Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23

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 Devens-Fishtine Moth Pests With
 Parasites-coroner Bill Investigating
 James o'Neips Death--lnquest To-
 morrow In Railroad Wreck Case. /
 Harold S. Corbin is at his home here from Camp Devens on two weeks leave, having completed his course of study in the officers train ing camp and having received cer- tiicate announcing that he has been recommended for a commission, which, undoubtedly, he will receive in the near future.
 MT. Corbin formerly wa sa news papernan in this city and later was with one of the big publishing com panies in Philadelphia, and still later worked on a Worcester paper, which he left to go into the service last fail.
 His success In completing the ardu- ous course for candidates for commits sions at the school at Camp Devens is a source of qualification to his large circle of friends here, and he is being warmly congratulated
 At the end of his leave of absence Mir. Corbin will return to Camp Dew ems and probably will be reassigned to his old company until such time as his commission is received. MT. Corbin was appointed captain Of g. large group of selected men that left here for Camp Devens last fall He was among those whose early work in the cantonment singled him out for appointment to the officers training school, where he made splendid rec ord. He is the first Windham county man to be commissioned in the na- tional army
 | Given Appointment. Clifford Smith James, Dayvilie, regis tered man, has been given an appoint ment in the signal corps, land division
 and will leave this city next Saturday to report for duty at Fort Leaven- I worth, Kas.
 This is the first appointment to this branch of the service to be made from this district. It is in line with ap- pointments that will come regularly l hereafter, as the army is expanded to
 meet all of the requirements that the
 European war will impose upon it. Brush Fire. 1 An alarm from box 34 called out the chemical trucks Monday afternoon al l 4.30 to fight a brush fire at the north erly end of the Church street section of the city. The ringing in of a boz number caused many to suppose tha the fire was of a more serious nature
 than it proved to be, and many auto.
 mobile parties rushed out after tn,
 trucks, which were back at the station l in a short time.
 Fight Moths With Parasites. | Parasites intended to prey upon tn, l gypsy and browntail moths were bein, I|distributed in towns in this section 0
 the state Monday by Irving Davis
 deputy state entomoiogist, and hi
 force of men. The parasites, of differ ent kinds, were brought here from
 laboratory near Boston, where tn fight against the moths has been sci l entf1cally waged for a number o years.
 i The parasites are placed in can
 which are nailed to trees in the yicin ity. of egg clusters of browntail o
 gypsy moths. When the parasites
 many of which are of the wasp fam fly, hatch out, they go forth and fee |; on the meth clusters, destroying then : The parasites in themselves are harm ; less and have been found to do yer good wrk in aiding to eradicate tn , moth pests.
 } The so-caIled planting of parasite will be extended through all Windhar
 county towns, and in making distri
 button of them on Monday more tha
 100 miles was covered, Woodstoel E Ponfret, WindhaTn and Chaplin bein , some of the towns visited s Sell Many War Stamps. 3 Employees OF the Putnam postoMc s continue to do grand service in ful a thering the sale of thrift stamps, til 8 baby bonds which may be had at sue 2 a low price that even children ca buy them. Letter Carrier G. D. Clar
 still maintains the lead over all oths
 members of the postoffice force in tI
 number of stamps sold, he being cree
 ited with placing in excess of $1o,oC . worth since the first of the year.
 Coroner Investigating.
 Coroner Arthur G. Bill came hel S Monday morning and conducted an 1T . quest relative to the killing by an al V tomobile of James O'Neil whose bod : was found lying in the highway f Attawaugan a week ago Saturds . night
 = The witnesses who were heard wei r for the most part residents of u t Grosvenordales and men who we, II passengers in a group of four autt l, mobiles that were en route fro s Moosup to Grosvenordale and passs = Attawaugan at the time when OtNeil - body was lying in the highway.
 The information developed at u if hearing was not much different 1t ", : later stated, than the statements r d ceived from the men ca the Sund; e following the accident.
 h Coroner Bill said Monday evenil d that he had not completed his invest " gatien. Other persons who are b Is lieved to have information that " j. be of value in fixing the responsihili d for O'Neil's death are to be called Q testify before the coroner. d Inquest Tomorrow. I'd The inquest into the wreck in w1li le four men lost their lives at Pomfr le three weeks ago tomorrow and l. which another man was killed wh cs the debris was being cleared avs ol will be opened at the superior cor