100 Years Ago: 1919 A hunting party. composed of Chief Field of the Lewiston Police Department, Fred Furbush, Samuel Stewart, Joseph Stewart, Harvey, McGraw and Roy Temple of Lewiston, Ernest Furbush and Percy Rose of Greene and Frank Durgin of Turner, left Saturday morning on a two week’s trip to North East Carry. 50 Years […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 A meeting of the Lewiston Chamber of Commerce will be held next Thursday evening at 7:30 at which time the question of a modern building code for Lewiston will be discussed. 50 Years Ago: 1969 Lewiston Exchange Club members will hear a talk on the new housing for the elderly at […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 Miss Randilla Willard of the YWCA Foreign Committee recently spoke on” Americanization.” Some delightful piano numbers were given by Mrs. Helen Freeman Moulton. Mrs. H.E. Ring was in charge of the program. 50 Years ago: 1969 The second meeting of the Lucky Stars 4-H Club was held recently at the home […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 An Interesting two-page news-sheet of the vintage of 1799, old and brown and frayed as to edges and brought into the Journal office Friday noon by Arthur Lovejoy of the Miller farm, in Greene. It was one of the old copies of the Kennebec Intelligence whose motto was “To Publish Truth […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 A musical lecture-recital in charge of Mrs. Alice Bonney Record will be given Friday evening at the Philharmonic club. The subject of the program is “Our Musical Debt to the South.” The meeting will be at the studio, Main Street, Auburn, 50 Years Ago: 1969 Mary Dillingham Chapter, Daughters of the […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 The Women’s Hospital Association held a meeting on Wednesday at the CMC Hospital in Lewiston. A quantity of work was prepared for the local clubs and granges who have volunteered to do sewing the hospital during their winter months 50 Years Ago: 1969 At Bates College last night at the fall […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 The postponed meeting of Androscoggin Pomona was held at the grange at North Auburn, Wednesday with a fair attendance. The regular date was one week ago and the terrible storm of that day prevented the meeting from being held. The people In that vicinity were anxious to entertain the Pomona so […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 The fund for the new building of the Woman’s Literary Union is rapidly growing and this will be good news to all who are interested in seeing a beautiful center. The latest Idea of raising money has been a rummage sale, and this was held Saturday. The committee is made up […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 (from an ad in the Journal) Armistice Day We do honor all servicemen by remaining closed today. SEAVEY’S MARKET 50 Years Ago: 1969 A sure sign that winter is approaching will take place In Lewiston-Auburn on Monday as State Highway crews will be in the area to erect windbreakers on both […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 The committee having charge of the celebration of Armistice Day on Tuesday of next week has extended a cordial invitation to all Grand Army men of these cities to appear the parade. C.S. Robins of Lewiston has charge of this feature and will provide automobiles for all old veterans. He requests […]