The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-31
WHEKLING no MEXICO.
Champions Albert and Martin Making the
Trip on Wheels.

I
Trip on Wheels.
PETERSBURG, VA, Oct 3O.-special.-
! Messrs. Frank Albert and William Mar
tin, champion bicyclists. from New York
arrived here to-day, on their wheels. en-
route TO the City Of Mexico via the South
ern States. They left New York city on
the 18th inst, but have spent two days
hunting, etc They reached here from
Richmond this morning about II o'clock,
having made the trip in two hours
Mr.. Albert IS riding a twenty-five pound
Liberty wheel and Mr.. Martin a twenty
two pound Lyndhurst. Mr. Albert is the
one-hundred mile professional champion
Of the world. Mr.. Martin is the six-day
champion, and record breaker Of the
world. having covered 1856 miles at Mad
ison Square Garden. ~ Y. IN 1891 When
within two miles Of Petersburg. the tire Of
one Of Mr. Martins wheels came off. He
will send his bicycle 10 Lyndhurst, ~ j.,
for repairs, and In the meantime he and
his companion. Mr.. Albert Will spend a
few days hunting I'm the vicinity Of Garys-
burg, n. G.. AS soon as Mr. Martins
wheel has been repaired and sent back
10 him. the two young men viii continue
their journey to the City Of Mexico.
There was a very heavy frost and a
thin coating Of Ice here this morning
A frame house at the lower end OF
Bollingbrook street. owned and occupied
by colored man named Robert II. Jones
was destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
The fire is supposed to have been Of in
cendiary origin.
Jones and his wife escaped by jumping
from a window. After getting out OF the
house Jones' wife remembered that she
had left her only child in the burning
building. She at once rushed into the
house and rescued the little one.
A telegram has been received here which
states that the condition of Rev. Horace
Stringfellow. rector of ST.. Johns Episco-
pal church, at Montgomery, Ala, whose
critical Illness has been mentioned in
this correspondence, is somewhat improv-
ed
Rev. Mr.. Brown. pastor Of the Bap-
fist church at Matrica. Chesterfield coun-
~, baptized ten males and one female
I'm Swift creek. near the Swift creek cot
ton Mills, yesterday in the presence Of a
very large crowd.
Colonel G. r. O'Ferral the Democratic
nominee for governor has promised 10
speak in Petersburg before the close of the
canvass but has not yet fixed upon the
date.
This afternoon three men and three
women went over to Gillam's meadow.
i'm Chesterfield county, and had a drunken
frolic. one Of the women, named Bette
Rocker was badly beaten by one Of the
men, and when found by Constable A. S.
Tucker, Of Chesterfield she was in an un-
conscious condition, with her clothing
badly torn. Part Of her body was lying
I'm the water, and but FOR being found by
the constable she would have drowned
The party who is charged with having
committed the assault was arrested by
Constable Tucker and carried 10 Chester
field county Jail, while the injured woman
was taken to the Jail in this city. where,
at this writing, she is I'm an unconscious
condition.
Captain R. c. Pegram. Of Richmond
was In the city this morning.
BY order Of p. w. Mckinney, Governor
and commander-n-chief Of the Peters
burg Grays Company CO and Nottoway
Grays Company u. Of Blackstone, have
been detached from the Fourth regiment
and assigned 10 the Third. The order
was received before the Petersburg Grays
at the company's meeting tonight.
Mr. j. NJ. Williams, Of Prince George
county. who went with an excursion
party from this city 10 the Worlds Fair
a few days ago. was robbed Of his ticket
and all OF his money by a pickpocket.