100 Years Ago: 1921 Peak’s Island people have reached an agreement to name the new school erected there the Wilbur School in honor of Ben Wilbur, 25 years as principal at the island. Mr. Wilbur was the father of the present corporation counsel, a native of Durham, was educated in the Durham schools and at Gould […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 The Pulsifer Brothers gave a masquerade ball at Stevens Mills Grange Hall Friday evening. Special invitation had been extended to the employees of Cushman-Hollis Shoe Factory, and seventy-five of them were present. Everybody masked, even the orchestra, which was Pulsifer’s four-piece. Mrs. Bessie Reed, who wore a clever knickerbacker costume, won […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 The Camp Fire Girls of Park Street M.E. Church held their November ceremonial Wednesday evening at the home of the guardian. The candles were lit by Madelyn Lawrence and Bessie Footman. 50 Years Ago: 1971 Auburn Mayor John R. Linnell, concerned about rabid foxes turning up recently in the city, today […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 Harry & Coombs of Lewiston has been authorized to go ahead with plans for an eight room school building to be built on Hartley Field, in Saco to cost around $55,000. 50 Years Ago: 1971 A Thanksgiving Variety Show was put on by the sixth, seventh and eighth grade students at […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 January 12 has been chosen as the date of the presentation of the opera “Faust” to be given by local talent in the Empire theater. The masterpiece of Gounod will be sung in French by some of the best talent of Lewiston and Auburn, under the musical direction of L.N. Gendreau. […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 Council 106, K. of C., will stage a minstrel show, to be followed by a dance, at City Hall January 5th. The local Knights of Columbus are fortunate in counting amongst their members many who are possessed of unusual talent In this direction, thus assuring beforehand the success of the entertainment. […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 An object strange to the younger generation, but recalling happy memories to many an “old timer,” rests on the desk of Chief Samson of the Lewiston fire department. It is an immense silver speaking trumpet, elaborately ornamented, and inscribed. It resembles a cornucopia or perhaps one of the long trumpets always […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 The Auburn Fireman’s ball always draws well. There was proof of this Wednesday night in Auburn Hall, which was overflowing. Over nine hundred gained admission to the entertainment, and more than a hundred were left standing beyond the doors. As a result, the fireman’s ball next year will probably be given […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 The new water wheels which are being installed at the Poland Paper Company Plant are replacing the ones which were put in in 1903. Much improvement has been made in these wheels in the last ten years, as in most everything else, the new wheels require much less water and give […]