Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-29

History Of Glover.
FIRST PAPER.

there a clear streamlet or larger body
of water.
1t embraces SO square miles, is sit
uated 33 miles northeast from Mont
pelier, and is bounded north by Bar
ton, east by Sheffield, south by Green's
boro and west by Albany.
In this town the Barton river has !
its rise, and within its limits are found |
branches Of the Passumpsic, Lamoille
and Black rivers.
The ponds-such as Stones, Park !
er's, and one or two others perhaps
would in some counties where the like
are not so numerous, be honored with
the name of lakes,
The Gazetteer of Vermont even
gives the name OF mountain to Black
hill, which is situated in this part of
the town.
Glover derives its name from Gen.
John Glover, who resided in his early
childhood and previous to his death
in Marblehead, Mass. His birthplace
was Salem, Mass, town (now city,
adjoining. He was the son of iona
than and Tabitha B. Glover, was born
iu 1892 and died in 1897, aged Go
years. His military Office was that
Of Brigadier General and he served
under Gen. Washington in The war OF
the revolution. He went first as pri-
yate i'll the volunteer service, enlisted
in Marblehead, and passed through
all the grades Of military Office up to
the above mentioned, all OF which he
discharged with honor and distinc.
ton. He was held in high esteem by
his commander and chief and by al
other officers civil and military, anC
by all ranks of men with whom he
came in contact. He had the homo
of conducting Burgoync's army afte
the defeat OF that proud general, thrO
the states, and to Boston and Charles
ton. He has been hon0red by his de
scendantS i'll his native town and
few years ago they erected a monu
ment over his grave in the ancien
. cemetery of Marblehead. The inhat
y itants of Essex county, Mass, also rt
gard his memory as worthy Of pres
ervation. During the late civil wa
they named a camp ground Cam
o Glover" they have a regiment whic
~ has been named Glover Guards
" aud have made efforts to perpetual
his name in many other ways.
. The land now embraced in til
~ tO,Cn. which we have said was name
u for him, was granted to him by col
. gress as a reward for his distinguis
i ed military services. The grant VIZ
O. made in 1881, June 9th, and Il
V charter was givGH t. the general an
. his associates, Nov. 2Oth, 1883.
- The settlement of this townsh
- was commenced in 1898, and advance
10 very slowly for several years, and
% the year 1900 there we're only
u persons in town. In 1907 there ha
:" come to be about seventy fami!ic
' numbering probably in all as many
~ $50 individuals,
1t is to he regretted that the ear
- est records of the town are lost. b
it is our purpose so far as we may
'il able, TO give some sketches of the ef
IL ly setllers of Glover-to mark
en progress in wealth and education
III advantages, and to show that dari
III the trying years OF the great reb
Ol lion the sacrifices made by this toy
IL and the willingness on the part Of
ny young men to peril their all in the
~ cred cause Of liberty, were no discrt
10 it to the name of him (the revolutiC
nu airy hero) given to this section Of la
oi- the name of Glover.
u.s. Sixty seven years have witness
he many changes. Numerous INTEREST,"
no events have TRANSFERRED, the knowled
" of which has passed away. Let us
're deavor to render permanent some
the history within our reach, and
IN will not only benefit US, but some
. those who came after us will be gra
'eS full for the work accomplished, if it
10y honestly done. The first settler
lIl' Glover was Mr.. James Vance, W
're came from Londonderry, N. g., WI
he was twenty nine years old (;
OF wife, Hannah Abbott, was from ID
'es cut, N. Ii. His purchase of land
en Glover embraced 100 acres for VIII
his he paid one dollar an acre.
CHI Mr.. Vance was Of strong cons
In tuition, able to endure the hardships
ire a new settlement, and was of che
ort full turn of mind. He loved TO spe
NIL of the early settlers of Glover, a
to narrate amusing anecdotes in
'se spect to them. Several times he poi
1t cd ont IN tho uritar of tbic q rtiolo