Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-18
DOvER-FOxCRoFT
Erickso. To Appear On Man
slaughter Charge-Criminal
Docket Tuesday Morning

1T Ia expected that the civil cases
of the supreme court in Dover Fox
croft will be finished by Monday
night and that the criminal docket
will start this morning.
County Attorney Hiram Gerrisb
expects that a large number of cnses
will be put to actual trial. Perhaps
the most important this term will be
that OF the State VS.. Alex Erickson OF
Monson. Me-, on the charge of man
slaughter. This case is the result of
an accident ON the Monsoon Abbott
road in August 1921. near the Moose
horns, when bort touring car driv-
en- by Erickson run into Mrs. Ger
trude Harmon of Abbott knocking
her a distance so It was testified OF
of over 20 feet.
Mrs. Harmon was taken to hos
pital but died 1t Is alleged from in
juries received in the accident. The
grand jury found an indictment for
manslaughter and the case has been
continued for several terms.
The next day after the accident
Erickson was arrested on the charge
of reckless driving and was found
guilty and fined $50 and costs which
he paid. without appealing.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Frye OF Well
ington were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. 7. Sprague Sunday.
Miss Marion McKechnie, Mrs. Wal.
ter Laid and son, Vaughn returned
home from Sebec lake Saturday
where they have been passing sew
eral days.
MIR, and Mrs. w. NJ. Sherman were
the guests Of Mr.. and-Mrs. Clarence
Sargent over the Weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Pynes were
in Greenville Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Everett Of
Bangor were callers at the home Of
Miss Mary Dexter Sunday.
Mrs. r. w. Hughes and daughter
Pauline OF Monsoon were in town
shopping Monday.
Carl c. Oliver and Miss Mary DeX.
ter were the guests of Mr.. divers
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Oliver
of Garland recently.
John Ames purchased a Ford Cal
Monday from the Littlefield- Crockett
company.
On Saturday night the last dance
of the season was given at Coy's pa
| vilion on the shore of Sebec lake.
The corridors in the court house a
Dover Foxcroft were crowded t.
| their utmost capacity Monday morn.
| ing with witnesses summoned by
| County Attorney Hiram Gerrish fol-
| docket is expected to start this morn.
| ing.
! Mrs. Mary Howard has purchased
the Bert Chandler residence on Lin
coin street.
Miss Efie KHeeland and Matte
Bearce were callers in Sar3eryilit
| Saturday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Hoxie and Mr.
| and Mrs. Earl Cole were calling OF
| friends in Bangor Sunday.
! Eugene Clark of Milo was the
| guest of Earl Smith at the Waite
Ladd residence on Pleasant stree
/ Sunday.
Albert Warren was a bushes calleI
! in Milo Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy NJ. Merry are
passing a few days in town visiting
! friends and relatives. Mr.. Merry i:
a student at the Palmer school Of
! Chiropractic, at Davenport, Ia.
| Lillian Peaks. who was sentenced
| by Associate Justice Chas. j. Dunr
to an indefinite period at the State
(! Reformatory for Women. in Skowhe.
gan. was committed Friday by Dep
uty Sheriff Bessie NJ. Lanpher Of Sc
/ bee.
| Harry Chamberlain of Willimantic
was before Judge Harold NJ. Hayes
of the Piscataquis court Friday on
! the charge of operating an unregiS,
| tered motor vehicle, the complaint
being made by State Highway Police
| Flint. The respondent pleaded guilty
to the charge and was fined $40 and
! costs.
Many of the older citizens of the
; town are not approving of the cut.
/ ting down of the large elms on Main
street between the L. II. Whttimore
residence and the Baptist church. Fol-
over a century these great trees have
stood, their shady limbs shadowing
the church and the sidewalk.
The selectmen have marked off
several places in the town limits as
safety zones and other places where
no autos will be allowed to park. II
is rumored that at the next town
meeting local ordinance will be Put
| through. which will regulate the con
gested traffic on Main street.
Deputy Sheriff Albert w. Warren
was in Sangerville Saturday on offic
ial business.
Arthur Cole has recently purchased
Il new touring car.
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