St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-06-28
CHARLES A.
CALDERWOOD
st. JOhnsbury Sustains a Severe
Loss in Sudden Death Of One Of
VermOnts Successful Business
Men
WAS PROMINENT MASON
Held Several High Onces In That
Order-Served at Different Times
As Trustee OF So. Johnsbury VII
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Health, Death Came as
Shock.

st. Johnsbury has sustained a Sc
we're loss in the death of Charles A
Calderwood, one of her most promi-
inent and influential citizens, whose
sudden death occurred Sunday at
noon at his home on Pearl street.
Although in poor health for some
time Mr.. Calderwood's death comes as
shock to the community for very
few realized he was in a serious con-
dition.
| Charles A Calderwood was not
only locally well known but through
out the state and in Masonic circles,
of which order he has been a distin-
guished official.
He was Of Scotch-Irish lineage and
was born in Greensboro, July %,
1S49, one of a familyof seven chill
dren. His minority was spent on his
fathers farm in Greensboro and after
finishing the public schools of that
town he attended the Peoples Acad-
envy at Morrisville. After his grad
uation from that institution he taught
number of terms of school in the
locality.
He began his mercantile career as
drygoods clerk in his native village
and later clerked two years in Wells
River.
Mr.. Calderwood came to st. Johns
bury in October of 1875 and bought
Mr.. Burnham's interest in the furni-
ture business of Tisdale & Burnham,
located in the Odd Fellows block,
where for nearly 80 years he was sole
proprietor and under whose guidance
and management the business thriv-
ed and grew, until in 1915 he built
and occupied the fine block on the
corner of Eastern avenue and Pearl
street, at which time he celebrated the
10th anniversary of his entrance into
business in st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. Calderwood besides being a sue
cessful and enterprising merchant
was a practical embalmer and funer-
al director of many years experience
and because of his sterling qualities
of industry and energy and by keep
ing absolute faith with the public he
built up an excellent business. He
served at different times as trustee Of
st. Johnsbury village. He was one
of the most eminent Masons Of the
state having passed all the chairs Of
the Passumpsic lodge, Haswell Royal
Arch chapter, and Palestine Com
derry. He was a past worthy pa
tron of the Eastern Star chapter, and
past thrice illustrious master of the
grand council. He was also past
grand high priest Of the grand chap
ter, grand generalissimo of the grand
commandery of Vermont, grand sem
ior warden of the grand lodge and a
SD degree Mason. He was also a
member of the Caledonia lodge, /. o.
o. F., and had been lately appointed
| by Governor Gates as a member OF
the board of trustees Of Waterbury
state asylum which appointment he
held previously for two terms. resign
ing during the term of Governor
Fletcher.
| c. A. Calderwood married Ida
May Pinney of Greensboro November
LIS, 1873, who with the three sons,
Charles Sherman, Clarence Ray and
Olive Pinney Ca1derwood, are left to
mourn.
Mr.. Calderwood will be- greatly
missed by the community at large az
! well as by his inner circle of friends
and acquaintances. He will be missed
in the social activities of the place al
well as the business of the town In
which he had so large a share.
The funeral will be held Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
home on Pearl street, and will be II
charge of Passumpsic lodge, No II
A. F. and A. M, and a~delegatior
sent from the Grand Lodge OF Yer
mont