100 Years Ago: 1921 They’re coming to town tomorrow — coming to town in tinsel and spangles, costly furs and wrinkled hides, for Sparks Circus on two trains, rolled into Lewiston with the dawn for a one day engagement on Garcelon Field. Hardly will the huge big top, seating more than 8,000, have been raised […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 The annual outing of the Women’s  Literary Union of Androscoggin County was held Tuesday at New Gloucester. Sixty-five ladies were at the dinner, which was served at 12:30, standard time, in the town hall. It was in charge of the Ladles’ Circle of the Congregational Church, and the hall was prettily […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 The West Auburn Ladies’ Aid will hold a sale Wednesday afternoon with an entertainment in the evening, The entertainment will include piano and violin music and a farce by the young ladies of the Court Street Baptist Church. 50 Years Ago: 1971 David Chouinard, 5, of Luxton Ave., Rumford, went fishing […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 The men’s club of the Elm Street Universalist church will stage the most novel dinner over served in these cities tonight in the vestry. Every detail has been prepared, and attended to by the men, who will even serve the delicacies to ladies. The hour is 6 o’clock and the public […]