St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-16
AT DanYille.
Prospects of Electric lights.

L. I. clifford last week. MT. SnlOIu
met company of business men at the
town hall, Thursday night and sub
mitted estimates for an electric lighting
plant for this village. For a 100 horse
power steam plant capable of furnishing
light and also power for manufacturing
purposes his estimate was $4,000 in
GLIDING power house and double system
of wires to cover the entire fire district,
one set of wires to be used for street
lightning and one for house lighting.
Mr.. Clifford also submitted an estimate
of $4,000 for a 80 horse power steam
plant with one system of wires. This
plant would furnish ample lighting for
the present but would not be as eco
nomical when the system increased in
size or electric power for manufacturing
purposes was needed. He pointed out
how much more desirable Danville would
be as a summer resort with good sys-
tenn of eleceric street lighting and how
with such powers available the village
could make inducements to manufacturers
to locate here. Much interest was ex-
pressed but no action was taken.
Fred Peck is seriously i'll. He is
lhlSdtSIleu WlCH plieuIlOIlld.
Death of Mrs. Harold Morse.
Mrs. Ellen May Keneson died at her
| home in North Danville, Friday, January
4th, of typhoid fever, after an illness of
| two weeks. Mrs. Morse was born in
Concord, May 3, 1885, and was the
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Keneson.
At four years of age she, with her pa
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where they resided until five years ago,
when they moved to Peacham. She
attended Peacham Academy two years,
where she was very popular with her
schoolmates and made many friends.
She was married to Harold Morse of
this town, September 10, 1904, and they
went directly to their home at North
Danville, where Mrs. Morse died. The
funeral was held at the house, Monday
of last week. Rev. Mr.. Williams of
| Peacham officiating. Mr. Morse has the
sincere sympathy of large number of
friends in his bereavement.
Death of Charles Crane.
In the death of Charles Crane on Sun
day. Ian. 49, 1907, the town of Danville
loses one of its oldest inhabitants, whose
life from the age of six had been spent on
the farm and, for forty years, in the
home where he died. Mr.. Crane was the
son of Anna Archer and James Crane, and
was born in East St. Iohnsbury, July 6,
1919. He was the next to the youngest
of ten children and the last surviving
one, since the death of his brother,
George Crane. He made good use of his
meagre school opportunities and early
became a very successful teacher. Such
was his reputation that his services were
in demand after he had married and his
two older children remember attending
school kept by their father in their own
district-the Centre. Mr.. Crane married
Mary Fiske of Guildhall, July 10, 1912,
who died Oct. Z 1902, after sixty years
of happy married life. There were born
to them seven children-6ve boys and
two girls, of whom all but the daughter
Emma, are living. Frank Crane and his
sister, Calista, remain upon the home
place; Edwin lives upon nearby farm,
bought by his father from the latter s
brother James John has of late made
his home with a son on the farm bought
of the Stocker Brothers; Deazil lives in
Barnet, and Nelson i'll New York city
The sons are all married and four OF
them have children, sonic of whom are
also married Mr.. Crane was a man OF
activity and force and probably rendered
his largest service to the town OF Dan
vile while Selectman during war time
He was a very successful farmer, starting
with the original purchase, which he
reclaimed, of the old sawmill lot east o.
what is now Danville Green, and adding
contiguous farms until his holdings be-
came very large. About dozen years
ago he gave up active controlto his sons
after suffering a severe attack of grip
He has been feeble for more than year
but on Friday was taken with the illness
which terminated fatally two days later
Mr.. Crane was interested in the schools
and churches of the village, being for
many years a strong financial supporter
of the latter. The funeral will be held at
the house today at one O'Clock, Rev
George H. Cummings of the Congrega
tional church officiating.
Congregational Church Meeting.
Thursday was observed as church day
by the Congregationalists at Danville
AS for several years past, the annual
meeting of the society was called for II
a. M, to be followed upon adjournment
by dinner served by the ladies to members
of the church or society and their friends
This insures even upon unfavorable days
a much larger attendance at the business
sessions than was formerly the case and
Thursday proved no exception BY
recommendation of the executive com.
nittee of the society the business year
which for some time has run from Dec.
ember to December, was fixed to coincide
hereafter with the term for which officers
are elected VIZ, from January to January
This change created deficit of SAL not
otherwise provided for in the revenues
At the instance of the treasurer, c. S.
Ranney, this sum was then and there
raised by subscription, thus permitting
him tQclose his books with all expenses
duly provided for The former committee
was unanimously reelected: George w
Crane, ]. D. Sturdevant and James
Stevens. Mr.. Ranney declining reelection
to an office which he has filled with
signal success for several years, Arthur
H. Webster was chosen treasurer fo1
1907. A large company had gathered
for the afternoon session of church day
at which reports were presented by the
treasurer and secretary of the Sunday
school, Christian EHdeavor society and
Ladies Missionary society, clerk of the
church and treasurer of its benevolent