The Portland daily press., 1899-09-01

England. From all that We know OF
him he was an entsTprising. industrious,
upright citizen and trained his large FAM
ily In the WAYS OF usefulness, prudence,
sobriety and benevolence. His descend
ants are found largely in New England,
the Middle and the Western states They
have found their way into most Of the
pursuits Of life. Many Of the family are
farmers, n goodly mum par are mechanics.
Every honorable profession has itz share
from members Of this family. As fam
lily they occupy q high position for intel
ligence and stand upon a lofty moral
platform. Most OF the colleges have
graduated scholars from this family while
the name and the blood appears as rarely
In the criminal records al any familyIin
New England. Many have attained
unto places of usefulness and honor so
that every member of this large and
worthy household may hold his head
erect and look his brothers and sisters
fairly in the fa5e.
Mr.. Bean continued to speak of the
value Of these reunions to those who at
tended them and said: "How interesting
to trace the lives of many In this family
during the colo NAL and revolutionary
periods Of our history and to recount the
incidents OF braveryssan daring Eof our
fathers and brothers in their country's
service. We remember. however. that this
isRa family not a regimental reunion but
peace has her victories and we are here
to celebrate the home life, TO dwell upon
the victories over forests and CT the sue
cess of raising crops upon the billy fields
and the victories upon our rivers and
along our rock bound coast"
At the conclusion of the Rev. MIR.
and very interesting to the members of
this great family present a discussion
arose as to the place for the next reunion.
Manchester. N. H.. and Boston were
mentioned. N. w. Bean, advertising
manager for the Household" advocated
the meeting be held in Boston in 1907.
He said that he had interviewed twenty
five or thirty Beans in Boston aud all of
them were anxious that the reunion
should tie held in that city next Septem-
Der. He said that of all the hundreds OF
families by tine name of Bean In Boston
and vicinity he had found those whom he
had seen to be of the best class of people,
men who could hold their own anywhere.
Among those present at the afternoon
session were the following: ]. Wesley
Bean, Salisbury, N. H.; J. Hastings
Bean. South Paris, Me. Viola A. Smith,
Gorham, Me- !; Lucy A. Bean, Bradf ord,
Mass. Mrs. Everett Clarke, East Bar
rington. N. H.; Mrs. Thomas File
brown, Boston; A. S. Bean. China.
Palermo P. o.; Lizzie Bean, China,
Palermo p. o.; Anglia l.. Merritt. Law
renee; Rebecca W. Tibbbitt, CorinnA,
Me. Lucy NJ. willard. Riverside, X. ]. ;
Rose l.. Tibbitts, Corinna. ME-; Eliza.
beth s. Garfield, Lexington, Mass; ].
b. Straw, Lewiston, Me-; Matthew
Roberton, Medford, Mass. o. Philibert
Andet, Lawrence, Mass; Elizabeth NJ.
II. Lang. AZ Central street, Bradford
Mass, @. Ii. Beanie. Gardiner, Me. !;
Mrs. G. H. Beanie, Gardiner. Me-; X. W.
Lang. Bradford, Mass; MIR. and Mrs.
Hiram H. Bean, Randolph, VT; Mrs.
Rhoda J. McAlister, Black water, Merri-
mack county, N. H.; Rufus e. Bean,
franklin BALLS, n. H.; Mrs. j. W.
Bean, Salisbury, N. H.; Clara p. Bige-
low, Boston, Mass. Mrs Sadie Glidden,
Lewiston, Me-; Mrs. Almeda Boane,
Gardiner, Me-; John II. Hall, West
Derry, N. H.; Mrs. A. l.. Ellison, New
Haven. Conn; G. w. Bean, West Derry,
N. H.; Mrs. ]. W. Dlnsmore, Windham.
N. H.; Mrs. ]. w. Bean, West Derry,
n. H.. Mrs K. j. Colby, West Derry.
N. H.; Mrs. Il. A. Stockwell, Lyndon
Vile. VT; Miss NJ. L. Drummond, Port
land; Mrs. j. II. Drummond, Portland
Mrs. d. G. Bean. New York Mrs. W.
G. Chapman, Portland; Chharles Pierce
| Bean. BostonS Mrs. and Mrs. Everett X.
Drummond, Waterville; Robert S.
Thomas, Cumberland; Mr.. and Mrs l..
g. Eldridge and daughters, Mrs. Banks,
Mrs. Hudson. Mrs. CLARK. Woodfords
Mrs. George Il. Griffin, Miss Eta
Griffin, Willard; Mrs. W. A. Cobb. STAN
ley Cobb, Willard; Edwin j. Marston,
North Woburn, Mass. Lowell H. Mars
ton, Taunton, Mass; Mrs. Arthur l..
Dates, Elizabeth II. Bates, Portland;
S. K. Tucker. South Sangeryille. Me.
Mrs. Cora Prince, Wilton, Me-; Eva Al
York Wilton, Me-; NJ. L. Sherborne
Dover, Me-; H. Ii. Clifford, Ole
Orchard; Mrs. NJ, S. and N. W. Bean,
| Boston.
In the evening President Drummont
called the gathering to order after shor
social sessi on and the nominating COM
mittee reported the following list of Off
GERS who were elected by an unanimous
vote:
| Presldent--Josiah Il. Drummond
Portland.
Vice Presidents Samuel c. Bean, d
| D., Newburyport, Mass, REV. J. Wesley
Bean. West Salisbury, N. h., Rev
Ebenezer Bean, Bluehill. Me-. James A.
Bean, Haverhill. Mass. George y. Bean
Woburn. Mass, Hon. Cotton w. Bean
| New York.
Treasurer--J. Wesley Bean. West Sails
bury, Mass. - $500
Secretary-Dsarborn g. Bean, East
Wilton Nc