Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-02
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Josl ~. Gates.

1or1 II r,,,s dici ,t liz ho,uc. 3l Main
street ot o.ao o,clocE Monday evening
nrtc, an ulnose dotinn from Mon
aay morning. June "A. lie was at his desk
at thc Howard National bank that day
whom he conpiaincd of n dizziness. He
wns removed TO his home. where It was
found that he had sustained n shock
which affected his stomach and mind TO
n certain extent. For a few DAYS there
was reason to hone tina, he would re-
cover. bu, his mind become moro cloudy
and for the last seven weeks he has heen
Unconscious practically all the time.
Mr. Gates was horn in RoyaIston. MISC
Novcmbor %. 1891 the Youngest son Of
Stcphen and COMFORT Mravos, Gates He
attended the common schools Of that town
and in 1851 located in Rrnttlcboro V,
where he md his brother Stonhen co,n.
monccd the manufacture of furniture re-.
naming there until 1878. whom ,bov c,r,e
to Burlington and continued tho furni.
ture business IN the old "pioreer sbors &"
The undertaking was successful fro,, ,ho
beginning and the business steodi,v in
creased from wear 70 voar. for , nu,,hor
Of years they had a large weroho,se In
Philadelphia. where they employed a largo
number Of hands finishing and shipp,ng
their goods 70 all sections Of the United
states. Mr., Gates resided In Philadel-
phta from 1850 TO 1865. md was engaged in
inc supervision Of this extensive trade.
WIN tho death Of his brother. stephen.
IN l"a Mr. Gates returned to burlington
anu .nlS CITY was his home FOR the re-
h,u. ",se S"op was
. VI i"e an" ~ rau' s'ree's' 'he
49, N'"e Wv .e W
r.os oau"n .-., goo -"
Gates ma h.oo,,o ,n,oro~.oa T.. ~.
,o, WITH, -, 49, pu.,.-u. a ~.
Winoos,J river noar tho br,dye o,d g.,
1850 he decided TO give IN tbo f,r,,,r-a
business. and conhnc his attention N the
manufacture Of print cloths. The sp,n-
ming and other preliminary work was
done nj the mill on tho river and the
weaving and finishing at the mill on st.
fauI ana fine streets. In 1888 a stock
c'H,pa"v was organized to continue the
"uS'"ess' MI Gates acting In the capa
''F VI presinoht' IN lWG he sold his in
'"'S' III the company to the Chace mills
eo,po'a.oh Oh fHlI River Mass.
=" '"'V ME- Gates In connection
W." " n"ihper or prominent citizens.
F'''N
an" was maze one OF its first direc-
WIS, '" 1879 ne was elected vice.
% an" ]" 1874 was elected
- ' """h "Hic" n" held con-
."''"S un'ii MS deafh. being at
VIC oa"h oaiIN during business hours.
~" N""te years ne mas been the only
SURVIVOR OF the original i~ncorpora-
'"'' " '"e pahk- In l'"2 the bank
ofe''cu inc granite huildlng at the
.o'"er Oh 'h"r'h and college streets
MI 'ates personally supervising the
c".He construction
M mites was twice married. his
irS' VIE belnS Miss Catherine j
"oodeli Of orange, Mass. who died in
1897 ana his second. Mrs. Edwina T.
~Sanborn. of Waterbury, VI. who sur
wives him. OF five children. two
daughters. Mrs. Hugh Mclean Of Buff
falo. n. Y. and Mrs. Robert G. Gamer.
on of ottawa. Can. are living. A sister
years made her home wit. him.
Mr.. Gates has long been regarded
rs one Of BurlinEton's most success.
ful business mon of tho s,riotee+ In,
teerttv. and ore u,hoaa advtca ,y,e
often so,abt on Nra,ct,, ,,o,ters
Rorn n noor how n u,ot,,,o or hord
,,ork srd ,r,goiitv hrou,h. ,ha,- 90
u.or l.. ,,o,t,o , a.. 80
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