The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-28
OBITUARY.
IRVING e. SALMON.


Residents of Morristown were
shocked to read in the late editions
of Wednesdays papers that the body
of Irving e. Salmon had been found in
the woods near Syracuse, New York.
Messages to his friends confirmed
the news of his death. 1t was known
that he had been at a sanitarium at
Clifton Springs to regain his health,
which through Office work and the
strain Of the political campaign last
| fall, had become undermined, but the
last report was that his brother in
tended going to the sanitarium and
accompany him home in few days.
The remains of Mr.. Salmon were
found about half past seven O'Clock on
Wednesday morning, about two miles
from the center of the city. A bull
let wound in the temple told the story.
1t was thought that he had been sit
ting on seat near at hand when the
deed was done and apparently been
dead for about two hours. He left
lClifton Springs the evening before,
leaving all his clothes with the excep-
tion of those on his person at the SAN
| itarium.
Mr.. Salmon was born at BOOntOn in
March, 1874, the son of the late Con-
gresham Joshua S. Salmon. He at
| tended the Boonton schools and after
preparation for college entered Rut-
gers, remaining there nearly four
| years, but in the last term his health
broke down and he was obliged to give
up his studies.
| After about year spent in Sussex
county with relatives, he took up the
study of law with his father, coming
| to MOrristOwn in charge of an office
which his father opened here in 1897.
| He was admitted to the bar as an at
| tOrney in 1900 and as counsellor in
! 1904 After some years of practice
alone he formed partnership with q.
A. Reed in September. 1904, under the
firm name Of Reed & Salmon, with of
hces in the Babbitt building.
The deceased followed his father In
| taking an interest in political affairs
and aligned himself with the Demo-
Ecratic party, running for Office sew
eral times. Last fall he was named
for State Senator against Senator
Thomas j. Hillery and made a hard
fight for election with results which
are known.
The deceased was sMell-known social
| ly, being q member of a number of
Hodges and social organizations. He
was the exalted ruler Of MorriStown
Lodge, Order Of Elks, member OF
| Cincinnati Lodge, f. 8 A. M, and OF
the Tall CedarS organization connect
| ed with the lodge, a member OF the
| HeptasophS and the Grand. Fraternity,
having passed through the chairs OF
] these organizations, Of the Loyal. AS
sociation and Immediate Relief Asso-
citation, also of the g'apkaOw Club. He
was also a member of Resolute III. &
T.. Co., and the house of that company
4 has been draped in mourning on ac-
I.eount of hiS death.sst-
Immediately on hearing of his
/ brothers. death, Norwood Salmon
went to Syracuse to bring back the
remains. He is survived by a widow,
a daughter of Sidney Baldwin: by
two brothers, Norwood G and Joshua
r. and three sisters, Nellie A., wife OF
+. A. Tr0wbridge, Marie v. and Ada
I'll Salmon.
Funeral services were held at his
| late residence on Monday morning,
Rev. R. B. Urmy, officiating. The at
tendance was large, the Bar Associa-
tion and fraternal orders TO which the
deceased belonged all being repreSeu ut
ed. Interment was in Boonton.