Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-01
WESTERLY

Chauffeur Philip Pedro, in the em- ploy of George s. Babcock. whose sum lner home is known as Fl Reposa, off the Watch Hill road. was held uo while driving on the Potter Hill road at 10 O. clock, Monday night, when near the Biddles place. MT. Pedro as was his custom, was driving to the Wayland Lewis farm for vegetables, and was ac- companied by woman also in the en- ploy of the Babcock family. Pedro was driving at moderate speed when two young men, one masked and point ing a revolver at Pedro, stepped in front of the machine and commanded Pedro to stop. This he did. He was then or dered to hold up his hands and get out of the automobile. He was next told 10 hand over his wallet, which he did re- marking that it contained only his oper- ating license and that he had no mon 1 ey The men were about to investigate ithe latter statement, when another au- l tomobile was approaching and the high waynen took to the woods.
 1 The approaching automobile was that 1 of Rogers Trainer, and with him was Mrs. Trainer. and they were on their way way to their home in Potter Hill. Pedro held up the Trainer machine and warn l ed MT Trainer to drive along in close 1 company with the Pedro machine. This was done After going short distance 1 Pedro told MT. Trainer of the hold-up, i! in explanation of his action. In the meantime MT. and Mrs. Trainer had req son to believe that they were to pe hold up victims with Pedro as the bandit. 1 Pedro believes but for the timely ar rival of Mir Trainer, the bandits would have become enraged at not securing ] any money and would probably have done him bodily harm In the future, so says Pedro, he will not heed re- quests for 9 ride after dark nor will he stop when ordered to by men to him un- known, and added that he will be pre- pared for emergencies of this kind in the future.
 Police, headquarters were notified and Policemen Mitchell and Champlin pro- ceeded to the scene of the hold-up, inter | viewed MT. Trainer and MT. Pedro, re- ceived fair description of the highway men from MT. Pedro and began search for the offenders. The officers are of the opinion that the young fellows who are probably residents of the town of Westerly
 Members of Brueker camp, United Spanish War Veterans. have been ad- Lvised that the Sells bill to pension sol diers of the Spanish war is now law The bill provides for pension of SIP g month at 62 years of age. increasing te $50 at 70 years. There is also a disa' bility pension of from s1s to $10( monthly, according to degree of disabfl ity.
 The funeral of Joseph I. Reynolds who was drowned 6 week ago Sunday off Pleasant Viwe was held Monday fro rnhis late home 1e7 Wood street. Ol neville At St. Mary's church a solemn high mass was celebrated with Rev. Fr SNeeney celebrant. Rev. Fr- Reilly dea con and Rev Fr Baker sub-deaeon. E6 ward Tierney, student at Baltimore sem I mary. was master of eeremonies. Within the sanctuary were Rev. Fathers Down ing of Georgiaville, MacConnen of tn cathedral. and Tally of Auburn. Fathe
 Mcconnell offered prayer at the grav in St. Francis seminary.
 To relieve railroad congestion a ne7 1 eastbound track is to be constructed from q point about a mile east of Kings
 ton 10 a mile west of the Wickford June ton The main line between Kings town and Wickford Junction ha the "bad grade" section of the road. Tn grade starts just east of Slocumville an' i Wickford Junction, and then slope down until it reaches the latter station
 This grade, according to railroad off
 cials has been the cause of much in
 convenience, and the matter of anothe track at this point has been under con
 sidaration for some time.
 When the new extension Is completed
 east bound freights will be able to side
 track so that passenger trains may pro
 ceed, and fTNight trains will not be hel
 up at points Sze CIV London and Kings
 ton until the single east bound track
 clear. It is expected the work will b finished before the coming of the /snoI months.
 According to present estimate ther
 will be more than 5000 Rhode Isian
 Odd Fellows. and Rebekahs. with a flu quota from Westerly. in the big parad
 of the order to be held in Boston, Ser
 tember 2S. It will he the nidweek ever
 of the ninety-sixth annual session c the Sovereign Grand Lodge which Is
 be held September 27 to October g. Tw
 or three special trains will be run frol
 Providence between and Q o'clock ]
 the morning. Another special will stal
 from Westerly.
 An executive committee composed
 representatives of the grand lodge. Il
 grand encampment and Rebel1ah as
 senbly, are planning for the partic
 patton in the parade of the Rhode Ii
 land contingent.
 Andrew Doherty recently found
 copper coin in his garden dated 17e3 C , the adverse side of the coin is a crow i and the words Utile dulci. and on u
 reverse is the bust of George II. vii
 given considerable prominence iu Il