelley who Will nave
charge of locking and unlockingthe ballot
box at the time of the count. The JUDGES
are honest men of good standing IN the
commuE ity, and will have charge OF
counting the ballots and awarding the
prizes. 81.
Nothing is more talked about in this
community at present than the great
nrize voting contest inaugurated by Ihe
Transcript ard votes are in great demand.
The town and country are being secured
for them and the merchants who are
oivirg prizes are continually being asked
for coupons.
MANY people are willing to help their
friends in this contest and are only walt
inc to be asked. The first candidate to
ask. of course will be the one to get the
assistance of friends. Those who desire
to enlarge their count should get out
mupg their friends and make their
wants known.
The prizes that are offered are surely
worth the small effort required. Let each
contestant show the people that she las
the dissemination to succeed in anything
she undertakes and that sue is out to VIII
The list of prizes and rules and regula-
tions will be found on another page OF
this issue.
First count in contest will be made
NAV 18th at which time $40 in gold will
he awarded to the contestant having the
largest number of votes at that time.
The Transcript has mailed letters, rules
and regulations to all contestants to date,
hnt If there are any who have failed to
receive them if you will kindly call at the
Transcript Office they will be supplied.
Those who do not fully understand the
rules and regulations of this contest may
call or write this Office and we will be
pleased to go over the proposition with
them.
Remember to have your friends trade
vith merchants who are giving coupons.
Get busy and vote for your choice. The
contest will be conducted squarely and no
Dartiality will be shown to any one. do
it now and help some one reap the bene=
Fl g of this liberal offer.
Watch every issue of the Transcript for
imDortant announcements.
The following names have been sug-
gested to act as awarding committee and
count the ballots, and if no objections are
offered they will constitute the commit
tee;
G. Malcolon Cochran
George D. Kellev.
DIR. Edward M. Vaughan
The following young ladies have been
nominated in this contest
MIDDLETowN
Miss Frances T. Beasten.
q" Emma Burchard.
4" Elsie Byron,
" Hattie Cochran.
" Emma Carpenter.
" Lena Dutton.
" Lola Ingram.
" Mable G. Lockwood.
" Mary Richards.
Lydia Redgrave.
&c Ada Scott.