100 Years Ago: 1924 Youth will open the Second Annual Auburn Winter Carnival today, when the junior snow meets commence at 3 o’clock at the Pettingill Park winter playground/ Snowshoe and ski-jumping are the feature events scheduled for this meeting. While the meet is the opening event of the program, the official opening will not […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 The Governor and council approved on Saturday the recommendation of the highway commission that 92.81 mites of permanent road be constructed the coming year at a cost of nearly two and a half million dollars. Work on the Portland-Auburn road, and work to Lewiston, Turner and Livermore is among those approved. […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 One of the prettiest auction parties of the season was given at the Philharmonic Studio Friday afternoon by Mrs. E. M. Small and Mrs. Louis T. Brown. Over a hundred invitations were sent out and 26 tables were filled. The studio was attractive with yellow bouquets and buffet refreshments were served […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 A meeting of the Androscoggin Poultry and Pet Stock Association was held in Auburn Wednesday night, when plans were discussed for the big exhibition to be staged in Auburn Hall, Nov 29, 30 and Dec 1. The attendance was good and applications now on hand indicate that the stock will be […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 Lewiston Post of the American Legion met Wednesday evening with 94 members present. Lora Musick, the young woman who is directing the production of the Legion musical comedy, “All Aboard,” addressed the meeting. She spoke very highly of those taking part in the forthcoming entertainment. The principals, she stated, were among […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 Don’t forget that on Thursday evening, all your friends are going to the dance at Auburn Hall, Hobb’s 10 piece Jazz brass band will furnish plenty of good music, so plan to be there. 50 Years Ago: 1971 Thursday, Friday and Saturday, will see the furnishings of the YWCA’s Pine Street […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 The schools in West Bethel, which had been postponed, are said to begin Oct. 3. as the whooping cough is about over. 50 Years Ago: 1971 (from a photo caption) Pumpkins such as the one shown  this one grown by David Bugel of Boulder Drive, Auburn, tipping the scales at over […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 A mass meeting of subscribers to stock in the Martindale Holding Company which is financing the Country Club project for Lewiston and Auburn, will be in the Lewiston Chamber of Commerce rooms at 7.30 o’clock Thursday night. Fred Chisholm will report on his temporary golf course, which it is expected will […]

100 Years Ago: 1921 E.L. Smith, cashier of the Shoe and Leather Bank of Auburn, recently received a May basket in the form of a box of chocolates and a bouquet of carnations from the clerks at the bank. The whole company was invited into the home and spent a most enjoyable evening. 50 Years Ago: 1971 Miss […]