Bull Family Anecdotes Highlight Early Orange County Heritage
A piece recounts a long Bull family gathering in Orange County centered on William and Sarah Bull of Hamptonburgh. It notes a 1780 marriage, 15 children, 62 grandchildren, and 71 living kin, with no deaths for 45 years, plus a sermon by Rev. John Johnston and a large, unified family reunion. It also traces 1820 emigration pressures and a "Road List" showing a westward trek from Orange County to St. Louis, illustrating how many descendants settled across Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.
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Bull
Orange County
New World
Tribe of Bull
William and
Sarah
Hamptonburgh
Hamlet
Roe
Crom Mne
William Bull
Blooming Grove
Political Index
Hopewell
Montgomery
Dante Bull
John Johnston
Jensiman
Minsissippi
John Cleaves Ymmes
Indiana
Kentucky
Ilinoia
Newburgh
St. Louia
Minsouri
Hudson River
Goshen
Stage
New Jersey
Vernon
Easton
Allentown
Reading
Lancaster
York
Gettysburg
Maryland
Cumberland
Penney
Gavin
Vrginia
Panhandle
Wheeling
Ohio
Cincinnati
Lawrenceburgh
Four crosswalks proposed at Beattie and Harrison corner
At a Monday Common Council meeting Alderman Herres urged four crosswalks for the Beattie avenue Harrison street corner saying the street is in horrible shape and impedes residents. Alderman Rackett questioned the cost while DuValle claimed the cheap stone plan would suffice. The measure was referred to a committee. Alderman Cole did not vote.
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Rackett and
Cole
Herres
Beattie Avenue
Harrison Street
Rackett
Alderman Herres
Korschen
DuValle
Mechanicstown
Alderman Cole
Sues the Ontario and Western Railroad for 10000
Poughkeepsie June 19 Wood of this city sued the Ontario and Western Railroad for $10000 claiming injury December 12, 2013 while employed on a derrick at the Never sing Tower at Falleburg. Attorneys Morschauser and Mack represent the plaintiff. No trial date set.
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Poughkeepsie
Ontario and Western Railroad
Whnam L. Wood
Morschauser & Mack
Wood
Neversing Tower
Falleburg
Actor on the farm cited as a good worker
The exchange from Browning's Magazine cited the Kansas City Times noting an actor employed on a farm who is described as a "darn good actor." The dialogue emphasizes the actor's reliability and his quick adaptation to farm work.
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Tme
Kansas City Times
Children's Day observance draws Harriman crowd
Harriman on Sunday held a well attended Children’s Day program with students in white dresses and ribbon trim. Superintendent Tapping lauded the local Sunday school while Rev. Fisher spoke on the day’s origins. A large audience filled the church, a charity collection supported M. & seminaries, and local notes mention upcoming events and personnel changes.
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Harriman
Tapping
Fisher
Mather Beams
William K. Bacon
Dorothy Blackburn
Miss Fisher
Ladies’ Guild
Joseph Boyce
Minisink Chapter Session Holds June Meeting
Seventy five members and guests of Minisink Chapter No. 686 Daughters of the American Revolution gathered at the First Presbyterian Church for the June closing meeting. Hostesses from Middletown included Mrs. Maurice C. Ashley and others as entrances featured American flags and grape juice punch. Miss Alice Hart Neate presided, opening with chapter prayer and song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minisink
Daughters of the American Revolution
First Presbyterian Church
Middletown
Maurice C. Ashley
H. Lent
F. M. Barnes
Seymour DeWitt
Beni
Horton
A. J. Holmes
J. W. Slauson
F. M. Darnes
C. V. Puff
W. A. Hemmeway
Mra
Kvent
Ben. Horton
J. Wy Simpson
Roy D. Parker
Aites
Jet
Biel
Alice Hart Neate
Grants Mr Watts Divorce Decree in Baltimore Maryland
Samuel K Watts of 741 West Lexington street was granted an absolute divorce from Eva B Watts after 28 years of marriage. The couple wed on June 16 1888 in Monticello New York and the wife reportedly deserted in October 1906. Watts, once manager of Idenden Hall, resided in Baltimore and left the city years ago.
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Baltimore
Samuel K. Watts
Lexington Street
Dawkins
Eva B. Watts
Watts
Monticello
N. Y
Watte
Idnden Hall
Minisink Chapter Plans Minigink Day Marker
The Minisink D A Ry chapter will observe Minigink Day on July 22 by erecting a marker for a Revolutionary hero in Slate Hill Cemetery Goshen. Mrs Clear ence H Sweegy led the program and Mrs Henry Sinsabaugh led the committee report.
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Clearence H. Sweegy
Plano
Henry Sinsabaugh
Slate Hill
Cemtery
Goshen
Louise Jordan
Elizabeth Madden
Misa Madeleine Dusenberry
Rhea Ashley
M. C. Ashley
J. H. Lent
New Chapel
Minisink
D. A. Ry
Madden Couple Welcome 10-Pound Daughter Mary Alma
Mr and Mrs Frank T Madden of 145 South street announce the arrival of a 10 pound girl on Saturday evening. The baby has been named Mary Alma and both mother and child are doing nicely.
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Frank T. Madden
South Street
Mary Alma
New City Clerk George H. Stanton Opens First Council Session
George H. Stanton, new clerk of the Common Council, presided confidently in his first council meeting. Resolutions covered citizen concerns from irrigation and hydrants to street repairs and water mains extensions, with Aldermen advancing multiple projects. The adjournment followed a bustling session, highlighted by welcome for former Alderman James Ural.
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George H. Stanton
Common Council
J. W. Gates
Herres
Waalkill
Oxden
West Main
Mill Streets
Cole
Dolson Avenue
Cox
Thomas Farrell
Grove Street
Railroad Avenue
DuVall
Beattle Avenue
Harrison Street
Treet
Commissioner of Public Works
American Avenue
Babcock
Alderman DuVall
Beattie Avenue
Ogden
Jamce Ural
Ural
Middletown Men Probe Navy Training Camp Plans
Plattsburg camp may attract local representation as several businessmen consider attending. Civilian naval training cruise applications close June 15. Samuel W. Mills will sail on the Kentucky or New York from August 16 to mid September with Atlantic fleet life at Hampton Roads at voyage end.
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Middletown
Plattsburg
Samuel W. Mills
T. D. Mills
Kentucky
New York
Hampton Roads
High Seas
Criminal Cases At County Court Term In Newburgh
Details of criminal cases heard in county court at Newburgh include Floyd Weed who pled guilty to abandonment and awaits sentence, Henry Leach charged with second degree manslaughter with trial set for June 19, Walter Hurd facing first degree burglary with trial set for June 1 after counsel assignment delays, Andrew Decker charged with burglary and assault with trial set for June 22, Lorenzo Cunningham to be tried for first degree assault on June 21, and multiple excise cases including George F. Werner with trial date June 19 and Barbara Reisinger with a postponed June 23 retrial amid missing witnesses and legal adjustments.
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Newburgh
Times-Press
Floyd Weed
Walden
Henry Leach
Jonathan D. Wilson, Jr
Leach
Smith Street
Caleb H. Baumes
Walter Hurd
Hurd
Decker
Andrew Decker
Charles Ward
Middle Hope
Annie Ward
Hirschberg
Marion Raymond
Jacob A
Goshen
Powers
Martin Katisha
Columbus Trust Co
Katisha
Earl Houghtaling
Miss Coddington Weds William Kniering in Highland Church
An unusually pretty six o'clock wedding took place at the Highland Methodist Church uniting Miss Julia Marie Coddington of Bayonne New Jersey and William Henry Kniering of Bayonne. The ceremony was performed by Rev J Coddington with the bride given away by her father. Guests included out of town relatives and many local friends. The couple will honeymoon and spend the summer in Dumont with Mr Kniering employed at the Coal and Iron National Bank in New York.
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Taylor
Harriman
Charles Green
St. Anastasia’s School
Father Cassidy
Yonkers
Kane
Flannery
Father MacAran
Paul Clark
Maybrook
Polly
Tannery
Dayton
Misa Pinher
Fisher
Syracuse University
Marion Marsh
Alan W., Hollenbeck
Nunda
N. Y
George Wood
New York
Kelsey Staples
Mendelssohn
Dumont
Kniering
Coal and Iron National Bank
New York City
Conrad Kniering
Gertrude Kniering
Bayonne
Complainant Missing in Newburgh Assault Case
In Newburgh on June 13 the trial of Lorenzo Cunningham for assault in the first degree proceeded despite a missing complainant, Lucius Johnson, who was shot in a Washington Street brawl on April 29. Witness John F. Monroe will testify in place of the complainant. The docket also covered civil matters with ten civil cases assigned, including George E. Green versus Clement Armand over excise law violations and Grace R. Proctor and Emma Bowman alleging false imprisonment against City Recorder Cantline. Emma Proctor also sues the Newburgh Telegram for libel with a June 14 hearing set.
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Newburgh
Lorenzo Cunningham
Lucius Johnson
Washington Street
Hirschberg
Cunningham
John F. Monroe
George E. Green
Emma Bowman
Emma Proctor
Newbureh Telegram
Ths Place
Senator Thomas Proposes Amendment to Federal Constitution
Washington June 13 Senator Thomas Socrat of Colorado rails against Justice Hughes candidacy for president. He introduces a resolution proposing an amendment to bar Supreme Court justices from any political office, challenging the presidential bid.
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Washington
Thomas
Socrat
Colorado
Senate
Hughes
Supreme Court
Hasbrouck Joins Van Vliet & Son Funeral Firm
Isaac J. Hasbrouck of 9 Myrtle Avenue takes a new position with W. D. Van Vliet & Son. Funeral services are noted for Goshea.
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Isaac J. Hasbrouck
Myrtle Avenue
W. D. van Vilet & Son
Goshea
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Browning's Magazine
ST. John’s Church
G. A. Fechner
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Mise
Bertha H. Hack
Jessie M. Vette
Alda
Lelby
Louise Mosher
Margaret Fechner
Freda C. Kramer
Olga R. Kurz
Mabel Spreckies
Chidren’s
Pthel Reams
Clarence Turner
Highland Mille
Miss Zint
Arden
Burns Joseph Flannery, Jr
Port Jervis
MR. Watts
Mr. Stanton
U. S. Navy
Mr. Mills
Miss Coddington
William H. Eniering
Jersey
Highland
Bill
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