Wilmington journal., 1876-06-16


standing it is too late to prove o.
any serviceto the subj ct of the sketch
before the nominating onvention now
in session at the State Capital. yet il
affords us great pleasure to give it pub.
licity even at this late day, knowing Sc
we'll the merits of the Nun, and be-
Loving that the people of North Caro-
lima hould occasionally be reminded
of the possession Of such gems:
| LILEsvILLE, ANsoN Co NO.
June II, 1876.
| REV. n. B. COBB--WHERE Is lie FROM ?
The Wilmington morning Star puts
hlm down as from Union. In the dem
ocratIc convention which met in
Greensboro, when Merrimon was nom
mated for Governor, he was voted as
/ OF Cieaveland. His name WAS brought
forward by some of the friends of his
boyhood from Wayne. He is now
principal of the Carolina Central
Academy and Business College in An,
son. The truth Is, Prof. Cobb is one
OF those man, whose name and homo
belongs to no particular county nor
sectle II Of the State. He was born in
his father moved to Wayne before he
was II N onths old, and he WAS brought
up Ill that county. He was prepared
for college III Orange and graduated at
Chapel Hill in 1854, at the age of 18
III a class with Maj. J. A Engeihard.
w. L.. Saunders and K. Fl. Battle He |
then taught school awhile in Cabarrus. |
where David l.. Coleman, late teacher !
of the Deaf and Dumb Institution in |
Raleigh. and Paul b. Meaus SD, of |
Cabarrus, We're among his pupils At
the age of 10 he became President Of
Wayne Institute and Normal College
IN GoldsbOro. and filled the chair
OF Latin aud Greek, also for
awhile IN the Goldsboro Female
College. Many of the prominent citi-
Zens and business men of GOldsboro
were among his early pupils. He read
law under Chief Justice Pearson in
1adkin lat the same time with Judge
Schenck. Col. John d. Shaw, Judge
ID. I'll. Furches, John f. Murrell. and
Capt. }. W. Ellis; received license to
practice in 1857, and he located at
Greenville, Pitt county, where he was
soon appointed to the Responsible DO
'Itlon OF clerk and master in equity.
aud Iractlced i'll the courts of Wayne,
Green and Pitt. In 1859 lie abandoned
5he law for the pulpit, and began his
iIfe as missionary in the
EASTERN part of the State. He was
ordained as Il minister in the court |
lOnoe IN Wilson. On the breaking
)ut ot.th war he was appointed by
iov. Ellis chaplain of the 4th North | ;
carolina regiment, and a short time ,
afterwards was made general superin-
endent of army colporteurs for the :
North Carolina troops, which position
ne held till the close of the war.
His labors Will not be forgotten by the {.
soldiers. and all over the State are still
o be found Bibles and Testaments
which through his instrumentality
we're obtained and gratuitousIy dis
rlbuted among the troops when on
he battlefield and on the march. Many 1
will remember his work in the hospit- a
lls and his care of the wounded Mt |
Kinston, Goldsbro, Ral- '
slgh and Richmond. Since the war L
le has taught school and preached III I
Elizabeth City, Raleigh, Shelby, Lin &
:olnton md AnsOn His name is now {
orought forward by the people of c
hnson, for superintendent of Public +
obstruction. His qualifications for the {
position will not be doubted by any 7
bic, and it ia believed by n great many v
hat no man in the State can poll a q
trRer vote for that office should he be i
lomInhted. We do hope that the
Convention may nominate him, feeling
nd believing that a better selection t
nnuOt be made. LILESvILLE n