The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-27
CAMPMEE1ING
AT old RUGGLES
HAS NOW begun
Interesting News Notes From Rliggles
CampgrOunds Telling What's Go.
ing on In Camp.
(By j. II. RI

70 many uuJleS III connection Wltn the
carrying on of the campmeeting this
friend has generously offered to share
the privilege of giving the news to
our friends. We are sure this will be
| appreciated, and it is with deep feel
ing of appreciation that we acknowl-
| edge this kindness. and bespeak for
the new writer the same considera-
ton that has been given to ]. II. n.
all these years.
A new paper boy, Master Joseph
G.. Simons, Jr., will also be in charge
this year. We trust our readers will
show our little friend all the courte-
sizes due hustling newspaper boy.
This first day, so far as the SER
vices are concerned, has been rather
quiet The first day usually is. The
workers had an all-afternoon holiday.
And it was surely enjoyed too. Camp
ers came in thick and fast during the
afternoon until at the time of writing
there are very few vacant cottages.
| One camper, Sam Carpenter, got in
his application too late to get a cot
tage so he is holding an overflow
camp out in the woods in an impro-
vised tent. Sam is enjoying it all
right, though the dogs prowling
around at night have gotten little
too familiar with his kitchen quar-
tiers. Upon returning from church
last night Sam found two of his canine
friends, one on each side of his tent,
enjoying a fine fried, 'yaller-legger"
chicken that he had brought along for
"rainey" day. The mistake that
Sam made was in thinking that
chicken was safe anywhere at Meth
odist campmeeting.
During the afternoon II. Carr Pol
lit, Carl Dodds, Sam Carpenter and j.
II. Richardson started in quest of
some horseshoes for game of quoits.
After searching rode side and stables
along the way without success they
finally landed in Burtonville. Here
they found the only blacksmith shop
closed But Carr Pollitt was not to
| he discouraged at a little thing like
that Going to the rear of the shop
he climbed in a window, and In a
little while came proudly forth bear
ing with him load of horseshoes
O. s1s
the crowd over their venture they
struck for Barbour Bros. store and re-
freshed themselves with Mint Cola.
cigars, etc Next was the return trip
and thereafter the piting against each
other this quartet in a game Eight
| games was played before supper and
Carr Pollitt and his partners came
out second best in seven of the eight.
The contest will be renewed with in
creased vigor tomorrow.
As we have been writing the af-
ternoon auto trucks have been arrlv-
ing, bringing enough preachers to get
things moving fine. Including the ar
rivals during the day we have the fol-
lowing ministers now in camp: STU
perintendent w. H. Davenport, ]. F.
Ruggles, A. w. Insko, A. w. Rowe,
John Cheap, Luther Cooley, w. II.
Morris and w. G. Bradford.
Mrs. John Cheap, who is to have
charge of the children's services, with
her daughter, arrived during the af-
ternoon.
Hon. VIM p. Bowman and family
came in from Vanceburg this after
noon to camp for the meetings.
Mrs. NJ. p. Gordon and nieces the
Misses Clary of Mt. Carmel moved in
during the afternoon.
1t was very fitting that the manage
ment should fall in line with the daily
custom prevailing throughout the
country of stopping for five minutes
season of prayer each day at II a. m.
for the success of our allied armies,
This takes place each morning just
before the sermon.
There is quite a change of the per-
sonnet of the younger crowd this year.
Many many of the boys who have
been great favorites in years past are
now with our great army. How they
are missed! And there has not been,
and there will not be a service in
Which special prayers are not offered
up in their behalf. What a great
Homecoming there will be at Old Rug
gle the first campmeeting after the
close of~the war! Most everyone ex-
presses the belief that it will be next
campmeeting,
Mr.. and Mrs. w N. Cabler of Mason
county came in today for camp.
Rev. G. w. Williams, pastor of the
NJ. e. Church, South, at Mt. Carmel
with his family are camping here
this year.
After a quiet day the campers as
sembled in large number for the first
evening campmeetlng service. 1t was
the best first evening audience we
have ever seen. The Rev, Newell II,
Young of NichOlasville brought the
message 1t was an enthusiastic, stir
ring service closing with an altar SER
vice OF conservation.