View of the new hotel, ca. 1891.
R. G. Shute photograph
Dec. 24, 1890 - Noon.
Hotel Edgartown.............6
Hotel Nashaquitsa...........5
Hotel Edgarton..............4
Hotel Mizpah................3
Harbor View.................2
The Edgartown...............2
Old Colony House............2
Starbuck’s Bluff House, Hotel Vacuna, Acme Hotel, Hotel Belvedere, The Outlook, Union Hotel, Hotel New England, Hotel Martha’s Vineyard, Atlantic House, Martha’s Vineyard Hotel, The Inn at Edgartown, 1 each.
From the January 2, 1891 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
Jan. 1, 1891 - Noon.
Hotel Edgartown.............28
Starbuck House..............16
Hotel Mizpah................15
Hotel Nashaquitsa............6
Hotel Edgarton...............5
Hotel Belvedere..............5
Harbor View..................4
The Edgartown................4
Old Colony House.............3
Pilgrim Hall.................3
Scattering................20
From the January 9, 1891 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
Jan. 8, 1891 - Noon.
Hotel Edgartown.............59
Harbor View.................36
Hotel Mizpah................19
Starbuck House..............16
Hotel Martha................16
Hotel Emprise...............13
Old Colony House.............7
The Edgartown................7
Hotel Edgarton...............6
Hotel Nashaquitsa............6
Hotel Belvedere..............5
Scattering................27
From the January 30, 1891 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
It has been decided to close the polls at 6 o’clock on the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1891. After that time the votes will be counted and the result will be announced in the Gazette of Feb. 13th.
Jan. 29, 1891 - Noon.
Harbor View................198
Hotel Edgartown............161
Hotel Martha................93
Hotel Mizpah................35
Hotel Emprise...............29
The Edgartown...............21
Old Colony House............17
Starbuck House..............17
The Buena Vista.............13
The Inn at Edgartown........10
Scattering................51
Total......................645
Notice.
Regarding the contest we wish to state that the right of voting is free to all persons, and one person can send in any number of votes - no limit. It is only a question of getting the coupons, and you are entitled to as many votes as you can produce coupons.
Extra Gazettes, containing the coupon, can be obtained on application to the office.
From the February 6, 1891 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
Feb. 5, 1891 - Noon.
Harbor View................259
Hotel Edgartown............248
Hotel Martha...............102
Hotel Mizpah................39
The Buena Vista.............33
Hotel Emprise...............29
The Edgartown...............23
Old Colony House............17
Starbuck House..............17
The Inn at Edgartown........10
Scattering................52
Total......................829
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