Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-12-09
GLOVER Gil EANINGS
DR.. NELSON LUCIUS DOW.

DIR. NELSON LUCIUS DOW.
DR.. Nelson Lucius Dow was born in
Albany June 8. 1861 the son of Luther
c. and Lovina dewey Dow. After
his early education in the public.
envy. For time he taught school to
enable him to further complete his
own education, which he did by taking
up the study of medicine, first at U.
V. M. and later at the Hahneman
medical college at Chicago, where he
received his degree in 1887.
He practiced for few months in
Irasburg and then went to Sheffield
where he remained for five and half
years. In May Of 1893 he came to
Glover and has for more than 81 years
been the only physician in town,
having large practice over wide
of the Vermont Medical society, was
on the board of pension examiners,
also examiner for the several life
insurance companies, a Mason, a
member of Glover grange. Independent
Telephone company, member OF the
l. o. U. A. M. until since his health
began to fail he withdrew his name.
In 1889 he married Lila B., daughter
of Ira T. Pierce of Albany. One child,
a daughter, Grace, was born to them,
April a, 1897. A very practical, matter
of-fact man in all that he, said and did,
and his life and his influence has
always been on the side of honest
right living and the town has lost.
what no town can we'll spare. a citizen
whose clean morality and good princi-
Piles helped to upbuild the character
of the place and whose voice and deed
was ever against wrong-doing and
aught that was degrading to people or
place. Although he himself has evil
IDENTIFY feared that his life work was
nearly done, only those who saw him
most frequently knew it, and even they
never dreamed the end was so near.
AS the pastor said at the funeral, if
we had known would we not have all
stood little closer to him that his
knowledge of our friendship might
have in a measure made his last
journeylng easier. The funeral was
held at the church On Friday, Rev
Glenn Douglass officiating. The church
was filled with friends, neighbors and
members Of the organizations to which
he belonged.
There were many beautiful floral
offerings. Of his brothers and sisters
there survive him one brother,
Wallace Dow of Hardwick, and four
sisters. Mrs w. W. Miles of Barton
and three others. The wife and
daughter. left so completely alone
have the sympathy of everyone. In
terment was at Riverside cemetery,
Glover.
CHURCH NOTES
The Sunday morning sermon will be
on Executing the Great Commission.
Sunday evening the pastor will give
an address on the Life and Labor of
) Geo. Whitefeld.
Thursday evening will be devoted to
the choirs. All the choirs are invited
to be present. Choir singing will be
!: discussed. also the problems attending
the work of choirs.
Friday the Woman's Union will hold
the dinner and social postponed from
last week.
J cantata is being prepared for pre-
sentation at Christmas time.
WEST GLOVER
} The Sunday school will observe
Christmas.
Geo. Young entertained Thomas Uric
; and father day last week.
Several are improving their homes
with paint and paper inside.
Mrs. Vernon Tichurst has an aunt
staying with her for short time.
j. C.. Borland remembered many
with piece Of venison for which all
say thanks.
The Phillips Brothers and J. c..
Borland were the lucky ones to get a
, deer the last of the season.
Many will be glad to know that Mrs.
Eunice Thorpe. who fell and broke her
hip. is able to st up for a short time.