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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-06-07
INCOMING MAIL.
LATE Behen Gets Left Eye Hurt.

While at work in the machine shops
of the L., n. & st. L. R'y. last Fri.
day, Late Behen got his left eye hit
with piece of flying flint. He had it
Sunday for further treatment.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-06-07
Big Contract For Piling

HUFF & Pike have a contract for
$4,000 feet of piling and $4,000
ties to be delivered to Webster
for the Henderson Route. The
piling run from 16 to so feet and
are hauled from four to nine
miles.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-06-07
Annual Conference

The annual meeting of the Ep-
worth Leagues of the Louisville
Conference will meet at Elizabeth
town June 4. This will hold
three days and great preparations
are being made for it.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-06-07
NEW HOME NEARLY
COMPLETED AT ELM HEIGHTS

The bungalow of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Yesger's is nearly finished and will be a
most attractive home In Elm Heights.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-06-07
Programme For Meeting-.WeII-
Known Kentucky Writers To
Make Addresses-.WiIl Last
Four Days.
ALL ARRANGEMENTS MADE.

to arrange the programme for the COM
ing meeting of the Kentucky Press AS
ISOLATION at Cerulean springs, June -
%, completed its programme, which IS
as follows:
MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 10.
$50 o. clock-Informal receptions.
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 20.
0:15 O'Clock Meeting called to order.
Opened with prayer
e:30-Welcome address by Denny P.
Smith, of Cadiz.
10:0O-Response by Tim Needham,
Winchester Democrat.
Roll Call.
Reading of minutes of md-winter
meeting, etc,
Presidents address-A. D. Miller.
Secretarys eport-Sheldon NJ. Sat-
fey, Stanford Journal.
Applications for membership.
Reading of annual poem-E. A.
Jonas, poet laureate, Louisville Times.
General business.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 20
LEO o. clock-Call to order.
1:3O-"What the Kentucky Press
Association has done for Kentucky
Newspapers, Harry McCarty, Nicho-
lasvile Journal.
| 2:0O-"The Country Weekly" L. w.
Gaines Trenton Progress
2:30-"How Found out so Much, :"
George H. Peters, Louisville Herald.
3:30-Round table, Getting Adver-
tising," conducted by George Sorenson,
manager American Press Association,
Cincinnati.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 21.
9:l5 o clock-Call to order.
9:2O-Report of Executive Committee
on new applications for membership.
9:30-"What the Press has Done and
Nay ID for Be;te- Roads, Harry A
Sommers, Elizabethtown News.
1O:0O-"The Newspaper Woman"
Miss Goldie Perry, Winchester Sun.
Sentenial.
10;30-"Old Times and New" J.
Stoddard Johnson, Louisville.
bloodhound table, THE Job De.
partment," J. c. Alcock, Jefferson
town, Jetfersonian.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 21
LEO o'clock-Call to order.
l:30-"Where is Cerulean?" w. P.
Walton, Lexington Herald.
2:00-"Practical Suggestions, Urey
Woodson, greensboro Messenger.
2:a0-Round table, Patent Inside
VS.. All Home Print" conducted by
David R. Forbes. Princeton Leader.
330-Business meeting Eighth Dis
trict Publishers League.
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 20.
9:15 o'clock-Call to order.
-"Doings of Daily" Ed. o.
Leigh, Bowling Green Messenger.
9:4S-"Starting Paper" Miss Allie
Armstrong, Nortonsville Dispatch.
10:15-"Some Benefits Derived From
District Leagues" James B. Stears,
Nicholasv:lle News.
10;45-"Relation Between City Daily
and Country Weekly" Brainard Plat,
Louisville Courier Journal.
l1.15--"What is News and What Is
Advertising" w. H. Jones, Glasgow
Republican.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 2a
lis o'clock-Any unfinished business
300-Baseball game between Eastern
Kentucky Composed of the last six
Congressional districts) President A. d.
Miller, Richmond Climax, captain; and
Western Kentucky composed of first
five districts,l ex President Tom Under
wood, Hopkinsville New Era, captain.
Umpires-William Remington, Paris
Democrat, and Charles NJ. Meacham
Hopkinsville Kentuckian.
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 20
900 o'clock-Election of Officers.
lO:00-Song, "God be With You Til
We Meet Again" by the entire meet
ing, led by J. r. Lemon, lMayfeld
Messenger.
Final Adjournment.
With only two or three exceptions,
those on the above programme have
notified the committee of their accept.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-06-07
Eleventh Birthday

Helen Kingsburry, the attractive little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Kings
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-06-07
BRECKENRIDGE COUNTY
SUNDAY.SCHO0L ASSOC.
ATOMS GREAT MEET
Next Convention will be Held at Webster--Hardius-
burg Hospitality Lavished Upon the Guests--
Profitable Suggestions Were Offered to Workers

Report Of Breckenridge County Sum
day School Association held at Hardins-
burg, June LIST and End, 19i1'
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-06-07

A self winding electro clock will run
from one to two years, and is manufact-.
ured by a Baltimore firm is the latest.
1t has only four wheels.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11
]. R. Smith Speaks Tonight

Atlanta, Nov. 11.-C ampai 6
MANAGER j. R. Smith has added
himself to the list of Joe Brown
speakers who will hold forth in va
rious parts of Georgia today.
This is to be Joe Brown Rallying
Day" in twenty or more communi-
ties, and all the speeches will come
off according to program with the
exception that the speaking at
Homer, Ga, has been called off.
Most of the meetings are to take
place in the court houses or town
halls, and consequently will not be
interfered with by the rain.
Manager j. R. Smith is going to
make a speech at East Point, an
Atlanta suburb, tonight, and hun
dreds of Atlantians are planning to
90 hear him, as it will be his first
public utterance from the platform
in the present campaign.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11
LOCALS

Call up the Daniel Grocery Com
pany. Phone 293 for oysters.
Miss Hazel Lee today received
notice of the serious illness OF her
sister, Miss Madge, at Jacksonville
and will leave this evening for Jack
sonville.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
First NJ. E. Church will serve a fish
dinner Wednesday, Nov. 18th, at the
w. r. C. Hall. Dinner Is cents.
Mrs. M. E. Whitman
Mr.. S. c. Brink of N. c. is in the
city and figuring with the Fitzger-
aid marble people, with whom he
may so in business, which would
mean a very much enlarged plant
The Sunbeam Society will hold
its regular meeting Sunday, evening
at 3 o'clock at the Baptist Church
Every member is invited to be pres
ent. Ruth Norris, Secretary.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11
Attention Old Folks
And Children

The Service next Sunday morn
ing at the First M. E. Church will be
an autumn servic.
Will number of the boys of the
the Sunday School kindly meet at
the church on Saturday afternoon,
at 2 o'clock, with branches OF
autumn leaves? Also farmers bring
a few autumn products.
Will aged folks, who would like a
conveyance to bring them to church
on Sunday, kindly inform the pas
tor of that fact during the week? Also
those with autos and carriages who
can bring any If these, kindly vol
unteer.
And all old folk who do not be-
long to some other church come
The service is for you.
E. j. HAMMOND, Pastor,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11

decided to attack. Accordingly, at
about 8 o'clock on the morning of the
9TH, he disembarked his force on the
Missouri shore. some five miles above
Belmont, and ordered the gunboats to
drop below and engage the batteries at
Columbus. Quickly forming his COL
umn, Grant pushed for the Confeder-
ate camp, hoping to take the Confeder-
ates by surprise.
Grants Foe Reinforced.
In this he was partly mistaken, for
General Polk, who was at Columbus.
had been notified of the landing of
Federal troops on the west shore Of
the Mississippi and promptly dispatch
ed General Gideon J. Pillow with four
regiments to succor the threatened
camp. This reinforcement raised the
defenders of Belmont to about 1900
men, with six cannon. Grant had
about 1900.
After marching a mile through a
wooded swamp the Federal column
reached a cornfield, and the Seventh
Iowa deployed as skirmishers among
the tall stalks to the farther edge Of
the field. A company of Confederates
was in hiding beyond the field and
fired at the Iowans, killing one man.
A line of battle was quickly formed,
and the whole command moved on
ward through the woods. The fight
ing was steady and continuous from
that point to the Confederate works
The way was INSTRUCTED by heavy I'M
derbrush and fallen trees, and the
men had to climb over or crawl under
the obstacles as best they could. the
while keeping a lookout for the enc
my. In places the ground was
swampy, and between fighting. find
ing road and waiting for the cannon
to be dragged along with the column,
the march was slow and difficult.
Officers Chosen Targets.
The delay gave the enemy time to
select positions and get in good shots.
At the end of mile the whole line
was held up by new obstacle, sort
of secondary river bank that formed
a natural breastwork fc" the Confed-
crates. Grants column had also got
within range Of the fieldpieces at Bel
mont and Of the heavy guns at Column
bus, and shot and shell tore through
the forest, giving the farm boys a
taste Of real war. The Confederate
rifemen were favored with picked
shots, and Grants officers and men
fell rapidly. General ]. A. McCler-
nend, second in command to Grant,
had three horses shot under him one
after another. Colonel Lauman of the
Seventh Iowa lost his horse in this
action and was afterward severely
wounded himself. The mounted men
were chosen targets, and several Of
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11

the staff were endorsed. Grants
horse was shot under him. Grants
plan of attack was to keep the left
flank near the river to prevent re-en-
forcements from crossing over froW
Columbus and by spreading out tue
line partially surround the Confeder-
ate camp. A united effort in the M
tire of charge, but prevented from
being one by the roughneSS of tie
ground, drove the enemy from the
embankment through the woods to an
open space around the inclOsed lire
When Grants excited soldiers saw
close at hand the defiant flag waving
above the guns and Confederates rum
ming back across the field their en-
thusiasm knew no bounds.
The spreading of Grants line Great
ed a gap in the ranks opposite the enc
my's battery. The Seventh Iowa rush
ed into the space and in a few mo-
ments drove the gunners from their
pieces with hot fire of bullets. "A
IRISH of the whole line precipit2ted Il
stampede in the enemy'S ranks, and
Grants men swarmed about the flag
pole. tents and cannon like bees around
an upturned hive. 1t was Their first
fight, their first victory and first seizure
of the spoils of war. officers and sol
diers alike jumped upon the gun car
riages and platform and delivered flow
cry speeches to their comrades, who
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11
Shiveree to Mr.. Davis

About | o'clock last night MIR.
RAYMOND Davis new home on the
West drive was visited by about
SO perfectly jolly souls, who pro-
ceeded to give him one severe
schiveree, which continued about
two hours without any results being
visible whereupon some OF the
braves entered the fold through
a small window that the perfectly
wise young man failed to nall'
crawling in the window the braves
had to make a quick slide over
the hot cook stove, from thence
thew proceeded through the kitchen
into the front room, unlocking the
door so that the rest might enter.
The brave lad proved himself a jack
rabbit indeed by jumping from the
he'd and making his exit through
the screen door, without shirt nor
socks on and completely outdis-
tanced the best of the runners in a
chase of about a half mile, loosing
himself from his pursuerS in briar
jungle.
The boys gave up the chase and
took advantage of the young mans
absence, returned to the home
forced the bride to arise and open
the doors once more to the braves.
Someone suspicioned the presence
of Mr.. Davis bach in the kitchen
and slipped back to investigate and
stumbled into a two buShel sack of
fine Indiana apples. He brought
them into the front room and pro-
ceeded to dump the whole sack
ont in the middle Of the room, and
here is where the absent husband
missed a delicious treat for ne was
still doing jack rabbit time towards
Rebecca.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11
By cabtsin GEORGE L. KILMER. Late


BY "a Dtein SEORSE l.. hlh1EN, Late
U. S. ".
copyright by American Press Associa-
ton, 1911
~ N Nov. Z, 1861, two officers OF
Al m comparatively insignificant
Va ~ rank made their bows to the
American people as leaders in
battle. One was U. S. Grant, brig
adler general of volunteers: the other
s. +. Dupont, commodore of the Unit,
ed States navy. different fortune
awaited them, for. although Grant
failed in his undertaking at Belmont,
he arose to the head of the army. Du'
pont succeeded at Port Royal and was
a stubborn fighter when commanding
the south Atlantic squadron, vet in
the end the chief honors Of naval com
mand went to another.
At Belmont, Mo. opposite Columbus.
Ky, the Confederate general. Polk.
had established camp of observation.
occupied by one regiment Of infantry,
a battery of artillery and squadron
of cavalry. In order to command the
approaches to this position by the
Confederate batteries on the high
ground at Columbus, the trees had
been felled for some distance along
the west bank, and the fallen timber
had been so placed as to form an
abatis capable Of obstructing the ad-
vance of an enemy. This camp Grant
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11
q Fine Farm for Sale

One of the best red-pebble farms
in this part of the country, contain
ing 1880 acres, is on the market at
a very reasonable price. The land
is making a bale of cotton per acre
The water is very fine, and the
place has good pastures, eighteen
plows this year with room for twen-
ty next. Good tenant houses. For
information apply to Col. Mercer
Fitzgerald, Ga.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11

GENERAL GIDEON J. PILLOW, G. s. A., con-
SPICUOUS AT BELMONT.
ence at home and abroad. 1t gave the
northern navy one of the finest har-
bors on the Atlantic seaboard as a
base for operations and paved the way
for the blockade Of the entire coast
south Of Charleston.
Other events of the week were the
seizure Of the Confederate European
commissioners, Mason and SlideH, on
board the British steamer Trent in
the Bahama channel by the United
States steamer san Jacinto on the
8th, heavy skirmish at Piketown.
Ky, between General William Mel
sons Federals and Colonel j. S. Will
liams' Confederate force on the 9th
and two minor actions at Occoquan
river, Virginia, and Guyandotte, west
ern Virginia, on the 10th and 18th.
The Trent affair created worldwide
sensation when the facts of the seiz-
ure became known on the mainland,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11

HANDING THE SEVENTH IOWA AT BEL
MONT.
of auld lang syne. Then the firing be-
gan. Tatnall was forced to retreat be-
fore the broadsides of his old friend
Fort Walker had twenty three guns In
position and Fort Beauregard twenty
The guns raked the channel for long
distance, but Dupont carried his fleet
sufficiently near the works to get their
outline the night before the battle and
anchored just out of gunshot.
Moving at the rate of six miles an
hour, the Federal ships were complete
ly lost to view in the smoke of their
own guns. The forts fired ut blind
targets, yet bore on the channel, so
that many shots told. After passing
the forts the fianking line stood off
and fired into works, while the other
ships turned and sailed over the
course Duponts flagship still led. and
after turning sailed to within 6OO yards
of Fort Walker. She was an especial
target, but was scarcely touched
BrOC1er Against DIOCAeI'
Fort Walker was the first to fall. II
was commanded by General Thomas
r. Drayton, whose brother, Captain
Percival Drayton, commanded the Po-
cahontas in Dupont's fleet. General
Drayton said that the fire from his
guns was delivered with GOODNESS and
precision, but to his surprise the ships
passed apparently unframed. The en-
filading fire from the hanking ships,
he declared, proved the most destruc-
tive to his work. At the end Of an
hour and a half the gunners at work
were exhausted. and Drayton went
personally to battery in the rear and
brought up fresh men. These fought
for four hours. and then, when only
three guns remained fit for service.
abandoned the work.
The fight Cf the garrison from Fort
Walker was signaIed by the Ottawa
Just as the flagship turned for the
third time to sail past and deliver her
brOadside Orders were given to cease
firing, and the flagship steamed close
and delivered a single shot. 1t was
unanswered. Captain John Rodgers.
serving as aid to the flag officer, went
on shore with flag of truce.
The battle Of Port Royal was one of
the first great Federal successes of the
war and eXerted wonderful inhu-
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11
Another Record To Be Broken

An effort is being made to break
the record for attendance at the
Senior Epworth League next Sun
Sunday night. The Leaguers are
giving as many invitations as pos
sible and are working hard for a
"one hundred" meeting. All young
people are invited to come out. Mr..
Hermon Martin will talk on the SUBJ
iect, The Injunction with the lnvi-
tation. Sunday night, Nov. II, is
the time, service teginning at 6.45
at the Central Methodist CHI rc1.
Mark E. Mathis, list Vice-Pres.
Typewriter ribbons and Carbon
paper at Enterprise office
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11

the works named respectively Fort
Beauregard and Fort Walker, consisted
of forty-three guns about evenly dis
tributed.
Dupont's plan Of attack was to sail
rapidly between the forts, deliver his
fire on both while passing: then. after
going two miles in, return and take
Fort Walker on its land side. which
was the weakest. AS the feet advant-
ed Tanalls ships met them in the en-
trance. and the pennant of the Confed
crate flagship was gallantly dipped
three times to the Wabash for the sake
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11
NOTICE.

Any cotton grower can sell his
cotton for next Fall delivery at 15c
per pound. basis middling, through
the SOUTHERN STATES COTTON
CORPORATION. Write for infor-
nation. GEORGE Dole WADLEY,
Southern States Cotton Corp
ton. Macon. Ga.
EOR SALE-600 acres of good farm
lands in Charlton county, five miles
south of Moniac, Ga. 200 acres i'm
cultivation. Three good residence g
on the land. Pears, peaches and
grapes, and plenty Of water. one
good spring branch, oak and pine
timber. The farm produces corp,
sea island cotton, sugar cane, sweet
potatoes, ground peas and straw
berries, Price $1,000 per acre.
G. W. Reynolds,
Moniac, Ga.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11
CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH

Preaching at II a. m. and 7:30 p.
m. by pastor. Subjects, morning
service Awake, awake; put on thy
strength, 0 Zionr' Evening, Lift
ing up the hear. with the hands"
Sabbath School, C. A. Wheeler,
Supt., has a special service at which
time, Rev. C. A. Littlejohn will give
an illustrated talk to the children.
The pastor urges that every one
who has not already done so, to br-
ing in their Conference Collections.
Annual Conference two weeks off.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening at 7 o'clock.
All are cordially invited to these
services and strangers are especial
ly welcome.
GUYToN FISHER, Pastor.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11
North Tummon, Vicar
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

FIkSI BAPTIST OIIUNOII.
THE Spirit of Python-An An
Gent Legend Modernized" will be
the subject of Pastor Thos. M. Gala
way, at the First Baptist Church,
Sunday morning. At night will be
Adam the Primitive.
All are cordilly invited to attend
these services.
THos. M. CALLAWAY, Pastor.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11
American Womlan'S League

There will be a meeting of the A.
W. L., Tuesday, November 18th, 3
o'clock at Mrs. Ida Newcomers
Studio. All members and others
interested are requested to be pre-
sent Mrs. w. G. Smedley,
Sec'ty.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11
S ERvICES At The CHURCHES
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Sunday next, 22nd after Trinity
II a. m. Morning Praye; and Ante
Communion with Sermon.
$50 p. m. Sunday School.
7:30 pm Evening Service with Ser
mon.
North-Tummon, Vicar
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11

FOR SALF-1215 acres of good
land, six miles north of ST
George, Charlton County, Ca ALI
high, cultivatable land, clay peb-
bic. About rs acres in cultiva-
ton, very good buildings and
will grow anything raised in
South Georgia. Sc per acre. no
real estate man buy from owners
S. A, Hodges,
St George, Ga.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11

We keep large assortment of
blanks and sell them at retail, Csc
and up. We will not sell less than
Csc worth. Do not ask US to do so
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11
The War Fifty Years Ago

Battle of Belmont Mo- and Naval Attack at Port Royal
S. Co. General u S. Grants First Important En-
Observation-Disclosures at First and Finally Compelled
to Retreat--Flag Officer Dupont Won Brilliant Vic
tory and Opened to Federal Ships Fine South Caro-
lima Harbor 80 With Wooden Ships He Outfought
Confederate Batteries Shore---Brothers Fought
on Opposite Sides.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11
FIRST M. E. CHURCH.

Services tomorrow as follows:
Sabbath School at $50 a. m.
Morning Worship at 10:45, Junior
Sermon on the fifth commandment
Senior Serman, Autumn Days." A
special service for old folks.
Children Class $50 p. m.
Epworth League GAS p. m.
Evening Worship 7:30, Sermon, The
Amusement Question" Special
music by orchestra. The general
public, especially strangers, cordial
ly invited to worship with us.
E. J. HAMMOND, Pastor