The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
A Gentleman Whose Name is
High Upon the Rolls of
North Cardinals
DISTINGUISHED ATTORNEYS. ASOLDIER
n the Confederate Army During the Civil War
A Man Beloved for His Excellent
Traits Of Character.

In the list of brilliant lawyers. III
North Carolina, no man stands higher
than Captain Robeit Bruce PEBBLES, one
of Jackson's most esteemed ana hlgnly
respected citizens. A man of the people
whose aims, aspirations and sentiments
he shares. None know him but to love
him.
Captain PEBBLES is a North CAROLYN
ian by birth. and first saw the light of
day at Jackson, Northampton county,
mt the old Homestead, known as Nov
field.'' July Dist, 1910. His ancestry is
numbered among the old and distinguish
ed families of this section. The ancestor
for whom he was named represented this
county in the first convention, called III
North Carolina. On his paternal side.
Captain PEBBLES is of Scotch-lrish ex-
traction: ON his mothers side, English,
and American.
Our subject was prepared for college
by j. Ii. Horner at Oxford, and matric-
ulated at the State University in 1903,
While attending the University, the war
broke out and he, true to his native
Southland rendered his services to the
Confederacy, enlisted i'll the Confeder-
ate Army, as a private in Company IL,
56th. North Carolina During his ca
reer in the Confederate army, he parti-
cipated in the battles at the Crater,
Hare's Hill, Five Forks and otherwise
saw Il great deal of service. He was
promoted from the ranks for gallantry
to a Lieutenancy and was subsequently
made Adjutant of the Thirty Fifth
North Carolina. When General Ran
SONS Adjutant was killed at Five Points,
our subject was appointed to the posi-
ton ON the battlefield. He surrendered
at AppomattoX court house.
Returning home after the war, he
read law at Chapel Hill, under Judge
Battle and was admitted to the bar in
1866 He at once began the active prac-
tice OF his chosen profession and in 1866
was made county attorney. The same
year he was elected a member of the
State Legislature. Subsequently he was
reelected in 1882, again in 1890 and
still again in 1894. His record as a
member OF that body needs no common
dation from our pen. True TO himself,
his constituents and his party he made
a record of which any man might well be
proud.
For a period of fifteen or twenty years
he WAS chairman OF the county Demo-
cratic EXecutfYc committee ana rem
dered excellent service to the Democrat
ic cause For four years he was chair
man of the Second Congressional Dis
trict, committee.
Captain PEBBLES is Il Democrat among
Democrats, Il man who has never falter-
ed in the discharge of his duties to Dem
ocracy. The captain enjoys a very large
practice in the State and Federal courts
and this keeps him busy. He is large
property owner of Northampton county
and is one OF our most energetic and
progressive citizens.
December, 1875, he married Miss Mar
garet B. Cameron, Of Hillsboro. who died
September, 1856 leaving him one child
In concluding the sketch of Captain
PEBBLES, it may be said in all candor,
that he is one Of Eastern North Caro-
lina's leading lawyers and citizens No
man is better known, or has rendered
more efficient services to Democracy In
the prime of manly vigor and health Cap
tain Robert Bruce PEBBLES will live
many years to give to his people and his
party services that high standard only
can measure.