The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-12-14
MF F. B. BlaniOn.

10. .'. .Me nNa.Ia'ae l4klNlall+I
Another of the Old Confederate
Troopers has answered the last roll
CALI Mr r.. b Blanton died not long
since go tle Memo ial Hospital in the
c.tv of Richmond. and was brought
back ,D hl. native county and buried
90 OLD Brown church, where he had
spent lhe days of boo, DOyhOOd, as well
as bis early manhood, in fact the
Whole of hts life. even down todd age,
and now resting under the shade Of
Che trees. where he once played and
took bis school path, i'm bis young
days. The county Of Cumberland
never gaze birth 90 "A uObler son; truly
another one of the old landmarks of
WlalNa. once known as an old Virgin
ia gentleman, has passed away. lie
seemed ,o try % live TO help others
along He was never known to speak
harmful word of any one, and was
aiWays ready 90 lend helping hand
o.. amy good cause and TO those whom
ihe thought needed help.
DID, A1usc Wa, always open to the
stranger as he passed along, day OF
night Especially was his house the
home for all of the county officers as
they were going along in discharge OF
their official duties. lie took a deep
interest iu all matters pertaining to
the welfare and good of the county,
and always gave its officers q hearty
welcome
10 b. said that an Of us have our
faults, ll Baker Blanton had a fault,
a,iar as ! know. and | knew him
well 70 was q fault of generosity, the
fault of iberai.y, the fault OF UNI
bounded hospitality and kindness OF
heart
ln the year 1861, when the war
clouds began TO gather, he was among
ae first iO rally tO the call, and dis
charged DDS duty faithfully a. a sol
dIer until Dee wa, hOuOraOly discharged
irm further duty ON account OF Old
axe and II- surviving comrades can
only say. Soldier rest, thy warfare
is oyg sleep thy last sleep, from
whence u0 sound of that bugle note
once SID amliar i0 thy ear can wake
iAe1 Oh glory again.
Ills name l- now engraved among
tle re,- oI ui- c0uraje, upon the mar
o.e tablet placed within he walls OF
lle courthouse of bis native, county
There OBJ Dee seen aud read by genera
uol- ll come. Iuu- has passed away
llal Christian Gentleman and soldier,
francis Baker bIml0n.
Only twelve ol the company CON-
posing tIe Cumberland irOup OF
esHiyiolr men. nix and file
lnai LETT the county with him IN May
lo'l, are NOW living. namely: Col.
Robert T.. HUBBARD. now Of Bucking-
.am, JAS. d. Anderson, Of Amelia
h. B.. Goodman. of Pow hatan; Y. Is
Selre.. of AlUemaile. John L. Foster
Walter J.. Guthrie, Dr.. III. l.. Blanton
d. Ju1 D.. Banks. Joseph l.. Allen.
Hugh Johnson, T.. n. HazlegrOve and
Jno B. Phillips. of Cumberland, only
lniee ,c., oi four and one platoon OF
Twelve out of eighty-iOur.
Iheolect OF trust busting is sup
posed to hc The reduction Of theil
enormous profits. but the result Of the
Republican effort, 10 regulate the
trusts ha, been 90 still further increase
Che COS, of living.
When farmer sells a horse he mus
give guarantee When the sam'
hmel buys nursery stock he has L
Wait ali tle tree, come into bearing
to,ec NNelh. De has what he bought
Me wonder il iu some way the "pur'
io'd lass cal bee made TO operate OF
tne nurseyman, So he will realize th'
necessity of selling trees true TO name