Conditions for the first six months of 1908 forecast one of the least profitable seasons in more than a quarter of a century for the lumbermen of Maine. The market is flat and without life, the tide water mills through the state, with few exceptions, are closed down and the survey of lumber at the several ports the lowest for the first half of a year since 1848.

TURNER – Fire was discovered Sunday on the wood lot of Mrs. Etta Teague on the Teague’s Hill side of Jersey Bog, one of the largest bogs in this part of the state. A crew of men began immediately to fight the flames. By taking them early they soon had them under control. The fire broke out anew Monday, but was again subdued. It was burning slightly Tuesday morning. The damage up to this time is not large.

50 years ago, 1958

At the annual convention of the American Institute of Architects last week at Cleveland Ohio, Alonzo J. Harriman of Auburn was named a regional director. Mr. Harriman is a former president of the Maine AIA and also served on the Institutes National Committee on School Buildings.

25 years ago, 1983

Lewiston’s Planning Board gave its approval Tuesday to a preliminary plan to enlarge a 20-trailer mobile-home park on Sabattus Street. The proposal from Cote Mobile Homes to add 10 new lots to Brookside Court Mobile Home Park was unanimously approved. The proposal had been tabled from the board’s last meeting due to concerns over the grade of an access road. The proposal was placed back on the drawing board by the developers, who reduced the grade of the access road from 14 to 10.7 percent. City ordinance calls for public ways to have a grade no greater than 8 percent but allows the Planning Board to waive that provision if necessary.