Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-07
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Norris n. Cotton, a sophomore Of
Warren, N. H. won first prize In the
annual Briggs debate at Wesleyan
university
Gov. Cox has signed the bHl to pro-
vide a censorship for motion pictures
IN Massachusetts and as it stands now
the bill will go into effect on January
LIST, 1922.
At the seventy-frst annual meeting
of the Vermont Homeopathic medical
society held at Montpelier. the follow
Ing officers were elected for the COM
ing year:
Sylvester ]. Mcbride was reelected
to the presidency Of Boston Typo
graphical Union No. 13 at the annual
election according to the official re-
turns issued by the union election
board.
Gov. Cox OF Massachusetts has
signed the "anti-race suicide" bill,
under which a landlord is prohibited
from raising rents because of the ad-
dition of a child to family through
birth.
Members of the Salem, Mass, local
OF the union Of carpenters, at joint
meeting Of their union and the North
Shore Building Trades Employers
Association, agreed to accept a wage
cut Of 10 per cent.
The Massachusetts, House passed to
be engrossed bill exemptng the
property of recognized organizations
of veterans from taxation, with an
amendment making the measure re-
troactive to April 1.
The seven gangsters who terrorized
Worcester, Mass. and its suburbs dur
ing last fall and winter with robberies
and assaults, were sentenced in su-
perior criminal court by Judge Web
ster Thayer to terms varying from
five to nine years.
Borne in state on a gorgeous float,
and placarded as Winslow's oldest
tnhabitant," a huge mud turtle, said
by experts to be $50 years old, was a
feature of the parade which COM
memorated the 150th anniversary of
the town Of Winslow, Maine.
More than 150 wounded war veter-
ans will attend the second annual
Summer school and camp to be run
this Summer at Ellsworth, Me-, by
the Boston University College Of Bus
iness Administration for students
under the Federal Board for Voca-
tional Education.
Walter M. Barrett, freight con
ductor, was killed in the Boston &
Maine railroad yards at Springfield
Mass, while experimenting the max
ing up Of a passenger train. His
head was crushed between two car:
and Medical Examiner F. D. Jones
declared death instantaneous.
More than 1900 members Of the
HaverhiA, (Mass.) Chamber Of Com
merce and their guests attended the
Goth annual dinner Of the organiza
ton in City Hall in that city May 26
Lieutenant Governor Fuller and Geo
q. Nutter, president Of the Boston
Chamber Of Commerce. were the
principal speakers.
Merritt E Wheeler. 36. Of North
Adams, Mass, was fatally injured on
the Mohawk Trail. While trying to
block the wheels Of his truck, q road
ofler came along and caught him
pinning him between the oaer and his
own truck. He died on the way to
the North Adams hospital. He leaves
q widow and one son.
A telegram from Providence, R !
says: Secretary Of State Charles E
Hughes. Brown, 81, will preside al
the commencement luncheon at Brown
university on June 16. The other
principal speakers will be Senator Al
bert ]. Beveridge Of Indiana, Prof
William Lyon Phelps Of Yale. Gov
San Souci and President Faunce oi
Brown.
Prof. Charles l. Blackman Of Ames
la. was elected as field secretary fol
the New England States Holsteir
Friesian Association. Prof. Hackmar
will begin field work about June Ii
and the association headquarters viii
be in Springfield, Mass. He will visit
each New England State soon. Prof
Blackman is a native Of Maine and
in 1915 graduated from the Agricul'
tural College, University Of Maine.
Fifty birdshot were taken from the
face and arm OF Mrs. Joseph Mid
night at the Mercy Hospital. Pitts,
field, Mass. She received a fM
charge fired by careless hunter
while she was walking through
the woods near her camp at
Stephentown, N. Y. Her eyes were
uninjured. She is u years old and
Is the mother OF four children. The
children and their father were inside
the camp at the time Of the accident
The directors Of the New England
States Holstein Friesian Association
at their meeting in Brattleboro
elected delegates to the annual meet,
ing Of the Holstein Friesian Asso'
citation Of America in Syracuse, N. Y
June 1. Those chosen were: F. M
Peasely Of Cheshire, Conn: Prof. T
e. Elder of Mt. Hermon, Mass; F. P
Knowles OF Auburn, Mass; Victor
Gilpatrick of Davidson. Me-; F. B
Howe of Burlington. VT; C. H. Thorn
as of West Rindge, N. H. and A. P
| Thomas of Bridgeport, Conn.