The Newtown bee., 1894-05-11
THE PosToFF1cE BURGLARIzED.

On Friday night last our new postoffice was
 burglarized. The miscreants entered rear
 alley-way and by prying oil the caSlngs open
 ed a door leading into the lobby and from
 thence they pried open door leading into
 the money order and Postmaster Nheeler'S
 private rooms, which let them into the let
 ter department, where was the safe. They
 bored into that just above the knob, mak
 ing 8 hole a little larger than 8 silver dollar,
 and showing the bolts opened the safe. In
 this was tin box on which was combina-
 tion lock and in it was about $l5 worth of
 stamps, which was all the robbers got for
 their pains. There was i'll drawer ill the
 desk some money and stamps which they did
 not discover. The work is supposed to have been done by strangers, three such persons having been seen around the depot during the day.
 George H. Scranton has decided to erect a fine residence on his recently purchased lot at South End.
 Mrs F. A. Wales, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs T. H. Newcomb, has returned to her home in Yonkers, N. Y. Charlie Lee, Or Sing Hing, has returned from China, arriving here last week Thurs day. He has resided here number of years, l but went home in January, 1893. to visit his mother, whom he had not seen tor over 70 wears While there she died. He brought a young brother with him, whom he and an other brother propose to educate. The Methodist church has appointed a deayne and George W. Beardsley to make ar l rangementS for the jubilee that is beng ar l Lee who was the first Methodist minister l that came in this vicinity to preach. On Friday evening the Cracker club held l sociable in the Town hall and dancing was kept up until midnight.
 The directors of the Working Mems club met, last Monday evening, and after consld 1 ering the situation, voted to suspend the rooms until September for want of funds tC l carIy on the work, which has been Of great | advantage during the past season to many l who were out of work and who resorte6 I thither to spend their evenings. The ladies l ot the W. U. T. U. are talking of occupying Il the rooms
 l The Y. P. s c. E. gave a fine entertainment I on " Wednesday evening consisting of music recitations and singing, assisted by the or l chestra of the Y. M c. A. Rev G. F. Barley of Avon, Conn, visited I his mother and sister here, last week. ! Tomorrow evening the warden and bur Il list.
 | One Of the members of the state fish com Il mission was in town, last week, to make preparations to commence fish matching. | On Friday evening the Derby Y.P. 8. c. E I met at the Baptist church and were addressed by Rev Henry Dawes of the Derby Congrega Il t1Onai church.
 5i William B. Palmer has moved from here t Milford, where he has been employed 10
 William Wilkinson is recovering from sudden attack of cold and grip, which threat sl ened pneumonia.
 l J. Moon, a veteran of the late war. has beel
 very i'll for q few days and is not expected t N recover.
 R. N. HubbelIi is going to have his residenc on Coram avenue remodeled and much im
 I proved.
 During the baseball game. Saturday,
 NJ young man by the name of Mills was battin struck q lad, 2 son of Charles Connors. in tn heads knocking him senseless. The skul sI was broke and he was taken to the Bridge ' ''sl son was born to Rev |. NJ Keneston ap @ \ Last sssnsiss Isi'' evening Ray " F Arbuchl