Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-03-20
A. A. EARLE, Editor.
Barton, Friday, March. 20, 1868.
History Of Glover.
NINTH PAPER-INCIDENTS OF INTER
EST.

ESI.
1910. An event occurred which it
is proper to refer to as 1t led to the
settlement of the northeastern part OF
Glover. There was a pond about 5
miles from what is now called Glover
village, which was one and one halt
miles long and half a mile wide, and
which discharged its waters to the
south, forming one of the head branch
es of the river Lamoile. It's north
ern shore consisted of a narrow belt
of sand and a bank of light sandy
earth; here had been formed a depos-
| it, spoken Of as resembling frozen
gravel. two or three inches in thick
noes ODD ov,+o~8inc into the pUnQ for
five or six rods from the northern
shore. This deposit formed the only
solid barrier to the waters, preventing
them from descending into Mud Pond
which was a little distance off in a
nortberly direction. From Mud Pond
flowed a small stream on which were
built several griSt and saw mills
This was sometimes in a dry season
insufficient to carry the mills to the
satisfaction of those who wished them
used for their benefit. Therefore it
was proposed to cut a channel from
the larger pond to the smaller, and
thus increase the stream. On the 9th
of June about sixty persons assembled
on the northern bank of the pond and
proceeded to accomplish this object.
To the surprise of the workmcn the
water did not follow the channel they
had dug, but descended into the sand
beneath.
1t appears that they had not obser
we'd that there was beneath the gravel
or hard pan, species of quicksand
In a short time so much sand was car.
ried away, thereby weakening the hare
pan, that the pressure of the water
, widened the channel into a deeU gulf
: down which the waters rushed 10 the
other pond. The workmen had tC
hurry away to save their lives, DIS they
were in danger of being swallowed
, up in the raging torrent In a few
moments the whole pond had disap
peared from its bed. Rushing dowr
through Mud Pond, tearing away par
of its barrier and gaining additional
strength from its tributary waters
prOstrating the mill of Mr.. Aaron
c Wilson, the torrent swept down tht
channel of Barton River, and made ;
rapid descent on the meadow lands OF
Barton, thence to Lake Memphrema
cog. Through all this distance it tor
up the forest trees and bore them on
' ward, while huge stones were remove,
: from their places and carried a con
s siderable distance; even after a c0urs
II of seventeen miles, large rock, est
e mated at 100 tons in weight, was me
we'd several rods from its bed. 1t wa
a grand and majestic sight on its way
r sometimes sixty feet high and twent
4 rods in width, boiling arrl raging as
.e moved along. Some people VIII
Is could hear the noise made by the to
rent, but could not see the cause, in
re agined that the day Of general Judl
e. ment was close at hand.
es 1911. Glover did not escape vi
Is it from the spotted fever which a
~ peared first in Medfeld, Mass,
to March 1906, and a year later in Il
We Connecticut valley and along the HO
as sic and Green Mountain ranges, al
We was most fatal in the years 1912 al
~ 1913. 1t appeared in Glover duril
on 1911, much to the alarm Of the pc
on pie. OF the small number of inhab
RS. ants then in town, twenty died Of tt
A disease.
oil 1915. On the first day of Janua
,is 1915, an accident occurred in the ia
* lily Of John Crane Esq, worthy of I
IN tice. AS it was the custom in tho
days to take ardent spirits Of sol
kind before eating, Esq. Crane havi
90 a number of men at work for him, ga
"y them so much as they wished and {
"" what remained on the shelf. A lit
daughter about five years old reach
up and took the vessel containing
10 spirit and drank from it. Some
the family spoke to her and she st,
ler ped back, but soon fell down and d
md in short time. Her grave was
.no first one made in the east bury
yard. As we have already stat
md Esq. Crane, VIII en- the temperal
red cause was started in Vermont, beca
lrs. one of the first and firmest advoca
her of total abstinence.
inv 1876 June It'll, 8th and 9th,
and growing crops were covered W
her snow. AS consequence of &C
&c, the leaves in the trees were k