The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-24
he committed

riblc crime he committed recently
fourteen miles from Warrenton, when
he assaulted Mrs. Chaplin. and serious
Sheriff, while their indignant neigh
bors were attempting to arrest him In
house in which he had FABRICATED
himself. Marshall was given the dis
tinctlon of having about the speediest
trial and sentence to death that has
yet been provided by the courts in this
State. The crime was committed Fri
the following week he had been tried,
convicted and the sentence OF death
imposed. There is no possibility OF
executive clemency or any hold-up
Whatever in the carrying out OF the
death sentence
The management or the negro North
Carolina State Fair is rushing the in
stallation OF the exhibits, preparatory
for formal opening tomorrow. The
big days will be Wednesday and Thurs
day. The running of big excursions
from Norfolk, Edenton. Elizabeth City
and other Eastern sections of the
State has been arranged for and there
is declared 10 be prospect for the big
gest out-of-town attendance a negro
fair has ever had here.
There is being held here this week
with Tabernacle Baptist Church d
training school for Sunday school
workers that Is attended by workers
in schools of other denominations as
we'll as all the Baptist schools. Notable
experts directing the institute are Rev.
d. II. Watts, Richmond: Rev. Harvey
Bauchamp. Dallas. Texas; Miss Frost.
of Nashville, Tenn.
The trustees of the State School for
Feeble Minded. to be erected at Kin
ston. are bending their efforts now to
getting the principal buildings up and
equipped for opening by October next.
The board has chosen DR.. Ira NJ.
Hardy, of Washington. n. c., as su-
perintendent. He will cast about for
his faculty while the plant for the
school is being installed. Tho legis-
lative appropriation for the plant was
$4,000. I<inston gave the site and other
advantageous concessions to secure the
school, in competition with other east
crn towns.
! The Reliance Cotton Company,
| Graham. N. c.. received IL charter to-
day. with $4,000 capital authorized
and $4,000 subscribed by L. S. Robert
son. j. Harvey White and ]. " Pom
eroy. for dealing in cotton and
doing textile business. Other new
enterprises are: The Emporia Coca
Cola Bottling Works, Wilmington,
capital $1,000 authorized and $1,000
subscribed, by G. III. Hutaff. w. j.
Hutaff and others; and the Byrum
| Charles Company, Charlotte, mer
chants, capital $4,000 authorized and
! $500 subscribed by w. +. Byrum. w.
s. Charles and w. a. Short.
| a commission was issued to-day to
Colonel A. L. Smith, of Charlotte. Civ
ing him the rank OF hrigadier- general
/ on the retired list OF the North Caro-
| lima National Guard. this being under
the state law that allows retirement
after ten years service IL .he North
Carolina National Guard, with a one
! grade advance in rank, his being from
colonel TO brigadier general.
There were issued to-day commits
sions to ]. /. Hines as captain, a. NJ
| Holllngsworth as first. and w. a. Jack
| son as second lieutenant. Company NJ
! Second Infantry. Dunn, y. c.; also a
commission from Governor kitchin to
], Dixon V. Conn rs captain and assist
ant paymastcr on the Governors stnT
IIis commission is IN the place OF that
OF his brother, Major Edward ". Conn
iwho resigned on account OF locating III
] Baltimore.