. Reminiscenze di Montclair : con qualche resoconto della parte di Montclair nella guerra civile . William Crane e gli ultimi discendenti della famiglia ad occupare il vecchio Washington Head-Quarters. Le loro fattorie erano in gran parte sul lato est di Valley Road. Il tratto a sud di Walnut Streetand che si estende ad est fino a Forest Street, era la proprietà di Stephen Fordham Crane, e quella parte del nord agricolo di Walnut Street fino ad est come la Erie Stationwas di proprietà di Amos Crane. Erano gente di casa tranquilla, molto rispettata, ed entrambi i membri della prima chiesa presbiteriana di cui Stephen FordhamCrane era un anziano. Amos

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. Reminiscences of Montclair : with some account of Montclair's part in the Civil War . William Crane and the last descendantsof the family to occupy the old Washington Head-quarters. Their farms were largely on the east sideof Valley Road. The tract south of Walnut Streetand extending east to Forest Street, was the propertyof Stephen Fordham Crane, and that part of the farmnorth of Walnut Street as far east as the Erie Stationwas owned by Amos Crane. They were quiet homepeople, highly respected, and both members of theFirst Presbyterian Church of which Stephen FordhamCrane was an elder. Amos Crane possessed a wellselected library and was a man of large general infor-mation. By the growth of the town these farms weregreatly enhanced in value, making a liberal fortunefor their families. Joshua Crane, a cousin of Stephen F. and AmosCrane, occupied the adjoining farm north. The housestood on the west side of Valley Road near VanVleck Street, and the farm on the opposite side ex-tended east about to Forest Street. My boyishmemory of Mr. Crane is associated with his peculiar. JOHN MUNN Reminiscences of Montclair 15 voice as leader of the singing in the prayer meetingand Sabbath School. He married, quite late in life, a lady of strong character from Pennsylvania, and itwas generally understood that his conversion to theDemocratic party and Baptist faith was due to her.The old home was later purchased by Dr. Wiseman, of New York, who made some fine improvements;one in the line of his profession was a pond for thecultivation of leeches. The evidence of its productive-ness was furnished by their adherence to the bodies ofthe young bathers when they left the water. Josiah Crane, a brother of Joshua, lived at thenorthwest corner of Clairmont Avenue and MountainAvenue. His farm lay north and west of his residenceand later came largely into the possession of Mr.Joseph Van Vleck. Mr. Crane was an active sup-porter of the Methodist Church in its early historyin Montclair. He was ble

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