100 years ago, 1912
Fred Harris, age 14, of Auburn and Lemuel Wilson, age 56, of Orr’s Island were brought to C.M.G. hospital Monday forenoon from the grounds where the Barnum & Bailey circus will show Monday afternoon and evening. They had been run over by a runaway team and grave fears were held at first, but it was found that neither had been seriously injured. The man and boy were walking on the sidewalk that leads up Ash Street past the circus grounds as were hundreds of others. A horse, which it is understood did not belong to the circus, became frightened and started for the sidewalk and people hurried out of the way. The man suffered a broken clavicle and was bruised to some extent. Young Harris was hurt about the legs, tho not badly.

50 years ago, 1962
The Auburn City Farm had sales totaling $1,239.62 during May. One of the largest sales on the list was that of 35 pigs, 3 to 4 weeks old, sold at auction for $337.39. Thirty other pigs brought $257.52, another 27 went for $226.07y and 28 more brought $242.54. The city farm people planted potatoes, peas, beans and corn in a 2-acre garden and also sowed a large hog pasture with oats. The stream cooker at the hoggery, built in 1953, had to be repiped during the month.

25 years ago, 1987
(Page 1 headline on Lewiston Daily Sun June 17, 1987) EXTENDED STRUGGLE FORESEEN AS UNIONS STRIKE IP’S JAY MILL. A struggle between two determined adversaries began Tuesday morning when 1,250 paper workers struck International Paper Co.’s Androscoggin Mill. Groups of angry workers surrounded cars and trucks trying to pass through the gate. As the vehicles traveled through, picketers would walk in front, forcing the driver to slow down to a crawl.