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List Contains Many Names of Pitt
Many Inquiries Being Made as to the Best
of Starting in the Big Race.
START YOUR CQMPAIGN
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Five Passenger Ford Automobile, a $650 W
Diamond Ring, Leather Rocker, Chest of Silver,
and other Prizes Will be Given Away Absolutely Free.
The Tine to Start Out Seeing )four Friends, Don't Wait.
The Enterprise Automobile
and Prize Contest starts ^to
day. In this week's ^paper will
be found the names of the can
didates who have been nominat
ed to take part hi this big race.
The names ofanany popular per
sons appear. The large number
certainly indicates the remarka
ble interest in what is destined to
be one of the most friendly smug
gles for a rich reward even
launched in this section. The
nominations were made by
friends who expect their candi:
dates to get busy and win one ot
the prizes. It is a compliment
in every respect and shows the
candidate's ability to win.
It is the experience of the Coifc
tea Manager that a go^jfc my J
ft gives the people a chance &
to took over the list of names
and see it their friends have been
nominated. So far that reason,
many new names will appear is
each district each week.
Don't get the impression that,
[by the publication of the names,
the nominations have closed.
Such is not the case. Candi
dates may enter at any time, and
some of the ultimate winners
may not enter the contest for
[ two or three weeks jet. Pros
pective candidates should not be
frightened at the big list of names
which appears in this issue. A
number of these candidates have
been nominated by their friends
and all will make an active race.
Look through the list of candi
dates published today and if the
name of > our favorite does not
appear among the list, or if your
hood who they think will likely
try for tbe Ford Touring Car and
other prizes, just fill in the
nomination blank "found in this
paper this week and mail to the
Contest Manager of The Farm
vilie Enterprise, Farmville, N. C.
Printed matter and full instruct1
ions will be sent the prospective
candidates.
With the list of names publish
ed today, indicating the class of
people to whom, this great prize
distribution has appealed, there
is no reason why any person
should hesitate about entering
this big race. The contest is
open to all. The prizes are very
valuable and worth working for.
not cost anythiliKMi
Make an Active Race
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; To those whose names 8ppear
on tbe list published this week
we would advise that you get
your campaign started right now.
One of. the most important fea
your
tures ?
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.triends and get their support;
[pledged to you. Start right out
today with a determination of ,
seeing your friends and neigh
borsand letting them all know
that you are making an active
race and that you are in to win.
You will be surprised to see how
\-easy it will be for you to secure
votes and subscriptions.
About tbe Closing Date
The close of the big contest
will be at 8 p. m. Monday, Decem
ber 11; only eight weeks longer.
In this case, prospective candi
dates need not hesitate in start
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an ac
Itwifl
ing out now
tive race for the prizes.
and will not take much effort to
win one of tfce prizes. Start
ve the
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brin&mail or send to the Con
test Manner of tbo Fantmllc
Enterprise.Pi in ted matter and
fall instructions wiB then be sent
the prospective candidates^ as
they desire. If >*ou Jack suf
ficient nomination blanks simply
write the names iinafjjbstoffice
addresses of the the candidates
on a white piece of paper, sign
your name and address at the
bottom and send to the Contest
Manager of the Enterprise. The
'names of those making the
nominations will not be divulg
ed under any circumstances.
Nominate the Winner of the 4st
SPrize and Get $5.00 Free. 1
The person that nominates the
winner of the first grand prize,
the Ford auto or the Jpiano will
be given five dollars in gold.
You can nominate one two or as
many as you wish. Nominate
your favorite or yourself now. 1(4
How Votes are Secured
With every subscription to th*>
Enterprise is given a^ballot good
for a certain number of votes,
according to the length of the
subscription. All subscriptions
should be sent, brought or mail
ed direct to the Contest Manager
of the Enterprise, who will issue
the ballots and Send ihetn back
to the candidates. These ballot*
may be held as long -as desired
and voted at any time up to tbe
last day of the contest. - Candi
dates and their friends should al
so clip the coupons which ap
pear in each issue of the paper as
they are good for 100 votes for
the contestant whose name ap
pears
tt&towa or community in se
curiog subscriptions. Start at
once and get your friends and
-acquaintances pledged to yonr
support.
How Prizes Will be Given
The Grand First Prize
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The Contestant securing the
most votes during the contest can
have choice of either one Fiye
Passenger Ford Touring Car or
one $650.00 M. Schtjl? Player
Pianot This pianff has been pur
chased express^ for this hugli
affair from the Farmville Furni
ture Company and can be seen
on display there. -/.A 3;
Second Prize, If the winner of
the first prize chooses the Ford
Automobile the Contestant with
the second highest number of
votes will be awarded the piano*
should choose the piano the- win
ner of the second prize will get ]
BspSai
LO years
cept by
to flie E
success!
of trade at lhc
contest ijianaj
testants to ce1
trade at these
content. ' Lot
several hundi
friends
J stores
during:
lo ttadt . Hs
tickets o yoi
them to the c
he m*m
same. Start
about this an
to the folio*
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The Hub
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f Parker &
1 Everyone
Get Your
r Morning
Everything now. look hrigb.
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q, grand and
fSSz.
? -.Fair for the Fannville|
innlty Wednesday;- jjjp|
The following is the program!
10 a. m. Parade forms at the
Graded School building in the
the following manner: 1st, The
Farmville Fire Department; 2nd,
'
of the Fair and Speakers in auto
mobile; 4th, Mayor and Town
" one* in auto; 4th, the
children of the Com
'led by the Graded school
/ille, and H but
prize of $250.
^The parade will
be escorted by Marsl^lls on
horseback.
* 10:30 a m. Parade will move
Pi. ?j .wi ^<?*Vr
; thence
np Mainstrec
up Church street to Fields street;
thence info Wilson street to
Monk*# ft
ise, where the
Farmvnie Community's first Fair
will be formally opened.
n:0?*, m. Speech by Col. A.
C. Davis, of GoIdsborO. After
the speaking the crowd will be
^(liberty.^|E^J?^-'
Judging will commence in the
early afternoon, after which the
prizes wi
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T rw. LANG COMPANY.
e MaaameGrace Corset for the best needle worked
ng Flour,
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sentative
On Saturday last the Democra- .
tic Candidates of Piti Couofy
started a campaign throughout
the county. Farmville was the
first place stirred up by the rout
ing speeches of the candidates.
County Solicitor J. Lloyd Hor
ton of this city started off on the
program, throwing a bomb in
the ranks of the Republicans
by outlining the work done by
the Democrats under the leader
ship of Woodrow Wilson in the
present administration, naming
the Federal Reserve Act, Rural
Credits Act, Smith-Lever Agri
culturist Extension Bill, The
Bonded Warehouse Law, Adam
som8 hour Day Law and others.
He called the peoples attention ^
to the fact that business, life and
industry were moving as they
had never moved before, caused
by the useful and timely legist-- '
tion passed^ by a" Democratic
Congress and under Jfoe admin
stration of that greatest of States
men and Presidents, WOOI>
term and asked all-Democrats to
cast a solid vote for Democracy
at the coming election.
Sheriff J as. McLawhon, J, C.
Gaskios, candidate for Register
of Deeds and County Treasurer
mSk Wilson each made . a few
remarks for the prrty.
DiyC. O'H. Laughiaghouse of
Greenville, asked for a fevr min
utes in which to explain tiie pro- j
posed County Hospital, stating
that his measure was not a poli
ticalone.
[ Representative J. C. Galloway
discussed at length the work of a
Democratic State Adminstration
for the past sixteen years, and
asked the voters to keep such
work going.
L$JTie last speaker was Senator
F. C. Harding of Greenville, who
wit? his usual orationak ability
held a large crowd spell-bound |S
for an hour and a half in the dis
uncoil
cussion of the ? 7_T
this election. Intereit was added
| to the address by his answers to
publican VI Ulir vvwiu WM. v
was standing in the*: rowd. Sena
Harding floored him by telling
1 that his questioner |
day had headed the
tmunity aj
the