100 Years Ago: 1922 An Acadian screech owl, has been presented by W.H. Waterman of East Auburn to Dean F. E Pomeroy, to be mounted for the Stanton bird collection at Bates college. It seems that at the farm where the bird was found, the top rail of a board fence was painted white and […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Lewiston-Auburn people will be interested to learn that the annual recital of Mrs. Bernice Ham’s Pupils in Interpretive Dances wilt take place this year March 20th at the Empire Theater. The classes are larger than ever before — one hundred and fifty pupils in the interpretive, folk and character dancing and […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Miss Louise Close who directed the production of “Springtime” was the guest of honor at a dinner party at the DeWitt House after the Thursday evening performance. The party was arranged by Mrs. Harry Rodgers and Miss Madeline Joyce and the table was prettily decorated in “Springtime fashion” with dainty place […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Tuesday evening was open house at the Association St. Dominique club rooms on Bartlett street, Lewiston, at which time about 300 members and friends partook of Its hospitality. The entire club house was thrown open to the guests. The earlier part of the evening was devoted to bowling, pool and billiards […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 The regular meeting of the High Street Congregational Church Men’s Club was held in the vestry Wednesday evening, with an attendance of 65. The feature was an elaborate wireless telephone demonstration under the expert direction of Donald Dean, Kenneth Marston, and Stephen Trafton, all attendants at the church. The boys had […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Pope Benedict breathed his last at 6 o’clock Sunday morning. The news was hurriedly communicated from the papal bedchamber to the principal ante chamber, and was announced by Monsignor Pizzardo, deputy papal secretary of state, just as the ponderous bells of St, Peters, overlooking the Vatican courtyard, began tolling. the hour […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Standing room only and very little of that was to be found in the Calumet Club rooms, Tuesday night while the Knocker Minstrels for members only was presented. Those who had other engagements for the evening missed one of the best minstrel performances ever given in this city. Had a booking […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Fluffy, a handsome Maltese cat, will be cared for in Cumberland County as long as her owner, a South Portland man, remains to serve a term after being committed on a charge of unlawful possession of liquor. The man lived alone and there was no other place in which to harbor […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 The members of St. Margaret’s Guild, at St. Michael’s church will give a dancing party at Auburn Hall Monday, Jan. 30th. Marble’s six piece orchestra will furnish music. Mrs. Walter Emerson is chairman, assisted Mrs. John H. Crowley, Jr., Mrs. Philip Crowell, and Mrs. Ralph Cobb. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Members […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Members of the Defenseur Society will give a French drama at the Empire theater in February. 50 Years Ago: 1972 An experimental “Drop-in” is being planned at the Kate J. Anthony House, Turner Street, Auburn tonight. Miss Marcia Baxter, YWCA Youth Director, has announced that all five Junior High Y-Teen Clubs […]