is Not Ott the List, of if Your rated, Send in a Nomination at the Name of Your Fi in Gold. ? It Cists Nothing to TheBwrtaBd^^Vrte Offer of $e Contest is Now ber oa aB OU and New Subscriptions and TfcketT Stores Tamed in by Not. Rrl- - It's a winner. Right fromthe start The En terprise's big Auto and Grand Prize Contest sprang into a stride that means success. Nomina tions' are coming in from all parts aad people are beginning to watch the race of their "Favor ite" with great interest. ; v In a general way the an noun cement of the big prize competi tion and the publication of the first of nominations was the talk of this whole section of the State. Tbe features which are attract ing the most attention are: Tbe high quality of the prizes, the laige number of them and tbe tion before have run much long er than that And besides the two grand grizes we are offering a fine list of valuable prizes besides tbe- Automobile and Piano, which are well worth a little of your spare time. And your chances for the large prizes are justasgoodas anyotBer candi date entered. Under the liberal arrangement there is no need -for anjf, prospective candidate to hesitate entering the contest - doojt: procrastinate' pt think that some one else has a better chance than you. The winners in preiyfous contests have been people* just like yourself, who started out with a determination to win a^dleft no stoneun turned such as this contest offers you. There are many ways in which a candidate can obtain the as sistance ol their friends princi pal of which personal calls on tfietft is best. The leaders in the campaign for votes have many of their friends, aiding them. Each person has a circle of friends always ready to render any aid, and, by enlisting the co-operation of a large number of persons ra such a campaign, the sphere of influence is increas J ? * ? 4 . *11 ? ed This is what will give a candidate a backing that ean be depended upon for votes. ?y9p : Let there be no limit to your iog of entering the contest will ?Cod no better time" than bright pow. Beginning with this week's issue of the Farmville Enterprise, and up til 8 p. m. Wendesday November I, THREE TIMES the regular number of votes will be given ofi all subscriptions; new and old talike, also three times the number of votes will be given on all the tickets at the stores. A new one year subscription now brings 7200, and an old one brings 480% and if it is a ticket from the stores it wiH now be worth 960 Votes in stead of 300. U nder this increas ed schedule votes count up tapid iy aj*d with very little effort any caudidale can be among jhe lea ders, for their effort will now count THREE TIMES what they aid before ^ will count at dub of old or subscription. In other w< subscription now do what six the contest. If you are a pros pective candidate who has been on the list and you have not al ready, made the start, better do so right away. It will cost you nothing to enter and try for the prizes or make an activerace: it is justa matter rf seeing and spending a little of your spare ute of votes. Until eight o'clock Wednesday feNovember ist, THREE TlffcES the reguSar schedule this schedule with the which come in for e^ch candi date. Out of town contestants can mail their subscriptions as late as eight o'clock Wednesday night, November 1st. Schedule of Votes *Tbe following is. the regulir schedule of votes which will be issued on all subscriptions? old andaew: ? 33,000 votes ; If you have been nominated in tlfe big contest, do not be afraid to let your friends know that you intentj tp make an ac tive race. They will be glald to help you when they learn that you are in the rage to win. The contest wltt take but very little of ^our spare time and you will be surprised to see how willing your friends are to help you if yon show a disposition to help yourself. Everybody loves a hustler but no one likes to help a candidate who does not show some inclination lohelpbim or herself. You are meeting your friends every day?do fiot be afraid to let them know that you dies said: fpP" Ji?hts will be no ^ soil your Su u!^hank y and if I hm mile oat of if they did terforyou votes lor * their campai more prizes active work! but we are week at tie >ntest while will be watched with inte^stby Keep op with the standard, put your "favorite" in the lead by voting for he or she. Seadtfn 38 possible. ~ 'MMISMMs FARMVllAE ? m Wun? Wright fe ? 7600 " Marguerite Cbristman 8300 ~ " Mae Banette .? .-1.8300 '? Annie Bell Joyner 8500 " Elta L. Gay 9800 Jg Kale Allen Mfe#} " Nannie ^foore 8500 I " Lucy Moore 7900 " BeJtie Joyner 7500 " Emi'y Langley 9800 " Nannie Lee Elks 8200 Mamie Williams f,,-6700 " Hazel Williams 8600 " Ruby Baker ?fp 8800 " AddteBynum 84Q0 ?# Fanoie Moye : Pacade One of the Be^ to its Size Ever Seen in State? -Overa Mile in Length. The Exhibits as >ds in Man# Respects as Those Put on Display at State Fair. Booths Arranged and Decoded by Business Houses of the Town Added Grertly to General Appearance ot the Building. m > - ?? ? iCtJ'i zJEBk- ?-?yf'i \ ^ ?\; *" 'V *-W ?vi The opening of the Farmville Community Fair, Wednesday morning, October 25th, began With a parade, forming at the Graded School building, under the leadership of ?)hief Marshal V/. G. Sbeppard and his twenty assistants. The parade was led by Miss t Marie Christman in a buggy beautifully decorated in white with white horse to match. Next in line came the marshal?; the Farmville Fire Department in their Fire truck; the Mayor and .Town Commissioners in auto? the band ill auto truck which was tastily decorated for \t * izsts .. Enterprise," which was made to represent a massive sailing ves sel, With sails and jflagi flowing from its deck and named for the Presidents private yatcb, the Mayflower. This float was 3 warded the first prize. The second prize was awarded the Farmvilte Graded School repre senting the music class. Other mers Union, the Good <Roads ex hibit, wherein a team of two mules pulled a wagon in the pa rade loaded with ten . bales of Mr- T.?. Turn age, formerly mdyor of Farmville, -presided ?t the exercises, and presented Mr. J. Lloyd Horton, the solicitor of slightest dreams of the promo ters of the Fair Association. Among the best of these was the fancy work exhibit which com pared favorably with that of the State Fair at Ralegh. Next to the fancy work was the live stock which was far above the average. Some of the finest cat tle, hogs, "sheep, goats, horses and mules, chiclieas, turkeys, ducks, etc., in this State werebn exhibit The Canning exhibit and farm products, and the educational ex-, hibits were all unusually good. The children of the Farnsville Graded School, King's Cross Roads, Bruce and Bynums had self sat at a banquet during the '/ revolutionary days, to pieces of baby dress rorn by one of the first citizens of this community : 95 years ago, Were were also a number of other old articles on display in this exhibit which deserve mention. The most unique feature of^ the entire day was the sale at auction of bale of cotton exhibit- ; ed by Miss Mary E. Joyner who liVCs, near here. This cotton was cultivated, picked and put on display by her, arid, as it Usui won fi^st prize, a number of the ffl cotton buyers decided to have it sold at auction, and it brought the fancy price of 24c per -pound. The highest bidder be ing Mr. G. M. Shirley of the W. ? M. Lang Co. The many attractive booths

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