The clansmen of Clan Campbell, who gave a Halloween party in their hall on Lisbon street, were all satisfied with the gathering and with the evening’s entertainment for the gathering was the largest and the pleasantest that ever assembled in Clan Campbell hall and the past chiefs admit it, in spite of the fact that Clan Campbell hall has seen very large and joyous parties.

Snow shoes for the winter’s sale are already in the stores and the dealers are anticipating a big sale this season. Last season many got the craze for snowshoeing, and in fact all kinds of out of door sports.

50 Years Ago, 1955

Representatives of Lewiston and Auburn American Legion Posts last night expressed opposition to plans of grocery stores to remain open. Veteran’s Day. And a Chamber of Commerce official, contacted the same night, said he will be more than “pleased to invite the Legionnaires to meet with our group to see if this thing can be worked out.”

The Legionnaires reported they became concerned when they noted food division members of the Lewiston Chamber of Commerce recently voted to remain open Friday and to close Monday in observance of the holiday, Nov. 11.

25 Years Ago, 1980

With no other nuclear plant or disposal site to ship it to, waste fuel from Maine Yankee must be stored at the plant and the only alternative is shutdown, a company engineer said. No reprocessing or permanent radioactive waste disposal site is available for Maine Yankee’s spent fuel, Ned Bulmer, director of fuel procurement for the plant told a subcommittee of the Legislature’s Energy and Natural Resource Committee. The plant is fueled by 217, 12-foot long assembles of fuel rods, and 72 must be replaced each year, he said. Maine Yankee is storing them in a pool of water in a stainless-steel-lined concrete containment area about 40 feet square and 38 feet deep, Bulmer said.