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Cumberland Court House 89 years ago. He served as treasurer of Cumberland county for 36 years be fore retiring He worked for Mr. Burton for six years on the Hudson farm just west of Farmville before he moved to the farm he now owns. ' He rented that farm for several years, and then bought it with the! money he had saved. Since that. time he has brought his farm to its : present prosperous state, and it is: generally referred to as one of the I ‘best farms in this area.” Mr. Smith does not actively farm | now He has turned the reins over to his son C. M Smith. Jr. and; grandson. John Marshall Smith. The farm contains 567 acres and j about 300 acres are cleared. Mr. j Smith explained that the farm was j mostly woods when he bought it and j he has cleared the land that now j supports the tobacco, corn, and; other crops that flourish on his | farm.
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