The Newtown bee., 1909-12-31
The NcvtoWn Bee
 Newtown, Friday Dec Sl, 1909.
Bethel.

BURGLARS LIKE BETHEL STA
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 For the third time within q few months the Bethel railroad station was visited by burglars, last week Wednesday night. Just what time the parties paid their visit is not known, but when Station Agent Gal lagher opened the place shortly be- fore six o'cloch on Thursday, he found everything in disorder in his private office, drawers and closets opened and everything strewn about, showing that the place had been thoroughly ransacked. The burglars were eyi- dently deliberate in their work, for quantity of cigarette papers were found anu tobacco strewn about the floor, as if the parties had taken time to roll and smoke the articles. En- trance was made by a window in the baggage room on the west side of the building, where they mad DrU..en the lock on the window. Between $S and So in pennies was taken from the office and a few tickets. The pennies were those which had been taken from the weighing and chewing ma chimes. After ransacking the office, the burglars turned their attention to the waiting room, where they tore the pay telephone box from the wall, and evidently fearing to tarry long enough to open it in the station, or perhaps fearing passersby might hear the noise, they carried or dragged the bulky box down the track to near the Shepard Brothers tannery, where it was broken open and the money taken out.
 The members of St Thomas parish held their first service in the new church Christmas morning. It was intended, if the organ could be made ready for use, to hold both the Christ mas morning services there, but this was impossible. However, the early communion service at o'clock was held in the church, while the 10 o'clock service, when the Christmas music was sung, was held in the Parish house. No other services will be held in the new church until it is completed, probably about the middle of next month. There is still much work to be done, such as the con- pletion of the work on the chancel, where the mosaic floor must be laid, the frescoeing of the walls, the plac- ing of the pews and installing of the numerous fixtures. For the service on Christmas morning chairs were used. The three memorial windows in the chancel are being placed in po- sition by Tiffanys men, of New York city.
 Mrs Joseph Ormond and niece, Miss Katherine Dunleavey of Brooklyn, N. Y, were guests, few days of last week, of MT and Mrs Joseph Seiber in Wolf Pits.
 Miss Florence Glover of Newtown was guest, last week Wednesday, of MT and Mrs David H. Taylor on Chestnut Street.
 MT and Mrs Harry o. Connors have moved into their pleasant new home at 55 Chestnut street and are now nicely settled.
 l John Evans of Beaver street, while out hunting, one day last week, cap tured two fine red foxes
 The Gilbert & Miller Co. have just 1 had placed in their hardware store an up-to-date National cash register and with every $25 of cash trade you now get S1 worth of trade free. Re- member to save your check when trading at their store.
 Charles A. Bennett, who works for Liveryman w. J. Nichols, was confined at his home on Beaver street on last week with illness. He is now able to be out again.
 MT and Mrs w. B. Fuller of Center street spent Christmas and Sunday in Hawleyville, the guests of Mrs Fuller's parents, MT and Mrs Peter I Winters.
 The Episcopal church held their Christmas social and tree at the home of Andrew Wood on Andrew street on Thursday evening, which proved a very enjoyable occasion.
 H. F. Fulford of Center street, who has been spending nine weeks in Bridgeport, the guest of MT and Mrs E. E. Sherman, has returned to his home here. Patrick Dolan's new coal shed at the corner of Durant street and Dia- mond avenue is fast being completed A new truck has been added to this new shed and he will soon be ready to do business at his new place of business.
 Asa Wheeler of Hoyt Hill spent Christmas with friends in New York City.
 The Knights of King Arthur gave a drill and social at the Congrega- tional church, last week Thursday evening, which was well attended. Frank Peel of East street spent the Christmas holiday with friends in Pomfret.
 Mrs Jacob Hess of Turkey plain, who has been ill with pneumonia, is now gaining nicely. This will be good news to her many friends. 'I All of the Bethel schools closed for the Christmas holidays, last week Thursday evening, and will reopen on Monday, January 3.
 I John Roach of Stony Hill is hay ling three dormer windows built on ithe rear part of his house, a two story bay window on Che west side, be- sides making several other improve