The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-11
OBITUARY NOTES.
Funer al Services ofA. c. Wilcox-Buried
 tn Madison.


 The funeral services of Augustus c. Will
 COX, who was for many years a leading dry
 goods merchant here, took place Saturday | forenoon at 9:30 o'clock nj his late residence i at Ill Bristol street. Notwithstanding the 1 early hour there was large attendance ot
 relatives and friends gathered to pay the i last sad tribute of affection and regard Tor 1 the sleeper. Among them were eX-Lieuten- ant Governor James ID. Dewell Robert T. Merwin, Robert A. Beers, Sylvester Smith,
 of the New Haven Baking company, who
 was one of the most intimate friends of the deceased for years, Frederick G. Hoteh-
 kiss, son of the late George Hotchkiss of Orange street, who died recently and who started his business career about the same time that Mir. Wilcox did, and they were lifelong friends; also among the ladies pres
 ent were Mrs. Fred G. Hotchliss, who Is q
 daughter of the late Lucius w. Hall, who was for years in business with the deceas- ed; Mrs. Fairman, widow of the late James
 Fairman, who was for many years Chapel
 street resident; Mrs Foster, wife of Henry
 w. Foster, who was for many years q
 Chapel street merchant; Mrs. Parmelee, q cousin of the first wife of the deceased, and among other relatives present were besides the immediate family of the deceased, Miss Agnes D. Wilcox, only child of the deceas- ed, and Mrs. Mattie Pritchard Coward, a niece who came from New York to attend the funeral. The services were conducted
 by Rev. MT. Markwick of Ansonia, who when a pastor in Madison twenty-five years ago. formed an intimate acquaintance with the deceased when the latter was spending his summers at his beautiful summer abode there MT. Markwick spoke most feelingly and beautifully of the life and Christian character of the deceased, and of the vari- ous traits which shone conspicuously In and did honor to the character of the de ceased. His words were q just and fine tribute to the memory of the sleeper There were beautiful floral tributes including a loTely wreath from the widow, a large bou- quet of W hite and pale pink carnations with calias and ferns from his daughter, Agnes E. Wilcox, and various others. The re- mains were taken to Madison and inferred in the family plot In the West or p rincipal cemetery in the town. Rev. MT. Markwick offlciated at the grave, and there was pres ent quite concourSe of Madisons repre- ciates of the deceased. Among them were John Meigs, Samuel Crampton, Judge of Probate samuel Chttenden, Frederick Field. of the former New Haven firm of tenden,, brother h qn,nevirmaaFkfk'' k niece of the first wife of the deceased; Mrs. Emily Wilcox, Miss Lizzie Lee, a sister of Colonel Frank T. Lee; Misses Elizabeth and Dr. Ayres, a leading physician of the town, who occupies the former summer residence of the deceased and others including Charles w. Scranton, , the New Haven tend the funeral. Among others present at the services in New Haven were: Rev A. J. Wilcox and wife, residents here, former ly of New London Rev. Mr. Denton and MT Prince of the Seward Manufacturing ex-Ticket Agent Charles l.. Ayres who was formerly clerk for MT. Wilcox for sixteen years Mrs c. L. Ayres, Mrs. Colburn, Mr. and Mrs. Clark, George Mat toou, Miss Cook and two sisters and others
 The deceased was n son of Captain Curtis Wilcox of Madison, who was the towns first postmaster after it was set off from GuiIfOrd. and who like his son, the deceas ad stood very high in the repnrd of the At his house General Lafay- cite was entertained during his stay in Madison while making h;s triumphal tour in New England. The late A. c. Wilcox was d descendant of one of the first Congregations Il pastors of Guiford, Rev. pr. Todd, and was. a cousin of Rev. Dr. John D. Todd | former pastor of the Church of the Redeem | ar. MT. Wilcox during his long residence in this city was q member of the Center | church, and attended there under the | preaching of the late Rev Dr. Bacon, Rev. | pr. Walker, Rev. Dr. Noble and Rev. pr. | smyth. He was twice married. His first wife was Catherine Amelia Crittenden, lady greatly beloved in Madison, Ter native place. She died in 1881 Mr' Wilcox's second wife was Miss Bertha Paine of West Haven, who ministered to i'm with loving devotedness and unremit- ing care during his declining years and last llness.
 Deceased leaves one daughter, Agnes E. ,