100 years ago, 1914Jack Frost, high winds, and bright sunshine was what the weather man handed out to New Gloucester Fair, Tuesday, but in spite of this combination farmers and their families for miles around gathered at the annual exhibit of farm products and cattle. Perhaps the most remarkable exhibit at any fair this year […]

100 years ago, 1914Two Main street trolley cars bumped, Thursday morning, on the turn-out, upper Main street, Lewiston. No one was injured and the cars not badly damaged. The cars pass one another at this turnout but the car headed for the transfer station was going faster than the motorman reckoned and touched the other […]

100 years ago, 1914Chicken thieves have been at work in Auburn for some time. The most recent appearance was early Tuesday morning when a burglar alarm failed a scheme to rob the roost on property owned by F. G. Willard. W. S. Briery of Gamage avenue lost four last Friday night and C. H. Moody, […]

100 years ago, 1914Over 8,000 people attended the annual pilgrimage to the French cemetery, on the Switzerland road, Lewiston, Sunday afternoon. Special cars were run by L. A. & W. street railway, and all the afternoon teams and automobiles made Main street a busy thorofare. Choirs from St. Mary’s, St. Peter’s and St. Louis churches […]

100 years ago, 1914It was vagabond day in the Auburn police court, Saturday. Fourteen men of varied age, size and complexion were arraigned for vagrancy before Judge Webber. Four men were allowed to go on the condition that they leave town. They had money. Sentences for ten others ranged from four to twelve days. This […]

100 years ago, 1914A runaway team came flying up Main street, Auburn, and across Court Thursday morning. Milk bottles were being spattered over the paving. On North Main street the team neared the right curb and hit a street cleaner’s barrel on wheels. Next the horse became entangled in a team standing near and Earle […]

100 years ago, 1914Whether or not Edward Little High School, Auburn, is represented by a football team or not, depends on whether or not the boys of the school will get behind the project, get out for practice and generally support the team. A meeting of all those interested in the game was called at […]

100 years ago, 1914The Democrats won a sweeping victory in Lewiston and Auburn yesterday, carrying every ward in both cities and electing the entire county ticket. All of the wards were well policed, a watchful waiting guard of both police and deputy sheriffs being kept continuously on duty. This not only safeguarded the voter, but […]

100 years ago, 1914The New Auburn Department Store, owned by Goddkowsky brothers, was entered sometime Friday night or Saturday morning and goods to the value of $200 were stolen. Entrance was made through a rear window, the burglar or burglars showing considerable knowledge of the interior arrangements of the store. The screen on the outside […]

100 years ago, 1914H. J. Pearson of Lewiston, State Agent for the Protection of Animals, has been very busy with his duties at the Maine State Fair this week. On the whole Agent Pearson reports having found conditions very satisfactory, there having been only a few occasions for complaint. In every instance the offending persons […]