Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-26

Shouldering musket he served as a
guard at Andersonville, going thence
to Atlanta, and falling back with the
other troops before the advance of the
vile near Macon, in a bloody little
battle in which his company suffered
severely, he was wounded and captured.
Escaping tFat night he made his way
back to Macon, where his wound was
dressed, and then taken home. Before
he was in condition to resume arms the
war had closed.
After another years schooling at
Americas Mr.. Glover, still stripping,
| became teacher in a country school,
serving for year. He then took a
position as clerk in the store of his
brother in Americas, at $25 dollars a
month. Serious illness, lasting several
months, came, and on his recovery he
determined to engage in business for
| himself.
Owing considerable as a result of his
illness, and without cent in the world
| it seemed as though this was sheer i'm
possibility. A friend introduced him
to Mr.. Samuel Bond, of Rogers & Bond
jobbers of Macon, then doing a large
trade in this section. Mr.. Bond agreed
| to let him have small stock of goods,
and collect from him weekly. Under
such adverse conditions as these he
began his mercantile career.
After a short time Mr.. Glover associ-
ated with him his brother-in-law, Mr.
j. r. Cain. Under the firm name of
| Cain 81 Glover they carried on the retail
grocery and supply business tor several
years, until the death of Mr.. Cain.
During that period Mr.. Glover tore
down the little old wooden building in
which he had begun operations, and
erected the brick building now occu-
pied by Mr.. w. E. Brown, on Forsyth
street. This was his first step IN
| improvements of real estate in Ameri-
Gus and indicated his desire to be a
factor in the building up of the city of
his nativity.
Some time after the death of Mr..
| Cain Mr.. Glover associated Mr.. r. ].
Perry with him. This was IN the late
sos. Under the firm name of Glover
& Perry they conducted successful
and growing grocery and plantation
supply business for several years.
During this period of his business career
Mr.. Glover built the opera house which
still hears his name, and also the Geor-
gia warehouse, now occupied by Mr.. L.
G. Council.
With the railroad development of this
section, and it's trade expansion, Mr.
Glover saw that there was an oppor-
tunity for wholesale house in Ameri-
Gus. He accordingly sold out his busi-
ness to Messrs. Perry & Brown and
opened the first jobbing house in the
city, in the building now occupied by
Mr.. c. L. Ansley.
After few months Mr.. Glover real.
| lied that to properly meet the require
ments OF his expanding business more
capital was required and the assistance
of another pushing man. Mr.. Frank
Lanier, of West Point, accordingly
became associated with MIN, and for
the next few months their jobbing bui /
ness was done under the firm name of
Glover & Lanier. These two then
associated with them local capitalists
and organized the Americas Grocery
Company, with capital of $lO0, 900,
Mr.. Glover being elected president.
|. For the following eight years he
actively managed this large concern,
building up an extensive buiness
throughout southwest Georgia. He
then sold his stock and re-entered bust
ness on his own account. About three
years later he organized the Glover