100 Years Ago: 1922 The Buckfield High School and Grammar School will present an operetta, “Princess Chrysanthemum” at the Old Church on the hill Friday evening. The operetta is the culmination of a course in music given this year under the efficient leadership of Mrs. Etta Mitchell who had been secured by the students themselves […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Mrs. Mary McCullum of Auburn was elected president of the Auburn W.C.T.U. for the coming season at the annual meeting Thursday afternoon at New Odd Fellows Hall. Miss Helen Anderson was chosen secretary and Mrs. Edith Riggs, treasurer. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Junior-Senior Proms, the time when girls are girls in […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 The Bates College Athletic Association will spring a new feature at the State meet at Waterville Saturday by appearing on the scene of action with a Scotch band, bagpipes and kilts included. 50 Years Ago: 1972 James Chaplin, who has pitched three summers for the Auburn Asas of the Auburn Rec. Baseball […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 A three-year-old Lewiston youngster noticed lightning for the first time during the shower of last Sunday. She has had some experience herself with sudden falls and the sensation they produce, and she decided that a flash of light that she saw in the sky was due to one cause: “The Sun […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Co. “E” of the 103rd Infantry which uses city hall for a drill floor Monday evening drilled in the city park Monday evening, having permitted the daughters of St. Paul and St. Vincent to have the hall for the annual May Ball. Co. “H” had a platoon on the rifle range […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 The auxiliary of Alden Gayton Post met Monday night with a large attendance. After the business session two birthday parties were held for Mrs. Mary Williams and Mrs. Grace Crockett. Each was presented with a cut glass dish. Refreshments were served. 50 Years Ago: 1972 The Christian Volunteers will meet Wednesday […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Fruit trees are beginning to bloom. The white of bursting buds was plainly visible on the plum trees on an Auburn lawn, Saturday morning. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Members of service clubs and sororities at Edward Little High School worked Saturday morning on a clean-up campaign around the high school. During […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Residents on Central Avenue claim to have seen fish swimming about in the small “lake,” in the old circus ground gully fronting that street. In fact, the children of the neighborhood have been spending some time with fishing rods  there, but have had poor catches. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Shocking pink, […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Governor Baxter and staff, Senator Fernald, Congressman White, Prof. Arthur Rudman and other public and Young Men Christian Association notables will be present in Auburn tonight at the dedication of the new YMCA building. Justice Oakes will preside over the dedication exercises to be held in the gymnasium. Finishing touches were […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 A sign of spring on Main Street, Auburn was noticeable in the straw hat worn by Eldreth Arnold. 50 Years Ago: 1972 William S. Cohen, Mayor of Bangor and Republican candidate for Congress from the Second District, was the speaker at the meeting of the Androscoggin County Women’s Republican Club  Wednesday […]