Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-20
NEGOTIATIONS

NEGOTIATIONS
In Progress For a Chapel street
Business Change-Neely 4 Co. and
the wilcox & Co. St0re-Interest-
ing "Reminiscences of Other Days.
There was considerable talk on Chapel
street yesterday regarding the rumor that
the dry goods business of Wilcox & Co.
had been transferred to William Nicely &
Co., and that Nicely & Co. had purchased
the balance of the stock of the retiring
firm and secured the remaining two years,
lease of the firms store, 767-771 Chapel
street. It was also said that Curtis Wilcox,
the junior member of the firm of Wilcox
& Co., would enter into the employ of
William Nicely & Co. The closing out
sale at Wilcox & Co.'s will come to an
end Saturday evening after which, so it
was rumored, the remaining goods would
be taken by Nicely & Co.
Mr.. A. G. Wilcox was found at his
residence last evening and in quite COM
Portable health. He spoke of his gratif-
cation at his much improved state of
health, which was now such that on the
temperance of mild and pleasant weather
he expected to be out again and
take the air with something of his
former vigor. He had been
confined to the house since the middle of
October last, quite long interval, for him,
his health having usually been very salts
factory. Mr.. Wilcox said that nothing
had been consummated with regard to the
proposed lease of his store and sale of his
remaining stock to William Nicely & Co.
When asked if it was likely to be consum-
mated, he said yes if the terms were such
as he could agree upon, and accept. He
could not say yet whether the sale and
lease would be effected, though at present
things appeared to be in fair way for the
accomplishment of that event By to-
night or tomorrow some time a definite
answer could be given. Mr.. Wilcox was
looking nearly restored in health and con-
versed with much of his old time energy
and spirit.
The closing up of the old business was
necessitated by the continued illness of its
veteran founder, and the closing up has
been under the direction of Curtis Wilcox,
the junior member of the firm. Several
business men have been negotiating for
the store, but Intellectually, the terms not
being such as would be accepted.
Augustus G. Wilcox began the dry goods
business on Church street, near Chapel, in
1885. Several years later he moved to 90
Chapel street (old number), about where
Kirby's store is now located. Later he re-
moved to the present store, which was
| much smaller than now. Shortly after the
| late Lucius w. Hall was admitted to part
| nership, the firm becoming Wilcox & Hall.
About two years before Mr.. Halls death
he drew out of the firm and took a position
| with Monson & Carpenter, just opposite.
| About fifteen years ago Augustus G. Will
| COX took his nephew, Curtis Wilcox, into
| partnership, the firm becoming Wilcox &
Co. Soon after this change, the adjoin-
| ing store, also in the Lyon building, was
added, thus doubling the capacity of the
old store. The firm was doing o good
business for many years.
A. c. Wilcox had customers who had
traded with him for generation, and the
store is one of the Oldest mercantile land,
marks of New Haven.
Mr.. Wilcox recalled last evening, in
speaking of the present middle in the leg
| islature, the fact that when he was elect
ed representative from Madison years age
to the legislature he was elscted by only
three votes, and the closeness of the cleo
ton led to contest. Mr.. Wilcox's cleo
ton was contested by his opponent, the
out victorious and the next year the dem
ocrats renominated him, and this time he
was elected by the aid of republican friend.
by 16 majority, which was doing pretty
we'll, Madison being almost invariably {
sure republican town. Mr.. Wilcox has thu
honor and distinction of being one of tn
very few democrats the town has ever sen
to the Legislature, it showing the high est
nation in which he has been and is still
held by his townsmen and neighbors, ire
spective of political afinities. Mr.. Wilco1
also carried his district, the old Sixth,
doubtful district, by over 300 majority
In the legislature, among the other posi-
tons he held, he was that Of chairman o
the bank committee.
A New Club House.
NoRwALK, Feb. 19.-The Norwalk clu'
last night voted to erect a new club hous
on Wall street, to cost 10000
Selling Liquor without License.
John Roche was arrested upon a warran
last night charging him with selling liquo
without license at 38 Greene street.