Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-18

t I An explosion caused by dynamite 1 bomb placed on the piazza of the house | lat 35 Pleasant street, about l.15 o'clock | Sunday morning. foused the northern | section of the town, but the people in the | house did not realize their danger and it l was not until Sunday morning that the l plot was discovered. The house Is oc- cupied by three families, and the only oc- cupant who heard the bias was Mrs. Jen- nie Truchon.. on the first floor. She thought it was a peal of thunder and I did not investigate. The house is also
 occupied by Elenterio Bofi, foreman of I the Westerly work train, who had Bonnie Pescolide of Shamrock, section foreman on the New Haven road. as his
 guest. The second floor is occupied by Bert E.. Smith and family.
 1 The bomb was placed on the northwest corner of the front piazza, and when 1t | exploded hole was torn through the house side All the front windows were Shattered, the railing was blown off, and lattice work and glass were hurled in all directions. Upon discovery Sunday morning, the matter was reported to l Chief of Police Thomas F. Brown, who Immediately started to investigate. Just after the explosion at o'clock inquiries Iwere made as to the cause by residents of that locality, but the police officers fcouid not locate the explosion.
 It has developed that Boffi received a black hand letter for s2.oo0 a short l time ago. and 1t is thought that the bomb was set because he failed to com
 Bradford, received like request for
 s1,0oo short time ago, and he Is &C., crstomed to spend Saturday nights at Boffiis home on Pleasant street. He was not there the past Saturday night, however.
 A resident of lower Pleasant street reported that shortly after the explosion |, he saw a man hurrying down past his . house. and turn into Pierce street. This . man is an employe of the New Haven , road and 1t is expected that he will be l questioned as to his whereabouts at that
 ihour.
 Tho whole Italian district was in a high state of excitement all day Sunday ? and the story soon was passed around l. the town. In spite of the rain. large numbers went to Pleasant street to view , the location of the explosion.
 .I Funeral services for Mrs John T. Ed
 mond were held Saturday afternoon al : her home on High street. Rev. Byron t U. Hatfield, pastor of the First Baptisi : church. officiated. The bearers were G
 Benjamin Utter, Albert G. Martin, Ffani ', IN. Wilcox and William H. Browning
 Burial was in River Bend cemetery. :. "A |
 The officers of Overseas lodge. No. 40
 F. and A. M, of Providence, will be thl i, guests of Franklin lodge, No. 20, oI . Westerly Tuesda yevening. and will con ' fer the third degree fin full form on {
 class of candidates.
 k The local scouts held their April join s meeting at the armory Thursday even n ing. Most of the evening was devoted t l. marching and drilling in preparation fo Il the exercises on Memorial day. Scou > games were on the program at the end 0 1T the work
 sl Roy N. Berry, national field scout exc h ctitive for New England, of Boston, wa $ a caller on Scout Commissioner Roger e and Sceutmaster W. B. Utter Friday. 'e During March the numerical strengt D. of the troops of the Greater Proyidenc
 council. which includes the Westerly dis
 trict, reached high mark for the pas y scouting year with 62 troops, 117 scout
 masters and assistants, 211 troop com ,nl mitteemen and 1641 scouts. New scout
 are joining rapidly and number of ne' .h troops are being formed, so that befor
 1camp time the council enrolment shoul ,n be the largest ever.
 Reservations for troops at Camp YaM it goog are coming in faster this year tha , ever before and big season is expect = ed. The latest gift to the camp is fin .i,' diving raft, which for the past few year .' has stod at Sandy Beach, little mort s' of the Camp Yawgoog swimming beacl '' The gift was made by Francis L. Kellog :, of Providence.
 1,- Ernest Cody of White Beck suffered |. painful injury Saturday night when tf ns second and third fingers of his left han at were caught in the driving gears of h oi motorcycle. Cody went to the office ae Dr. John l., May where both fingers wel amputated between the second and thir
 joints.
 Today (Monday) representatives of tf ,,. executive committee in charge of raisir money in Westerly for the benefit of u -5 famine sufferers in China will canvai
 the business section of the town will .. a yview to selling the Chinese hung IA c1rds which are being sold througho, ,- the country. The price of the cards is " dollar, but the committee hopes many
 those solicited will contribute more ths rs that to swell the Westerly fund. The CT cards may be bought at either of the | eit cal trust companies and at the librar al, Chinese life saving stamps are also so e. at these places for three cents, each. th The April session of the superior con rs. for Washington county will open at Il rv Washington county courthouse in We of Kingston this (Nonday) morning at g.
 o'clock, at which time the grand jury W ld convene to hear the criminal cases. IT nj petit jurors will come in on Wednesda Tr Tt is expected that Associate Judge E to ward W. Blodgett of Pawtucket will 6s on the bench and that Attorney Chari
 P, Sisson will be present to represe rA the state in criminal matters. Accor he