100 years ago, 1910

 At 1:30 o’clock this morning, the little daughter of Lewiston couple died of scarlet fever. The couple are heartbroken, this being the third child to die within a month. The first was their 5-year-old son who died of scarlet fever. Then a daughter who had been left weak from the same disease contracted pneumonia and died, and now still another has passed away. There are two other children, ages 7 and 7 months. Both of these children are well.

50 years ago, 1960

 That live alligator which a Lewiston youth received in the mail Saturday is now just another specimen.

 Richard Verville, a sophomore at St. Dominic High School, ordered an alligator from South Carolina. He expected it would be shipped dead, but it arrived very much alive.

 The 4-foot gator was put out in the cold and, as expected, a Maine winter was more than it could take.

25 years ago, 1985

 Robert Drewal will provide the program when the Androscoggin Valley Art Association meets at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Auburn Police Station conference room. Drewal teaches art at Lewiston High School and will demonstrate using charcoal with a live model. The public is invited, and refreshments will be served.