St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-01-02
VERMONT NEWS.
/. Prominent Insurance Man Dead.

IJdDICI a. W bh( LAOhbC
Insurance Company of New York, died
at West Orange, N. j., Friday. Mr..
Heald was born in Chester in 1918 He
entered Yale, and was graduated in
1841. During his senior year he read
law in the office OF Judge Duggttt, and
atterward with Judge Washburn, and
was admitted to the bar in 1943 He
nractised law in Vermont until 1854,
and was cashier OF the bank at Black
River for some time. In 1850 he was
elected member of the Assembly o. Yer
mont and in 1854 was elected to the
State Senate. In 1856 he practiscd law
for short time at Galena, Ill. Soon
after he begun the practice of law he &C
cepted the agency of number of insur-
ance companies, and during the thirteen
wears that he remained in Vermont he
acquired marked reputation as law
YER and an underwater. In 1856 the
Home Insurance Company offered him
the place of general agent of the com
pany in New York. Twelve years later
he was elected second vice. president, and
in 1888 vice president. Afterward, at
the death OF Charles ]. Martin, in 1888,
he was elected president of the company
and had held the position ever since.
Mr.. Heald married in 1843 Miss Sarah
Elizabeth Washburn, daug hter OF Judge
Reuben Washburn and a sister of Gov
erpor Peter T Washburn of Vermont
She died in 1894, leaving one son and
two daughters.
German Secret Order.
The Germans of Bellows Falls and sur
rounding towns have organized lodge
of the German order Harugari which will
be named Schiller Lodge. This is an ex-
clusively German organization with
all the characteristics aud objects, both
beneficial and social, of fraternal orders
in general. The new lodge and its Off
GERS were installed by grand officers OF
the order from Boston and officers OF the
Goethe Lodge, No. SOP, of Burlington,
December 20, at Odd Fellows hall.
Fire at Barre.
Fire in the business SECTION of Barre
Thursday did much damage. The loss is
estimated to be IN the neighborhood of
$19 900 as follows: The Blanchard
bu lding, Sc 600; Campbell fruit store,
restaurant and saloon, So 900; Conner,
furniture and undertaking stock. Sc, 900
Waterman's meat market, $1,000. The
loss is practically total, except to a
small part of Conner's stock, and Camp
bells soda fountain. The insurance is
as follows: Blanchard. $500; Conner,
Sc 500; Campbell, 5000; Waterman,
$3.50. The fire started in the Park block
from an explosion OF gasoline.
New G. ". Treasurer.
R. H. Ingram, treasure of the Central
Vermont Railway company, who has
rendered his resignation. severed his con-
nection with the company Wednesday.
He will accompany Charles M. Hays
the newly elected president of the
Southern Pacific railroad company, to
his new post in the capacity of secretary
MIR. Ingram S change OF position comes
as a surprise to his friends. He went tC
St. Adams with the new railway man
agement, succeeding D. D Ranlett as
treasurer. Wesley H Chaffee of St
Adams has been appointed to succeed
him.
Governor Stickney announces the ap
poiutment of Col. c. c. Gilmore, Swan
toms representative in the legislature, a:
fish commissioner under the act passeC
at the recent session of the Legislature
providing for the establishment o. a FISH
hatchery at Swanton. Mr.. Gilmore wa
house chairman OF the committee OF
fish and game. He introduced the bill
providing for fish hatchery at Swantor
and against great odds finally succeeded
in securing its passage.
A. c. Blanchard OF B arre. is preparing
to erect a five story brick block witt
three stores and Offices and tenements OF
the site OF the building on Main stree
that burned recently. The cost will b,
$4,000.
Mrs Ida H. Reed of Shelburne, stat
president of the w. c. 7. u, has beer
presented with handsome fur coat By
the members of the Vermont organiza
ton as mark OF their appreciation o
her services during the past year.
Capt. Robert Y. Holley, a native Yer
monter, and a longtime resident o
Washington. D. c., where he has held ;
clerkship i'll the navy partment, died OF
Friday. At the beginning OF the civil wa
Capt. Holley was cadet from Vernon
at the naval academy at Ann Apohs, bu
went into the service and made a bril-
liant record He was consul to the Bar
BADGES Is years after the civil war.
DR.. and Mrs. w. S. Webb received ant
ente, tanned about $50 OF the employee
Of the estate and their families at Shel
burne House in celebration OF the holida,
season which is observed each year il
some sim lar manner and was a yer
pleasant affair. The dancing hall wa
deliberately decorated wit fl 'gs, stream
ers and ported plants and music was fur
nished for dancing by the Howard oper
house orchestra OF Burlington. Durin
the evening elaborate refreshments wer
served, Among those present at tn
dance were the members OF small houS
party made up OF New York people whor
DR.. and Mrs. Webb are entertaining dul
ing the holidays.
1t is expected that library for th
benefit of the townspeople OF Roxbur
will soon be in circulation there. 1t is
matter that has been agitated by boo
lovers Of that town for several years an
1t now looks as though their efforts wer
to be rewarded.
The people OF Marsh6eld have pole
set in the village for an electric light sy:
TEN and expect to have the wires strun
soon. When the new dynamo arrive
they expect to have electric lights for tn
village.
Ira c. CaIef of Washington, this stat
made the Burlington Home for Destitut