Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-11

The Second District board. under the selective service law. decided 106 claims for exemptions at its latest session. Among these cases consid- cred from State Division. No. 1. which includes Washington county and East and West Greenwich. was one of an East Greenwich man who claimed ex- board ascertained that this claimant is sexton of a cemetery and that his agricultural work consists mainly in grave digging. He was not exempted. but placed in Class l. Division D. as an unskilled agricuituralist, Michael F. Donesan, of East Greenwich, was placed in Class, Division A, as a sin gle man without dependents, on de- nial of his claim. He was the only petitioner assigned to this earliest classification at this session.
 The following in State Division No l, were denied their claims and placed in Class 1. Division E. as unskilled agricultural workers: William J. Do- well Abraham Spungin, Frank Now ry, John Neary of East Greenwich, Oiney L. Brown. Elmer J. Harrington, Frederick c. Fisfze, of West Green wich; Chester T. Whaley, James B. Woodmansee, of Wakefield; Earle D. Frazier, Oak street. Westerly; Fred A. Potter, Carolina; Edward H. Hoxie, Chariestown; Charles William Hopkins, Shamrock; Everett George Tingley, Wickford; and John J. Bur dick of-Kenyon; Julian T. CrandaT of Ashaway, Daniel P. Sherman of Wakefield, Thomas E. Kenney of East Greenwich, and John Gulacno, now of Y 1n-1x <. ,1-s placed in Class 1. Division F. as un- skilled industrious workers.
 The following were placed in Class 2, Division c, as necessary agricultur- alist workers: Thomas A. Smith, Clar- ence Davis Huling. Giuseppe Mattola, Edward J. Sullivan Douglass E. Brown of East Greenwich; Frank w. Champlin, Harvey Arzannarskle, l Charles Everett Shippee, Henry B. Norris, of Westerly; James W. Bay man, James McKenna, Narragansett Pier: Lorenzo F. Kinney, IT., Kings ton; Anthony F. Chace, Leslie w. Dawley, of West Kingston; Erlo Ab- tby. Wyoming; William $, Wood, of Weekapanf; Herbert Allen Bullock, of 1 Wickford.
 Those placed in Class 2 Division D, as necessary industrial workers are: Winifred Gardiner, Lewis Ernest Hall John Carey, Jr William E Healey Revere E. Clapp, of Westerly: George z. Bergdall, Walter F. Johnson, Chas l. Healey, Charles J. Liligren, Will liam H. Eaton, John W. Rsisert, of 1 East Greenwich; Thomas Rowley Con nor. Peace Dale; Ralph W. Hurtadd ! shaYay. Ulick J. Burke, Carolina: Arthur O. Falford, Wood River June tion; Herhert A. Wilbur West Kings ton; David F. Mills, Shamrock; Odlior M., Proulx' Kenyon.
 Paul Franklin Estey. tr Spruce street. Westerly, was placed in Glass expert. Arthur Clifford Hoidsworth 9 Spruce street, Westerly, was as. signed to Class 3. Division K. as a ne. cessary industrial manager.
 The Rhode Island Limit Men nov number seventy five. and each mem. Der has purchased s1,000 worth of wa, savings stamps, the limit permitted any individual to hold by treasury de- partment regulations. The organiza. ticn hopes to have 500 names on the roll at an early date. Arthur L. Per. ry, treasurer of the Washington Trust company, is Westerly's sole represen- tative in the limit men, State Direc. tor Theodore Franklin Greene says:
 There is a neculiar satisfaction the Rhode Island Limit Men have by req. son of their consciousness of havinf done all that the government ask. them to do in this particular cam. lpaign. In most campaigns san individ ual is left in a state of mental un. lcertainty as to whether he might DO and perhaps should not have don, more than he really did, but have tn, government has set the limit. and i is one that is not very hard to reach
 Hog cholera is prevalent at the pia
 geries of the house of correction or the Rhode Island state farm at Grams
 ton, where there are twelve hogs af
 fected and many other exposed to tn, disease. State Veterinarian John s
 Pollard is using every means to com
 bat the disease, with the aid of tn, state arm officials. Every precautiol
 10 avert outbreak of cholera, but nev
 ertheless, it had developed. Tn heating service pipes through whicl
 hot water~is obtained in this part 0
 the farm have been frozen this win : ter and that this has been handi leap in. the feeding arrangements.
 Philip Caswell, of Portsmouth, re
 gently purchased nine hogs from tn
 state. farm. Some died soon afte
 purchase and the rest were killed. Tn carcasses were burned and the pen dlsinfected. Mir Caswell was refund
 cd the money he paid and the extr
 costs incurred were defrayed.