Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-05
ECCENTRIC LORENZO DOW
 WAS GREAT PREACHER
Born in Coventry in f777-settIed in
 Montville in 1922.

On the road between Oxoboxo res- ] ervoir and Gardner lake. in the town i of Montville, is 8 substantial old farm house that is pointed out to strangers as the Lorenzo Dow place. The ia nous preacher once lived there and across the road. in a private burying ground, surrounded by an iron fence, repose the remains of his second wife, to whom the farm heionged. she hav- ing inherited it from her father. Lorenzo Dow was born in Coventry i this state, in 1777. His father was Ephrafm Dow, also a native of Con necticut. Young Dow was of a relig- ious turn of mind, joining the Meth odist church at an early age. He stated in the story of his life that he went to a Methodist meeting because he had heard things about the sect that he did not like and was surprised to find the worshippers like other men and women. He became interested in what he heard and decided that he would connect himself with the de- nomination.
 A Minister at 21.
 At the age of 21 he entered the ministry and was located for 8 while in Cambridge and Essex, Mass. Dow's disposition was of the kind that could not put up with restrictions. No par ish was large enough for him and he travelled in all directions. His eccen- tricities were too pronounced for the officials of the church to which he was attached and in few years he was dropped from the roll of regular work CTS.
 Unfettered by ecclesiastical author ity Dow spent about 35 years in preaching wherever he pleased. He would start out with his horse and country. He wandered all over this country and several times went abroad. He preached in England, Ireland and Scotland, in Canada and in many EI, I IIr stotes-
 Dow was particularly opposed to CaiNnism and his tongue and pen were both used in attacking that religious belief. He was a ready speaker, pos sessiong native wit and sarcasm was of the most scathing variety.
 It Is matter of record that Lo- renzo Dow and his first wife gave the land on which the first church was built in Mississippi. The house of wor- ship was on the site of Jefferson col lege and the deed of gift is preserved in the archives of the educational in stitution.
 Married in 1904.
 4 man who so strongly objected to limitations and spent so much of his time in travelling about the country might not seem a very good subject for matrfmony, but Dow found wo- a wife and while his courtship was decidedly business like and devoid of sen entimentality, his choice, whose name was Peggy. accepted his proposition, and they were married in September, 1894. Mrs. Dow died in Hebron June s, 1920.
 Second Wife MontviiIe Woman.
 In later years the eccentric preach CT became more domesticated in his tastes and he entered the matrimonial state the second time. He married Lucy Dolbeare of Montville and that was the reason that he made his home in that town. It is said that he met his second wife at religious meet ing. He was impressed with her abil- ity as an exhorter. and after the meet ing shook hands with her and asked her to marry him. She was favorab1y Inclined toward the proposal and few days later they were married.
 Dow settled In Montville about 1922 The fact that he had a home to go to didn't wean him from his desire to preach and practically every Sunday he was heard in Montville or some of the surrounding towns.
 Owned Grist Mill on Oxoboxo.
 He purchased a grist mill on the :