100 Years Ago: 1920 The Mystery Club members were delightfully entertained by Helen Meserve at her home on Webster Street Friday night. The first thing to greet them as they entered the house was a large ghost. The house was decorated in attractive Halloween colors, autumn leaves and Jack-o- lanterns, the rooms being dimly lit […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The Stanton Bird club will have an invitation night at Chase hall tonight and Dr. Arthur Norton, curator of the Portland Society of Natural History, will give an illustrated lecture on some of the birds of Maine. 50 Years Ago: 1970 Auburn Police Chief Stephen Smyc has received a ‘thank you […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 A delightful informal dancing party was given Wednesday evening at  the New Odd Fellows’ Hall by students of Bliss Business College. The hall was attractive with decorations in keeping with the Halloween season. Barrett’s six piece orchestra furnished the music  and Coumont catered, There were over 200 couples present and dancing […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The Girls’ Friendly Club of the Sixth St. Congregational church, Auburn, will serve a cafeteria lunch in the vestry at 6:30 this evening to which all are invited. The teachers and officers of the Sunday School will meet at the same time and instead of arranging a separate supper, they will […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Mrs. T.L. McKenney of Littlefields has been having a quart of ripe raspberries one night every week for supper. There are plenty more to ripen if the frost is delayed a while. 50 Years Ago: 1970 Dr. Alexander Tanous, internationally known lecturer on extrasensory will be the featured speaker at a […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The evening Vocational Training classes, which have been held In Auburn for the last two years according to the provisions of the Smith-Hughes act, will be extended somewhat this year. In the new class which is to be established, instruction will be given in automobile repairing. Already there are four or […]