100 Years Ago: 1923 A copper still and coll, a barrel of mash, some beer, a little “moonshine” and a barrel of empty bottles were seized by Deputies Levesque, Maloney and Dobbins at 96 First Street, Auburn yesterday afternoon. 50 Years Ago: 1973 (Sun Journal photo) DECISIONS, DECISIONS, DECISIONS…It’s obvious that Billy Robichaud of 103 […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The new Charlotte Halbe hats at the B. Peck store are just now a very fascinating feature of the millinery department. Each creation comes in a hat box of most alluring color and design and every hat is distinctly individual. Fashioned. from the most lustrous Lyons velvet, a bewildering choice of […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 On Tuesday evening last the regular meeting of the Skowhegan B. P. W. Club was held in its rooms on Water street with a large attendance and was purely a business session The president,Miss Margaret Chase presided. A dance on Halloween was discussed. Miss Esther Roderick, chairman of the finance committee, […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 One of the pleasant social events of the week was the WLU Membership Tea which took place at the home of Mrs. John M. Hyde on Main Street, Lewiston, Friday afternoon from three until five o’clock. The affair was marked by a charming informality, and was given for the purpose of […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 “Miss Portland,” otherwise Winona Evelyn Drew, who represented this Maine city in the Atlantic City beauty contest, arrived at Poland Spring early Thursday afternoon as a guest of the Portland Rotary club. She was accompanied by Thomas J. Cannon, manager for Maine of the Atlantic City contest; Francis Jensen, of the […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Efforts are to being made to improve the acoustics of the courtroom in the county building in Auburn. Either wires or a sounding board will probably be used for this purpose. Since the remodeling of the courtroom a few months ago, when the new wing was added, the attorneys and many […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Henry Ford stopped at the Ramsdell Antique Shop in Falmouth Foreside, Monday afternoon on his way from Seal Harbor, where he visited his son, Edsell, and tags bearing his name were placed on practically every article of furniture, and considerable old China and glassware, before he left. Hardly any of the […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Three hundred Rotarians, representing 28 New England Rotary clubs, had reached the Poland Spring house for their annual conclave of the 31st district, at 1 o’clock Monday afternoon. One hundred and fifty others are expected before night, and a few more on Tuesday morning. This will make quota – approximately 500 […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The first moving picture of Lewiston and Auburn, showing its development from the beginning, will be shown at the Empire Theatre on the 4, 5, & 6 of October as part of the regular program. The picture was made at the direction of the Lewiston Journal. Those who have seen the […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Mrs. Fred H. White entertained the Queen of Clubs at an auction luncheon Wednesday afternoon. A delicious luncheon was served at one o’clock at the New DeWitt. Covers were laid for fourteen and the centerpiece was Ophelia roses. After luncheon the guests motored to Mrs. White’s home at 501 Main street […]