Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-06-24
GLOVER GLEATNINGS

in the summer of 1889 to practice his
chosen profession. He remained there
for Is years where be built up large
clientele and left host of friends. In
the summer of 1903 he attended the
Harvard summer medical school and
in September of the same year moved
Melrose to further pursue his profess
sion in that city. Here he had la
bored diligently and his efforts had
been crowned with success. when
with little warning last December, he
sustained a shock. The advent of
spring and the warm weather returned
to him some of his lost strength and
vitality, but again on June 9Th he sus-
tanned a second shock from which he
did not rally. dying Saturday after
noon, June 18th at 8 O'Clock. in his Goth
year. The doctor was constantly ac-
tive and immortalized his name by
founding Phi Chi, medical society at
the University of Vermont in 1889.
He was not only the founder but also
the first president. Phi Chi now has a
list of SO active chapters with total
membership of over 5000, making it
the largest medical college fraternity
in the country. rClark was an off
cial member of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, also member of the Ma
sonic order and the Knights of Pythias.
He leaves to mourn his loss, a widow,
two sons and a daughter, besides two
brothers, DR.. Warren Clark of Brock
ton, senator from the Second Plymouth
district and George w. Clark of Bar
ton. The sons are Armour w. Clark,
who is married and employed in the
Melrose National bank; and Everett
W. Clark, employed by the Metz Auto
mobile company in Waltham The
daughter, Anna A. Clark, is senior at
the Melrose high school. DR.. Clark
! was always sympathetic and patient
in the extreme, he was a faithful hus-
band and a loving father; a prince
among men. He had wide circle of
friends not alone in Melrose. but also
in this town, Barton and vicinity, who
mourn his loss. A loss not only to his
family, but also to the city and county
and an irreparable loss to the medi-
cal profession. The funeral services
! were held at his late home, 500 Main
street, Melrose Highlands, Tuesday
officiating. The body was brought to
this place for burial, accompanied by
DR.. Warren Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
mour w. Clark and Everett w. Clark.
Services were held at the local M E.
church, which the doctor himself had
helped to build. being opened for this
grievous occasion. Interment was at
the Glover cemetery.
WEST GLOVER
Mrs. Whipple is with her son, S. T.
Vance.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Stiles and chill
dren visited at H. H. SINNERS last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Skinner attend
ed the funeral Of Mrs. Mary Heath in
Albany.
Mrs. Ida Bowley of Newport visited
her nieces, Mrs. Hattie Bates and Mrs.
Winnie Miles, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrus and Mr.. and
Mrs, Chas. Smith of Albany visited at
R. W. Buchanan's Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Laclair and
daughter of Sheffield visited her
brother, w: A. Magoon Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. -Borland and Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Lyman are taking an
automobile trip to New Hampshire
points.
R. F. Stiles recently took H. H.
Skinner on his "a mile mail route in
his Hudson car in one hour and forty
minutes.
Mr.. and Mrs B. F. Jackman and
family, also Miss Mary Hanson of
Barton, visited friends in Lyndonville
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Borland and Mr.
and Mrs. S. T. Vance and C. C. King
attended the Congregational confer
ence at North Troy last week.
Remember the entertainment given
at the church by the Willing Workers
Friday evening. All will like to see
Professor Dana, the cartoonist. He
will make you smile.
The Burlington Free Press tells US
that the Commons club held its annual
banquet Friday and elected Bruce
Buchanan of this place vice-president.
We like to see our boys awarded such
honors.
Harley Leland, who has been attend
ing the agricultural school at Lyndon
Center, graduated from there last
week and after spending a short vaca-
ton at home, goes to Dixville, N. H..
where he has position on large
dairy farm.