Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-25

Telegrams recevied in Putnam Sat urday morning announced the death at Tampa, Fla, of Thomas A. Lake of this city, father of Everett J. Lake, who was a republican candidate for nomination for governor of Connecti- cut two years ago. Mir. Lake was in his sixty fourth year. He leaves his wife, his son and two daughters. The body is expected to arrive in Putnam today (Monday) on the 12.S6 express. Burial is to be in the Lake family lot in Woodstock Tuesday afternoon.
 MT. Lake it is understood was talk en seriously i'll at his winter home at Limona, Fla, about ten miles from Tampa, about two weeks ago. For two years past his health has been some what impaired and he, each winter, has suffered slight shocks, but his condition did not become alarming until recently.
 MT. and Mrs. Lake left here for Limona last fall to spend the winter, as was their custom, at the Florida city, where Mir. Lake owned a home, orange groves, and other property.
 While the greater part of the active years of MT. Lakes life have been spent away from this section of the state, he was well known hereabOuts,
  He was born in the neighboring town of Woodstock the son of MT. and Mrs. John Lake. one of the towns old fam lilies. As rugged and unusually well develcred boy Of IA years, he enlisted on December IS, 1888, in Company c, Eighteenth Connecticut volunteers, participating in various engagements with his regiment until he was mus tered out June 27. 1865.
 After the war, Mr. Lake came back to this section of the country and for a time followed the trade of a carpenter. Later he engaged in the sash and blind bUsnieSs at Harrisville, just outside of this city, but a, fire that destroyed his plant put an end to this venture.
 In the early sos Mir. Lake, with John H. Larned, now of Pomfret, en- gagged in the lumber business in Wo0n- ! socket and remained there for a lit tie more than three years, meeting with unusual success and laying the | foundation for future business expan- sion.
 | Afts- leaving WOonsocIet MT. Lake l engageI in the lumber business in i Rockville, and eventually established ! the Hartford Lumber company, now a most prosperous business of the | Capitol city and under the direction ! of Everett J. Lake.
 1 In 1898. MT. Lake was named as | internal revenue collector for the dis | trict including Connecticut and held i this appointment until his health be- i gan to give way. Two years ago he | bought a residence on Church street 1 Putnam, and has spent his summers | here and his winters, as has been his l custom for years, tu Florida. | MT. Lake was a generous, whole l souleG man, with thousands of friends 1 in his native state He was a repub- lican and an active and prominent | worker Tn the party. From his home | town of Woodstock he was sent tC i the legislature as a representative. 1 and while resident in Rockville was elected a member of the Connection senate from the Thirty fifth district He was also at one time a member | of the republican state central com mittee.
 MT. Lake was a member of the Al my and Navy club of Connecticut and in attending the reunions ana those of the Eighteenth Connection
 he found a most satisfying pleasure i He was generous 10 lavishness in en- l tertaining his friends of the war, say
 ing that 1t was the least he could dt for them. All who knew him likec | him and all will feel that they have lost a friend.