Aug 31, 1927 Bull Picnic Independent Republican - Sept 13, 1927

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Aug 31, 1927 Bull Picnic "Independent Republican - Sept 13, 1927

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(FROM INDEPENDENT-REPUBLICAN, SEPTEMBER 13, 1927) 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 healing, not destruction, with him, as was testified by the presence of Canadian cousins. The visitors were Mr. and Mrs. LeBaron R. Bull of Fredericton, New Brunswick, with their son Stewart and friend Mrs. Bailey, also of Fredericton, 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 province of Nova Scotia, after the ending of our Revolutionary War. 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 Perrin, are still living in Woodstock, N. B. At the Picnic of 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. Rachel went from her father’s house (still a good stone house on the Goshen - Montgomery 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 Canadian cousins enter old Orange County houses built by their own forebears, it seems as if they were not 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 as Loyalists. They settled in the south near the Bay of Fundy, while George Bull went considerably further north to Woodstock. Those at the Picnic were pleased to hear a letter from Annie H. R. Bull, of Smithtown, New Brunswick, of the Richard Bull branch, in which she said: "I am sending a small offering toward current expenses, and though I 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 sovereign, King 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, Miss Emma H. Goodrich of Newburgh; Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Slaughter Smith and children of Middletown; Mrs. J. Kenneth Courtier of Washingtonville, her mother, Miss Alice R. Brooks, and her sister, Miss Alice R. Brooks, Mrs. Wm. K. Kreymer and Mrs. Jas. W. Rickey, of Warwick, R. D. 1, and Dr. and Mrs. Wm. M. Stanbrough, of Newburgh. Little Winifred Hulse, and Lincoln, 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, Mrs. H. Wilson, of Ridgewood, and her young son, James Joyce Sparrow. The Rev. Charles Joyce Thompson, 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 Alst of Montgomery, though 83 years of age, attended with a goodly representation of her branch. Mrs. Gardner, also over 80, came with her son-in-law and daughter, the Rev. and Mrs. Harry Dunning, of Montgomery. Another octogenarian, Mrs. Emma L. Zabriskie, came from Hackensack, testified to her good health and spirits by driving up from New York with her son, Jesse F. Zabriskie. Although Miss Emma A. Waterwall came from Houston, Texas, she was outdistanced by Frank Y. Bull of Tacoma, Washington. Mr. Bull entertainingly acknowledged the award of a blue-ribbon, as being the most distant comer. Mrs. Helen Slaughter, just returned from a course of medicine in Vienna, was in attendance. With her were Miss Anne B. Highburn, 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 Easton, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M. Bull came and brought their young daughters, Drusilla and Madelyn. Miss Elizabeth Bull, of Middletown, was seen, as was also Miss Fannie Mowbray, of Brooklyn. Miss Helen Manning Bull, at present of Lowville, N. Y., made a trip down from Syracuse especially for the Picnic. Mrs. Rachel Ward Farrington, of Lake-wood, N. J. was welcomed after a three-year absence. Mrs. Edna B. Harlow Jenkins, of Jackson Heights, N. Y. was seen after many years. Space forbids a further enumeration of the faithful yearly attendants. After luncheon, the business meeting was held. The Rev. Mr. Raymond H. Stearns opened the proceedings with prayer. President Harry Bull of Hamptonburgh, took the chair and welcomed the gathering. Ernest M. Bull, the treasurer, presented his report, which was a gratifying one. A gift of an old account book kept by the late Joel Coleman from his grandson, Rumsey Coleman, was announced by the Secretary, as was also a gift of rush lights, made of pith of rushes soaked in tallow, from Mrs. Rumsey Coleman. Greetings were received from Wm. Edgar Bull of Charleston, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Booth, of Ann Arbor, Mich.; Jesse Booth, of Ann Arbor, Mich.; Mrs. Sarah Bull Buffalo; Jane H. Bull, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Andrew S. Boyce, of Smithtown, N. B.; Minnie Bull Blandin, of Smithtown, N. B.; and Mrs. F. A. Bull Gibson, of Racine, Wis.; Martha Bull Dilks of Richmond, Ind.; Mrs. Annie Guest of Rochelle, Ill.; and Miss Joyce Hunter, of Roswell, N. M. Three members of the Board of Managers were elected as follows: Thew Hallock, of White Plains, N. Y., Charles W. Thew and Robert McLeod Jackson, both of Hamptonburgh. The following were elected as the Picnic Committee for 1928: Bartow Wright Bull, Chairman, John G. Thew, Henry P. Bull, William Bull VII, Charles Johnson, Dolly Watkins Bull, Russell Hallock, Wm. Marshall Slaughter Smith, Jesse Booth, Chairman Committee on Picnic, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Wade Harlow. The following were named as Reception Committee: Mrs. Harry P. Bull, Chairman, Mrs. Edna Beakes Wickson, Mrs. Jesse Booth, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Crist. Miss Dolly W. Booth proposed that a Young People’s Committee be elected to arrange amusement for the younger people and children. The suggestion met with approval and the following were elected: The Misses Anne Hepburn of New York City; Dorothy A. Bull, of Orange, N. J.; Cornelia Andrews, of Rutherford, N. J.; Martha S. Parry, of Highland Falls; Dorothy Ackerly, of Crystal Run, and Elinor Bull of Stony Ford, and the Messrs. James McClung of Campbell Hall and Beakes Dickerson of Middletown. The Board of Managers were asked to meet and did so, expressing their pleasure at being able to be present. Ex-president Harry C. Bull, of Monroe, offered a resolution of felicitations to be carried back to the kin in Canada, and the same was most heartily passed. Franklin Schriver, Esq., whose wife was Miss Ruth Conklin, of Chester, was also invited by the President to address the gathering. He responded briefly and gracefully. The Board of Managers met and elected the following officers for the coming year from among their members as required by the By-Laws: President, Hamlet S. Roe; Vice-President, Elizabeth S. Sparrow; Treasurer, Ernest M. Bull; Secretary, Robert McLeod Jackson. On the suggestion of Bartow Wright Bull, of Stony Ford, the subject of taking steps to preserve the old barn, which is actually older than the house, was brought to the attention of the managers. Mr. Bull believes that this ancient building can yet serve useful purposes in housing the property of the Association, and on occasion possibly even sheltering the Picnic itself, as well as providing a place of amusement for the children. The idea was novel, but met with favor, and doubtless will be heard more of. The following births, marriages and deaths, have become known to the Secretary. Births Prior to August 25, 1926 June 30, 1925—Bull, Calvin Thomas, son of Dr. and Mrs. Louis Bull, of Newark, N. J. July 22, 1925—Courter, Martha, daughter of J. Kenneth Courter and Edna Brooks Courter, of Washingtonville, N. Y. August 26, 1926—Johnson, Henry Benedict, son of Mr. and Mrs. (Mary Wheeler) A. Johnson of Middletown, N. Y. Births Since August 25, 1926 October 9, 1926—Hunter, Henry Kenneth, son of Mr. and Mrs. (Joyce Hill) Henry Hunter of Roswell, N. M. November 28, 1926—Dilks, Delight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (Martha Bull) Herrie Russell Dilks, of Richmond, Ind. Dec. 21, 1926—Clarke, Gloria Elizabeth, daughter of Irving and Vera Clarke of Milton, N. Y. February 14, 1927—Hulse, Winifred Dorothy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (Dorothy Thew) Everett Hulse of Lincolndale, Orange County, N. Y. February, 1927—Taylor, Mary Jordan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (Irene Jordan) Rainy S. Taylor, of Middletown, 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 25, 1927—Tompkins, Samuel Bowne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Crawford Tompkins, of Winchester, Mass. June 6, 1927—Hallock, Priscilla Marie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hallock, of Newburgh, 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 Warwick, R. D. 2. August 14, 1927—Hathaway, Constance Anne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (Constance Tichenor) Odell S. Hathaway. Marriages Prior to August 25, 1926 August 16, 1927—Bull, William Titus, son of Dr. and Mrs. Louis Bull, of Newark, N. J. Marriages Since August 25, 1926 September 26, 1925—Bull, Lillian, of Chester, N. Y., to Wesley Wait, of Newburgh, N. Y. January 14, 1926—Lambrecht, Mary Elizabeth, to Walter Conradt-Eberlin, both of New York City. January 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. November 21, 1926—Cooper, Harry T., of Bullville, N. Y., to Anita R. Stabler, of Middletown, N. Y. January 19, 1927—Sheeley, Mrs. Alma Wilkin, to Charles Battersby Crabtree, both of Montgomery, N. Y. January 29, 1927—Miller, Alice Kearns, of Montgomery, N. Y., to Franklin Roosevelt Fish, of Middletown, 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 Anita, of Brooklyn, N. Y., to Kenneth Wyatt Haemer. June 18, 1927—Weller, Ruth Reche-feller, of Goshen, N. Y., to Matthew Henderson Elder, of Coral Gables, Fla. June 22, 1927—Eager, Samuel W., of Middletown, N. Y., to Muriel Whigam, of Coldenham, N. Y. June 22, 1927—Stage, Claire Lucille, of Middletown, N. Y., to Herbert Horton 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 Long, of Chester, N. Y., to Russell C. Carpenter, of Goshen, N. Y. Deaths Prior to August 25, 1926 September 19, 1922—Youngs, Mrs. Christian Jane Eager, of Rochelle, Ill. October 26, 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 Harriet Smith, deceased, in the 80th year of his age. December 10, 1926—Bull, Harriet Elizabeth, widow of John F. Bull, of Monroe, N. Y. October 18, 1926—Weyant, Edna J., of Goshen, N. Y. November 11, 1926—Bull, Mary E., widow of Charles W. Bull, of Warwick, N. Y. December, 1926—Hawkins, Mrs. Josephine G., of New York City, widow of Charles I. Bull. December 27, 1926—Wheeler, Caroline, of Warwick, N. Y., daughter of the late Isaac VanDuzer Wheeler and Phoebe Ann Bull, of Warwick, N. Y. December 28, 1926—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 Montgomery, 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 Montgomery, N. Y. April 21, 1927—Denniston, Susan Bowne, widow of William Y. Denniston, of Montgomery, N. Y. April 29, 1927—Wells, William A., of Goshen, N. Y. May 27, 1927—Ball, John B., Jr., of Milton, N. Y. June 17, 1927—Crawford, Alexander, of Middletown, N. Y. June 22, 1927—Roe, Mrs. 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 P., widow of Archibald H. Bull, of Elizabeth, 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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