Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-06
WESTERLY TO SWAT FLIES
Anti Tuberculosis Society Promises Ten Cents Hundred For Dead Pests John H. Scranton Elected Secretary of Agricultural Socety-Wneless Station at Pleasant View George A. Clarke Injured

The WestsEly branch of the Rhode Island Tuberculosis association is to conduct a campaign against house flies. BetweeIs May $ and May 20, 10 cents hundred will be paid for over w1ntering flies to any person under Fl years of age resident in Pawcatuck or Westerly. The reward will be paid daly between 4.30 and 5.30 in the af- ternocn at the Westerly High school.
 The state rife range at Rumford is to be considerably changed before the range season opens early next month, the state having appropriated $5,000 for the purpose. A new range house wfn bs erected about 200 yards in front ef the present 800 yard firing point, to ko located on a universal firing line for all distances under 800 yards New pits win be installed on the left for the 800 yard shooting, with a dirt back stop, put so located as to make use af the present bacl1stop at the 200 and 500 yard pits. The 600 yard targets will be located in the present pits for short distances. On the other side of the range house, just above the old 800 yard firfng point, the firing line for tho 200 and 800 wards will be located, with new pits, which will be backed with dirt, and the old backstop will be retained to stop any stray bullets. The 800 and 1000 yard firing points will be the same as at present. The revolver targets will be probably placed on the extreme left of the range
 The shooting will be conducted on an almost entirely different plan than heretofore. Special Course c will be used which provides that the class in which any officer or soldier belongs VIII be determined at the end of the practice season from the aggregate of the totals of the best two consecutive 6ull scores of five shots each that he has made on the range. Seven classes are named with the rife as follows: Fourth. third, second, first, marksmen, sharpshoOter and expert The revolver class is divided into three classes Tnsrksnlan, sharpshooter and expert. The usual medals and bars will be given for qualification in all classes above first class shots.
 The race committee of the Washing 4On County Agricultural society has chosen John H. Scranton secretary of .the racing events for the annual fair 10 be held in Kingston next September, succeeding Thomas H. Barber, who has held the office for several years Mir. Cranston has long been identified with the races at the county fair and has before served as secretary of the races. The purses will this yearaggre gate S2,70o.
 The tSEo tall poles that see to be used in connection with the wireless telegraph station being installed for the Nsw England Navigation company by the National Electric Signaling company on the farm of B. Frank Clarke at Pleasant View are fin posi- ticn and tho operating and dynamo buildings are practically completed. A iakEe force of men are now engaged R making the necessary connections Between these poles and in other work 1hat Win make the plant complete and At is believed that this will be done within two weeks. The pole Inc from the station to connect with the regu- Jar system of the other telegraph com ipanies has been constructed and wired and telephone connections installed This new station will be one of the very best in existence, as it's equip n1ent is right down to the minute and of the widest possible range.
 The contracting company installing the plant at Pleasant View is involved in a s300, 900 lawsuit brought by Regi- nald A. Fessenden, inventor of wire less telegraph system. and which is now being tried before a jury in the United States district court at Boston. Mfr Fessenden was general manager of the company Jan. S. 1911, and contends that it made a contract with him on Sept 3s. 1908, to pay him $500. 900 in order to put him on an equal basis with Hay Walker Jr., and T. H. Given both of Fittsburg, who had advanced money to the company on its notes and also 10 pay him $500 a\month as salary. He charges he was wrong fully discharged on Jan. SI 1911.
 The company denies making any such contract. It answers that Fessen- den was under a contract made in 190. 10 transfer all his wireless patents ana inventions to 1t for 99S shares of the stock. which he later received but that he failed to transfer all the patents The company further alleges that since September, 1908, it expended upward.