At the January meeting of the Auburn City Government which was held, City Clerk Bumpus read writs which were served, the city having been sued for $3,200 by Nathan Pulsifer and Janet D. Pulsifer, their land on Mill street and vicinity having been damaged, it is claimed, by the city having carted away earth from adjoining lots. It is also claimed that part of the Pulsifer earth has also been taken. Nathan Pulsifer brings suit for $1200 and Janet Pulsifer of Buffalo for $2,000. The matter was referred to the city solicitor.

50 Years Ago, 1956

The woolly-caterpillar sure was right when it predicted a cold winter. So far it’s one of the coldest since 1933, according to the “deficiency records” of the Auburn Water District. Winter held the Twin Cities in an icy grip back in 1933 and gave the water district so much trouble it started to average the number of degrees below zero the mercury dripped to and plot the results on a graph. As the weather gets colder the curve rises.

“So far the curve has been right up there with 1933 and at one time it passed the 1933 curve,” said L. K. Parker, superintendent of the Auburn water and sewer districts.

“In 1933 we had a five and a half foot frost,” said Parker. “on the average the frost usually goes down to about four and a half feet by the end of the winter.”

25 Years Ago, 1981

Snow was “white gold” for Maine’s ski areas. With the holiday period just ending, Maine ski operators continued to report steady business, record-breaking statistics and high expectations, the Maine Publicity Bureau said. The snowy day may have been a record-breaking day for Sugarloaf USA, according to manager Tom Hildreth. “We have indications that today may be our biggest day ever, in terms of day-tickets sold,” he said.

“In terms of bookings, we’ve had to book people in both Farmington and Rangeley.” Hildreth said. “The valley is full.”