The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-07
IN THE COCKADE CITY
Republicans Preparing for ths Session Il
the Republican State COMMITTEES To.Da}.
CROPS RUINED BY THE HEAVY RAINS
COiored Minister Ordainea-A woman
Makes ihe Trip Eetwcen Richmond
and Petersburg ON Her wheel
Prospective Bicycle Rnccs-Gone
to the Grand lodge of EIks.

petersburg, Va, July 6-(SpedaD-
Some OF the farmers of Dinwiddie coun.
~ VIII aban0oH their CROPS altogether.
They have been led to this step by rea
son of the fac, that they see no bros.
pect of making crops on account of
heavy rains and the prolific growth OF
grass
The Republican State Committee Will
NEST in Norfolk Tomorrow for the CON
sheraton of various matters 10 be
brought before 1T. The calling OF con.
gresstonal district conversions through
out the State Will be one of the matters
to be considered. Captain Asa Rogers.
secretary OF the commit tee. ANA Hon.
Charles Gee, one of the Republican can.
didAtes for Congress from itse -Four, n
district of Virginia, left here tonight to
attend the meeting.
Rev. Joseph f. Mitchell rector of St.
Stephens Episcopal Church. colorpd I'm
this city. was ordained to the pIiesthooa
yesterday morning at II O'clock by Rt.
Rev. S. NJ. Randolph, d. d.. in the pres
ence OF large congregation Rev. w.
A. X. Goodwin, rector of St Johns
Church, delivered the ordination sermon.
Rev. c. r. Hams, d. D.. and Rev. Will
liam ii. Plat, ID. d., assisted in the Law
ing on Of hands. After the ordination
services the Bishop confirmed a class of
five persons presented TO him by the
rector
Mrs. Willie Lucy, of Richmond. can law
claim TO being the first female who ho
ridden from Richmond to Petersburr on
a bicycle. This lady and her husband
arrived here yesterday morning on their
wheels. having covered ,ile distance In
three hours and fortytflve minutes. Some
OF their time, however. was consumed I'm
stopping on the roadside 10 gather black
berries. Mr.. and Mrs. Lucy dined with
Mr.. A. G, Short and family. of this CITY.
and at O'clock In the afternoon left on
their wheels to return home Mrs. Lucy
Is the mother of three children.
a large colored excursion party left
Mccall for Norfolk ~
There were very heavy rains i'm Prince
george, Dinwiddie and Chesterfield coIn-
ties yesterday afternoon. The loads I'm
some places were perfect sheets of v.ater
The rainfall during the past two
weeks mas been unusually heavy
The exterior of Masonic Hall on ,va bb
street is being repaired.
Much interest Is fel, among wbae,nan
here in the bicycle races to be run on shn
10Th dp;'tant at the old New Market
Race Course. under the auspices of the
CocRade City Cycle Club Some very
handsome prizes are ITO be- contested for.
among which are several pieces of silver.
ware.
IN addition to the prizes already men
tiohed in this correspondence Is Al beau
tiful gold medal to be given by Buchan-
an Bros. jewellers OF this cjty. For tho
accommodation of those who may wish
10 attend the races the Norfoll1 and
western Railroad Company will run a
special train TO the grounds The Cycle
Ciup VIII remove tomorrow into the
former residence of Colonel w. Gordon
, Mecape, on sycamore street, which they
nave leased for one year.
Dr. Duncan NJ. Brown. super.in,endant
Oh the public schools OF Petersburg. left
here Eh.s morning for Farmville to lee
lure before the teachers of the summer
session of the normal school. now being
held at that place
Profess w. T. Fox, of Richmond.
iec,ured to-day before the teachers
vi the summer se:2ion of the Virginia
Normal and Collegiate Institute.
Mr.. Richard Bishop broke his leo
saturday night by jumping from a sec.
ond story window. He was taken 10 tho
Home for the Sick for treatment. Bisbnn
Is painter by trade
MI: r. $. Butler left yesterday morn
ing FOR Cincinnati to attend the me.t-
ing of the Grand Lodge of the Rencvo-
lent Protective Order of Elks. Mr.. But
Ter goes as a delegate from the Peters
burg Lodge of this order. He was ac-
Soinpanied by MI. {. i. Williamson, who
Is member of the Grand Lodge.
AT recent meeting of the Schoo,
Board the pay of all the teachers in the
public schools was reduced. The total
reduction amounts TO about 10 per cent.
Norman Brown. a colored boy, charc-
ed with robbing a car of the Richmond
and Petersburg Railroad Company
while standing on track in Poca hontas
has been arrested. The alleged felony
was committed some months ago
Brown has been at large ever since
In lnh fl,.. al
hack. driver in Petersburg, died this
morning. The deceased was the best
known colored man in the city.