Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-07-27
Hon. Iohn Grorar. NJ ID.

n noN called NroNsr niA- lie served tn
TIE Revolutionary ~ar snd "a. present a.
The battle % Bsnker III. snd a. Dorchester
Heights. JoAn, the subject Of this sketch.
spent his minority on the farm 18th his "A.
Their. where be lad tAe ioandaiion FOR thai
Sigoross constitution shich cnabiei ham %
perform such an amount q p-oicssionai Ia
Dor through an ~ subseqaeut Ekr ne
ho~eser lad a strong desirc for mental I'M
provement A neiehbor 81 rs oncc ted &C.
that he euployed him vhen a ycunr man O.
work In the woods. and On gong afterwaris
% see hiu. fsaod HIN busy A. work ou
msihenaiicAl problem on a post ~hioh be
had hewed down snocshiy for the parpose.
Soch a mind a. his cosli not be arrested
by any adverse circumstances Of position.
Fortunately ior him. the Rev. Daniel Gould.
minister % the parish. vas scholarly MAJ.
and bad opened a school In his o~a house
where Young men could rcsort and 81 for
ooll-gs ard ior bosiness. To this school
John repaired. and availei himself % al
ths privileges Il Afforded. Auaong his class
mates wvre Dr.. Leanler Gage % Water
lcrd. aul Dr. joan Barksr % wilton. an8
the Rev. Dr.. Asa Cummiugs u Portland.
bet~esn whou And DE-. Grover there -as
guiie a spirit Of rivalry. both Of wboun we've
Recognized BY those Who knew them a.
hASiag many marked iaieileciuai traits ~
coumon.
Soon Aiier the. several AcAderiies we're
pui N operation IN The STATE. and Be attend
"a those a. Mouao1ih and Hebron. Has-
ing DESIRE 10 sialy The French language.
be vent 10 Montreal. a. that iizc distance
squAl TO thai q VISITING forvisn cosutry.
Al the present day. ~berc Be Psrssed the
siudy ior eighteen months under the in
struction q Messrs. Roi q John. TINS
enabied hi.n 70 spoak the French lanrsass
Nth dacncy. HavinE thus aoquired good
knowledge q the Latin. Greek and French
languages add maihematics. b. commrnccd
the siudy Of medicine under Dr. Timothy
Carter u Bethel. sni Subsequently undcr
Dr John Merrill Of Portland. he after.
yards attended = course ofi.eciures A. Har-
vard Unisersiiy. The study q anafouuv
aHd surgery were fasorite bran-hcs ui,h
him. ard De pursaed them With r-al. an
asaiicd himself Of every opportunity for Be-
coming A. Pro6eisnt a. possible - "a.
necessary for hin 20 earn his money whcrc-
9Th 20 deiray the expenses Of BIS medical
eaocaiiou. b. spent the Srris= mon,hs A.
master driver q iogs doun The Antirosccg-
gin river. Here d. couli earn a dollar and
haif iav. ~hiie ihe other iaborer. coali
only earn hAH a. much. The proceed. q
ihis kind OF labor together uisL teacLinE
schools during tbe - inter months furnished
ham 9Th lie needc PeosuiAry assistance.
In 1914 and - durtng tbc ar 18th Great
BuiAin l.e as hospital s;c~ari a. Porfland
Having thEs hal advantage. especially ga
ssrgcry. mueh supcri0r 20 thosc q most
Young men IN a Se-ly settled country D.
e3mnenoed the practice Of meiirias 10
Bethel IN lsi6. ard continued &, tiil us
death. = pcriod q fiiy ycars.
DR. Growers practice ~as verv extensive
Fer many wear. b. rode Ca hor.ebaek. fre-
qsently distance Of t~enty o. thirsy niles
20 other toEns. Scarcciy oase ior mile.
around Of a complicated claracter has oc-
Cured ior lie last 80 years IN Which D. "a.
noi called a. a consulting physician o. sur
scnn- j. medicine a. science. D. had
out 10 suPeri9rs in this STATE. For more
tlsn three score years be- as a. unreu.,-
nng student IN his profession. His leisure
hogrs tiil The werk Of h.s death we're bssr
on b. sisdy. carefs.iy reading fhc latest
opinions iu medical invosiisaiious. lie
was pains taking in this respect Not a.
idea. or neu term in science was Erhtiv
rassed over by BIN. n ibis resprrf D.
uas peculiar. 4 few weeks b~f-. t-.
death 90 visited him for tLe Last tiu.e i-
BIS s'uly. where 90 FOND Lim bs,ir ,,.
gagged in search of uo-I in WEBSTER
large dictionary. II as nos there. All De-
ief disturbed a; the :nferraptisa it cave
BIN is BE- tram of ihosgLt We rallied
h.ru iftic on not having h.s dirtio-arr b.
heart aficr 90 many years a uuremif,.-r
st1dy. when Be replied. that be- wantsI O.
tno~ ihc meaning ~ everything b. read
Explaining 10 bin ihe nesuing oft the ~orl.
D. Haniicsied the sane degree n pleasure
a. ~oui1 any yoaihfui aspirani ior scientife
inTcsiigation. This uasa marked trs.t OF
hi' ehtracisr. AL vc ~ere i1r,ibiy siru-k
81 The tore. 81 iie sighf of mar uho 80
sfiI taking pleasare ia re-eraminirr tt.
rerF elerenfs Of s-irnfifc kno~i~dre A.
handled ~ some master spirit Hle kert
hiasef cH-rfui'y posted ap aai hniiisr
urth ~ fhc nes a1i vailable nefi-fres