100 Years Ago: 1923 On Monday was begun the work of dismantling the old organ in the Pine Street Congregational Church, Lewiston, preparatory to installing the new organ, the contract for which was placed several months ago with the Hook & Hastings Co., Boston. 50 Years Ago: 1973 Damage was reported light today following an […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The woodworking plant of Joseph A. Shaw on Mount Vernon Avenue, Augusta, was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon with a loss of about $35,000. A brisk breeze carried burning embers to surrounding buildings which were partially damaged. The fire truck on the way to the blaze collided with a coupe […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Harry Vaughan of Arcadia street, Lewiston, proved a regular “movie hero” Tuesday afternoon when he rushed out of his house, seeing an automobile running down the hill driverless, with several children in the rear seat, and stopped the car. Vaughan did not understand the working of the machine but stuck to […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Mrs. Otis Witham, of Phillips, an elderly woman, hearing a commotion among her chickens, this week, hurried to the coop and found a snake attacking them. Getting a pitchfork she jabbed the life out of the reptile, which measured three feet and four inches. 50 Years Ago: 1973 A plow that […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Mrs. Myrtle B. Vickery of Auburn, widow of Charles E. Vickery, was granted an allowance amounting to about $1,700 by Judge W. H. Newell, before whom the petition hearing was held in probate court early In the week. This allowance is in addition to the lawful share to which she is […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Examples of vandalism In the vicinity of the Lewiston playgrounds at the city park are almost of daily occurrence says the caretaker. Dressing tents, erected by the Community Service for the boys and girls to use in changing to bathing suits, bear innumerable rents and tears from nightly marauders. Tents ropes […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The rate of infant mortality In Lewiston, which has been designated the highest in proportion to that of any city in the United States, has decreased during the period of the past six months, according to figures available Thursday at the office of the Lewiston health department. In 1922 statistics show […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 A remarkable record has been established in the building of Waterville’s new junior high school building, now nearing completion. Every dollar of the municipal money spent upon it has been spent in this city. It was designed by a Waterville architect, H. T. Hussey. Augusta Corey & Co., local contractors have […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Scantily clad in light summer dresses, without coats or hats, one of them walking in her stocking feet and the other in bedroom slippers, Iola Miller and Arline Winchenbach, seventeen year old runaways from the State School at Hallowell walked into the arms of Officer Joseph Cloutter of the Lewlston police […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 14 year old Stellar Leber of 21 First Street, Auburn, attempted to take her bath Saturday night. She proceeded in the usual manner but for some reason or other the gas heater failed to function properly. Within a few moments the house was filled with gas and Miss Leber was overcome. […]