100 Years Ago, 1906

Last evening about 8:30 o’clock an automobile carrying a party of Massachusetts people was coming down Drummond street hill at a fair rate of speed with the switch thrown off when the brakes refused to work and the chauffeur turned the machine into the side of the road to stop it.

The party got quite a severe shaking up but no one was hurt. The automobile was ditched and a machinist from Darling’s garage was called. With the aid of a jack the machine was raised up and repairs made. The most serious injury was to the steering gear which was so badly twisted that a new one was put in and the party went on their way rejoicing.

50 Years Ago, 1956

Four copies of The Sun, printed June 5, 16 and 17, 1899, were brought into The Sun office last night by Gerard Cloutier of 14 Laurel Ave., Auburn.

Cloutier said he found the copies of The Sun in back of some pictures that were in the house at 14 Laurel Ave. when he purchased it three years ago.

Most of the headlines in the 1899 editions, turned yellow with age, had to do with the Spanish-American War that was raging at the time. The President at that time was William McKinley. Several items told of the special meeting he had called concerning the activities of the war.

25 Years ago, 1981

-Traditionalists and modernists can rejoice together today: Columbus Day falls on the traditional date, Oct. 12! We pay homage to an intrepid explorer, Christopher Columbus. He discovered the New World nearly 500 years ago. His feat is made the more remarkable because he braved the perils of the Atlantic Ocean in a small wooden ship, while challenging the common belief that the world was flat. He disproved that theory for all time.

-To celebrate the completion of its first six months of operation, the Good Shepherd Food Bank will hold an Open House at its headquarters at 460 Court St., Auburn, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 16, which coincidentally is World Food Day.