The Wallkill Valley in art and story . mechanical skill early in life, and when his school days were passed, naturally chose therater*! trade, al which he made very rapid progress, and soon had the reputation of being a very skillfullent workman, which naturally led to ins rapid advancement in his chosen work, now extending over»iir iwford became a resident Ol Walden, since which date he has been largely identi- irlth its building Interests. He built the Episcopal Church at Walden, constructed the tall spire on the• m ntgomery, and .it different periods made many extensive repairs and addition
The Wallkill Valley in art and story . mechanical skill early in life, and when his school days were passed, naturally chose therater*! trade, al which he made very rapid progress, and soon had the reputation of being a very skillfullent workman, which naturally led to ins rapid advancement in his chosen work, now extending over»iir iwford became a resident Ol Walden, since which date he has been largely identi- irlth its building Interests. He built the Episcopal Church at Walden, constructed the tall spire on the• m ntgomery, and .it different periods made many extensive repairs and additions to the NewVort ?• len Knife Works. He has erected a greal many ol the residences of Walden and its environs. N\ m •> loyal Republican and an earnest and effective worker in behalf of his party. term Ol years, and tilled the position in a fair and impartial manner. For bai be >r ol the Odd Fellows, and has passed the chairs, is prominent in the the k of i an I * representative citizen ol the Valley of the Wall kill. 40. James It- McGullough. JAMES R. MCCULLOUGH, whose portrait is given above, is a native of the Wallkill Valley, being born nearWalden, April 25th, 1839, and contiuued to live there (with brief intervals,) until September, 1887, when heremoved with his family to Newburgh where he still resides. Mr. McCullough spent many years of his life inthe grocery business in or near Walden. In 1870 he was appointed U. S. Census Enumerator for the towns ofMontgomery and Crawford, and for the five years following was employed by J. S. Taylor & Co., lumber andcoal dealers. He is and always has been an ardent Republican, was twice elected Collector of the Town ofMontgomery, and for many years was elected Clerk of the Board of Trustees of the village, also Inspector ofElection for the town. He was active in the Fire Department, being a member since 1860; he was a chartermember of Enterprise Steamer Co., when it was organized in 1872, and his name still appears on thei
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