Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-07-04
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
The next session Of the Press
Convention will be held at Shelby.
The State Guard eucampment!
will be held at Asheyille on the
seth instant. |
Gooch and Smith, the murderer
of John Cheatham, had a prelimina-
~ hearing before Mayor Dodd at
Raleigh, last week. After hearing
evidence of witnesses and at the
close of argument Of counsel. Mayor
Dodd decided TO remand the pris-
oners to Jail withon: privilege of
bail.
The Carolina Watciman says A
handsome but unfortunate woman
from Haywood county passed here
this week for the penitvn,iary. She
was tall. and the possessor Of a re-
markably nne figure iha, would stir
up envy in most any polite gather.
ing. Her crime vas +he murder Of
an infant-her own. She had Y
been a bad woman. but was betray-
ed by some coward!y admirer, and
her crime was doubtless the result
Of frenzy. She has only three years
to serve.
N. c. Teacher : Major Bingham
submitted some admirable ideas mp
on the demand and necessity for a
school OF modern languages in
North Carolina. Our teachers are
yearly gong out of the State tor in
s~tructions in this branch of learning,
and we can keep them at home
MI. E. A. Alderman, principal OF
the Goldsboro graded school deliv.
cred a lecture on manners and
Customs in North Carolina a Hun.
) dred Years Ago" The address
contained many interesting sketches
showing the wonderful rise and
progress of the State from it's early
infancy to the present time. He
, touched pleasantly upon the man
f ners of every department Of society
: of political and social life.
: Raleigh News and Observer Mr.
: Joseph E. Pogue. SO we'll known al
, over North Carolina and the South
as a manufacturer of tobacco, viii
, establish that business here in tn,
autumn. He has secured the larg,
and we'll arranged Two story bricl
building on East Martin street, neaI
!, Blount, and in this will manufacture
tobacco in the best style. Mr.
fogue's brands of p.ug tobacco hav'
a wide sale. He is a man of enter
;, prise, thoroughly we'll informed a
to his business, aud will build up
large business, beyond question
, The news Of the speedy establish
: ment OF this long needed enterpris'
q will be received with a special de
gree of pleasure by the people 0
!, Raleigh, who desire heartily to ait
- and encourage all such enterprises
1t is safe to predict tba, in a twelve
q month Raleigh will have smoking
= plug, cigar and cigarette factorie
. all in operation.
Raleigh Farmer and Mechanic
North Carolina now has a license,
n lady lawyer-Miss Anna Holton, Q
Guiltord /; and a licensed lady doc
tor, Miss Anna Laurie Alexander
daughter of DR.. J. 3. Alexander. q
Mecklenburg. Both have regula
n sheepskins, in accordance with Law
is and In the face of disadvantage an
outside pressure which few me
could have sustained, much les
'e overcome. We see little need to
:, !, lady lawyers: but there is a decide
II propriety in having female phys
T. clans. We have not a doubt thu
{ scores OF representative girls eithe
Is ruin their health or lose life itsel
u rather than tell their ailments to
man. OF course these are cases {
girls without a mother, or elderl
female relative to force them to ehl
mi: TO treatment. Anyhow, wEelhe
70 we approve or not, the coming
y DR.. Annie. and DR.. Bessie, and:Ka,
: Smith, M. d., is something you ma
as we'll set down tor a certainty.