Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-01-31
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MeDer1ne9t, late Sunday night, while he
was on his way to his home on Wind
ham road, knocking Mr.. McDermott
nearly unconscious and making a search
of his clothing for money. The assault
was made in front of the home of Rob
ert 0. Snow Of Windham road. Mr..
McDernett in his story TO the police said
that two men suddenly leaped upon him
and pinned his arms behind his back.
He endeayored to cry out but they threw
him to the ground stunning him. After
finding no money on his person they
made their escape. McDermott managed
to reach the home Of a neighbcr and no.
tilted the police who searched the city
late into the night for his assailants.
Two local men apprehended by the po
lice were brought. before Mr.. McDermott
but he cauld not identify them as the
men who attacked him.
Mr.. McDermott was able to return to
work in his store Monday but suffers
from a cut on the back of his head, and
| a badly swollen lip where he was struck
! by one of the men. In telling of the at
| tempted robbery Mr.. McDermott said
| that in his ferty-five years experience
| In walking home from his store on Main
| street he had never been molested.
/ After a search lasting since the death
Fof Miss Cirdelia Moison, November 10,
/ 1921, her will was finally found among
I the effects at the home of her sister
| Mrs. Elizabeth Lapierre. of Woonsocket
f. I The will was drawn January G.
| 1913, when Miss Moison was engaged in
: business on Main st~<at in this city.
The witnesses to the will were local peo-
| pie
Miss CordeHa Moison In past years had
made her home with her sisters, Mrs.
Cote and Mrs. Lapierre. At the date of
making the will Mrs. Lapierre, whose
husbands name was Duprey, was named
executrix. Since the death of Miss Moi
son the local probate court has been pc
tiSioned flor the necessary procs dure
in the settling of the estate. The find
ing of the will means that an order will
be issued revolling the appointment of
A J. Martineau as administrator Judge
of Probate Otto 3. Robinson, has not set
the date yet for admitting the will
to probate.
Monday sheriff Charles A. Gates. of
| this city. took Ralph JohnsonI and
Frank KSiek to the state reformatory at
! Cheshire and Arthur I1ldredge to the
! state prison at Wethersheld. The men
! were sentenced at the criminal term OF
| the Windham county superior court held
in this city recently.
4 Samuel BoYles, 10. of Hartford, was
before the police court Monday morning
charged with operating motor vehicle
| without q license He pleaded guilty
and was fined $40 and costs amounting
to S17.15. The arrest of Bolles fol-
lowed q complaint that the young man
had taken his fathers car without per-
mission, and early Monday morning the
local police held uD the car on Main
street. In the car with Bolles were
TWO young men and a girl, the girl, ii
is alleged, being wanted by the authori-
ties at Manchester. Chief Samuel Cor
don OF Manchester said he would send
& man to this city for her. Bolles and
his two male companions were hed here
until the arrival of Bolles' parents later
in the day.
Joseph Pokerny, So. died Monday
morning at st. Joseph's hosTitaI. He
fTas a resident Of Lebanon aud leaves
his wife, Mrs. Barbara Pokorny, four
! daughters, Mrs Barbara Safranck, Mary
Helen, and Josephine Pokorny, all OF
Lebanon, four sons, Frank, Joseph
Charles and Louis, two sisters, and three
| brothers
Miss Anita Burnham, IS, died Sunday
night at her home in Hampton. after
long illness with pulmonary pneumonia
she was born at Eastern Point, Conn.
august II, 1905, the daughter of Charlie.
! Luther and Anna Elliott Burnham. Sh,
leaves her grandmother, Mrs. Euphrosis
Burnhan, sister Natalie Burnham, anC
/ a brother. Elliott Durham, all of Hamp
ton
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank 3. b
Ratiena were held Monday Morning a
$50 o'clock from her home at No. 1927