Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-03
CONTEST CLOSES next
MONDAY, JAMS
A Few More Days in Which to Work for the
Beautiful Piano---Last Struggle for
Prizes at Its Height

There are but a few more days in
which the candidates engaged in
The Herald popular voting contest
have to work for the, several prizes
offered. The voting comes to an end
on Monday, January 6 at 3 o'clock
and Immediately thereafter the
counting will be commenced to see
who shall be declared the winner of
the splendid Obermeyer piano and
the other beautiful and useful arti-
cles offered to those who are making
an endeavor to land the premiums.
1t is not belived by those who have
given the matter careful thought
that any particular person has the
grand prize cinched at the present
time but there are several in the race
who have a good chance to land it if
they only will hustle.
If you have not yet seen the fine
piano offered in this contest go to
O. P. Wilcox & Co. S display window
and take look. Many of our citi-
zens have examined the instrument
as to it's quality and appearance and
there is yet the first one to say that
is not fine one. 1t is of a plain,
rich mahogany, and prettier piano
was never unloaded in Island Pond.
Musicians of this vicinity have tested
Iit as to its quality of tone and vol
ume and every one of them say it is
finer than silk.
There are several young ladies who
appear to have the best of the con-
test but none of them have a sure
cinch of being the ultimate owner of
the first prize. If one of these con-
testants who is way down the list
should take it in into her head that
she was going to win the premium
she could do so. She would have to
do some work to make it, but that
was what was expected when the con-
test opened. Several punches of
seven new subscribers or renewals in
the groups Of seven would put the
lowest candidate in the race UP
among the leaders.
For those who wish to vote with.
out any competitor seeing them, ssthe
HERALD desires to state that cash
with your subscription, telling where
the paper is to be sent and to whom
the votes shall be given can be placed
in an envelope and deposited in the
ballot-box at the bank. The judges
will open these envelopes as soon al
they start to count and will credit
al. votes, including bonus votes. II
order to secure bonus votes or
merchants coupons they must bt
counted at the HERALD office befor'
being voted.
The bonuses on the final count
effective from now, will be
follows:
For every (7) new subscription
5000 extra bonus votes, making
total of 12,2O0 votes.
For every (7) renewal subscrip 10
5000 extra votes, making total c
$500 votes.
For every (7) back subscription
1000 extra votes, making a total {
$500 votes.
Eor every (3) five year SUI
scriptions, Is, 900 extra bonus vote
making total of 10000 votes.
For every (2) twenty year su
scriptions, total of $4,000 vot
will be given.
For every bunch of (4O merchant
coupons, 1000 extra bonus vot
will be given.
Monday, Jan. 9th, the voting W
cease and the final count will
made that day. This is but
| short time ahead and it is worth t
while of the candidates to get O
among the people and work Ii
Trojans from now until the ballt
box is closed at 3 o'clock in the afte
noon of the day mentioned. !
ballots will be received after 3 clio
\ under anv circumstances M matt