. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . ce. Admiral Farragut paid him the honor of attending his funeral inGlastonbury. JOSEPH WALDO WOODS. Joseph W. Woods, son of Joseph and Ehzabeth Mercy (Fairbanks) Woods,was born in Ashburnham. Mass., October 8, 1839. He prepared for college inthe Fitchburg, Mass., High Schooland imder the tutorship of Rev. Far-rington Mclntyre, Grafton, entered the University fromDubuque, Iowa, in the spring of 1856,and remained until the fall of 1857. He was a shipping clerk forPowers and Dennis, commission mer-chants, St.
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . ce. Admiral Farragut paid him the honor of attending his funeral inGlastonbury. JOSEPH WALDO WOODS. Joseph W. Woods, son of Joseph and Ehzabeth Mercy (Fairbanks) Woods,was born in Ashburnham. Mass., October 8, 1839. He prepared for college inthe Fitchburg, Mass., High Schooland imder the tutorship of Rev. Far-rington Mclntyre, Grafton, entered the University fromDubuque, Iowa, in the spring of 1856,and remained until the fall of 1857. He was a shipping clerk forPowers and Dennis, commission mer-chants, St. Louis, Mo., spring of1858-May, 1860. He was telegi-a-pher, American Telegraph Company,Jamaica, L. I., New York, January,1861-November, 1862; Sandy Hook,November, 1862-November, opened the Peoples Line officefor same company in New Haven,Conn., and managed it from Novem-ber, 1863, until January, 1864. Hemanaged the ofIi(e of the same com-pany in Barnums Hotel, Baltimore,Md., January, 1864-April, 1884. Hemanaged the Wost(n-n L^nion iele-graph Companys office in the Dry. Joseph Waldo Woods. Goods district at 255 Church St., New York city, from 1884 until 1!)01, wlienhe retired from active work. He now resides at the Judson, No. 53 Wash-ington Scjuare, New York City. 636 NORWICH UNIVERSITY. [1860 CLASS OF 1860. BVT. COL. GUSTAVUS MURRAY BASCOM, U. S. A., B. S. Gustavus M. Bascom, son of William Tulley and Emily (Mmray) Bascom,and cousin of Clayton E. Rich; 63, and Irving B. Rich, 64, and was born in Mc-Connelsville, Ohio, Sept., 21, 1840, and died in Portsmouth, R. I., August 16,1884. In 1849 his parents removed to Columbus, Ohio, where he prepared forcollege. He entered the University in 1857, and graduated B. S. in 1860; was dis-tinguished at the LTniversity for his fine scholarship and love of mihtary work;was adjutant of the corps of cadets, fall of 1859; member of the AIHT was private secretary to Governor Cox of Ohio, 1860-61. On thebreaking out of the
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