Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-05-06
MORE MEMORIES OF GLOVER.
Dir. EDITOR:

hands Of Rev. Mr.. Drumming DO
memories of Glover have so AWAKEN
al sweet and sad memories of the DIN,
distant, but not forgotten past tnat
feel almost persuaded to supple
mani his we'll written articles by rem
iuiscences of my own, that come
yelling no through the floodgates OF
memory, Of dear old Vermont-oear
old Glover-the land of my nativity,
the home OF my boyhood. Ana
though for forty years a resident OF
the great teeming west, participating
in its viciss1tudes of fortune, yet there
is no spot on earth 50 dear 10 me as
the home Of my childhood.
When as a barefooted boy | piayeo
with those Of my own age in the
streets of Glover village, hsned
in the river and brooks, hunted
souirrels in the woods, went SWIM
ING in OWENS mill pond, playeo
"hookey" at school only to get lick
ing mex day, and in thousand otner
yays enjoyed the pastimes common
to the boys of those days, land on, no"
used to stub my toes, and nave
stone bruises on my heels! pity the
how. however, who never had those
experiences, for he goes out into the
world poorly equipped for the oatVie'
of life.
OF all the boys and girls who were
schoolmates then, there are left only
a few-iust few, and this is the SAD
memory. Mr.. Brunning's letters are
valuable contributions to the carry
history of Glover and should be pre-
served. He very modestly refrained
from making mention OF hlmseh,
therefore permit me to say thaG
remember him like a book'" TO
member him as very honorable man
and especially careful in meeting MS
obligations. He was shoemaker III
those davs and worked for Grin
Ftench, and promptly every Saturday
night paid his board bill, remarklng
that he could not look the minister In
the face Sunday morning with Gear
conscience feeling that he was III oeO'
for his weeks board. These were
almost his exact words, though utter
ed forty five years ago.
He was then known as plain "Ben
Drumming" and l do not expect ne
would object to being calleo
Ben even now by the boys OF htty
years ago, for Ben was trleno 10 inc
buvs. good, natured and respected oy
ALI. lie became quite an expert phre-
nologist, and at one time e4-
amined my head, when 1 was about
dozen years old, telling me loVS Vi
nice things that never came to pass
Another custom of his worthy o
mantion ia Cnat he used TO take colu
!. hath every morning, summer anu
winter, and to this practice he douo6-
less attributes his hale of old age
thought then that it was heroic UreaV'
ment. But | have learned by experl-
ence in later years the great oeneh'
IN he derived from the practice
That. coupled with deep breathing IL
the open air and sleeping with "lo'
omen windows, will minimize tn
s.white plague" This is digresslnI
from the purpose of this letter, an
nv only excuse is that L nope som
moor sufferer may see this and prom
thereby.
Now for a little space to dear oil
Glover. First let me speak OF u
early physicians. There were "
Garfield and DR.. Atherton, two cele
brated doctors in their day. VINE
DIR. Garfield died he left an on
daughter, Eleanor, a very queen
GIRL who made her home with Onc
Enoch Simons until her death. 81
was swept off by New highlands 4
tai malady, consumption, the ""nl
plaguen above mentioned.
DIR. Atherton gave his life for Z
friends. In about 1s4s a most mall
nant form of erysspelas prevailed
town, taking off many. DIR. Atns
ton worked necessarily among
afflicted until he hlmseH was o0A IN
by the disease and died. he lel'
widow and two small children, Ara
nah and Adolph. OF these menu
may be made later.
A little later on we find old DR..
who treated with roots end her
He lived like a hermit In the pa
ment of large house standing to
left as you cross the bridge go
south, then occupied by Mr.. Nye
family. The old doctor, In ut
dependency and bad whiskey On
good, attempted suicide by cult
the veins in his neck and arms,
failed to touch the large artery.
was soon discovered, by some
- assistance OnlC