100 Years Ago: 1922 The annual roll call supper of Lake Temple Pythian Sisters will be held Tuesday evening at Pythian Hall in Norway. Supper will be served at 6:45 o’clock. Members are expected to respond to roll call with a quotation. The food will be collected by several of the members during the afternoon. […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 The Buckfield High School drama, “Cranberry Corners,” given by the Senior class at Nezinscot Hall Friday evening was very well done. James Emery as Hezekiah Hopkins, Laura Parlin as Mrs. Muslin, Irma Conant as Carlotta Bannister and Florence Childs as Anistasia Bannister were especially good. Between acts three and four, the […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 While cranking his automobile Friday morning Sherburne Spaulding of Winter Street, Lewiston, received a broken wrist when the engine “kicked.” He was assisted to the C.M.G. hospital by Officer Staples who was on duty and an x-ray was taken. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Flowering trees and May baskets always announced the […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 At the big masquerade hall to be staged in Auburn Hall Friday night by the Women’s Auxiliary of the Alden Gayton Post, several novelty dances will be introduced, including a favor and serpentine number. The Grand March begins at nine o’clock at which time prizes for the best costumes will be […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Several Auburn boys are planning to take a swim in Taylor Pond Saturday afternoon but they will not be able to surpass the record of two plucky high school girls who went in during the month of March last year. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Grading and filling is currently underway on […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 The clock on Lewiston city hall will be turned ahead on Sunday to conform with the daylight savings time adopted by mills and factories of Lewiston 50 Years Ago: 1972 Retired Auburn Fire Chief Vincent R. Giberti has been hired by the Maine Insurance Division as a fire investigator. He is […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 The Lion that has guarded the Court Street entrance of the County Building was removed to a storage house Monday. No other ornament will adorn the entrance. Marble slabs will be placed at each side of the entrance instead. 50 Years Ago: 1972 “Tickets are still available for the annual Policeman’s […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 An enterprising group of youngsters with case knives and dishpans were camped on a certain lawn in Lewiston Saturday morning busily digging dandelion greens. After filing their pans to overflowing they approached the lady of the house and asked her to buy them at the rate of fifty cents a half […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 A cobbler tells the Lewiston Journal that business wasn’t very good last winter. ‘“There was so much snow that rubbers were worn constantly” he sald, “and that meant that people were not so particular about the taps on their shoes.” Business is beginning to pick up now,” he said. 50 Years […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 The North and West Auburn Ladies Farm Bureau met Monday at the North Auburn Grange Hall for its first meeting with ten members and two guests being present. It was millinery day and four new hats were made and four remodeled at an estimated savings of $23.66. Jennie Boothby was the […]