Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-18
THE BICYCLE RACES.

The bicycle races to take place at the
New-Market course on THURSDAY OF this
week under the auspices OF the Cockade
City Club will undoubtedly attract a iaa re
ioyable occasion. There are about TWEEN
ty entries for the main dive-milel race
embracing some of the best riders IN Pc
tersburg. Richmond. Norfolk, Ports,
moufh' charlottesville. and Roanoke. and
a number for the other races. The tracK
is a very fine one, is in excellent condl-
ton. and some fine exhibitions OF speec
are Anticipated Trains will be run OF
the City Point road 10 Accommodate
visitors.
VISITING THE BATTLE-FIELDS.
Congressman John f. Lacy and Colonel
w Swain, of Iowa, spent SUNDAY
here and during the DAY visited the pat
tle-felds around the city. They are posn
veterans of the war, on the Union siue
and derived great pleasure iIoilI my ~
Intended to use his best eudeavorS 1oI
the establishment OF national park, ~
embrace many of the famous 1oIts an !.
hattle-felds about this CITY, anu II -
hoped he may be aDle u iii'ei'S'
Major Thomas II. Bond has received q
letter from Mr. ID. Estrege. secretdi5 -
me Cooperative Banks oil Bostou, a1n n
ing for a drawing and pan OF WIia. ~
terns .'the old Poplar-LaWn prison,
tahlished during the late war. mar -
now known as Central PARK was D Delya :
and during the war known az l 'p ~
Lawn. and a temporary Structuie AZ
erected thereon Tor nosp..ai pu' he letter
was confined there for time as q $3.50 y, ed
oner but was subsequently tIansio, S %,
IA the old stone-house at inc ~
Narket street. now used as poS Sl,"S
tory. The Poplar Lawn pii S and no.
nacred directly after the wa, on"
.,.s.,,w loft IL Dut a
THE MAN IDENTIFIED.
,.,.,o, of-police parkinson went over 20
p,chmond Yesterday and ldentine ei t,r ,, ~
neero William Thomas, VINO - - negrc
In inc iail there. as HeteISDusr, 5,lis,. is
whose name is John tucker; o'd twlce
known here as sor Do,d sentences in our
ieI FOR larceny. He was suspeeIett W w.
otber crimes, but evidence couiu n eth y,
ATTAINED TO convict him. on tne vi, re
this month he was released lin LIN an oil.
ronths' term In jail for steai'ns sn wa
stove and one Of his partners; wno H. ~n.
released at the same time. Willia I'M i fom,
tcr was to-day sent up again. ~ ot
months for stealing s,,,o Dnnlon who
fuckers partners, William Duniop, NJ,
,ras vim him i'm Richmond on Friday
h,t Who came back here on lreIsns'
,rair is under arrest for playing conn
dence game in Richmond, ana Is heiu -
answer. .-uvyc
PERSONAL AMI orS.Nf@h - =,
Mrs Mary e. Stiles, widow OF w. "
Stiles is critically i'll at her reside'ioe
on Market street. a., po,arsh,ro
Large scow. built by the Petersoulr !
Iron-Works for the Virginia NaVlgatio Vi
Company. is to be launched to-norro" VI
several Richmond Bcyclists came over
To Petersburg yesterday and practeeu, ~, %
the New Market course. WINE IeS.'ia ~
some unknown person drove nhtnper VI
tacks in the tires OF one OF the piheS' g
matter denounced and much res'et'eu ~
the members of our ciup. 49,. ,,oo,
Chiidren' s-day exercises took the piac'
NJ the regular morning services yestet
dav AT the Market-Street Metnodlst Ep,sn ,
co1ai church. The church was beauti1uiiS
decorated and the exercises were 'ei'
interesting. - ..o,,,,or,, ~
tones Vaughan K Co.. on east Washing
ton street accidentally caught fire thi'
morning but the flames were extinguish
ed before much damage had been done.
Miss Mary Hennessey to-day quaiine.
as curator on the estate OF her brotner
the late lanes Hennessey, and gave bon'
in the sum Of S,ec.
ON the 2Sth of this month IawreceVili'
Council. No l05. J. o. u. A. NJ, Will rals'
eaps over the public schools at ina
Mace Members OF the order from re
fersbura Norfolk. and Portsmouth VIII
foke mart in the exercises.
The Ladies' Memorial Association VII
endeayor to make the exercises or TN
decoration OF Confederate graves II
Hlsndford Cemetery on the 9Th OF Jun
much more impressive than usual.