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ed on the New Hampshire hills where
she herself was born.
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she herself was born.
Her First Marriage.
In December. lS43. when %. She
married her. first husband. George
Washington AGioyer Wash" Glover
was a close personal friend OF Mary's
oldest brother, samuel The two
young men had learned the br!cklay'
er's trade together in Boston. aud
Samuel Baker had married Glovefs
sister. Eliza.
George Glover left home and set
tied In Charleston. $. {. On one OF
his visits to Tilton he fell in love with
Mary Baker. He was big. kind
hearted young fellow. lie took his
bride to Wilmington. n. C.. and in
June. 1874. six months after his mar
rage. he died of yellow fever.
lie left his young wife in a miser-
able plight. She was far from home
and entirely without money or
friends. Glover. however. was Free
mason. and thus received decent
burial. The Masons also paid Mr.
Gloyer's fare TO New York city. where
she was mts and taken to her fathers
home by her brother George Here,
the following September. her only
child a son. was born. She named
him George Washington. after his
father
Mrs. Glover dabbled in r,esmeris m
on her own account She started as
an amateur clairyoyant: the supersii
tious country folk frequently sought
her advice.
During all these wears Mrs. Tilton
and her sister repeatedly quarreled
Finally there came a complete break.
I. Mrs. Tiiton shut the door upon Mrs.
Clever. commanding her never 10 en-
ter the house again. A few weeks
before she died she left instructions
thateNirs. Eddy should not be allowed
TO attend her funeral She left none
Of her large properly to Mrs. Eddy.
though George Glover. Mrs. Eddy's
son. received $4,000.
Wee Or. Patterson.
In 1853 Mrs. Glover married DR..
Daniel Patterson, an itinerant den
tist
Patterson. on the day of the mar
riage. carried his brine down-stsirs
from her bedroom and back again al
ter the ceremony. Her i'll health con-
tinued all through the honeymoon and
internationally through the succeeding
twelve years
During most of his married lie Pat
terson was extremely poor. In 1873
Mrs. Patterson applied for and oh
tanned divorce on the ground OF de-
sertion. The doctor wandered aim
lessly Ground for many years ana
eventually lived the life of hermit
near Saco. Maine. There he died III
1896.
Mrs. Eddy's only child. the SOD OF
her first marriage. George Washing
ton Glover. disappeared from nus
mothers own existence. OF him she
wrote that he was sent away from
her and nut under the care OF the
family nurse. who had married and
resided in the northern part OF New
Hampshire
I've never met again until he mad
reached the age of "a, had wiie anu
two children. and by a strange provi-
dence had learned that his mother
still lived and came to see me IN
Massachusetts.
George w. Glover and his mother
lived in the same vicinity. al times IN
the same town. for thirteen years
Mother and son finally metsin 1873
Glover has a family. is prospetous and
lives in a handsome house ct Lead.
which Mrs. Eddy built for him in
1902. lie is not Christian Scientist
Three wears ago his eldest daughter
died The neighbors expressed
amazement that he had not called
upon Mrs. Eddy to cure her.
"Why. do you know. replied
George. Il never thought OF mother.
Son Brings Suit.
George Glover on March l. 1901.
brought suit against his mothers sec
Rotary and others. alleging that MIS-
EDDY had for a long time been IN
comveren. to attend TO her afairs aho
was under the influence OF those VINO
surrounded her.
After a long litigation II was an
nounced last November that there
had been a family settlement between
Mrs Eddy and. her son. George w.
Glover. of South Dakota. and her
aaopfed son. Ebenezer T. Foster EDDY
Under the settlement arrangemen's
George W. Glover and his family re
ceiyed $4,000 and Etenezer }. ros-
ter Eddy $4,000.
In consideration OF tae money re-
cesved Mrs. Eddy's soB and adopted
son reIinauished all rights or expect
Ant interests in Mrs. Edoy's estate
and agreed not to contest or retard
the pr,bate OF any will which Mrs.
Eddy might leave
Mrs. Eddy's third husband was one
Of her pupils. lie was mild man
who believed fimb.y in malOus animal
.maenefism.~ and died in 1882.