Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-15
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Dr. +. :. Atwood.
Among the Ncrmuntcrs in Chicago who
have attained success 10y their own I'M
al led efforts is DR. f.. :. Atwoud He was
born in Woodstock, Vt, July 18th lSl3, and
was left an orphan when but two wears of
age. when he was taken 10y II farmer To
rear until he should arrive at his majority
and receive one hundred dollars and new
suit of clothes with which to begin the
battle of life. He was spirited and chaticd
under this to him quasi slavery and bond
age, and wanted his freedom. NJ the age
of sixteen he proposed some sort of com
promise 10y which he could become his
own master. and follow the bent of his
own inclinationS and formulate for him
self IA career which would he to his liking
/ and choice. and direct his energies in the
channel of the abilities with which nature
had endowed him. He had been well
treated and was SO highly thought of by
his warden that the latter proposed to
bind himself to put into the hands of II
guardian all his property, amounting to
several thousand dollars. to become his at
the age of twentN-one. on condition that
young Atwood would stpulatc to remain
with. care for and support him during his
natural life. But he choose instead to
have his own time and full liberty and was
released. He then worked ON Il farm saved
money and in Il measure yratiticd his am
bitiOu for higher education by attending
the high school and the Green Mountain
Institute at Woodstock afterwards lie
worked summers and taught school viii
tcr>-a sort of regulation course. pursued
10y the majority of the poor boys of Yer
mont. The first school he taught was at
Bas>ett'S station in Windham county. In
lSG4 when nineteen years of age. he went
to the water cure in Livingston county. ".
V. and incidentally began the study of
medicine. From there he went to Spring
field. ILL.,. thence to Jacksonville and was
with the great farmer. John Alexander,
near the latter place. He had engaged to
teach school there in the winter of lSi5,
when his uncle, the late Judge Henry
Fuller of Chicago. sent for him to come
here to meet his Atwood - brother who
had come to engage in business. lie en-
gagged in the commission business with y.
l.. MCClaY, also IA NermOntcr and school
mate. and continued in that business until
the great fire. After the fire he found
himself in debt but worked himself clear,
in time. paying dollar for dollar and is
now well CircumStanCed. He was active
and efficient in aiding sufferers from the
fire. He taught school for two years sub
>cquent and continued the reading of med
icine. and was in the Chicago University.
Afterwards he worked nights in the mon
ey order department of the Post Office
and attended Rush Medical College days.
While cashier in the Post Office he
was Instrumental in detecting and aiding
III tN Ib'NlI- lllt CORRUPT lltti lt'~ tll'! lt-
falcatiun~ of his ~uperiorS. He maintain
ed the strictcst integrity and UncNccp-
tOnablc habits in his responsible" position,
and WAS highly respected 10y the authuri-
ties of the Post ONCE whose confidence he
had and holds to this day. In ISL he
graduated 1T Rush Medical College and
ranked among the best students in the
college. He then engaged in active praC
tice during the day and still held his posi-
tion in the Post Office aS long rs he chose
to do ST. He has been engaged in all the
departments of the Chicago Central Free
Dispensary but more particularly in the
eye and ear department.. He was for
three years assistant in the Illinois Eye
ana Ear lntirmary: also with other kin
dred institutions and has Cometo he skill
full in the treatment of these delicate or
ganS and makes this line IL speciality.
though he is Il general practitioner He
serves as medical examiner for different
insurance companies was grand treaSur-
er and medical examiner OF the Royal
Arcanum. society for mutual insurance.
He now has an excellent practice and
standing. and is an example of what one
may accomplish by close application and
effort. He is another of the successful
poor Vermont boys who have located IN
Chicago. In lsG9 he married Laura =
daughter of w. II. Peck, of Chicago, 10y
whom he has three children.-huy,
Capt. stephen +. Brown
Pcrhap, no Vtrmunter in Chicago ha,
been more successful. financially. than
Capt. stephen +. Brown. an attorney at
law. | mention him now. more particu
LARRY. because he is in Vermont caring ful
hi, AGED parents and the homestead AT
Swantun Franklin county. where he wa,
born in lN4l. and MAY remain there while
his parents live. | shall refer cspesially t,
his career in Chicago since his record il
Vermont is known from publications Their,
and elsewhere He comes from Revolu
tiOnary stock. his maternal grandfather
having served in the army of the Revolu
ton and was with WASHINGTON at VALLEY
Forge. He was educated in the schools il
Swanton and the Academy at SwantOl
Falls and was fitted for college when TN,
war broke out but he enlisted in the fal
of l>,i2 in the service of his country. AN,
graduated in the army of the potoma,
with an empty sleeve for Il diploma. II,
went into the service rs Il priVatein Co. Il
18th Vt Infantry and was elected first
lieutenant 1t was Il nine months regi
ment and its term OF service expired iust
before the battle of GettysbIrg. hut the