The Newtown bee., 1890-06-13
LONG HILL.

Children's day was observed, Sunday, at the Methodist church, the pastor preaching to the children in the after noon. The evening service was wholly devoted to the Sunday school, under the direction of the efficient superintendent, F. s. Shelton. The progrBn was varied and interesting and enjoyed by large congregation. Miss Jennie E. Shelton presided at the organ in her usual happy manner and delighted the audience with fine music at intervals throughout the service. The singing was very fine. The school was never as prosperous as 1t IS at present. This is largely due to the faith ful work of MT Shelton, who is beloved by the whole school.
 Thomas Sullivan, one of the workmen at Parlor Rock, was accidentally struck on the head by a sledge hammer, Tues day and deep gash made. It was clos ed by four stitches at the emergency hos pital, Bridgeport.
 The troubles of Rollin E. Beers, so grossly exaggerated in the public prints, are thus stated by his venerable father, l.. G. Beers, Esq, with whose sorrow many warm friends will deeply sympathize:
 Rollin E. Beers graduated from the law school of Columbia college, New York city, law office in the city and, by close application to business and efficient aid from eminent le gal gentlemen in whose office he studied, built up a good practice, the receipts ofwhich soon reached several thousands yearly. He had ac- 4 be seng on perously. About that time, his financial | troubles began and have rapidly resulted in bankruptcy. The speculation craze, which has ruined thousands under similar circum- stances, was doubtless the cause. After risk | ing all of his own means and all he could bor- | row, he was tempted, by the mad hope to re- 1 trieYe his losses, to appropriate funds of his l of business, with the usual disastrous results. Instead ot $100,000 as represented, his defalca- | tions will not reach one-tenth that amount. | The $l5,000 borrowed from Miles Beardsley more than three years ago was tor n client of l his, to whom a large part of it was then paid, he retaining the remainder by agreement in l payment tor legal services rendered prior to 1 that time. That client had life interest in certain real estate in New York city, valued at $40 ,000 also a life insurance policy for $i5, | 00O These were at the time made over to | Beers as security and have since been assign | ed to MT Beardsley. The estate in question is now bringing the annual rent ot S3O00. Though there are circumstances in the case which may involve litigation, 1t is probable that MI ] Beardsley's eXecutor will realize most, if not the full face of the notes. His transaction, with Frank Kennedy, which of all ot his wrong uOlnRs IS most TeBGtbbtu Dy IeihbtNCSb wolves the loss of but $l000 instead of $15,000 as stated. Of Elliott NJ. Beardsley, he never borrowed a dollar. His indebtedness to Franl | Wales, his brother-in-law, is but little more than Sl00O, instead of the reported 5000. Int sums that have at different times been fun nished him by his father and members of his own family are not big and to them are ofbu
 small consideration, compared with the othel consequences involved in the wreck of one il
 whose conduct and welfare they must neces
 sarily feel deep interest and ot whose succet
 in life they entertained the highest hopes The "woman in the case" conjured up, is
 married woman nearly 20 years his senior ant
 who is now and has been living with her hus
 band in New York ever since Beers's depart
 ure and the surmise that she is his companion
 in exile is a maggot, bred in the tetid brain o
 it's fabricator. Their relations have neye
 been other than those Of lawyer and client
 He is not in Canada and has not been so nea
 there as when in New York. He has an agen cy which takes him to some of the principa
 Southern cities and Is trying to make anoth
 CT start in the world. From the tone of hi
 letters he has deep sense of his presen
 degradation and protests that, If his life i
 spared, he will redeem the past and make res
 tftution tor the wrongs he has done to others
 Mrs Beers, though still living in Brooklyn, ha
 not "opened q boarding house" and has n'
 boarders except her brothers,s in business il
 New York.