The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-25
WYMAN FAMILY HOLD
ANNUAL REUNION
Descendants of Deacon Joseph Wy
man of Old Bloomfield Meet In Re-
hObOth.

The descendants of Deacon Joseph
and Polly Snow Wyman of old Bloom
field, held their annual reunion, Au-
gust 7, at Stony Brook Farm in Re
hoboth, Mass, the home of H. p.
Wyman.
The day was fine and representa-
tives of the family TO the number of
forty-one were present. The date of
this reunion was the forty-eighth an
niversary of the marriage OF hr. and
Mrs. II. p Wyman. A clam bake
was made and tables spread for din
per beneath the spreading oak near
Nr. Wyman's home, the ancient
Kingsbury house where dwelt the
first man killed in King Philips war.
Some of the guests mistook their
road and were late in arriving but all
save one were on hand when the bake
was opened, and reality more than
equalled anticipation in this case
Many a clam bake has been built in
hat spot but never a better one was
opened there. Hearty thanks are due
the Wymans of Stony Brook Farm
Who so cordially welcomed and boun-
tifully Toasted their kinsfolk from
near and far. May their days be long
in the land.
After dinner a meeting of the Wy
man Family Association was held
and officers were elected for the en-
suing year. The old board was re
elected, namely: President, H. z. Wy
man, Rehoboth;' vice presidents, Mrs.
Sewell w. Smith, George Wyman,
Dorchester, Mass. secretary, Albert
e. Jewett assistant secretary, Lii
Ian c. Smith; historian, Sumner f
Bowman, Somerville, Mass The pres
ident appointed the committee OF ar
rangements as follows: Henry wy
man. Mrs. Rachel p. Webb, Mrs. Ida
Leavtt Smith, Misses Mabel +. Pack
ard and Margaret N. Smith, Lester II.
Packard, A A. Jewett, f. a. Nolln,
Elmer +. Harris and Harley Wyman-
Mrs Sewell w. Smith thanked those
present for the help they had given
her in procuring a bronze memorial
tablet soon to be put up in the Is
land Avenue Congregational church,
in memory of Joseph Wyman and his
3 sons who served as deaeons III that
church for sixty years. Some other
discussion OF business followed and
then Sumner f. Bowman. the histor-
ian read an extended record OF the
Wyman family prepared by him for
this occasion. At the close OF the
reading vote of thanks was ten
dered the historian for his interesting
and valuable record.
Mr.. Bowman had referred briefly to
the history of the Snow family to which
the wife of Joseph Wyman belonged.
Sewell w. Smith aided to the account
given OF the ancestors OF Polly Snow
Wyman. the fact tibet her grandfather,
Timothy Pollard, WIS a Revolutionary
soldier who saw service at Bunker
Hill. The business meeting was ad-
journed with three cheers for presl-
dent and historian. The next reunion
will probably be held at SkoWhegan
in the summer of 1911.
At this meeting were present rep
resentatiyes from the families of sew
en- OF the ten children of Joseph Wy
man and Polly his wife, as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Sewell w. Smith, Miss
rs Margaret and Lillian Smith, Mrs.
Sarah A Harris, Misses Marian and
Helen Lord, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Har-
ris Faith and Freda Harris, Albert E.
Jewett, Skowhegan; Mr.. and Mrs.
Melvin p. Wyman, Harold Wyman
hatcher, Scion; Henry Wyman, Lynn,
Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. George Gill, Miss
Gladys Gill, West Nedford, Charles
Cross and son, Robert, Brockton;
Charles Wing, Mrs. Laura Wing AL
len, Everett; Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner E.
Bowman, Herbert Bowman, Somer
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. George Wyman,
Mr.. and Mrs Wilbur F. Wyman, Dor
chester; DR.. and Mrs. J. II. Wyman,
Midway; Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Wyman.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. Wyman and Miss
Luella E. Wyman, Rehoboth; Mr. and
Mrs J. G. Wyman and two sons, Ar
thur and George, Tuckahoe, n. Y.