100 Years Ago: 1920 The Canton Odd Fellow’s picture machine is expected to arrive next week and it is planned to have pictures twice a week after that. 50 Years Ago: 1970 The Thursday night meeting of the Androscoggin County Sesquicentennial Committee which will be held at the Civil Defense headquarters at the county building […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The class of 1920 accompanied by Principal Chick went to Lewiston for the class pictures Friday. They were obliged to go by trolley from South Monmouth as the train service does not now permit a passing of a day in town. 50 Years Ago: 1970 Ever since Auburn’s City Manager Woodbury […]

100 Years Ago:1920 A number of Rumford men went to Lewiston Friday to attend the concert and dance given by the University of Maine Military band Friday evening and also to attend the Maine Inter-scholastic track Meet Saturday. In the personnel of the band Stephen Beakeris, clarinetist: Ivan Pease plays the bass drum. Mr. Pease […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The Girls’ Musical Clubs of Bates College gave a very fine concert at the Federated church Thursday evening. A good attendance was present and an appreciative audience. Especially good were the cello and coronet solos by Miss Leader and Miss Warren. Miss Haskell as a reader was also attractive in her […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 One of the most agreeable features of the musical season in Lewiston was the recent appearance of the Men’s Singing Club of Beverly–an organization widely known in Massachusetts, which appeared here under the auspices of the Elks. 50 Years Ago: 1970 Capt. Peter H. Durgin of the U. S. Army, son […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Attention such as has never before been given the National Guard of Maine is now being directed toward that organization and will he continued in the future. For now particular attention is being laid upon the need of recruiting the 3rd. Maine Infantry to minimum war strength of 100 men for […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 “Do we eat lunch in a shoe factory?” inquired Col. W.F. Jenkins, editor of the Salvation Army War Cry, as he neared Auburn, Saturday noon, and his tone suggested he is a man who will try anything once. It is an honor for Lewiston or Auburn either, to be able to […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 There will be a meeting of the captains and workers in the drive for the proposed YMCA building for Auburn  at the Chamber of Commerce rooms at 7.20 Monday evening. Plans will be outlined and much enthusiasm is expected. It is hoped that every captain and every worker will be present. […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The Lewiston police department has enlisted the services of one the most famous canines. “Bill” Wyman, the white and tan bulldog that is well known on Lisbon Street, early last night joined the force and was put on the Lisbon Street beat with Officer Cloutier. “Bill” stated to a reporter that […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Despite the fact that the Emplre made what seemed to be many extravagant claims as to the worth of “The Daredevil,” its current feature, still it is safe to say that each Individual patron who witnessed this attraction at the Empire yesterday was satisfied that full justice had not been done […]