100 Years Ago: 1921 The Ault-Williamson Shoe Co. of Auburn is moving factory No. 2 from the old Dingley- Foss building on Main Street into several sections of Roak Block on the opposite side of the street. 50 Years Ago: 1971 Members of the Auburn City Council will meet informally tonight to discuss the possibility […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 Harriet Abbott of Fryeburg is the first woman in Oxford County to be drawn to serve on the jury for the October term of the S. and J. Court. 50 Years Ago: 1971 The Brothers of the Sacred Heart, who have been associated with education in the Twin Cities for more […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 Earlier in the week a small section of the brick sidewalk near the Lewiston end of the bridge settled leaving a dangerous hole where the loose bricks had been. A warning red light was placed there, however now the bricks on the Auburn end are in practically the same conditions. One […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 Terrific explosions of late have been shaking the windows of every house in Lewiston and Auburn, bombarding from the air or a third battle of the Marno fought in Auburn’s yard. But the prosaic explanation is that for some time past the city of Auburn has been running a quarry, this […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 The five men who have been under quarantine at Ste. Maries Hospital during the past six weeks for typhoid fever contracted at the Indian Pond Camp are now convalescing and will be released within  a few days. 50 Years Ago: 1971 The Steer House will have a special grand opening today […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 The schools in West Bethel, which had been postponed, are said to begin Oct. 3. as the whooping cough is about over. 50 Years Ago: 1971 (from a photo caption) Pumpkins such as the one shown  this one grown by David Bugel of Boulder Drive, Auburn, tipping the scales at over […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 A nine-year-old pianist, giving unaided, so far as the musical numbers were concerned, a recital that lasted an hour, is a bit out of the ordinary. But when the youthful musician holds a good-sized audience in breathless interest for every minute of that time — well, the performance can truthfully be […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 The Federal inspection of Auburn cows being carried out by Inspector O.C.Caldwell of Portland continues to bear out the claim that Auburn is more free from having tuberculosis than any other section of the state. Today 949 cows have been tested and of this number two reactors were found. But the […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 Tourmalines to the estimated value of over $200 were stolen from the H.U. Greenlaw Mine at Mt. Apatite last Sunday, and as yet no trace of the guilty person or persons has been found. 50 Years Ago: 1971 Serving as young models for the fashion show held last night at the […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 Gov. Baxter addresses the closing session of the New England Rotarians, tonight, extending an official welcome for the state. Governor Baxter was unable to come here for previous sessions. His address was followed by motion pictures of Maine scenes, including lumbering, winter scenes, Katahdin, and the various Ricker Hotels. Prizes for […]