The Newtown bee., 1889-08-30
szwrows. CONN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 80, 1880.
MONROE.
WILLIAM E. BEAnpsLEY.

The death of William B. Beardsley of
 Jockey Hollow, whose dead body was found in Black Rock harbor, Sat urday, was sad ending of a life once prominent here. His judgment was con sldered so sound that neighbors sought his advice, but, four or five years ago, d
 fall caused Mir Beardsley to carry his
 arm in sling for months and his health
 has since gradually seemed to have given
 way. Burr Hawley, the Stepney mer-
 chant, was finally appointed conservator
 over him and, last Saturday, his farm
 was to be sold at auction. MT Beardsiey
 went to Bridgeport, last Friday, with 60
 cents given him by his housekeeper, tell
 ing people that he was going to see the
 probate judge and protest against the
 selling of his property. He called on Judge of Probate NJ. E. Beardsley twice
 cd and was advised to go and see Burr
 Hawley, his conservatOr, regarding the
 various things that he desired to know
 and he passed out with the last words to
 that advice, ''G will" Between s and g
 o'clock, Friday evening, he went into k.
 M. French's store on Wall street and said
 that he had been walking around Seaside park and lost his way; that he was on hls way to the depot to go home and wished the loan of 90 cents, with which to get ticket. He got the money and said that his train left at 30. As the ticket was found on the body, but no money, It Is evident that he went to the depot and, as that train does not start from the side track north of the depot, it would appear that, while waiting or look ing for the train, he wandered of to Sea side park again and, 1t may be, went tow ard Black Rock, fell into the channel and the body lloated to where it was found.
 Prayers were offered, Tuesday, at 97 Washington avenue, Bridgeport, Hon D. N. Morgan's residence, ut which Rev Beverly l.. Warner oilicated, Rev MT Goldsborough officiating at St Peters, Monroe, at , P m.
 Mir Beardsley had never married, was Fl years aold and was Il relative of James W. Beardsley and Mrs Carlos Cur tls of Bridgeport. His father was Squire Ebenezer Beardsley, who died in lS34, aged 63. He was a prominent man in his time and large dealer in cattle. His | wife was Maria, daughter of Ebenezer Beach, who died in 1895, aged 72. Both these families have been well and favor ably known for more than century. | William E. Beardsley had one sister, who married the late Hon William A. Judson | of Huntington and Bridgeport and has two nieces, Mrs b. II. Chatfield of Eliza beth, N. J. and Mrs D. N. Morgan. Mir Beardsley has always followed farming and has always been held in high es- teem by his fellow tow nsmen. The only | political office that he held was justice of the peace, as he was so averse to prefer ment that he declined to run for State Senator after being nominated.
 Hon D. N. Morgan purchased Mir old home at Saturdays auc- lion and intended to find Il good fam Fly to live there and look after Mr People will remember that It Is only few years since William Beardsley was considered one of the most modest of men, yet proud of his name and honor, man who befriended poor ls we'll as rich, his Judgment of the best but at the fast his lonely life and habits unfltted him for business and required that some one should care for him.