Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-24
DANIELS0N
Sudden Death of Capt. Thomas X.
Bates of Webster-WeIdon- Harring-
ton Marriage-SaIoon Appeals to Be
Heard Jan. 30-Creamery's Record
Year-Grange Officers Installed.

Capt Thomas K. Bates, uncle Of
Frederick e, ColVin, manager of the
Quinebaug and Wauregan company
stores, and brother of the late Loren
Bates of Danielson, where Captain
Bates also lived years ago, died at
his home in Webster Monday. He was
i'll but a few hours.
The following obituary notice ap-
peared in a Worcester paper of Tues
day:
Capt. Thomas Keith Bates, AZ years
master mechanic of the Slater mills,
died suddenly at his home, Is North
Main street, at o'clock Monday night,
aged II years. Death was caused by
angina pectoris and chronic myocar-
ditis, He was i'll but few hours.
Captain Bates was out Monday at
tending to his duties at the mill and
started out this afternoon, but re-
turned home at o'clock, complaining
of being sick. DR.. c. r, Bragg was
called at o'clock. but Captain Bates
felt so we'll that DR.. Bragg returned
to his office without prescribing for his
relief.
DR.. Bragg was called again at six
| o'clock and found Captain Bates in a
serious condition in bed. He remain
ed with the patient until death came.
His condition grew worse steadily and
the end came suddenly.
Since the close of the civil war
| Captain Bates had been in charge of
! the mechanical end of the Slater cor
| poration. In his carriage he was a
| familiar figure on the streets of Web
| ster, driving between the three mills
! of the corporation. During the past
! few years his position was known as
I,..% I,
! gagged actually at the mill to the time
! of his death.
/ Captain Bates was at the fire in the
! North Village mill Wednesday night.
and at that time had fall, which DR..
| Bragg said apparently was not pri-
mary cause of his death.
i Captain Bates was born in Web
i ster, son of Alanson and Betsy (Keith)
! Bates, on what is known as the Kirby
! place on the Thompson road.
He was educated in Webster school
| and learned the trade of machinist.
| He worked first in the Quinebaug mill
| in Danielson. At the outbreak of the
! civil war he enlisted in Company A,
Sixth Mass. regiment, and was made
captain. He served but short time
in this regiment being discharged by
reason Of disability. He re-enlisted
in Company B, Eighteenth Mass. regi-
ment, and was captain Of the regi-
ment at the close of the war.
Captain Bates returned to Webster
| in 1855 and was made master mechanic
/ of the Slater mills, which includes the
| plants at the East, North and South
villages. During the life of Horatio
N. Slater, Captain Bates was the right
hand man of the mill owner. He had
charge of the mechanical department
of the plant since that time and up to
within few years ago had been at the
head of this department.
Captain Bates leaves his wife, Eliz-
abeth (Esterbrook) Bates and a daugh-
ter, Georgia, wife Of H. Osgood La
count, West Somerville. He was a
member of Ben Franklin council. R
A; Nathaniel Lyon post, G. A. R.,
and the Congregational church
III with Blood Poisoning.
Mrs. AIcott D. Sayles, wife of Sc
lectman Sayles of East Killingly, is
dangerously i'll with blood poisoning,
resulting from an infection on a fin
/ ger.
Attended Hartford Meeting.
Rev. Clarence H. Barber returned to
Danielson Tuesday evening, having
been in Hartford attending the an
nual meeting Of the Connecticut Tenn
perance union.
Hal R. Eaton, principal of the high
school at Attleboro, Mass, has been g
recent visitor in panielson, where he
was last year principal Of Ktllingly
high school.
Elliott Reach, Z, son of Mr.. and Mrs
William E. Reach of the West Side
is out of danger after a serious illness
| with pneumonia.
Mrs John Bessette and daughter
Miss Laura, Of the West Side, have
recently been guests of relatives il
Webster.
Conductor Winfield Colwell is acting
as substitute dispatcher on the Put
nam lines of the Connecticut company
this week.
William Reynolds, son of Mrs. Pete
Reynolds of Elmville, was married OF
Tuesday, as told in the Taftville news
this morning.