100 years ago, 1915Three men escaped from the county jail in Auburn Friday night and up to 3:30 o’clock, Saturday, afternoon had not been captured. These men were being held for the grand jury on larceny charges. It is believed that the men made their escape between the hours of 12 and 2, Saturday morning. […]

100 years ago, 1915These cities are growing by leaps and bounds and the time is near when the North bridge will mark the boundaries of the two most progressive and most prosperous cities in Maine. The largest operation of recent months has just been completed in Auburn and the new factory of the Manufacturers Box […]

100 years ago, 1915Mayor Wiseman was on the war path Friday for the people who are tracking the Lewiston city common up with an utter disregard of paths. Friday he notified Chief McCarron to arrest people trespassing on the park, for trespass it is, to wander out of the straight and narrow on the park. […]

100 years ago, 1915Lewiston firemen celebrated their annual hall and concert in the city hall Thursday night. In addition to the excellence of the program and the fine weather, which helped make the time delightful, the firemen were not disturbed by an alarm. This is the first time that a fire has not disturbed the […]

100 years ago, 1915The passing of the livery stable at the end of North bridge in Auburn, known for many a generation as the Bradbury stable, is the passing of a landmark. When the door closed Monday and the sign was posted “moved etc.” it meant a good deal. Who can remember when there was […]

100 years ago, 1915An important step has been taken by Mr. Washburn of the New Jack & Hartley Furniture Company of Lewiston — a step that shows confidence in the future of the retail business of these cities. He has leased, from the owners, the entire fourth floor of the Great Department Store building, with […]

100 years ago, 1915Fourteen residents of the Poland Spring road, along the route of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban railway, have petitioned the Public Utilities Commission to require that railway company to have more stopping places between Danville Junction and Minot avenue, Auburn, and for a reduction of the first fare limit from Lewiston. The petition sets […]

100 years ago, 1915(Instructions for telephone greetings via New England Telephone and Telegraph, Lewiston.) The Message and Answer Included in One Low Rate. 1. You will not be charged on such a call if you do not get the person for whom you ask. 2. You can make a toll call from any telephone. 3.You […]

100 years ago, 1915The liquor situation In Lewiston and Auburn remained about the same Friday and New Year’s eve and those who had banked on the change in sheriff to make a difference in conditions had to wait a little while longer. The places that have that old familiar look lacked for most part that […]

100 years ago, 1914The cold wave of last week was not felt so severely here as in the valley settlements as our elevation of nearly 700 feet helped us out greatly, as the air is dryer and not as frosty as in the locations near ponds and rivers. This brings up our normal temperature much […]