100 years ago,1910

An electric buffer, something new in this city, will be used today on the floors of City Hall. The machine has been used in new Clifford Hall and yesterday was at work at Bates College. The machine, which is run by a large motor, is said to be very heavy and to do effective work.

50 years ago, 1960

Three Twin City young women will visit the top ski areas in Europe next month and in February when they travel through the Continent on a ski tour.

The Misses Joan Walmsley of Auburn, and Betty and Claire Filliettaz of Lewiston will leave Logan International Airport at Boston on Jan. 27, and are due to return to Logan on Feb. 20.

After arriving at Zurich, Switzerland, they travel to St. Anton, Austria, and then return to Switzerland for a stay in the Zermat region. While at the latter locale they will ski into Italy on an overnight trip.

25 years ago, 1985

BERLIN, NH — Berlin Water Works announced recently that those customers who have an approved running water application on file with the Water Works are now permitted to leave a faucet running in order to prevent their service line from freezing.

Customers are requested to be conservative in the amount of water they use to prevent their service line from freezing. For most customers, the volume of running water should not exceed that required to fill a quart container in one and one-half minutes or a gallon container in six minutes.