100 years ago, 1910

The annual report of the superintendent of the Maine Insane Hospital for the year 1909 shows that the number of patients admitted during the year was 275, of which number 174 were men and 101 women. The greatest number admitted from any one place was 42 from Portland; the second in the list was Lewiston with 22 and the third Auburn with 10.

50 years ago, 1960

Gov. John H. Reed will visit Raytheon Company’s training quarters in Lewiston today to buy the first transistor made commercially in Maine.

The tiny electronic device will be silver-plated and proceeds of the sale will go to the Lewiston-Auburn United Fund.

The ceremony will be held this morning. Attending in addition to the governor and Raytheon officials will be Lewiston Mayor Romeo T. Boisvert, Auburn Mayor Paul F. Brogan and Lewiston Industrial Development Director Samuel Michael.

25 years ago, 1985

A fire in a construction warehouse on Arkwright Street Sunday afternoon burned the building to the ground, according to Lewiston Fire Department Deputy Chief Marcel Thibault.

Thibault said the building, owned by Phil Roy Construction Co., was engulfed by fire when Engines 1, 3, 7 and Aerial 1 responded to the 3:50 p.m. alert.

Nothing was saved from the building, which was used as a storage shed for materials, tools and a large boat and motor, said Thibault. He had no estimate of damage to the roughly 20- by 40-foot building and its contents.