Norwood Historical Society: This Day In Norwood History-October 20

Norwood MA

20 October, 2021

11:41 AM

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Press release from the Norwood Historical Society: 2021-10-20 NORWOOD BURGLARS VISIT FOUR PLACES Large Property Damage for Little Booty. Mon, Oct 20, 1913 – 10 · The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) NORWOOD. Oct 19—Three stores in the Sanborn Block, corner of Washington and Vernon sts., the business center of Norwood, were visited by burglars some time early this morning. All were entered from a court in the rear, but the intruders secured little of value Parker Brothers' hardware store was invaded through a cellar window. The burglars then went up the stairs, smashed the panel of the inside door and turned the key through the hole made. They took about 115 worth of articles, but found no money. This press release was produced by the Norwood Historical Society. The views expressed here are the author's own.