With nothing but an undershirt, pantaloons and a pair of thin cotton socks to protect him from winter’s blast, Edgar Corey, 21 years old, residing at 37 Union street, Lewiston, performed queer somnambulistic stunts. Sun reporters located him at 12:15 o’clock after he had made his way undiscovered from his bedroom in the home of Vinal E. Cameron, to the corner of Lisbon and Main streets, where he sat down on the steps of the unoccupied store recently fitted up for the Postal Telegraph Co. Here he continued sleeping peacefully until aroused. With apologies to the officers and others present for his picturesque garb he bade all a good-night and then fled, away for home to try for a second time to get a night’s sleep in his own room.

50 Years Ago, 1956

Private home building in Lewiston-Auburn zoomed during 1955, almost bringing the Twin City total home construction expenditure over the two million dollar mark. The 217 house permits issued by the building inspectors of the two cities came to a total of $1,981,830 as compared to $1,509,609 in 1954, a strong increase of $472,230. Commercial construction for the development of Lewiston-Auburn business enterprise climbed above the million dollar mark in 1955 and other projects already are on tap for 1956. The community also invested more than one million dollars in new school facilities and in church expansion or rebuilding projects.

25 Years Ago, 1981

With the recommendation against construction of the planned Russell Street Extension, Lewiston officials are planning to meet with Maine Department of Transportation officials next week to decide the issue once and for all. An analysis of the project, which is part of a proposed circumferential highway project for the Twin Cities, also indicated that the Russell Street Extension would not be needed for at least 20 years.