The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-08-28
Gala Day, Great Crowd, Good People
And Glorious Times in This City
Thursday.
Miss Margaret Norman Most POpu-
lar Young Lady.

ITO every cloud there is silver
lining and the cloud that came over
Cloverport Thursday morning was COM
pletely turned best side out before
noon, making Barbecue Day" a
splendid one from every standpoint
All the passenger trains to this place
were heavily laden with people regard
less of the rain that commenced early
in the morning before the folks left
their homes. After the visitors arrived
in the city they sought shelter in the
different stores where they did quite a
little trading and made a profitable day
for the merchants. In fact, the stores
and restaurants were busy all day and
some of the young lady clerks did not
get even peep at the picnic grounds.
Just before II O'Clock the rain ceased
and the crowd made way for Skillmans
Grove to attend the sixth annual
Masons' Barbecue. The attendance
was one of the largest of the six
Masonic occasions and it included
fathers and mothers, sweet babies,
pretty daughters, grown-up sons,
spoony lovers, old maids and by-gone
bachelors, dashing young widows and
gay widowers, and THE Newly Weds. "
They were all there.
The Masons left no stone unturned
ITO provide everything necessary to
make the event a success in every way
and to make the people want to come
back to the seventh celebra ton.
MUSIC AND SMILES.
The first thing the people heard was
the music by the Cannelton Commercial
Brass Band, and the first thing given
to the people were Smiles" in the
way of programs which we're compli
ments of the Breckenridge News.
Everybody was wearing a smile or
smiling one. Then the program of the
was carried off as follows:
DINNER ALL DAY.
The barbecued dinner was we'll pre-
pared and beautifully served. 1t con-
sisted of the best meats, potatoes,
pickles and hot coffee. Ice cream and
cake were gotten at the refreshment
booth.
PRIZES AWARDED FOR SALE OF
DINNER TICKETS.
Miss Lucille LaNeave was given a
beautiful silk umbrella by F. Fraize for
selling the most dinner tickets
and Miss Lenora McGavock won the
second prize, a nice lamp given by
O'Connell & Co.
BABY SHOW.
At 2:30 O'Clock a large number of
spectators crowded around the band
sand to see the babies who had been
brought there to unconsciously "show
off," Each mother thought her baby
the prettiest and every one waited with
eagerness to see which one would
capture the first prize which was a
Fulton Go-Cart, given by M.Hamman &
Son. The first prize was won by the little
baby of Mrs. Lee Bruer, of Lewisport.
The second prize, a gold necklace,
given by Sewers Drug Co., was won by
Margaret Norman Harpole, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Harpole,
of Louisville.
FAT MANS RACE.
Mr.. Dudley Beavin won this race and
received a S. hat given by Shapinsky
Bros.
FREE FOR ALL FOOT RACE.
Mr.. Wilbur Brown came out in the
lead in the 100 yard foot race and was
given the S. pair of shoes by J. c.
Nolte & Bro
GUESSING CONTEST.
H.Beavin gave the closest guess on
the number of beans in pint jar and
was awarded box of cigars by F. T.
Heyser
THE CAKE.
The Home Bakery gave to o. M.
Reynolds, of Lewisport, cake for
having the largest family present.