Moncton 'Times' - Alexander WRIGHT, sr., age 77, passed away Tuesday afternoon at his residence in Moncton. The deceased gentleman was born at Old Meldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and came to this country when 11 years of age, landing in Miramichi, where he joined his parents who had preceded him. Mr. Wright was on the Miramichi at the time of the great fire in 1825 and remembered many of the scenes and incidents. When about 21 years of age he left the Miramichi and removed to Salisbury. At the time there was but one church between Moncton and Sussex and not a single store. Mr. Wright started a store in Salibury, built ships and carried on a general lumbering business. Some years later he removed to Moncton, then beginning to attract attention as a centre for ship building and carried on business in the same lines. With the late Edward ALLISON of St. John, he was one of the original purchasers of the Albertite mines in Albert Co. Mr. Wright was twice married, his first wife being Permala TRITES and his second wife Miss MORRIS of Sackville who is also dead. They had five children, of whom there are now living Alex. L. WRIGHT, managing director of the Moncton Cotton Manufacturing Co., Mrs. S. McKEAN, Moncton and Miss WRIGHT.