Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-08
PUTNAM

William NeeIy Mallory, captain of the Yale varsity football team for 1923 That was joyous reading Thursday for students at Pomfret school. where Mem phis BilT' prepared for college and where he first gave evidence of the wonderful playing ability that has won him a covet- ed distinction. Mallory was unanimously elected captain of next years eleven at the annual football dinner at New Haven Tuesday evening.
 It so happens that Mallory in his days at Pomfret school was a, warm friend of Charles Buell., the Hartford boy who is this fall retiring as captain of the liar ward varsity squad, and their friendship has continued during the three years that Mallory has been at Yale. Mallory is 21 years old, weighs 175 pounds and is , feet 10 inches tall. He has been fullback on the Yale team the past two years and is rated as one of the best defensive backs who ever played at Yale.
 After having been so critically i'll for more than a week that his life had been despaired of, James B. Tatem, ST.. resi- dent here for many years and long a prominent citizen of the city, died at his home Thursday morning. MT. Tatem had not been in good heakh for several years. but his condition did not cause anxiety until a recent date.
 MT. Tatem was born in Phenix, R. l.. April g, 1886, a son of Rev. Henry and Abby M. CKing) Tatenl. His father was a Universalist clergyman and the family one of the oldest i'll Rhode Island.
 In early life MT. Tatem began to learn the business of shoemaking and as early as 1850 was engaged in this occupation. Eventually he went to Southhridge to follow his trade and from that Massachu- sett town located in Woodstock, where shoemaking was an important industry 1 prior to the Civil war. After years mr l Tatem became interested in the wood 1 working business and ventured into it 1 thereafter following this line of work I during all of the active years of his life and building up an industry that has con- ! tinued to thrive and to produce goods that have an enviable standing in the trade. In 1887 woodworking plant that he | had established in Eastford was destroy ed by fire. This plant was rebuilt In l, 1897, MT. Tatem having located in Put nam the preceding year, he decided tc
 operate with two establishments ana l started a plant at West Thompson sup piementing the one in which he had beer
 doing business in Eastford so many years.
 Some years ago the West Thompson
 location was abandoned for the presen plant on George street, this city.
 Today the Eastford plant operates al tho J. NJ. Tatem Handle company, tn, proprietor being John M. Tatem, a son
 while the Putnam plant is known as tn
 J. B. Tatem & Son Handle Manufacturing
 plant. The concerns turn out hocke,
 sticks, golf sticks and other sportin
 equipment among tho nunnberless item
 made in their plants.
 MT Taten was twice married. | Woodstock Oct. IS, 1S58, Mfr. Tatem Wa first united in marriage with Miss Mar Katherine Allen, who died Jan. 13. 1S6$ i Two children born of this marriage ar
 John Melvin Tatem of Eastford, oEe c ; that towns best known citizens, and Hen
 ry Allen Taten who is engaged in tn woodworking business in Winston, N ; For his second wife, also a Woodstoc | resident, MT. Tatem married on Jan.
 1873 Angie Sarah Kenyon, who survive
 him, with one son. James H. Tatem J1 ! of this city. associated for years with h : father in business. A daughter, Mar Eden Tatem. born of MT. Tatem's secon
 marriage, died nl1nber of years ago. . Though Mir. Tatem was never especial active in politics, his abilities were recos ? nized by his fellow townsmen when I |. was resident of Woodstock and in 1Sf , he was elected to the legislature fro o 1 that town, serving during the session (
 important committees. Later he wa
 elected as senator from the old -Sixteent
 senatorial district. For several years l e was dairy commissioner of Cennecticu a first appointed to this position by Cove K nor Henry B. Harrison, who was govern. T from 1885 to 1887. and being reappofnte 'r by Governor Phineas C. Lounshury, wi served from 1887 to 1SS7 MT. Tate
 was always a staunch republican. lI Mir. Tatem was a regular attendant