Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-26
PUTNAM
Death of Col. Gustavus D. Bates Re- moves Prominent Citizen-locai People at Mountain and Shore-Auto Outjnus

People at Mountain and Shore-Auto
 Outings.
 The body of Col Gustavus D. Bates.
 who died at Stamford, where he has
 been patient in a sanitarium for
 several weeks, was brought to Putnam
 Tuesday. Death followed period of
 i'll health of considerable duration, and
 the health of the deceased became no-
 tably impaired while he was spending
 last winter at Port Limon, Fla.
 Colonel Bates was one of the prom
 inent citizens of Putnam, where he
 has been a resident for many years.
 He was of an old New England fam
 fly that settled in Hingham, Mass, as
 long ago as 1885 He was born in the
 nearby town of Thompson, October 2, 1839 and remained there until his twentieth year. His education was ob--' tained in the public schools and in Thompson academy. At seventeen he had prepared himself to enter the school room as an instructor and taught four terms al Burrillville, R. l., and at Thompson. During the time that he was not teaching he was en- gagged in factory and farm work. At IS he entered the store of w. $. Ar mold at MasonSille, now, Grosvenor- dale, as clerk. aud followed that oc- cupation for three years. Enlisted in Company E. | enlist for the civil war, but his father, who was opposed to the conflict. se- cured his discharge His second at ] tempt to enter the service met with | like result. but finally, on July 29, 1862, 1 he was enrolled as a private in Com | pany k, Seventh Rhode Island voluD | teers. He saw three years of active 1 service in the field, his promotion be- 1 ing rapid. In August, 1862, he was i made corporal and during the same month was advanced to the rank of 1 sergeant. In March, 1S62 he was made 1 a second lieutenant, and again, within I month, advanced to be first lieuten- l ant.
 1 June, 1864. brought him an appoint 1 ment as acting quartermaster. He be- | month and was later recommended I for a. breVet lieutenant colonel. In 1 September, 1884, because of ill health, l he resigned from the service. Saw Hard Service. His regiment was in action at Fred ericksburg, Vicksburg, the Wilderness, | Spottsylvania, Bethseda Church, North Anna River Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Welden railroad, and finally went in- 1 to winter quarters at Fort Sedgwick. Business Upriehtness. After the war Colonel Bates engag ged in the business of manufacturing fan nel shirts at Worcester in a partner 1 ship with H. H. Hutchins. This ven ture resulted in a heavy financial dis aster, but Colonel Bates eventually paid every dollar of the indebtedness | for which he was liable, and with in terest
 For ten years thereafter he was a traveling salesman representing Bos- ton business houses In 1878 he was given the mana cement of the New York office of C1uett. Peabody & Co.,, shirt manufacturer, and remained with 1 the firm for twenty years, at the sa me l time having interests in various Con- necticut industries. Local Enterprises. l In 1884 he formed the Connecticut | Clothing company in Putnam and l opened a branch store at Southbridge. 1 the firm name being Bates & Linds- ley. The Putnam store was sold in 1893, the branch store two years later With the late John O. Fox of this city, Colonel Bates established the l Putnam Cutlery company, he having secured a cutlery patent of value. | When MT Fox died in 1890 Colonel | Bates purchased all the stock of the 1 concern. The business grew to good proportions and in 1895 was sold to 1 New Britain firm
 | For three years Colonel Bates was proftably engaged in the coal busi-
 ness in Putnam as member of the l firm of Daniels & Bates, selling his interest in September, 1901. Worked for Towns Interests. 1 As a public spirited citizen Colonel I Bates gave much of his valua be serv- | ices and abilities to his home town 1 and was frequently honored by his l tive from Putnam in the general as l senlblies of 1887 and 1888, serving as l chairman of the committee on cities l and boroughs.
 Prominent Republican. l He was a delegate to the republican ] convention that nominated Benjamin l Harrison for the presidency at Chi | cago in 1888 and was a member of | the committee on resolutions in that I gathering. In 1899 he was chairma n i of the board of seIectmen of Putnam and for the last few years and at the 1 time of his death was member of l the town school committee.
 His fraternal affiliation were with | A. G. Warren post. No. 54, G. A. R., l of this city, and Quinna tissett grange l of Thompson. He was a past state | commander of the department of Con- | necticut. G. A. R., member of the l Army and Navy club of Connecticut | church.
 1 June T.. 1867, Colonel Bates married l Ellen A. Hutchins of Putnam She l died May l. 1S97 no children being l born of the union. On December 23 | 1898, he married Miss Cora White l more, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Albert 1 F. Johnson of Southpridge. She sur l wives him with one daughter, Sarah l Elizabeth, born August 3. 1903. r Colonel Bates was active in many i fields of endeavor and all his life took | much interest in farming. He was a l high type of citizen and in his dea tn
 the town and city sustain a loss that is fully realized.
 City Notes.
 Mrs. George Blythe of Bradley street
 recently visited her mother in Provi- 1 dence.
 l Miss Constance Russell was a re- cent guest of Miss Catherine Russell l at Cottage C;ty
 Dr. J. J. Russell and W. J. Bartlett 1 have been at Oak Bluffs, where their ! families are spending this month, mak-
 ing the trip by automobile.
 l Charles Seder has been the guest of I friends al Cottage City.
 MT. and Mrs. J. B. Tatem, Jr.. have been at Crescent beach, making the l trip by automobile
 Miss Caroline Bonheur of Lynn ] Mass, has been the guest of Miss $. Elizabeth Clarke of Elm street.
 Motored from Windham.
 Dr. F. Guild. Mrs. Guild and their l children, Allen, Harriet and Julia, of l WinGham and their guests from ! Brooklyn, N Y,. have been guests of