The Newtown bee., 1908-01-10

and Elizabeth c. Capt Daniel c. Au-
 gur, Minott's father, was born in New
 Haven in 1907, and in early life learned
 the shoemaker's trade at Bridgeport, this county, where he resided from 1922 to 1929. He retarned to New Haven, but in 1888 he removed to
 Woodbridge, New Haven county. In
 1889 he engaged in butchering in New
 Haven, and for17 years followed that
 occupation successfully, having an ex-
 tensive wholesale and retail trade.
 Later he devoted his attention lt to
 growing garden seeds at his home in
 Woodbridge, where his death occurred
 October "A, 1890. He had great in
 huence in local affairs, and held nu-
 merous offices, including those of se-
 lectman, justice of the peace and as-
 sessor, which he filled for 10 years,
 while he was also a notary public for
 some time. H7rom 1880 to 1884 he was
 captain in the State militia, and at the time of his death he was the old est militia officer in Connecticut, as well as the oldest Odd Fellow.
 Minott Augur acquired his early ed ucation in the district schools of Wood bridge and private school at New Ha- ven. At the age of IA he began to learn the printer s trade in the office of the New Haven Register, where he remained about six years. Desiring to embark in the newspaper business, he came to Norwalk and for two years he was engaged in publishing the Fairfield County Republican as a member of the firm of Smith & Augur, but as the business did not prove as congenial as he had hoped he gave it up and re- turned to Woodbridge to follow farm ing at the homestead. In 1852 he en- gagged in the grocery and meat busi- ness in New Haven. From 1857 to 1867 he resided upon the old homestead, but in the fall of the later year he re- moved to Sandy Hook and opened a meat market in partnership with Philo Nichols, the firm being known as Nichols s& Augur. Early in 1869 Mir Augur purchased his partners interest in the business, which he continued up to July. 1907, when he retired from business. Mir Augur took a keen inter est in the affairs of St Johns church and was one of its wardens at the time of his death He was Mason. a mem Der of Olive Branch lodge. No. 84, of Westville. He served one year on the board of selectmen. MT Augur is sur vived by his wife, whose maiden name was Miss Ruth Peck. Their golden was celebrated few years ago.
 Despite the heavy rain storm of Tuesday afternoon St Johns church was we'll filled at the funeral service. Rev o. o. Wright officiated. The floral tributes were beautiful. The burial was in the Berkshire cemetery. The pail bearers were Levi c. Morris, A. w. Bassett, Ii. H. Peck and H. B. Coger. The honorary bearers were Joseph Bradley, s. P. Glover, Philo Nichols and Frederick Chambers.
 Among those present at the funeral from out of town were: MT and MT Joel Bradley, MT and Mrs John M. Marvin, MT and Mrs ". T. Smith, 1 Miss Emily Augur, of New Haven Charles P. Augur, MT and Mrs E.NM. Miss Elma Augur, Miss Elmer Augur, Miss Fanny Peck, and Charles E. Peck | of Woodbridge; Mrs Henry Stoddard ! and Clifford Stoddard of Milford; and ! Mir and Mrs Frederick Chambers of An uubroken business ex- perience of 40 years in one place, un- .arnished by fraud or dishonesty, such { $ the record of the life of Minott | Augur. Servant of God, and friend of ran, we'll done!