Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-08-20
RICHMOND

Linden Little. who has been in H,c.
mond on business this week. re,urr.s
Friday to his home in Greense,d
Mass.
The funeral of the lat Mrs. Rass.t
J. Wade was held Thursday al b..
home OIL Swan Island. Mrs w.
was g3 years and months old Fos
IA Years she had been confined "a
wheel chair, but had been an er,n
pie of patience, took much in,ere.,,
in everything and did a great de,,
of work until the last few month,.
She had made her home on the I.
land 6I years where she lived ui.,
her daughter and son. Charles sbs
is survived BY two sons. Josenb
Wade and Charles F. Wade o,.
daughter. Clara Wade and s,se
grandchildren. Rev NJ. f. parson
pastor of the Richmond Methods.
church officiated at the funeral In
terment was in the Island cemetsr,
Percy Little. son of Mr.. and Mr..
Henry Little received a bad ini,r,,
Friday morning. He was crank,,s
his automobile when il hack.6r
breaking his right wrist in a com
pound fracture.
The building of the new le,ths,
band factory is underway. The foI
lowing business men of the town at
tended the laying of the corna,
stone "Wednesday afternoon ana da
posted coins of 1921 date benAa,,
it; Harry +. Houdlette. president q,
the Chamber of Commerce. T
Southard. {. b. Day, Leslie f. Roh.
erts. H. L. Tarr, Rev. y. f. Pearson
H. s. Castner, president of the con,
pany and number of other citizens
The closing days of the Richmona
Camp meeting are filled with activj.
ty and the people are assembling ana
planning for three big meetings n,
Sunday at 10 O'Clock, standard time
there will be a prayer and social ser.
vice with a brief sermon; at 2 oclock
song service led by Walter colhv
and the united choirs OF Hallowell
Gardner and the camp meeting
after which DR.. 4. A. Walsh will de-
liver sermon; at j4J the united
cholrS will sing again. followed bv
the closing service. Mrs Walsh will
render Heavenly Joys" and manv
other splendid singers will be heard
during the day Rev. W. r. Petten.
gill T Leeds and Rev. c. F.. Young
of Hallowell. men of large experience
and safe guides in spiritual things
are conspicuous figures on the plat.
form. Rev. John Brown, pastor o.
the Methodist Episcopal church in
Bath, preached a powerful sermon
on the 'Atonement' Thursday night
In the forenoon Dr. Walsh preached
on the npardonable Sin" In the
afternoon he preached again from
Chrlsts sermon on the Mount.
Up TO the present writing m.
Campmeeting has been a great sue.
cess, and if Sunday is pleasant the
closing services will be largely al.
tended. Rev. Dr Walsh who has
charge Of the Campmeeting was for.
merly pastor of the Free Raptst
church in Gardiner and his host of
friends in this locality will he present
II possible.
On Saturday evening Dr Walsh
Will deliver q memorial address and
conduct memorial service tor the
late Rev. J. ?. Irving who would have
managed the Campmeeting had he
lived
On Friday afternoon. Rev. W. +.
Pettengill. brought once Of The most
spiritual sermons that has been heard
on the ground this year, and in the
evening Rev. c. q. Perry delivered an
evangelistic sermon with telling CT
feet.
Among the noticeable features are
the work being done among the chill
drcn and the one O'Clock meetings
conducted by Philip c. Huchey and
Grace Walsh which have been much
All roads lead to the Campmeetins
Sunday if the sun shines.