The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
MAJOR B. v. COBB PASSES AWAY
Foo Many Years Travelling Repre-
sentative Of the Messenger
Went From the Soldiers Home to Ills
Sisters to Die-PoIice Looking for
Henry Middleton-New Payer at
Snow Hin-Mt. Olive Tribune Pub
fishing Company Organized.
Especial TO The Messenger.)

Goldsboro, y. c., March 24.-The
death of Major B. ". Cobb occurred at
the home Of his sister Mrs. W. P.
Lane in this city last night. For some
time he had been an inmate of the
soldiers home in Raleigh, and a few
days ago he wrote to his sister and
stated that he wished to come home
to die. He had been in feeble health
for some time. Yesterday morning
Mrs. Lane went to Raleigh after him,
and brought him home last night,
reaching here at 100 o'clock. He was
very feeble but managed to stand the
trip very we'll. When he reached here
no II thought that he would be a
corpse III less than three hours. After
ne reached the home Of his sister he
seemed to release all hold on life and
to sink very rapidly. He died
before eleven O'Clock. He was sixty
years old, and was a brother also Of
DR.. W. II. H. Cobb of this CITY. He
belonged to that immortal host Of Con
tederate soldiers, and it is the unani-
nous verdict of his comrades that he
was one of the bravest of the brave.
some years ago he was Known all over
the eastern part of the state as repre-
sentative Of h GOldsbOro MESSENGER.
and afterwards of the Wilmington
Messenger. He Travelled several years
tor the Messenger, and added more
names 70 its subscription list than any
other man. There was not a county
seat in the whole eastern section of the
state at which he was not known and
winch he did not attend during court
week. Bryan Cobb was a familiar
name to thousands of readers of the
messenger. His funeraI will be held
from the home of his sister tomorrow
afternoon and the interment made in
Willow Dale cemetery.
His hosts of friends were glad to
greet in the city today Mr.. !. H.-W.
Bonitz, proprietor Of the Bonitz Hotel
in Wilmington. Mr.. Bonitz was years
ago one of the leading citizens of
Goldsboro and he has still as many adj
mlrers here who are always glad to
give him a welcome hand.
The police have oeen looking for a
big negro named Henry Middleton,
who after visiting the dispensary in
Pikeville boarded the early morning
train for his home in that city. The
train had only proceeded a short dis
lance before Henry got into trouble
with another negro and knocked him
off the train. The fall together with
the blow. completely stunned the ne
gro and he was at first thought to be
dead. The train was detained a few
minutes and hen came on to this city
with Henry aboard. Henry was right
much in his liquor, and when the train
reached the northern part of the city
he concluded to step off. The train
was going at a rapid speed and he was
thrown some distance and badly
bruised. He managed to pull himself
together and leave the city before the
police could get on his track. The au-
thorities at Pikeville wish to have him
arrested.
Snow Hill, in Greene county is t
have a new paper and it is to be known
a sthe Southern Laconic. A stock
company has been organized to be
known as the Snow Hill Publishing
Company. The company is composed
of J. Exum, president, J. o. Sugg,
treasurer. j. E. Debnam, managing ed
itor. W. T. Carraway and !. E. w.
Sugg The first issue of the paper will
appear as soon as the Office can be
equipped.
The business men at Mt. Olive have
organized a stock company and have
incorporated the Mt. Olive Tribune
Publishing company with a capital
stock Of $1,000. They will continue to
publish the Mt. Olive Tribune with Nh.
Fred MintZ as editor. The company
will soon begin the erection of a two
story brick building into which they
will move their plant. The equip
ment and machinery is to be enlarged
by the addition of job printing facili-
ties. The Tribune is a bright interest
ing paper, and under the new business
management. with increased facilities,
we may expect that it will take no step