100 years ago, 1913
A spicy trial was held fore the court in Livermore Falls Thursday when Dascomb and Piper, two farmers from Leeds, sought to settle their differences. Dascomb, whose fence was up, turned out his cows and, Piper’s fence being down, they strayed into his field. Dascomb found Piper turning his cattle into the road and remonstrated trying to drive them over Piper’s land into another field. Dascomb alleged that Piper struck him with a whip and showed a mark on his arm. Piper, the plaintiff in the case, alleged that Dascomb struck him in the fact with a hoe and also showed the scar. Both hoe and whip were in evidence. Dascomb was fined $50 and costs and appealed.

50 years ago, 1963
One of the first problems to be faced buy the new Auburn City Council, which takes office October 7, will be that of expanding school bus facilities in the city. Auburn Schools Superintendent Lewis F. Webber denied reports in circulation to the effect that school buses have been crowded since the referendum. If anything, he said, the buses have been less crowded due to changes in the scheduling. The school official stated that there has been no increase in the number of parochial school children riding the buses yet as the facilities are not yet available.

25 years ago, 1988
In an effort to reduce the chance of polluting Lake Auburn, the State Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will hear public comments Tuesday about a proposal to ban cars and trucks from the frozen surface during winter. The ban on motor vehicles would not include snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles. “It’s one additional concern we have on water quality,” Auburn Water District Superintendent Normand R. Lamie said. “There really is no need for a vehicle to be on the ice.” Director of Fisheries Peter Burke said, “In the case of Lake Auburn we’re dealing with a body of water that is not open to ice fishing. It’s just people driving around out there.”