A representative of the 'Times' yesterday had a talk with the oldest living resident of Moncton. John STULTZ, 89 years of age, was born at what is now known at Humphrey's mills, Moncton parish. He is a son of the late Henry STULTZ, a loyalist refugee, was was transported to this country at the close of the rebellion rather than take an oath of allegiance to the new republic. The Stultz family orinally came from Germany and settled in the old colonies. Henry Stultz had twelve children, two of whom were born previous to his coming to this country. Henry Stultz died aged 74 and all his children, with the exception of two who died young, lived to a good old age. Mrs. Ann FILLMORE, the oldest, who died a few months ago in Shediac, was 94 and John is now the only survivor. His father probably came to this place near the close of the last century. Sailing up the river, he steered his course up Hall's Creek for a mile or more and located in the wilderness. He built a rude hut on the bank, and aided financially by the late Samuel GAY of Cumberland, N.S., he proceeded with the construction of grist and saw mills on a small scale. These were the only mills for miles around and the struggling settlers along the river brought their grist up in boats to be ground and carried them back the same way. The old stone grist mill is still standing, but the saw mill was removed long ago. Henry Stultz was indebted to Gay for something like 92, part of which he was unable to pay. At his death, Mr. Gay pressed for payment, when the late John HUMPHREY, uncle of the present owner of the mills, paid off Gay's claim and eventually came into possession of the property. For many years after the place had been settled, it was a difficult journey from Humphrey's or Lewisville to the Bend, the mud being something frightful. The travel was also quite dangerous. The woods were full of wild animals, of which the bears were most feared, though there were still some wolves in those days. Mr. Stultz remembers when the only clearing was the place that had been used by the early French settlers as a burying ground. This land is now occupied by E. Taylor's buildings between foot of Main street and the wharf siding of the I.C.R., and not many years ago when excavations were being made, a number of coffin remnants and bones were disinterred. Mr. Stultz's first recollection of a building at the Bend is that of a man named BENTLEY who kept a shop on what was afterwards known as Malcolm Wilmot place near the present railway wharf, and a short distance below the old French burying ground referred to. Mr. Stultz is a Baptist and was a member of the first total abstinence society organized in Moncton some 50 years ago. The late Father CRANDALL, whose headquarters were Salisbury, frequently tramped to Moncton on snowshoes in the winter season. Services were held in the winter in the houses and in the summer very frequently in barns. The first edifice erected in Moncton for religious purposes was the old union meeting house which still stands at the head of Steadman street. Mr. Stultz married a Miss BECKWITH, who died ten years ago this autumn. They had no children, but brought up a numerous family, 14 in all, whom they adopted. Mr. Stultz is spending his declining years with one of these children, Mrs. SNELGROVE at Lewisville Corner.