Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-06

blew open the safe not a very large one, and as reward got thrift and postage staI / to the value of about $50. The dan--se is greater than the loot taken. The post office is located in three story, wooden building with the Odd Eel lows lodge on the top floor, the banquet hall a printing office and the post office on the second floor the ground floor be- ing occupied by the store of J. M. Bar Der and Company.
 Not only was the safe demolished by the explosion, but the glass in the box fronts of the post office and tn" win dows were shattered and the office was wrecked The clock on the wall stopped 1 at 2.20 and it is supposed the safe Was 1 blown at that hour, the clock being 1 stopped by the concussion. There was no money in the safe as it is the custom 1 of Postmaster Charles H. Brown to take | the money home with him at night. | An automobile owned and operated by
 Felix N. Elias, of 125 Linden street,
 Yonkers, N. Y, who was accompanied | by Mrs. Elias and her daughter, Mrs. ! Frederick E. Bauer, was struck by a
 passing automobile late Sunday after
 noon when near the residence of Thom- as Gourlay, of Shore road. The Elias automobile was capsized and the other machine did not stop and was out of | view De1Ore the nuInD6T COulu De ldhSI Mrs. Gourlay and others in the vicinity went to the rescue and the Yonksrs
 party was taken to the home of Mrs. | Gourlay. Dr. John RNissi was called and later two other physicians came 10 | his assistance MT. and Mrs. Elias and l their daughter were severely cut ami bruised and otherwise injured. After re- ceiving first aid they were taken to the
 Lawrence hospital, New London, in the 1 Corps. MT. Elias most serious injury is a Coles fracture of the right arm Mrs. Elias right shoulder is fractured and Mrs Bauer received a probable fracture of the end of the spine It is the opinion of the hospital physicians that while the injuries are serious they will not result fatally.
 Local Laconics.
 Rhode Island Constitution day will b' observed by patriotic organizations O.
 the state Sept IT.
 The hand-engine Defender which wa! lost in the freight yard at Bath, arrived
 in Bristol, Friday. The machine will b.
 overhauled to be in readiness for tn
 muster at Oakland Beach today (Mon day).
 By reason of cut in congressiona | appropriations, there is reduction in tn
 Rhode Island force of the bureau of in ] vestigation of the department of justic for the detection and prevention o ; crime.
 The Winchester shooting team is com l. ing to Westerly, Wednesday, Sept. 2 5 and not on Labor Day, in connectio a with the shoot of the Westerly Rod an s Gun club.
 y Stonington High school class of 1915 | held a reunion at Atlantic Beach, Sat n urday.
 E East Greenwich defeated Whi:e Roc > at baseball, Saturday, 10 to j. t Miss Sargent, of Brookline, Mass e who operated the automobile that Kille d a boy named Shea, on the Watch Hi l. road, near the golf grounds, two year j. ago, and who was indicted for mar
 slaughter by the grand jury, has neve d faced trial.
 > MT. and Mrs. Edwin Selden May ar
 nounce that their daughter, Ruth Hull
 bard, is to marry Wflfred Brown Utte j. of Westerly at Yalesville, Conn.,, WeC c nesday next Miss May was formerl e supervisor of music in the schools ( ; the town of Stonington.
 l. Mir and Mrs. William D. Main, Joh -s Johnson and Miss Ethel D. Stillmal % are on an automobile trip that wi ! take them over the Mohawk trail oI Miss Marion Schwenk is visiting h' of aunt, Mrs. Melvin D. Barr, in Norwich