The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-14
OBITUARY.
IFrom The No- Fha.a.lpAis 1oslol D.moer.,

Prom the Nos Fhlsdslphia ohio Democrat
BLAkk.--<s<ner.l Matter a. Easke did 81 Hsksr
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inst = eonsssilss Oh Il s5d lever. the age q y
years Ne w.sEtk bat sbSsi three weeks, the disease
nj esssns serious sP0ehensioas 70 his physician
fnesd- uus ve-y brsf period preo,dsg dizsOlut1n.
oa s.tar1sy SO NJ esrressse the op.non hnsefthst
he would get vel, bu. sgsdsy Il became evident 10
nee ,una that Ms spsn % ffs ran and he cut
ety passed from earth At 4 ociOok much child
sps~ - sisep n i,s Hothy's sErl,. Itt
General Blake sas bora Gettysburg, Pennsylsa-
nss-ras never marrsed. and Ieri Surviving him his
brothers Jsme samuel and Jesss Blake. and the chill
drcu u bis brother Johs, al q Indiana vino take the
bak q his property b w. ~hieh Is estimate. a,thry
thousAnd dollsrs. Ne lsft special IsgAess % Charles
setlgei. his mill boy fsy dors; 20 Joseph It,io be
nurss, hundred doar 90 Ms Sine iziy bis board
ing hosse keeper THREE hundred dollars; and Sarah
dsugh'sr u C. T. Espleh. Ksq two bandisd dollars ~
appreciation q their q kndees. various oeea
sio,s.
Iaihs war Of 1914 be enlisted volunteer from Penn
sylvsns AID served a, Washington ety. BI.densburz
ard ~ the defsne Of Btnore aud Tor which services
the Government ErAIied him a land warrant few years
ago After the he 10 Ohio aud settled in View
Phi ad=pha where be resided Cor about IS year, inc
sivs Of his residence his mills. In sp be
ed the and finished the present cousty
Court House When the Ohio canal projected he be-
Ame eOntrA-tOr. and flashed a por;i u thereof lie
elected Sheriff o. the county In 1874 and served
terms aad became conspicuous the sheriff who en-
eeuei the murderer John Funston lie was ALEC one Of
the residential Electors 10 1885, and voted for General
Jackson for sd.nt In ls3s he elected and serv.
ed term IN the State Senate aud afterwards
appointed Of the Associate Judges Of the COsrt Of
Of H. hrh 4.
sevea years. When the call made for volunteer.
in the Mexican be stepped into the ranks pri-
vGie. and was followed BY sufficient number TO form
compa y, and they marched TO CoshOcton, when they
were ordered hOms, the call being hles In ls4s he
laid Oat the town o. Bskehed, Bskes Mlls and de-
voted the residue OF hs life the erection aAd running
Of his mill.
In all public positions General Blake discharged hi.
duties to the satisfaction OF the people and won FOR
himself reputation second to that Of no man IN thu
county. lie a strong friesd and bitter enemy he
had powerful oonstiIui on, amkSsiye brain, and vii
and courage that feared living. He worshiped
what ho thought last and right and vehern sntiy
condemned all wrong doers- To the needy he al.
ways friend, and gave them relief and for the sick and
distressed he ever had word OF consolation and sym
PATTY His sturdy honesty always revolied the sigh
Of inpOsture, or hypocrisy Of any kind, and on oc,
etOhs VI COminS IN contact win men practising mos
base acts his foot his generally spoke for him
In all business relations be very exact, aud flet
away all the letters and receipts received during Ion;
life and taus saved himself many thousands OF dollars
In religious opnions he Was Presbyterian, and Ia.
he lived in the days OF the Old covenanters would hsv
been leader among the leaders Of tina, sect. Bat llv
Ing in this age Of religious liberty he stood among mel
solid mound pyrsms, and silent all subject
!. OF religious controversy. Nevertheless he once In
while attended and assisted In Sabbath School exercises
and pointed the minds Of little children up toward
Heaven, where Il Is hoped his sprit Is now at rest.
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Nora The Dsnnsrous friends Of General Blake wer
anxious that Lis remains should Eest in the New Pha
depha Cemetery. Bot by particular desire OF his rea
tves, the body placed IN metallic eofna and
veyed under escort to Indianapolis for intement in til
family cemetery there Previous to their departure. i'm
pressve funeral rites observed at tie Luthers
Church. Revs Hunter, Hickman and Kuisey oficiatins