Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-05-09
DEATH OF SALMON wIREs.

DEATH OF SALMON wIREs.
We take the following from the Burling-
ton Daily Times of last Saturday. Mr..
Wires was formerly a resident OF this
county, and the remarks concerning him
will be of interest;
Our citizens learned with regret during
the forenoon of yesterday, the death Of
Salmon Wires.
Though not entirely unexpected. the
news of his decease was surprise to many
of his friends and fellow-citizens. 1t was
understood that he was seriously i'll at
Concord; yet few imagined that his brief
illness would prove his last. From boy
hood Mr.. Wires bore an extraordinary
reputation for industry. Born in Cam
bridge Sc years ago the 10th of the pre-
sent month, after availing himself Of the
Hunted opportunities then afforded for an
education, he entered the Office Of Hon.
Asa Adds, of St, Adams, Gather Of
Judge Adds, our consul at Nice.) and
afterwards completed his legal studies
with John N. Pomeroy. of this city. AZ
ter his admission to the bar he practiced
at BAKERSFIELD, in Franklin County, but
soon removed to Lamoille County, where
at johnson for some years he did conside-
rable law business. and in 1s44.45 was
the Judge of Probate of that Comfy.
Desiring wider field of practice he came
to Burlington in 1916. and soon entered
into partnership with w. w Peck, in which
firm he rmained until the removal Of Mr.
Peck to New York City. He afterwards
was partner of VIM. G. Shaw, Esq.
His speciality was the insurance business.
in which no man in this section of coun-
try was his superior and his supeior and
his untiring devotion to it, in few years
made him so we'll known to the leading
insurance companies of the United States,
that at the time of his death he was their
general agent for Vermont New Hampshire
and Northern New York.
AS citizen he was deservedly inauen.
tial. being long director of the Farmers
and Mechanics Bank. and always taking
a deep interest in public affairs. What.
ever tended to contribute to the interests
of Burlington had his hearty support; and
when our city was organized last year he
was eleced by large majority to represent
his Ward in the Common Council, which
honored him by unanimous election as its
President, position he occupied until OBJ.
liged to define it on account of i'll health
Mr. Wires was no politician, yet his party
predictions were ever well understood.
Originally a Democrat he was at one time
the candidate of his party for State Sen
ator from this Country; but on the pas
sage of the Nebraska Bill in 1854 he at
once became one of the earliest and most
enthusiastic espousers of the doctrines Of
the Republican Party.
Active, bold in the expression Of his
opinions, and ardent in any cause he fav-
ored, he made his mark in our community
and his death will be sensibly felt by it.
There is scarcely any public institution
amongst US but will be deeply sensible of
his loss
His untiring industry and close atten-
tion to business seriously impaired his
health years since, and it may be truly
said that he died of hard cork The ge.
NAL spring weather of few days since
so encouraged him, that though suffering
from that dread disease dyspepsia he left
home on brief business tour to the
principal cities, but returning was pros.
trated at Concord with congestion Of the
lungs which. despite the effort Of his
family physician, in few days resulted
fatally. He died at 7 o clock. yesterday
morning, his wife and son being with him
in his last moments.