The Independent Republican Bull Picnic

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"The Independent Republican" Bull Picnic

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THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN THE 60th BULL FAMILY PICNIC Held Wednesday, August 31, at Old Stone House in Hamptonburgh Father Time made a visit to Hamptonburgh Wednesday before last without his scythe. He brought laughing, happy people to the number of 247, as testified by the record, with Canadian cousins. The visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Lebaron R. Bull of Frederickton, New Brunswick, with their son Stewart, and friend, Mrs. Bailey, also of Frederickton, and Mr. Bull’s sister, Josephine Bull Shaw, of Toronto. Mr. Bull and his sister are great-grand-children of the Loyalist George Bull, who went from Orange County to the then province of Nova Scotia, after the ending of our Revolution. George Bull had served King George III throughout the war and was made a captain. He is still referred to as "the late Captain George" by his many descendants in New Brunswick. At least two of his grandchildren, Charles P. Bull and Florence Bull Perkins are still living in Woodstock, N. B., where in 1925, they extended a most cordial welcome to some of their Orange County kin. When the Loyalists went to Canada in 1783, feelings ran high, fathers went one way, sons another, brother opposed brother. George Bull’s father, Thomas, also remained true to the crown and languished in Goshen jail for his convictions; but George’s brother Daniel fought with the colonists. Each went from his father’s stone house (still doing good service on the Goshen-Montgomery State road) to become a man of high repute and to found a huge family. Isolated visits separated by periods of many years have kept the distant branches in slight touch with each other, but now with the flight of time and the automobile, the "invisible" international boundary line has become invisible indeed, and when the Canadians enter the old Orange County houses built by their own forbears, it seems as though they were only coming home. Richard Bull, youngest son of William and Sarah), and his wife, Jemima Budd and their children, Humphrey and Elizabeth, as well as William Bull (son of William and Sarah’s eldest son John) also went to Nova Scotia Loyalists. They settled in the south near the Bay of Fundy, while George went considerably further north to Woodstock. Those at the Picnic were pleased to hear a letter from Stewart S. Boyce, of Smithtown, New Brunswick, of the Richard Bull branch, in which he said: "I am sending a small offering toward current expenses. I could have sent it in American currency only I think that as a member of the branch of the family which has always remained loyal to the crown of England, it is more fitting that I should send a bank note on which is stamped the portrait of our future King, H. R. H. Edward, Prince of Wales, and the coat of arms of our Dominion." The bank note in question was examined with great interest. As is usually the case, many descendants were at the Picnic for the first time. Among such were Mrs. Anna Leeper Jordan, with her daughter, Mrs. Caroline Goodrich of Newburgh; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Slaughter, and children of Middletown; Mrs. J. Kenneth Courtier of Washingtonville, her little daughter, Martha, and her sister, Miss Alice R. Brooks, with her mother and sister, Mrs. W. Rickey, of Warwick, R. D. 1, and Mrs. Wm. M. Kremyer and Mrs. Jas. D. Moore. Mrs. Everett Hulses, of Newburgh, born on February 14, 1927, was brought in a clothes-basket and seemed to be having a wonderful time. Emma K. Boyd, of Brooklyn, a granddaughter of the late D. Kerr Bull, comes so seldom that it was a rare pleasure to see her with her sister, Mrs. Sparrow, of Ridgewood, N. J. With the latter came also her daughter, Miss Anne B. Page. Sparrow. The Rev. Charles Beattie Mowray, of Brooklyn, who is settled in Hudson, N. Y., also an infrequent visitor, came with his mother and sister, Mrs. Alexander Thompson and Miss Mary Thompson, from Thompson Ridge. Mrs. Sarah Bull Dickerson, of Thompson Ridge and many of her children and their families were present. Mrs. Phoebe Ann Bull Van Aist, of Montgomery, though in her 80th year, attended, with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dunning, of Montgomery. Another octogenarian, Mrs. Emma L. Zabriskie, of North Hackensack, testified to her good health and spirits by driving up from New Jersey with her son, Jesse F. Zabriskie. Although Miss Emma A. Walz, came from Houston, Texas, she was outdistanced by Frank Y. Bull, of Tacoma, Washington. Mr. Bull entertainingly acknowledged the award of a corner. Dr. Helen Slaughter, just returned from a course of medicine in Vienna, was in attendance. With her were Miss Anne B. Hegburn, of New York City, and Miss Matilda Blake, of New Paltz. The Andrews and Hawkins families of Rutherford, N. J., were well represented. Mr. and Mrs. James V. Bull came over from New Jersey and brought their children. Mrs. James McClyung of Campbell Hall and Beakes Hill, of Middletown, were also present. The following births, marriages and deaths, have become known to the Secretary: Births Prior to August 25, 1926 June 30, 1926-Bull, Calvin Thomas, son of Dr. and Mrs. Louis Bull, of Newark, N. J. July 22, 1926-Courtier, Martha, daughter of J. Kenneth Courtier and Edna Brooks Courtier, of Washingtonville, N. Y. March 26, 1926-Johnson, Mary Benedict, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wheeler, Jr., A. Johnson of Middletown, N. Y. Births Since August 25, 1926 October 9, 1926-Hunter, Henry Kenneth, son of Russell N. M. November 28, 1926-Dilks, (Martha, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (Delight Bull) Harris Russell Dilks, of Richmond, Ind. December 21, 1926-Clarke, Gloria Elizabeth, daughter of Irving and Vera Clarke of Milton, N. Y. December 22, 1926-Brush, Harriet Alice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Brush, of New York City. February 14, 1927-Hulse, Winifred Dorothy, (twin) Everett Hulse, of Lincolndale, Orange County, N. Y. February, 1927-Taylor, Mary Jordan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (Irene Jordan) Rainy S. Taylor, of Middle- town, N. Y. March 4, 1927-Bull, Richard Gregory, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lindon D. Bull, of Middletown, N. Y. May 1, 1927-Towe, Wm. Thompson, Jr., son of William Thompson Towe and Mary Field Towe, of Durham, N. C. May 26, 1927-Tompkins, Samuel Downie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice S. Stanford Tompkins, of Winchester, Mass. June 6, 1927-Hallock, Priscilla Marie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hallock, of Washingtonville, N. Y. July 9, 1927-Hoey, Margaret Maud, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (Margaret Bull Tichenor) M. A. Hoey, of Middletown, N. Y. July 21, 1927-Smith, Harry Eugene, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith, of Middletown, R. D. 2. August 14, 1927-Hathaway, Con- stance Anne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (Constance Tichenor) Odell S. Hathaway. August 16, 1927-Bull, William Titus, son of Dr. and Mrs. Louis Bull, of Newark, N. J. Marriages Prior to August 25, 1926 September 5, 1926-Houston, I. Har- old to Anne M. Sutherland, both of Goshen, N. Y. June 26, 1925-Bull, Lillian, daughter of Dr. W. Wesley Watt, of Newburgh, N. Y. January 14, 1926-Lambrecht, Mary Elizabeth, to Walter Conrad Eberlin, both of New York City. June 28, 1926-Tichenor, Margaret Bull, to Michael A. Hoey, both of Middletown, N. Y. June, 1926-Lamont, Dorothy, of Chicago, Ill., to Chauncey Belknap, of New York City. June, 1926-Rowe, William S. of Montgomery, N. Y., to Cornelia E. Kane. June 16, 1926-Christie, Cornelius Wells, of New York City, to Mary Felicie Lally, of Ann Arbor, Mich. July 6, 1926-Brand, Mildred E., to Ralph W. Dudley, of West Roxbury, Mass. Marriages Since August 25, 1926 November 21, 1926-Cooper, Harry T. of Bullville, N. Y., to Anita R. Stabler, of Middletown, N. Y. January 19, 1927-Sheeley, Mrs. Alma Wright, to Charles Battersby Crabtree, both of Montgomery, N. Y. April 20, 1927-Fish, Ruth, to Henry Stevens of Montgomery, N. Y. to Franklin Roosevelt Fish, of Middle- town, N. Y. May 17, 1927-Wood, Sarah Isabel, of Thompson Ridge, N. Y., to Clinton Wheeler Fancher, of Goshen, N. Y. June 18, 1927-Stokes, Madlyn Anit., of Brooklyn, N. Y., to Matthew B. Anderson, of New York. June 15, 1927-Weller, Ruth Rocke- feller, of Goshen, N. Y., to Matthew H. Anderson, Elder, of Coral Gables, Fla. June 22, 1927-Eager, Samuel W., of Middletown, N. Y., to Muriel Wiggan, of Coldenham, N. Y. June 22, 1927-Slage, Claire Lucile, of Middletown, N. Y., to Herbert Hor- ton, Smith, of Goshen, N. Y. August 18, 1927-Hallock, Elizabeth Thew, of Washingtonville, N. Y., to Bennett Walling, of Hamptonburgh, N. Y. August 27, 1927-Roe, Margaret, daughter of Chester, N. Y., to Russell C. Carpenter, of Goshen, N. Y. Deaths Prior to August 25, 1926 September 19, 1922-Young, Mrs. Christian Jane Eager, of Rochelle, Ill. October 28, 1925-Youngs, Edward B., of Monroe, N. Y. June 14, 1926-Bull, John F., of Monroe, N. Y. Deaths Since August 25, 1926 August 31, 1926-Chamberlin, Geo. A., of Yonkers, N. Y., husband of Sarah Hallock, deceased, in the 85th year of his age. September 4, 1926-Bull, Harriet Elizabeth, widow of John F. Bull, of Monroe, N. Y. October 18, 1926-Wyant, Edna J., of Goshen, N. Y. November 11, 1926-Bull, Mary E., of Chester, N. Y., widow of Charles I. Bull. December, 1926-Hawkins, Mrs. Josephine G., of Goshen, N. Y. December 27, 1926-Wheeler, Caro- line Bull, daughter of the late Isaac VanDuzer Wheeler and Phoebe Ann Bull, of Warwick, N. Y. January 2, 1927-Wright, Bartow, of New York City. January 7, 1927-Eager, Leonard D., of Montgomery, N. Y. January 8, 1927-Wheeler, Juliet VanDuzer, daughter of the late Isaac VanDuzer Wheeler and Phoebe Ann Bull, of Warwick, N. Y. January 12, 1927-Thompson, Eugenia Horton, widow of Charles W. Thompson, of New York City. January 15, 1927-Hewitt, Frank Wesley, of Middletown, N. Y. March 24, 1927-Robinson, Bessie Thew, of Hamburg, N. J. April 7, 1927-Jackson, Emma Hawkins, widow of James H. Jackson, of Montgomery, N. Y. April 10, 1927-Mould, Miss Mary, of Hamptonburgh, N. Y. April 21, 1927-Denniston, Susan Bowne, widow of William Y. Dennis- ton, of Montgomery, N. Y. April 29, 1927-Wells, William A., of Goshen, N. Y. May 17, 1927-Bull, John B., Jr., of Middletown, N. Y. June 17, 1927-Crawford, Alexander, of Middletown, N. Y. June 18, 1927-Roe, Mrs. Jane Julia Strong, of Washingtonville, N. Y. June 29, 1927-Mills, Miss Jane Denniston, of Middletown, N. Y. July 9, 1927-Bull, King David of Oxford Depot, N. Y. July 22, 1927-Bull, Evelyn F., widow of Archibald H. Bull, of Elizbeth, N. J. August 17, 1927-Bull, Margaret E. Finley, wife of Joseph D. Bull, of Coldenham, N. Y. Messrs. W. D. Van Vliet & Son, of Goshen, generously loaned chairs for the occasion. The Picnic was held at the Stone House, the residence of Mrs. Ebenezer Bull. The weather was auspicious, although heavy rains occurred to the south, west and north of us.

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