The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-29
F1FTY-FoUR YOUNG LAWYERS.
The Largest Ever Turned out by the
Supreme Court.

The Largest Ever turned out ny blC
Supreme Court
Fifty-four young lawyers were
granted license 10 practice law by the
Supreme Court of North Carolina yes
terday afternoon. The class is by All
odds the largest that the Supreme
Court has vet graduated SiXty-one fol-
lowers Of Blackstone competed Tor
license, but of the number seven Ialieo
to pass satisfactory examinations
The young lawyers were a Joiy So
last evening as they swarlned the col
ridors of the Park congratulatlh8 anu
extending congratulations to eaeh o.l-
er. 1t was a bright day IN theIr ms
tory, one which they have looked Ior-
ward to with much anxiety for many
The class is entitled to distinction
in more ways than one. strange 70
saw none of the applicants were color
ed for usually there are one or TWO
coIored lawyers to pass the eAamllla-
tion successfully. For the first time IN
many years Wake county talled
to furnish an applicant. The same
il true of two other leading counties,
Mecklenburg and New Hanover.
Iwentv-siX of those who applied for
license to-day, come from the unlyer-
sity summer law school, tn rteen from
Judge Avery's law class and nine from
Wake Forest College.
Mr.. Chas. McNamee, the personal
representative of Mr.. George w. Van
derbilt at Biltmore, was enc of the
successful applicants, Mr.. McNamee
practiced law for eighteen years in
New York, but he had never secured
license before the North Carolina
Court
Below is a list of the successful APP
plicants:
]. II. Pritchard, BERTHE county; r..
B. White, Franklin county; II. II. Nc
Tendon, Anson county; q. w. Newell,
Franklin county; John c. Clifford,
Davie county; Charles Winburn, Cum
berland county; A. G.. Farthing, Wa
tauga county: Wade Wishart, Robson
county; L. f. Englesby, Burlington,
Vt; w. i. Mccoy, Macon county; G. a.
Harren, Vance county: w. A. Cochran,
Harnett county; T. w. Costen, Jr.,
Gates county: T. E. Presnell, Haywood
county; ]. w. Stamey, Haywood coun-
ty; NJ. O. Hammond, Randolph county;
A. ID. Raby, Jackson county; L. w.
Dalby, Granville. county; Il. S. Smith,
Cumberland county; Starkey Hare,
Hartford county; j. O. Carr Duphn
county; J. r. Alexander, Tyrren coun-
tv; j. w. Murray, Alamance county;
W. F. Harding, Pitt county; McDuffie
Ray Pennsylvania county; ID. G.
Barnes, Hartford county; f. w. Keith,
Buncombe county; L. L. Rose, New Jer-
sew: w. A. Mitchell, Lenoir county;
Isaac n. Ebbs. Madison county; A. A.
Whitener, Catawba county; III. G.. Ched-
| ester, Buncombe county; w. w. John
son, Jackson county; o. E. Snow, Sur
ry county; o. l.. Anderson, Clay coun-
| ty; A. w. Horne, Macon county; II. +,
| Costner, Lincoln county; II. II. LaSton,
Burke county; w. r. Morgan, Ruther-
ford county; J. NJ. Null Burke county;
T. C.. Young, Buncombe county; 5. Il
Pearson, Burke county; w, I, Brad
sher, Person county; ]. w Mann, Ma
con county; A. C. Davis, Wayne coun-
ty; IT. A. Linney, Alexander county;
Il. N. Hiclxerson, Wilkes county; Chas
McNamee, Buncombe county; +. G.
/ Mebane, Orange county; w. l.. Scott
Guilfor1 county; III. G. Bridgers, Edge
combe county; v. G. McAdoo, Guilford
county; w. p. Raglan. Guilford county;
G. n. McAdoo, Gui1ford county.
All the justices were present at the
re-opening of the court yesterday Chief
Justice Faircloth, Justice Avery and
Justice Furches returned TO the city
Sunday from their respective homes
where they have passed the Snmme
Justice -la-1 anil Moatg mert have
been in Raleigh nearly all the summer
To-day cases on the calender
from the First district viii be argued
A number of promiReEo lawyers
from the East are already here. A
| mong the number are Col. w. Is. Rod.
man. G. f. Warren, w. j. Gritten ana
B. B. Nicholson.