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" Thus have we lost a good friend in common with all the State; a man of kindly heart, intelligent and far seeing, he used his wealth to benefit others far more than himself individually, and wherever he tarried, whether amongst the green hills of the North, by the waters of the St. Johns, on the shores of the Halifax. or amid the sand dunes of the beach, his hand and genius were ever busy to beautify and improve as well as to stimulate and help others. More capable hands will write his biography, which, when done as it deserves to be, will show forth a noble example, to be esteemed and followed by others upon whom Providence has showered wealth."
History of "Home Farm."
The Wallkill is the western boundary of the "Home Farm;" its southern limit is the land owned by the New York Condensed Milk Company, while on the east and north lie the various farms once forming the northeastern tract deeded by good Queen Anne. In the year 1750 a part of this royal grant passed into the possession of a Hasbrouck, and was inherited and held by the Hasbrouck heirs until the years 1866 and 1872, at which dates certain portions of said parcel of land, called " Lot No. 6," passed into the possession of Mr. John P. Andrews. This gentleman maintained the property as a farm and summer residence, carefully preserving the old stone house built by the Hasbroucks in 1771. During Mr. Andrews' ownership many improvements were made and an addition built to the old homestead. In the year 1881 the "Andrews' Farm " passed into the possession of John G. Borden, who began immediately to acquire the smaller farms adjoining him, until they came to form a part of the present "Home Farm," the name given it by Mr. Borden. The natural attractions of "Home Farm" are too familiar to the readers of the Souvenir to need description here. It was not our design, in this brief sketch, to describe its many attractions or to sound the praises of the one who devoted the last ten years of his life to its development, and who now sleeps amidst the daily routine of its busy life.
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In Memoriam.
Robert Young.
ROBERT. YOUNG was born in the town of Montgomery, N. Y., November 28, 1818, being the eldest son of Johnston and Margaret Barkley Young. He received his education at the Montgomery Academy, where he was preparing to enter college, but owing to the death of his father it became necessary for him to devote his time to agricultural pursuits. He was a man intellectually far above the average of his fellows, was well read, possessed an excellent memory, independent in his thought and action, always doing his own thinking and giv- ing out his opinion without fear or favor. Mr. Young was fond of controversy and debate and many years ago when debating societies were in vogue he was always present at the Goodwill schoolhouse and was the life of the society. In 1879 he was elected supervisor of the town of Montgomery, which office he held eight consecu- tive years, from 1879 to 1886, and again for one year in 1890, which was his last public service, being an efficient member of the board, and looked well after the interests of the town. At the time of his death, in Sep- tember, 1895, he held the office of district clerk, having filled that office for fifty-four years. In May, 1862, he married Miss Emily Crawford Arnott, who, with four children, survive him, their son Robert Jr.'s death pre- ceding his father's by two years, and a daughter, Eliza Crawford, who died in infancy.
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In Memoriam.
Floyd H. Reevs.
FLOYD H. REEVS was born in Westtown, Orange County, New York, December 29, 1837. He was a son of Charles W. and Azubah (Lee) Reevs. At the age of ten years he moved with his father's family to Goshen. Received his education at Charlottsville, N. Y. At an early age he became a partner with his father in the mercantile business under the firm C. W. Reevs & Son; his father died September 2, 1865. March 1. 1866, the partnership of Reevs & Kelsey was formed, which relation continued until his death, March 4, 1898. He was a man of independent thought and action, possessed a natural inquiring mind and always completed whatever he undertook, when he had once in his mind the object worthy of his support. He was an honest, upright business man. He was vice-president of the Goshen Savings Bank, and in all matters which have tended in the direction of Goshen's prosperity he was progressive. In religious matters he has been prominent all his life. Had he not been a successful man of business he would have been a successful preacher, for he was an eloquent and effective speaker in religious gatherings, and in the great revival in Goshen Methodist Church in the early seventies his earnest and powerful addresses will long be remembered. In 1863 he married Christine, daughter of John and Hannah (DeKay) Cowdsey. To them was born two daughters, Mrs. Wilmot Makuen and Miss Clara. He was buried from his late residence; interment, Slate Hill Cemetery, Goshen, New York.
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In Memoriam.
Chancy Hulse.
C HANCY HULSE was born in Blooming Grove, this county, May 2, 1827. He was a son of Meads T. and Dollie (Stewart ) Hulse. He was reared on his father's farm, and after securing a fair education began to clerk in a store at Burnside. At the age of seventeen he was apprenticed to learn the trade of a watch case manufacturer with Charles Hulse, at which he served four years and a half, then secured a position in New York City, where he remained for ten years. He then settled in Washingtonville, Orange County, where he manufac- tured watch cases until 1866. The following year he came to Goshen, where he purchased a jewelry business, and from that time forward success crowned his efforts. During the last fifteen years of his life the business was conducted under the firm name of C. Hulse & Son. In 1884, together with his son, L. W., they began deal- ing in wagons and carriages under the style of the Hulse Wagon Company. Politically he was a staunch Republican, and for several terms he served as Trustee of the Village Board. He was enterprising and public spirited, and it was due to his influence and progressive spirit, in a great measure, that Goshen attained its present prosperity. His first wife was Susan Jane, daughter of George and Susan (Cooley) Mckinney, natives of Orange County. To them were born two children, a son, Lewis W .. and a daughter, Susie. The mother of these children died in 1865, and for his second wife he married Frances C., daughter of Hudson Webb, of Hamptonburgh. He died May 20, 1895, and was buried from the Presbyterian Church, of Goshen; interment at Slate Hill Cemetery.
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In Memoriam.
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John S. Taylor.
M R. TAYLOR was born in Warwick, N. Y., December 6, 1832, was a son of Isaac and Margaret (Smith) Taylor, the former a native of Sussex County, N. J., and the latter of Warwick, N. Y. John S. Taylor remained with his parents until the age of twenty-five when he was married and for ten years operated the old farm of two hundred and forty acres which he then owned. At the end of that period he came to Walden and started the coal, feed and lumber business. He never took active part in political matters and was not bound by party ties prefering to vote for the man best qualified to fill the office, regardless of the party to which he belonged. He was ever interested in the welfare ot the community. He served as President of the Walden Knife Co., fifteen years, President and Trustee of the village ten years, President and Trustee of the village school twelve years, and President of the water works three years. Mr. Taylor was twice married, his first union being with Miss Mary W. Brook of Warwick, who died April 30, 1886, leaving two sons, Newton L. of Norfolk, Neb., and Isaac B., of Walden. On the 16th of November, 1887, Mr. Taylor was married to Mrs. F. A. Rowland, a sister of Edward Whitehead, President of the Walden Knife Company. On the morning of Jan. 31, 1899, he passed beyond the limitations of this present life, and on Feb. 3rd his interment was made at the Wallkill Valley Cemetery, Walden, N. Y.
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In Memoriam.
M. Gedney Snyder.
M. GEDNEY SNYDER was born on the ancestral homestead near Orange Lake in the town of Newburgh, N. Y., August 7, 1833. Mr. Snyder's early life inclined to agriculture and he became one of the representative farmers of Orange county. In 1861 he married Mrs. C. Louise Gedney of New York city. Mr. and Mrs. Sny- der selected for their home a large and pleasantly located farm at St. Andrews, N. Y. As the years passed ex- tensive improvements were made, the land brought to a high state of cultivation, the buildings modernized and enlarged, making a beautiful suburban home. Mr. Snyder was known as a thrifty and successful farmer, whose well cultivated domain and attractive surroundings were evidence of his enterprise and prosperity. For a long series of years he was trustee of the public school and at the time of his death in 1895 was a director of the Walden National bank, which position he had filled for many years, greatly to the financial interests of that in- stitution. He was laid at rest in the family plot in the Wallkill Valley cemetery at Walden.
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In Memoriam.
Nicholas I. Quackenbos.
ICHOLAS I. QUACKENBOS, the subject of this sketch, descended from an old and honored New York family. N He was born in the city of New York, April 14. 1838. His parents were Mangle Minthorne and Julia (Clark) Quackenbos. When about twenty-one years of age Mr. Quackenbos selected Montgomery, N. Y., as his future place of residence, where he purchased a tract of land very pleasantly situated, which he brought to a high state of cultivation and later erected thereon one of the most modern homes in the valley of the Wallkill. Mr. Quackenbos had strong characteristics, blended with many graces. Throughout his life his family and home were objects of his deepest regard, his highest ambition. He gave liberally of his wealth to the support of his Church and public benevolence. He had the happy faculty of forming close. true friendships, with a magnetic power that drew to him without conscious effort the hearts of those with whom he came in touch. He died at his residence in Montgomery, Wednesday, November 23, 1898; interment was at Brick Church Cemetery, Mont- gomery, N. Y.
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In Memoriam.
Daniel Millspaugh Wade.
D ANIEL MILLSPAUGH WADE was born at Montgomery, N. Y., December 16, 1832. The boyhood days of Mr. Wade were passed in Montgomery. Early in life he learned the tinsmith's trade and soon established a business of his own, continuing it until August, 1891, making thirty-nine years of continuous business in the same locality. On the 26th of March, 1856, a wedding ceremony was performed which united the destines of Mr. Wade and Miss Charlotte C. David, a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Constable) David. Mr. Wade was always an active worker in the Presbyterian Church, in which he served as elder for fifteen years. He was most earnest in his support of all work tending to improve and elevate the kindred interests of his town and county. In early life he was a Democrat; later he gave his allegiance to the Prohibition party. For three years he represented his town as supervisor, also served as a member of the School Board, of which he was president for some years. Mr. Wade was also a trustee of his native village. His genial manners and sturdy integrity won him hosts of friends, who held him in high esteem. Mr. Wade accumulated a competency, retiring from business several years before his death, which occurred at Montgomery in January, 1899. His interment was at the Presbyterian Cemetery, Montgomery, N. Y.
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In Memoriam.
Rev. Martin V. Schoonmaker, D. D.
R EV. MARTIN V. SCHOONMAKER, D. D., died at Allenhurst, N. J., June 16, 1899, aged 82 years. Interment at the Wallkill Valley Cemetery, Walden, N. Y.
Dr. Schoonmaker's biographical sketch, with his contributed articles, " Recollections of a Pastorate," and " The Life Beyond Immortality," in the annual Souvenirs for 1895 and 1896, respectively, are remembered by the readers of these volumes.
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In Memoriam.
John Mould.
THE subject of this sketch was born in 1813. He came from a family whose representatives were numbered among the earliest settlers ot the Valley of the Wallkill, the remote ancestors being natives of Holland. Mr. Mould was born in the town of Montgomery, N. Y., and spent his entire life of nearly seventy-six years upon the farm on which he was born. He was well known as one of the energetic and successful citizens of the locality. Mr. Mould was a strong Republican, an earnest and active member of the old Brick (Reformed) Church. For a long series of years he served as elder, and at his death was the senior elder of his Church. Mr. Mould married Miss Emily Douglas, who was almost a life-long member of the Brick Church. The inter- ment of John and Emily Mould was at the Brick Church Cemetery, Montgomery, N. Y.
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In Memoriam.
J. Edward Baker.
J. EDWARD BAKER, who, for a number of years prior to his death was one of the influential business men of Newburgh, was born near Buffalo, N. Y., being a son of Michael H. and Amelia (Shay) Baker, the former being a native of Germany and the latter of Erie County, N. Y. In Newburgh, where his boyhood days were passed, he was educated in Professor Brown's private school. He had a natural talent for stone lettering and cutting, and worked at that business for several years. At the suggestion of his father a partner- ship was formed between the two and they embarked in the manufacture of mineral waters. This connection continued until the death of his father in 1885, when the son succeeded to the business and continued until his death, November 23, 1893. He was liberal to all churches and charitable enterprises, and it may with truth be said of him that his was an honest, upright and moral life. The lady who was Mr. Baker's faithful helpmate in life bore the maiden name of Rosa Viola Ramsperger. On the death of her husband she succeeded to the man- agement of the business, which she has since carried on.
REY MICHAEL CHRISTIANS KNOLL, EASTOR
FROM JULY E DAT-THE REN. HEZERAA WATKINS B' HE DALTCH OF ENGLAND HELD SERVICES FOR AROLE TWENTY-FIVE YAPS.
ERELTLD RT GLASSATR. CHAPTER
MONUMENT ERECTED IN OLD TOWN BURYING GROUND,
Near the corner of Liberty and South Streets, Newburgh, New York, by Quassaick Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, to Mark the Site of the First Church in Newburgh, Unveiled May 30, 1899.
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Is the Best Market in which to Buy
And the Largest Dry Goods Store in Newburgh is
DRY GOODS
ON THE HUDSON RIVER.
John Schoonmaker & Son's
94 and 96 Water Street.
Sunshine and Shadow of a Farmer's Life.
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CHARLES RIVENBURG.
EVER having been a farmer, it may seem to you like presumption on my part to speak on the subject assigned me, "Sunshine and Shadow of a Farmer's Life;" and yet, may it not be possible from the vantage ground of a non-personally interested observer, to see some things more clearly than can be realized by those hampered by familiarity of occupation.
This is the age when we are delighted to boast of antiquity in architecture, in furniture, in family, in jewels and ornaments, in art. in sculpture, in occupation. How proud we are to point to the age of our business
houses; how for generations in the past our ancestors have followed the same line. How- ever, we must all give the palm for antiquity to the agriculturist. Your ancestral estate was the garden of Eden. Adam was the first husbandman as well as the first husband; Eve. the first milkmaid. Think of the delic- ious richness of that snowy fluid in those days. No mi- crobes, no chalk, no salt, no water needed, no leaky or stolen cans, no inspectors. In the course of time as year fol- lowed year, cycle after cycle, century after century, the only records with which both profane and sacred history have to do were with the tillers of the soil, and the raisers of flocks and herds. You farmers may there- fore boast of your antiquity, for you reach back even to the lay- ing of the corner-stone of the foundation of the world. You may boast of men in your occu- SPRING BROOK, EAST WALDEN, N. Y. pation whose history after the lapse of thousands of years is common to every household wherever the sacred scriptures are read, and will so continue until the end of time. Men noted for character, probity, steadfastness of purpose, honored by God as well as man in all generations. How responsible, then, your occupation to sustain the dignity ot manhood set by your progenitors.
In this you will be sustained by the sunshine of worthy example.
Men engaged in the pursuits of learned professions and business life have cares, worries, trials and crosses of which the farmer by his genial fireside does not even dream. How frequently we hear sympathy expressed
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A PARTIAL VIEW OF THE ARTIFICIAL LAKE IN THE RURAL GROUNDS, NEW JERSEY, ILLUSTRATIVE OF WHAT MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED TO ADORN AND BEAUTIFY SUBURBAN HOMES.
for the physician, who, when the thermometer reaches zero, in the face of a blinding storm of sleet, has to travel miles alone through the darkness of the night to visit the sick, while the farmer is peacefully sleeping. How often the lawyer who holds in his hands the keys of destiny for the prisoner on trial, whose offense is punisha- ble with death. spends days and even weeks in the preparation and trial of the cause without rest or recreation, troubled with the demon of insomnia from nervousness, of exhaustion and grave responsibility. The statesman with the multitudinous cares of a nation dependent upon his skill and judgment in the formation of domestic measures, and in the comity of international affairs; the business man with notes coming due, with a small bank account and a large list of debtors who can not find it convenient to settle, suffer agonies with which the farmer is not on speaking acquaintance. Sunshine for the farmer is freedom from solicitude; shadows for all others.
All occupations and avocations other than that of husbandry, depend more or less upon public opinion. Even those who stand most high in the professional world must submit and cater to a great degree to the sen- timent of the people. Their position in life, the financial success of men of affairs depends largely upon the impress they create upon the masses with whom they come in contact. The success of a salesman, and his promotions are determined by his apparent sweetness of disposition under any and all circumstances of annoy- ances. The farmer in the enjoyment of his broad acres, feels a kingly power. In these possessions he feels
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that none may chide, criticise, reprimand or deny, for of what avail would be any criticism. His products supply the human race. All things that make our world the paradise it is, must emanate from the soil; and the producer of wares for public necessity, is in a position of independence sweet to the human soul. Should business or pleasure call him away, he need not feel that clients or customers will seek other offices or stores in his absence. His fields will patiently await his return. Should illness or indisposition be his lot, his convalesence is materially aided by a quiet and submissive mind, whereas the man of business is laboring under a mighty strain for a quick recovery, and to that extent is handicapped by this anxiety to return to his office or behind his counter. Delightful then is the sunshine of the farmer's life.
PICTURESQUE DRIVES, LAKE MOHONK.
the discontented expression, the slavish demeanor, the cadaverous face, the pale brow, the sunken eye, the emaciated form. No: sunshine, literally and figuratively, gives us a race well preserved and robust in appear- ance, with ruddy cheeks, happy and contented. Verily, the farmer's wife, and sons and daughters, all bespeak a life of sunshine, healthfulness and good appetites.
As we look over the toilers of this work-a- day world of ours, how many thousands of them we find shut up in hives of industry from early morn till darkness again spreads her mantle over the land, deprived of light and the sweet air of God's creation ; num- bers with pale and haggard countenances thirsting for the sun- shine of healthfulness, imprisoned in musty offices or dingy count- ing rooms, and then that numerous class delving in the bowels of the earth so deep that there, light may not send her faintest pencil, thus living on a mere existence year after year, until the fell destroyer consigns them to mother earth, with whom from earliest childhood they were lit- erally familiar. We now again direct our atten- tion to the tiller of the soil. Do we see there
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.. St. Elmo Mills .. WALLKILL, N. Y.
Card to the Public.
Although confident from business success of past years, that our reputation as Leading Dealers in Feeds, Grains and General Mill Produce in the Wallkill Valley, is well established, still in view of our desire to enroll among the already extensive list of customers, parties, who, al- though having heard of the Superior Quality of our goods, Low Prices, and the promptness with which orders are attended to, have not availed themselves of our ser- vices, we take this means of bringing to their attention the fact, that in addition to our regular retail business in such articles as are found only in a fully equipped mill, we are enabled, through an arrangement with one of the large western mills, to offer all kinds of Wheat Feeds at the lowest market prices. Farmers will find it to their advantage to procure our prices before look- ing elsewhere.
BORDEN'S ST. ELMO MILLS,
WALLKILL, N. Y.
...... Manufacturers of
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Orders by Mail to the Above Address Promptly Attended To.
There seems some inherent quality indigenous to the soil for the creation of great men. Statistics and biographies teach us that the men who have moved the world as statesmen, inventors, promoters of the weal of the human race, were propogated on the farm. There were planted the strong physique, the personal force, the indomitable will that later make the world richer, purer and better, for the grand achievements made possible by drinking in through early years the sunshine and health giving ozone of a free country life.
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