The Newtown bee., 1900-12-21
their pleasing entertainment here, short ly after the holidays.
BETHEL.
BURGLARS VISIT BrrHEL.

BURGLARS VISIT BETHEL.
 Burglars have generally paid Bethel . visit once in four or five years and it' us ually between Saturday night ant Monday morning. Last Sunday morning about 4 o'clock, the safe door in the de pot building was blown to pieces ant about $57 in money taken. The burglar eecapea in . carriage. Sunday night Postmaster Bailey opened the p0stoffic' and discovered that thieves had entered sometime since the closing of the tfa ,e Saturday night. Less than . dollar il change and flow postage stamps Wer' by others' experiences that 1t is not saf' to leave any thing of value in the pc st flee over Sunday. It's only few year since the safe door was blown open ant the contents of considerable value taken The burglars got safely away withou being disturbed.
 Edgar T. Andrews, who has had th' contract for building the dam at the out let of Mountain lake, has completed thu job with the exception of few finishing touches to be done when the frost geti out of the ground again. Most of th' clearipg around the outer edge of thu lake, cutting wood and brush, is fl aished Af Andrews has completed the job near ly with the time specified andthas giveI the borough first class j.b in every re spect and has not spared time or money to make the work satisfactory to thu water commissioners. The lake is grad ually filling up with water from Dnmer ous springs and little streams. WheI filled it will be . beautiful little lake very deep and surrounded with high rocky bluffs.
 John Andrews and Arthur J. Ferry who are atte nding the Nit Hermen echool North6eld, AasS., are spending thei1 holiday vacation at home.
 Skating on the ponds is fine. The ic, is from flve to seven inches in thickr ess The organization formerly known il this town as the Y. II. c. l.. s. held . very important meeting, Monday even ing, in Knights of Columbus hall, anC with the new members that had recently joined reorganized under the name of thu Planet Social club. The club as organ ized now is limited to it's present mem bership of 22. Among the members arl some we'll known singers and during tho winter that is now upon us they will b. heard from at many entertainments. Putnam circle, 0. of F., had glorious time at their donkey party, held Thurs day evening in Knights of Honor hall There were many visitors from Danbury and quite few from Newtown. Thl 1 first prize was awarded to Miss HalpiI of Newtown. After the prizes had beer awarded the balance of the evening wal given over ro songs and Iecitations. Int Misses Cahill of Grassy Plain street ren dered In we'll executed manuer some very difficult piecee, accompanied on thu piano by Walter Culhane. Mics Anna c Smith rendered some very dne piano sLlos. The entertainment came to closl at little after midnight with every body highly pleased.
 George K. Bolles, who is studying medicine at the Philadelphia College ol Physicians & Surgeons, is home to epent the holidays with his parents, Mr and Mrs Charles Bolles, ,on Greenw ood avenue The Catholic families of St Aary's par ieh will be supplied with Catholic pa per once month hereafter. Entertain ments and festivals will be held, the pro ceeds of which will 60 toward the sup port of its publication.