100 Years Ago: 1920 Gaily decorated with flags and resplendent in shining new paint, the State Ferry, “The Governor King,” made her first trip across the Kennebec from Bath to Woolwich one afternoon recently. Both the boat and the new drops at the landing worked to perfection and from 23 to 25 automobiles found plenty […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 An Auburn citizen has called attention to the fact that there is not a single solitary bench in the little park near the Auburn Maine Central  station. Many employees in the shoe factories use this pleasant bit of grass and shade trees to rest in during the noon hour and are compelled […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 A party of 10 boys and three councillors from Camp Cedarcrest at Belgrade passed through Lewiston, last night, on their way to camp. They intended to spend the night at the Bates campus. A week ago today the boys Ieft Belgrade. Since then they have visited the White Mountains, as well […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The Grand Army boys in these cities are still talking about the grand outing given to them by the Mary Cotton Tent, Daughters of Veterans, Wednesday. Nothing was too good for the old boys and nothing is now too good for them to say of the girls. It was a big […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 A black tom cat amused several Auburn people on Court Street, Thursday, by hurtling itself out of the branches of a maple tree and landing squarely on the back of a large Airedale dog, trolling along about his business. The cat  dug his claws into the dog’s rough coat and, at the […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Henry D. Gallant, who was formerly employed by the Lewiston Journal, has recently enlisted and is now assigned to the recruiting service in these cities. His work in Lewiston commenced Monday, He likes the service very much and thinks that when his year is up he will re-enlist. 50 Years Ago: […]