The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-08
THE LATE AUGUSTUS c. WILCOX FOR HALF A CENTURY A PROM NEWT MERCHANT.

| FOR HALF A CENTURY A PROM l NEWT MERCHANT.
 The death of the late Augustus c. Wilcox, who was for about half cen-
 tury a leading dry goods merchant of this city, brings sadness to the hearts
 of many of his colleagues who yet re-
 main who knew him quite intimately and enjoyed his heartiness and sinceri- l ty of greeting his interesting and ami I mated conversation upon the topics of 1 the day and his evident honesty of I purpose and of opinions. He was l averse to all insincerity, a forcible out
 spoken gentleman, who did not beat about the bush in discussion political
 CT otherwise, but showed his colors and stood up for what he considered right
 and just. He was close observer of
 public affairs, particularly those of
 political nature. He was an ardent un- comprising democrat and in this regard
 he specially stood to his colors and how
 ever one might differ from him politi-
 cally his manifest honesty and sincerity
 could but be respected. He was some
 times so outspoken as to grieve or give
 offense, but he was easily pardoned on
 account of his high integrity and he
 was one of the first to acknowledge his
 fault if he thought he was in the
 wrong. He was merchant of high in-
 tegrity and his store was for a long
 series of years resorted to by many of
 the most fashionable ladies of the city,
 es one of his specialties was high class
 goods. He was at one time a wealthy
 man, having prospered greatly in his
 business, but when in his old age the
 new department stores and new ideas
 came in vogue he did not keep abreast
 of the current and in his latter years
 he lost much of what he had accumu-
 lated. He for years in the days of his
 prosperity had beautiful summer
 home in Madison, his native town, which was in the midst of ample grounds and surrounded by beautiful trees and here much happy leisure time was spent. The town of Madison, recogniz- ing his merit and ability honored him with an election to the general assem- bly, and he served his term of office with great credit to himself and his constituency. His store where he did business for about fifty years, was where the western part of the Howe & Stetson store is now. MT. Wilcox, as stated above was as he sometimes termed himself sound democrat and 1 one of his particular friends and q man l whom he greatly admired and usually 1 agreed with, politically and otherwise, | was the late lamcnted Minott A. Os- | born, who for about half d century was the editor and principal owner of the Register. MT. Wilcox was one of the founders and for many years a director of the Security Insurance company of this city He was twice married. His first wife died about twenty-five years ago and is buried in Madison ceme- Lery. His second wife was Miss Bertha Paine, who is left to mourn the loss of a kind and devoted husband and who s held in high esteem by a large circle }f friends. The funeral of MT. Wilcov will take place tomorrow, with inter- nent in Madison. Rev MT. MarkWick ,f Ansonia, personal friend of the de- ceased for twenty years, has been called 0 officiate at the obseques. |, DEATH OF MRS. F. J. KINGSBURY.
 Waterbury, Dec. IA telegram re- 'eived in this city to-day announced he death from heart failure of Mrs. 'reoerck J. hlngsoury of this city at he residence of her sister, Mrs. William | 2. Curtis of New York city. Mrs. had been in the best of i lealth and her death was totally unex- 'ected. The news came as great 1 hook to the family and relatives. Be- , ides her husband, who is prominent ! :. anker and manufacturer of this city. nd a member of the Yale corporation, he leaves three children. two daughters esiding at home in Waterbury. and one : on. Frederick J. Kinasburv. ir living l New Haven The funeral services will be held at 1 . t. Johns church next Saturday morn ! , lg at ll:SO o'clock. The interment will c in the Riverside cemetery .