The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-20
OSCAR BEERS
 ENDS HIS LIFE
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Seifishness had no part in his na- ture andAhe was a loyal friend. He dearly loved children and only a short time ago had said that his heart was broken when he was ob- liged to part from his daughter.
 An idea of his disposition may be obtainef fom an incident which hap pened last Monday in a centrally To- cated saloon. A young father accom- panied by his nine year old son en- tered the place and after ordering a glass of beer and drinking part, of remonstrated with him and excusing himself for moment left the place to return later with big orange which he gave the child to supply the plac of the beer.
 Oscar R. Beers was 64 years old. He was born in Stratford, Ct, Jan. 22, 1847 When seventeen years old he enlisted in Company A, 14th Conn. Vols. and participated with the regi- ment in a number of bloody battles. He was discharged for disability con- tracted in the service before his term of enlist had expired.
 On his return home he attended business college for a short time and later went to Chicago. Here he took a course in dramatic instruction and later he returned to Bridgeport where he worked for a time compil- ing records in the city hall. At this time he began the first of his plays and poems. He also wrote a number of short stories which he sold to magazines. He was the author of many verses and of over 100 plays.
 Many of his plays were produced by amateurs and semi professional in this city and elsewhere. "Appa- mattox,'' play of the Civil war will be. remembered as MT. Beers best work in theatrical literature. At the time that Civil war plays were the vogue three professional companies were producing it on the road at the same time.
 MT. Beers was an expert needle straightener, having learned the bus mess in the old Wheeler & Wilson fac tory Some years ago he had charge of the needle department of sewing machine manufactory at Belividere III.
 Later he organized his own company of players and for nine years toured western cities, appearing in his owr plays with his company. He gave uI the stage about four years ago and came east again and had since made his home in Bridgeport. While in this city he contributed to a number o1 the Bridgeport newspapers. He was the author of poems in a Sunday news paper dedicated to members Of a local
 
 Grand Army men which appeared in the same newspaper. His best known poem was published in the New York Journal some years ago. It is called "The Last Grand Army Man.
 MT. Beers had been employed al times on newspapers in Newark, Chi cago and in Bridgeport. He was at one time city editor of the Bridgeport Post. He married while very young but his married life did not prove happy and some years ago he separ- ated from h;s wife. The couple were later divorced.
 Before his second trip west some years since,s MT. Beers had love af- fair with young girl and at that time .he made an unsuccessful attemp, to commit suicide. During his resi- dence in Belividere he engaged in a pistol duel with a man whom he ac- cused of rying to break up his home He shot off his opponents arm and was in turn shot through the body He often complained that this wound troubled him.
 Mir. Beers is survived by a daughter Mrs. Frank Sewall, of New Milford and two brothers, Philo M. and Roder- ick s. Beers, of this city. He was a member of Elias Howe, Jr., Post, G. A. R., and of the Company K Veteran Association.
 The funeral will be held at 2:30 to- morrow from the undertaking rooms of Rourke & Rourke in Main street Members of the Grand Army will have charge of the services. The burial will be in Mountain Grove cemetery.