100 Years Ago: 1922 Two handsome, handwrought crosses, an altar cross and a processional cross, were used for the first time at the Easter services at St. Michael’s Church in Auburn Sunday. The crosses were a gift to the church, and each bears the following inscription, “In memory of Mrs. Ellen J. May and her […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Motorists on the Greene Road Sunday afternoon were occupied part of the whole trip in watching the efforts of a big touring car to extricate itself from the mire near Spear’s Dancehall. The driver had attempted to turn his car at that point, but ran too far off the macadam road […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Stores report unusually good business for last week, especially for the Saturday preceding Easter Sunday. Threatening skies Saturday declined to have deterred many people from purchasers, and buying after Easter Sunday is brisker than the same time last year. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Normand Blais, proprietor of Blais’ Flower Shop, will […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Plans for the purchase of a new organ were discussed at yesterday’s meeting of the West Auburn Ladies Aid, held at the vestry. Some of the members, ten of whom were present, came in the morning and at noon a picnic dinner was served. Two quilts were tacked and arrangements to […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Springlake Camps in Kingfield have been sold by J.H. Carville to J. Pierpont Morgan of New York. The camp was purchased for his office force who spent last summer there. Mr. Carville will continue in charge of the camps. 50 Years Ago: 1972 The children from Lake Street and Merrill Hill […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Make a trip to the North bridge, look at the water pouring over the falls and dam — and return home to be thankful. 50 Years Ago: 1972 A skunk brought demolition work to an abrupt halt on Whitney Street, Auburn, late this morning. A spokesman for the State Highway Commission […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 It is to be of wood, three stories in height and will be ready for occupancy, it is hoped, on June 1. Each floor will be divided into two five room and one four room apartments. The foundation of the present structure to a great extent. W.P. Bhonneman of Auburn told […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Sunday afternoon, at a rehearsal in the Elks’ Home, it was announced by the entertainment committee that the entire cast of the Elks‘ Minstrel show to be given at the Empire theatre, Lewiston, will be taken on Tuesday, April 18, to see the Elks’ Minstrel show in the Jefferson theatre, in […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Posters are out for the first annual military ball of Co. “E” 103rd Infantry, It will be held in Lewiston City Hall Easter Monday evening. 50 Years Ago: 1972 The teaching methods involved in the Lewiston Bilingual Education Program will be on display this evening during a meeting to be held […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 A box of fragrant trailing arbutus came to the city editor’s desk Friday morning, fresh and pink from the vines, picked April 5th by Mrs. J. H. Perkins. 50 Years Ago: 1972 When the American Legion Auxiliary holds its convention in New Auburn in June Mrs. Ann Faucher will be chairman […]