The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-11
AMamnoth AmphItheatrs to Be Constructed
On ths Agricultural Society Grauads'
REFoRaAToay GRADUATES IN TROUBLE
Row.. HI. Harrison Called TO 'ne
rnlton Baptist Church TO succee"
tbc Rev. Mr.. DauEhersy-Dcath OF
Hss. smith-Tuo Marriages Ceie'
bratca-Au italian I'm Trouble.

The grounds of the Virginia Agricultural
and Mechanical Society were leased To-
& day TO Mr.. II. Lee Lorraine yice-presi-
dent of the Gay & Lorraine Company,
coal miners and dealers, for period of
Ave years. with the privilege of five
more years, II agreeable 10 all parties
coqcerned. AIR. Lorraine Is to pay $4,000
for the first year. and $4,000 for every one
B OF the remaining four years. In the
lease is provision that the veterans |
Z shall have as much of the grounds as
< they need for their use for their June
July reunion. On account of this provi- |
sion, Mr.. Lorraine gets the grounds |
$1,000 cheaper the first year. Mr.. Lor- |
raine was the only bidder for the lease. |
The leesee,who is wealthy,wil turn the
grounds into a monster athletic and
amusement park. He will build one
third mile bicycle track, the finest in the
country. He will also erect dressing
rooms. He has assurance that all the
crack riders Of the country will come
here TO train during the winter. Mr..
Lorraine will erect q large club house,
which will contain bowling alley and
provisions for all indoor sports. A fea-
ture of the park will be n monster am
phitheatre In which during the spring
summer-and fall months spectacular pro-
auctions will be given. The grounds will
be lighted by electricity. and there will
be night racing as we'll as day racing.
In the winter sports in keeping with the
skating. notwithstanding the fact that
Mr.. Lorraine's lease does not begin until
May lst, he Will have everything in
readiness by the time of the reunion, and
Will entertain the veterans with q big
spectacular show.
Mr.. Edgar Allan and Judge Edmund
Waddill are both out of the city Their
absence can be accounted for in no
other way than that they are making
nO, Sc
= OF Mckinley and the down-throw of
Colonel Lamb as State chairman. They
VIII be away n week, and 1t is believed
that they Will visit all places they think
are not in line with them. Alderman
Jim Bahen. who is close to Colonel
Lamb, said to-day. do what they could
there was no danger of Messrs. Waddill
and Allan deposing the State chairman
Rev. Levi ]. Coppin, D. D., editor and
papIsher Oh the African Methodist 1Ipis-
y copal Church Review. was the first
speaker at to-day's session OF the Vir-
Z ginia Conference of the African Metho-
dist episcopal Church. The Trinity"
AZ was his subject The financial report
showed that SS50,o0O had been raised In
the last four years, larger amount
= having been collected during the past
year than In any preceding year Among
the delegates chosen to the General
conference. are Revs. A l.. Gaines, of
norfolk: r, II. Bolden, of Portsmouth:
George D. immersion. of Smithville vii
son f. Foreman, OF Norfolk. is one OF tho
lay delegates 'e
Rafalel Blonde. the italian shoe
maker, who was committed to jail bv
Justice CEutchfield yesterday in default
of surety required of him. optained n
nearing before Judge Wexford to-day
on MS petition for a writ of habeas cor
pus. Inc Judge refused to give Rafralel
MS liberty and remanded him TO 1ail.
Sioioo was sent to jail the other day
IN default OF $500 bond to keep the peace.
He fell In love with an Italian girl and
when she ignored him he stepped up
behind her and cut off n tress of her
hair with shoe knife. His arrest fol-
lowed.
Three young men, all former inmates
OF the observatory. at Laurel, burglar
azed the office of DR.. Mark w. Peyser.
at l220 East Broad street. yesterday af.
ternoon. The thieves were discovered at
inelr work by occupants of the house and
ieIt the premises hurriedlv, leaving a
case or surgical instruments and other
plumber. which they had accumulated.
pehind them. The case was reported to
the detectives and last night q man
VINO, the officers are confident, was one
OF the trio, was arrested. He gave the
name OF Sandy Shaw but was recognized
oy Sergeant Alex. Tom]inson as Dorsey
Crowder, who was committed some
years ago TO the reformatory from Pc
tersburg. Crowder. alias Shaw, was held
as supicious character pending the
search for the other two men wanted.
The funeral Of Mr. John Pope. which
Will be held at ST. Peters Cathedral to-
morrow morning an 1890 O'Clock. will
be largely attended. The many business
institutions with which he is connected
Will close SO that the officials and en-
ployes can attend the funeral.
The recent trade excursions melted the
Association for the DEVELOPMENT of
Trade $500 profit on the sale OF railroad
sickets.
Rev. j. H Harrison. the missionary,
evangelist and educator. has been called
to the pastorate OF Fulton Baptist
Church to succeed Rev. ]. w. Daugh-
erty. who recently withdrew to establish
the Apostolic Church. 1t Is believed
that Mr.. Harrison will accept The call
was extended at the service last night.
i Rev. Mr. Harrison Is native of Frank
lin county and for many years conduct
ed the Southwest Virginia Female In.
stituts. He is now located in st. JOS
eph. Mo.
Colonel ]. A. Pattee and Mrs. M. A.
+ Parker were quietly married last night
at the residence of the brides daughter,
Mrs. j. o. Hudson, No. 2316 east Mar
shall street Rev Charles r IJvda par