The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-01-28
COL. BEAMiN DEAD.
The County Loses one OF Its Old
est, Best and Most Prominent
Citizens.
A LONG AID EVENTUAL LIFk
4 Strong, UnseInsh and Trus Alliance
1an.

Han.
3oun.y NOUNS tie lea Of css Of its best
snd The Alliance, ozs Of the
.ruea. members CT the great erganizat.en.
Six weeks ego Mr., bssrsn rss down
street fer hid last tins. He bad con
raced deep seated eold-somplica-
icus of troubles followed that wore too
much Tor his Etronc though broken con-
s'itutiou. Bot hts Whole Illness Ia been
4 hero:c ssru-els ss.inst tizesss sid
iea by the shsttcred rcunsat o. a ore.
powerful eo-ratuttoz. backed mp by an
ndon2issbla viii power that remained to
TIE l&st Th. e1d cane Wednesday
morning at 4 o'clock, while msay OF his
large family ard connections and friends
gathered around his bedside.
During his Illness he suhereA GREAT
pain, thcugd ne complaint Wis srsr
beard. lie bore his ru Re-iny With "a arr
cd p,:icnce, bravery aad fortltudA
FUNERAL sERvICEA
Tie funeral Will take plaza to-day
(Taurs5sy) At one o'clock. TIE church
te~v:cc will be read at tia Presbyterian
church. Tho BODY u'Il then be taken 70
Clinton Cemetery, ~hcre ths burial cor
ricc will Ia conducted by tho ritual of
the National Fsrme-' A!Ii.ncs and H.
dus.rial Uzion.
As A EusrNMs NAE
hs vzs rsiiab!e, es'e. prudent and prompt
lie hes probably ss.tied moro estates
than 81 other naa II ths county sRd al
ways With eesirs satisfaction 30 al. II
gems to have besa great plezsurs 81
bis life 10 rotecs tho weak and uspre.
tec&s5. Many orphan children rsu'e sa-
ber with grateful hearts hundreds % kind
fsvors be did for them.
ASA PuBbIo sRvA14
h WAS faithful in every trust, couseisa'
tiocs IN disoisrga Of every daty, true b
every position. Since he w,a twenty
years old 20 has continually held Office
in i county waich .lous sufficiently
tcssifes 70 his estimate by ths public.
AS PGIL1C CITIZEN
he wrs cro Of those men, that do mos.
in building gp communities in which
they live. Active, energetic and enter
prjrins he LETT nothing usdons thai
vouId rcr~ard tbs intarszt of his coun
ty. He duvotsh much Ct his tiras and
II -ans so every Gauss in which no 1at
faith would hslp his town and eouaty.
he vas genial, cheerful, afsstionats,
manly, strong 10 his attachments. frsnl
ard unobtsusiys in his manners. with 4,
preteuce abous hin. He snjoysd com
pany, he loved children hnd was fond o
young paople's company, who always On
joyed boing with him.
H:s house and home vas svsr opea
not orly to his friends bus noticably
that class who were not able to 60 d
hotels. Frequently he had TICS
with him, whom he did not know, bu
they were welcomed. In his family b
was kind afectionate aud generous
After his children married and left him
no pleasure vas never more keenly anti
cipated shaC their regular visit, whic
they eagerly kept up to his death. He va
ever the willing and strong freud Of tn
poor boys Of his county. II Was hi
special pride snd delight to help ever
worthy young man rs could. he too
them at his home with him and scte
like father to them all.
AS 4 REFoRMER.
Though advance in age, beyond tn,
period Of life, wien most men are cap'
bic Of studying new conditions an
throwing their energies and efforts Il
reform against deep rooted wrongs {
gradual growth, yet when the Alliant
was organized wits it's protest again
present conditions and its demands *
reform, be gave the situation q clo
study and decided that the organizstio
was right, that the wrongs existed sr
that reform were q necessity. This VI
enough to decide his action. Re tire
his whole influence and energies in
the movement. He said that he NJ
too old to reap tbs bsuef Is OF or PROB
bly, to see the reforms that the farme
were demanding and fighting for, b
that be would giTe his last efforts to Il
movement, for in doing so he was hgh
ing for his children, his felloz eisisel
and for the preservation of Reg ublic'
form of government.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
Mr.. Beaman was born March II, IS
and therefore in his 10th ysar, For
half century pass bis life hiss been |
intimately connected this. Of the con
ty, that history Of his s. life would II
great measure be history of the coun
, fer that period. When yourg ma
? We think in 1S4a, he was elected 10 t
Legislature from this county. He Z
clined re election. IN 1916 he v
elected clerk OF Superior court, to whi
pos'tios he WAS successfully re-elest
q till the opening Of the war -hsn hs
! clined reelection. After the war
was elected chairman Of the Board
County Commissioners which place
g held for number of years. Upon
Il death of our esteemed countynan,
A B. Chestnut in 1887 he vas appoi
ed to fill the unexpired term of coun
Treasurer. He has twice since been ele
It ed and held that Office at the time of
}, death. He was also Treasurer OF
county Alliorcs HI hos heau