The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-24

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requested it, we have decided to post
pone the closing of the contest one
day. making the closing hour and day
9 o'clock p. M, Saturday, March LIST
All votes and subscriptions must posi-.
lively be in this office by that time.
Subscriptions and votes, coming in aft
or 9 o'clock next Saturday night will
be OF no avail in 50 far as this race Is
concerned. It is case OF getting
your friends interested in your Cam
paigu this week or never
Last Saturday was another busy day
flor the contest department Of The
West Vlrginian and hundreds Of THOU.
sands Of votes were issued and many
Thousands were polled. 1t marked the
close of the second voting period and
the last extra vote offer was also the
day on which the last Of the five.vote
coupons had to be polled.
AS a result Of the balloting the 50,
loco mark is passed in each OF the five
districts and in some of them more
than one candidate increases his total
to more than this figure.
Miss valona Bishop crosses the 5O,'
900 mark in the first district and re-
tains the leading position in her dis
trict and is second On the list Of all the
candidates in Division A. Miss Eliza
beth Davis to-day takes second place
in this districrand Miss Mary Prlckett
| is third
The largest gain in the second dis:
rrict is made by Miss Villa Gaskill,
I23 900 votes being cast to her credit
for this list and Miss Gaskill is not
tonly first in her district but Is first on
the list of all the candidates in Divi.
sion A., with over $4,000 votes. Mrs.
Maggie Carpenter also passed the So
900 mark in this district and is in sec
ond place with Miss Lena Shaw third
and Miss Mary Morgan fourth. Miss
Clara v. Harrington receives almost
IL, 900 votes for the list today and
moves up two places in her district.
IN the third district Miss Opal Huey
| is to-day in first place with $3.50
votes which number also gives her
first place on the list Of all the candi'
oates in Division B. Miss Mildred Vim
cent is to-day in second place in this
district with over $4,000 votes and Mr..
Gilbert Berry passes the $4,000 mark
and is third.
Miss Lura Sheets retains her posi-
ton at the head OF the fourth district
and is today second on the list Of all
1.-The candidates in Division B, with over
81 900 votes to her credit. Miss Gladys
Thompson is second in this district
with over $1,000 votes and Mr.; Her
schel Arnett is in third place.
In the fifth district, Mr. Roy Ruther'
ford passes the $1,000 mark and takes
first place in the district With Miss
/ oolah Floyd second.
But five more days remain in the
great contest. All votes and subscrip'
lions to apply in the final count of the
Judges must be in this Office BY .
o'clock next Saturday night. This is
positive. Although the time is now
very short, still it is the critical time
OF the whole race. Any one OF the
fourteen handsome prizes may be won
or lost through the efforts exerted this
Iweek. Do not rest content until you
have gotten in every possible subscrip-
ton. Candidates on all sides are
hustling with the determination oil
making one of the grand prizes their
own and in order for you to have an
equal show in the winning YOU must
do your very best up to the last II
you should fail to heed this warning
Igome other, candidate may step in and
carry of the very prize OF your choice.
Candidates can win or lose this race
through the efforts they exert during
1.-THE remaining days Of the campaign,
You can not have too many votes to
Twin, a prize.
Contestants have now entered the
home stretch In the race orsthe two,
Iaye8nasssngera Ford touring cars the the.
1.-Two wellington pianos purchased
llrem and on display It omsns Music
] store, die ire $50 diamond ring o.
iewelFy orders ai +. + SCOT e Com