The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-07
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Richmond Lady First 10 wheel From
Here tO That City.


rErERsBrRG. VA. July 6.-spccial.-
some of The farmers of Dinwiddie coun-
~ Will abandon their crops altogether.
.rncv nave been lcd 10 This step hy reason
Of tne fact that they see no prospect of
making Grips ON account OF heavy rains
and the prolific growth Of grass.
rne Republican State Committee VIII
meet i'm Norfolk tomorrow for the con-
s,dcrauon of various matters 1" he
trouehl ncforc it The calling of consfc7-
.,o,,,f Ci.triet conventions throughout thc
~.ste Will bs One OF the matters 60 ue
considered. Captain ASA Rogers. sc.ir-
tar,. of the committee. and Hon. Charles
Crc one of the Republican candidates
for CONGRESS- from the Fourth district oi
Nlrrinia. lcft here tonight 60 attend the
meeting.
Kcv. Jos. T.. Mitchell, rector OF ST.
Stcphcn's Episcopal church Uo.ofcal. ln
tnis city. was ordained TO the prizes ihood
Yesterday mornin. 40 ID o'clock ny tnc
Rev. A. NJ. Randolph. 3D.. To-, in tnc pfea-
once OF 20 large congregation. kcF W. a.
r. Goodwin. rector of So. John cnufch,
delivered the ordination scrmom kct. a..
X. Hains. d. D.. and Rev William II.
Piatt. ID. D.. assisted in the laying on of
hands. After the ordination services the
Bishop confirmed class of nye persons
presented 10 him by the rector.
A LADTs BICYCLE RIDE.
Mrs. While Lucy. of Richmond. can
lay claim TO being the first female who
has ridden from Lichmond Go Petersburg
on % bicycle. This lady and her husband
arrived here yesterday morning on their
wheels having covered the distance IN
tnroe hours and loriy-hve minutes.
some of this time. however. was COM
sumcd in stopping ON the roadside 10
gather hlackh.rrica. Mr. and Mrs Lucy
dned with Alr. a. O.. Short and family
o. this city. and 1t O'Clock in the after
noon left ON their wheels on their return
home. Mrs. Lucy is the mother OF three
children.
a large colored excursion party left
here this morning ON the steamer s. \.
Mccall for Norfolk.
There were very heavy rains in Prince
George. ulnwiddfc. and Chesterfield coun-
ties yesterday afternoon. The roads I'm
some places were perfect sheets OF
water. The rainfall during the past two
weeks has been unusually heavy.
Tho exterior OF Masonic Hail. on Tabb
street Is being repaintcd.
PETERSBURG WHEELAnsN.
Much interest Is felt among wheclmen
here in the bicycle races 10 Doe .run on
tno 18th instant. at the old New Market
race course. under tho auspices of the
Cockaae Clty cycle club. Some very
handsome prizes arc 20 Dee contested for
among which are several pieces of silver
ware. ln addition 10 the prizes already.
mentioned in this correspondence is "A
beautiful gold medal % bee given bv Ruch-
anau brothers jewellers. OF this cif,, For
the accommodation OF those who may
wish 10 attend the races the Norfolk ana
Western Railroad Company win run a
special train 10 The grounds The cycle
club Will remove tomorrow INN tho
former residence of Colonel w. Gordon
McCabe. on Sycamore street. which tbev
have leased for one year.
There are nc further develonrepts 70
day in the matter OF the Abandonment
OF the Petersburg baseball club II is
though that some final action IN the MAJ
ter Will Doe taken IN "A day or two \
committee Of gentlemen who are anxious
that the club should not 40 10 pieces to-
day waited on the citizens 10 secure
funds to keep the club going. Only
small sum, however was subscribed.
Dr. Duncan VI. Brown, superintendent
Of the public schools OF Petersburg left
this morning fcr Farmvile 10 lecture be-
fore the teachers OF tho summer session
OF the Normal School now being held Al
that place. Prof. w. T.. Fox. OF Rich