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OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS OF PRIZES, WITH FIGURES SHOWING COMPLETE RETURNS
Everybody SatisfiedLosers Congratulate WinnersHundreds of New Subscribers Were Added to The Oxford
Public Ledger's List, Making This Paper One Of Best Advertising mediums in This Section.
OfifiSdaill
We, the undersigned committee appointed to canvass the offciia! vote
of the Ledger's Great Prize and Popularity Contest hereby state that to
the best of our knowledge and belief the contest was conducted on a fair
busiress-like method, and upon the official canvass of the votes we find
the following persons entitled to the prizes as offered by the Oxford Led
ger.
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
FIRST PRIZE.
THE PIANO.
Awarded to Miss Gray Yancey
SECOND 'PRIZE.
SUIT OF FURNITURE.
Awarded to Miss LMiie White ,
THIRD PRIZE.
BUGGY.
Awarded to Miss Maggie Critcher
FOURTH PRIZE.
SEWING MACHINE.
Awarded to Miss Edna Earl Crews
FIFTH PRIZE.
HALL. RACK.
Awarded to Mrs. I. E. Harris 1,215,080 Votes
SIXTH PRIZE.
TOILET SET.
Awarded to Miss Nannie Lou Adcock
$10.00 NOMINATION PRIZE.
Awarded to S. Duane Feidler.
'The Public Ledger's Great Popularity
Voting Contest is now a matter of his
tory. All that remains is for the young la
dies named as the winners to call and
claim their own.
The prizes are now ready to turn over
to those who have won them by pop
larity and industry.
Some ten weeks ago the Ledger an
n.junctd its contest. The return mail
bi'ought ihe first nominations, and in a
few clays following' the initial announ
cement, popular young ladies from all
over the country were nominated.
The enterprising saw the possibilities
that were opened by the plans adopted
by the Public Ledger for awarding
them the prizes;
Lose With Good Grace.
The candidates will have been the gai
ners although their names do not ap-
MiSS LILLIE WHITE.
pear on the list of winners, for they
have increased their acquaintances and
have cemented their bonds of friendship
even closer than when admiring friends
placed iheir names before the public as
a candidate for a prize.
Among the congratulations received by
the fortunate are those of the candida
tes who were in the race against them
in tho same district, personal fiiends.in
many case?, who have come to the close
of the contest lacking a few thousand
votes to win.
It requires a good spirit to put up a
battle of this nature and it takes a
good strong will to be a cheerful loser,
but wc- are sure that this is the way
that contestants who did not win in the
Ledger's contest will feel.
The Largest Contest Ever.
With the closing of the contest for
the beautiful prizes offered by the
Ledger there was ended one of the lar
gest and most successful events of
the kind ever held in this section.
During the entire ten weeks tho contest
department was kept buried in votes,
and as the closing days began to draw
near the friends of the young ladies
who wanted the prizes grew anxious
and showered votes on the department,
and Wednesday night the ballot box
jvas almost full, and it was no small
IRepoip11
3,310,S50 Votes
2,658,275 Votes
1,499,225 Votes
1,453,410 Votes
1,140,124 Votes
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED
W. H. HUNT,
D. G. BRUM MITT,
B. K. LASSITER.
JUDGES.
job for the judges to count the heavy
mass of little white papers and have
them filed in time for the list today.
At 8 p. m. the last votes had to be
polled, and with a rush to cast just
a few votes for their friends, the con
test ended, and today is made known
the happy winners of the Piano, Suit
of Furniture, Buggy, Sewing machine,
Hall rack, Toilet Set ana S10.00 in gold.
The results of these prizes will make
a number of young- people happy for
o long time, and the5' will have cause
to remember long the efforts in their
behalf. The contest has been a suc
cess from all points of view, and the
Ledger desires to thank the contest-
j puts and their friends for the interest
I taken and the good work which, has
t een done in adding to the Ledger's
subscription list. The Ledger regrets
sincerely that it is net able to give
prizes to all who took part in the con
ic st, for all deserves to win the cov
eted prizes, and it hopes that those
who win will enjoy them to the utmost.
A Main Feature.
If there is one class of citizens more
ir.i 33 ei-ied than another in the great
cr-nlest that has .ui:?t closed, it is the
l'Vsincss men "and general advertisers,
who have wnT-rlu-d with interest tho
daily increase m votes made by the
t. ntestants, and have drawn the ir own
conclusions as to the great incra:
ir circulation which means an added
value to their advertisements. This
.omes only as a natural result, since
the greater the value of the Ledger
as an advertising medium. What ma
kes the Ledger the ideal paper for mer
chants is the fact that a very large ma
jority of its subscribers belong to what
may be called the spending class, people
wh6, when they read of something they
v.mt, go out and get it. It does little
good to bring one's wares to the notice
of those who cannot buy them.
Fairness of the Contest.
Lisinterested parties everywhere, bu
siness men and the contestants them-
MISS GRAY YANCEY.
selves, are praising the Ledger for
the impartial treatment accorded every
candidate. Everything was done to fac
ilitate the work of the contestants and
their friends, and the results is that
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i eve.-ytbing has turned out in the most
-framying manner.
Some became discouraged and doubt
f .' as to the outcome of the final count
but giving the management the benefit
o. the doubt, whhich was greatly appre
ciated, they had personal interviews
with the contset department, and learn
ed that by the method of checking and
c.i: liter checking, and the fact that the
books of the contest were open for
the inspection of the public, that a fair
and square deal was positively assured
to each ocntestant.
Because of this fact the interest and
enthusiasm were greatly increased. It
caused the contestants to put forth
their best efforts so that they might be
declared winner in the great prize con
test. Honors Deserved.
The successful contestants are named
1 tnaav as th result nf tho nffififll
count of the prominent and distinguished
gentlemen who acted as judges and who
had no concern in the contest other
than to accept the invitation of the
management to make a thorough and
complete canvass of the votes. The
mere mention of the names of these
BREAKING RECORDS EVERYWHERE. THERE IS A REAL ON.
THE MAN THAT PLEASES ALL, AND ENDWS HOW
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GEORGE F. HOULIHAN.
Geo. F. Houlihan, known from the Rocky Bound Coast to the Sandy
Shores, as the only original. Geo. F. whose picture appears above, is ono
of the best and cleverest contest managers in the business tctiny.
The contest Mr. Houlihan has just concluded for us has been successful
in the highest degree. By successful we mean the fairness and impartial
manner in which the contest was conducted by him and the great number
of new subscriptions added to our list.
Mr. Houlihan has made many friends while in Oxford and leaves with the
heartiest good wishes and continued success of all with whom he has met.
gentlemen is assurance of their inter
grity. They are well known and highly
estemed by their business associates, j
and by all with whom they come in con
tact as thorough and honorable business
men.
Received. Enthusiastically.
It was impossible to anticipate such ar
enthusiastic reception as the cne ac
corded the Ledegr's great prize contest.
It has appealed to the public mind, and
by the increased circulation resulting
the merchants and advertisers who use
the columns of the Ledger for purpose
of advertising are the ones to be directlj
benefited: therefore, aside from 'award
ing the prizes to the widespread con-
testants,
benefits
tisers.
it has conferred incalculable
on the merchants and adver-
Winners Feel Proud.
The winners may well feel proud of
the fact ti .lit they have won a magnifi
cent race, and have come out with the
nonors of having outrun workers who
themselves have done exceedingly well,
and who under ordinary circumstances
would have had enough votes to win.
The honor of winding is prized by some
candidates higher than the award itself.
They feel that those who co-operated
with them so heartily, and gave them
every assistance in their power share
with them the honor, and they are glad
to piove to their friends that their con
fidence was not misplaced nor their
help wasted.
Ail Could Not Win.
The one feature of the contest tnat
I we dc not like is that every one could
; not win a prize, but in the very nature
j of things this is impossible, and there
is sympathy in plenty for those who
have no material benefit to show for
their effort. Later on they will surely
find t hat benefit there has been,and of
a high kind, for they have necessarily
developed self-confidence, business abil
ity, and independence which will help
them to be successful in the battle
that lasts long after the "battle of
ballots" is forgotten, that is the
battle of life.
Those who win certainly feel richly
rewarded for all their efforts, and
they will appreciate the handsome pri
zes fa. i more than if they had been laid
at their . feet without any work on
t.neir part, and without the manifold
associations of friendship and good will
v.hich go with these prizes, won by
the assistance of their acquaintances.
Make The Awards With Pleasure.
TTTTs a pleasant task for us to make
awards to the successful candidates.
And v. e do this with the heartiest good
wishes fcr their enjoyment of them,
an 1 a Aeen appreciation of the work
tat they have done in our behalf du
ring the pst ten weeks.
The Widows Might.
We hy.s the highhest authority for
Tosar.lij-.g the "widows mite" as a con
l.'oul'cn outweighing in essential val
ue the far larger alms of those who
sit in hi.h places. In this class should
be tanked the faithful contribution of
one vole per day, rain or shine, brough
rersona'ly to thhe contest department
from the opening right through to the
e' -i.se, and cast with never varying fi
del'ty by a J;ny lad for the fair iady
of his choice, who, we are glad tosay
made a sp'endid record.
Received Enthusiastically.
It was impossible to anticipate such
an enthusiastaic reception as the one
accorded the Ledger's great prize con
test. It has appealed to the public
mind, and by the increased circulation
; i:-ulting the merchants and advertis
ers who use the columns of tbhe Ledger
for the purpose of advertising are
the oziev. to be directly benefited; there
fore, aside from awarding the prizes
to the widespread contestants, it has
corifen-ed incalculable benefits on the
merchants- and rdverti.se: s.
Everybody Satisfied.
That every one might have an equal
chance, no matter where they livde the
all knew that a reasonable amount of
effort would bring a handsome reward,
for there were eight prizes in all. In
this way every cne was satisfied.which
was the chief desire of the Public Led
ger. Slowly at first the votes began to come
in, then as the interest warmed, they
rolled in in such numbers that the
totals soon amounted to enormous figure
The friends of the contestants desired
to see them win and made the fact
public by voting forthem, and getting
their friends to do likewise. The small
est boy or girl joined their elders in
boosting the candidates. More than
one man stole an hour or two from bu
siness, at intervals during the contest,
to make a personal canvass for some
friend. More than one meal was late,
as the mistress of the household went
her rounds looking for votes.
Whole United States Voted.
Votes came from all parts of the Uni
ted States and even from Cannada and
the Philipines, showing how widespread
is the friendship for both the contest
ants and the Ledger and only the
stimulous of the contest was necessary
to bring this fact into prominence and
to add thousands of new subscribers
to our circulation.
Some Contest Faets.
Intense interest prevailed throughout
the contest.
It was the most successful ever conduc
ed in Granville County.
Eight prizes" were offered.
It was characterised by absolute fair
ness to all.
The voting and official footing has
been certified by prominent business
men.
The winners feel proud of their ac
complishment. The Ledger wishes to express its
thanks to its many friends the contes
tants, the committee which canvassed
me vote, and a-l those who in sorry way
iromoteel the interests of the Great
I'l-ize and PoyrulEVity Contest Uat
made newspaper history in this section.
As the result of the contest the Ledger
has scores of new readers, paid hi ad
vance from one to five years.
More than G6 per cent, of the con
test business was en new subscriptions.
Xo other newspaper ever made such a
record in this section.
To The Candidates
And Their Friends:
.After counting, the votes of Wednes
day night and checking and rrehecfcinr
the votes to insure absolute ;r.i"i:--;
of decision, thr labors of the .&!!. it
clerks and judges are at last ov-r, and
the complete lefc-ilts are announc-1 in
low
We are pleased to congratulate both,
tne winners and the losers who partici
pated in the battle of ballets for popu
larity and piizes, the first for their
success and the latter for their punk
and parseverencc virtues more valua
ble than material prizes.
The greatest success of tho contest, to
get her with the good and frinedly feel
ing which has prevailed among all the ;
candidates and participants from start !
to finish, calls forth our deepest grat- ;
itude to all concerned.
Upon behalf' of the United contest j
company, of Cleveland Ohio, we, their j
representatives, extend thanks to the j
public for the hearty support given the
contest from beginning to the end.
Geo. F. Houlihan,
Maude. Harris.
MISS NANNIE LOU ADCOCK.
Oxford N. O.
Miss Gray Yancey 3,310,950
Miss Lillie White 2'68;275
iviiss tana tan wews ..
. .1.453. 6C4 .
. 315,470
Miss Fannie Wyatt
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Oxford Route 1,
Miss Ethel Clement
Mi ss Hettie Pruitt
.431,716
280,460
OXFORD Route 2.
Mrs. W. W. Brummitt . .
OXFORD, Route 3.
Miss May Dickcrson . . . .
.22,000
58,220
.21,100
jMiscs Hattie Harris .. ..
OXFORD, Route 4.
Miss Bailey Daniel .. ..'
Miss Novetta Laws
Miss Tazzie Howard
20,100
456,165
17,200
OXFORD, Route
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Maggie Criicher .. .
Florence Dement. . . ,
Miss
Miss
1,499,225
362,820
MISS MAGGIE CRITCHER.
Mollie Ellis 25,250
Stella O'Brjant 24,600
!vl iss
Miss
OXFORD, Route 6.
Miss
3liss
31is:s
.Miss
Miss
Miss
Miss
Mamie Cash . .
Jessie Maiiurn . .
OXFORD, Roul
Ktta Kakc - . .
Jessie CToltrcIl . .
Demis O'Briant . .
Kcsf: Smi.h .. ..
Julia Hunt
Bessie Eskes . . . .
LiiMan Hart . . . . -
..47,150
17M.0
7.
31,550
101,310
. .37.240
. .18,20G
STEM. N.
Miss R'Jth Webb .. ..
507,175
MRS. I. E.
Miss Ora Crimes 123,965
STOVALL, N. C.
Miss Nettie Davis 139,700
Miss Lucv Stovall 147,455
j Mrs. T. E. Critcher 27,150
CREED MOOR, N. C.
Mrs I. E. Harris 1,215.080
i Miss Lizzie Hester .. .. 202,240
HARGROVE, N. C.
I M'ss Ella Thaxton
Miss Hattie Satterwhiic ..
. Miss Cozy Smith
DABNEY, N. C.
j Miss Ssliie Wyche . . . . . .
BEREA, N. C.
i Miss Nannie Lou Adccck .. ..
i Miss Ruth Fuller
S NORTHSIDE, N. C.
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I Miss Carrie Farthir.g
32;000
3G,C0O
22,250
16,100
1,140,124
309,920
.455,00
j BULLOCK, N. C.
j PdissFannie Cuibreth 24,000
LYONS, N. C.
Miss Ethla Veazey 38,o2a
VIRGILINA ,VA.
ft.! So- AHr.or.V
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. .. 24,000
.. ..17,250
Miss Lucy Daniel .. .
: DICKF-RSON.
- Miss Ethel Dickerson ...... ...24,000
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