100 Years Ago: 1921 Enrico Caruso watched the falling snow that blanketed New York today from a window near his sick bed, and with the yearning of a schoolboy with the measles declared: “It looks fine.” While the tenor was enjoying the snow his physicians issued a bulletin indicating his improvement. His family also planned to take him […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 William Holmes, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Holmes, Pine Street, who has been playing at Poland Spring left for Bangor yesterday morning where he will be director at the Bijou Theatre. 50 Years Ago: 1971 It is not too often that a husband and wife share the same interest when […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 A costume party was held last evening at Riverview Grange, a one cent fine was imposed for failing to appear in costume. Each person responded with remarks, a clipping, reading or music. 50 Years Ago: 1971 The former Phil-O- Mar Restaurant on Washington St., Auburn, closed since last October, is to […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 Governor Baxter yesterday issued a proclamation designating Friday, April 8 as Bird Day. He requests that all teachers of the public schools and the people generally shall observe the same with appropriate exercise that a better understanding may be had of bird-life. 50 Years Ago: 1971 Gov. Angus King visited and […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 Miss Jessie Lord of Lewiston was appointed treasurer of Hebron Academy at a meeting of the trustees according to a story in the Portland paper. She takes the place of Charles S. Erswell who is leaving the academy to take a  chemical engineering position in the west. Miss. Lord has been employed as […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 Mrs. Ernest Groves of Danville Corner picked two full blossoms of pansies in her yard last Thursday morning. 50 Years Ago: 1971 Jane Tartre, of Auburn, Maine is currently performing with the Ithaca College Women’s Ski Team. Miss Tartre is one of nine members of the I.C. ski team. The Ithacans […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 A pasteurizer and separator have been installed at the Turner Center Creamery plant here which Is the original home of that big industry. Manager E.L. Haskell who has been in charge for the past 26 years has just completed the work and in the future a pasteurized product will be sent […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 Mercier, the tailor, has just changed the location of his tailoring room from 59 Court Street, to 67 Court, the new quarters being in the building he recently purchased. He will continue to do the same high grade work in ladies tailoring as heretofore. The garments he makes up are of […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 The postponed Senior play, “Way Down in Maine,” will be given at Murray Hall, Thursday evening. There has been big ticket sales and much interest has been shown. Specialties will be introduced between the acts and home-made confections will be on sale. 50 Years Ago: 1971 The Auburn Parks and Recreation  Department […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 W. H. Sawyer, Jr., of Frye Street reports having seen a bluebird on College Street, Feb. 7 and that he heard him sing. Bluebirds were reported at Weymouth, Mass., about the same time. This is about the earliest record for several years. 50 Years Ago: 1971 Preparations are being made for […]