100 years ago, 1911

At a meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of this city a man, age 70, and woman, age 65, were committed to the Asylum for the Insane at Augusta, on the testimony of Drs. E. V. Langelier and J. J. Pelletier, and P. J. Cronin, Clerk of the Board of Overseers of the Poor.

He has run away every chance that he obtained and has given the superintendent no little trouble. She is a pyromaniac. She has stopped people on the road several times and borrowed matches from them with which she has set fire to the grass, and has even set fire to her clothes.

50 years ago, 1961

Ronald Fomgemie, 14, of Lewiston, visited The Sun office last night with a giant-size butterfly which had a wing span of about 6 inches. The wings were a purplish tinge and the butterfly had bright red head fuzz and rear end white stripes, to say nothing about the double set of wings and red legs. Ronald said he found it asleep on the road near his home.

25 years ago, 1986

A tribute to Bill Dunlop of Mechanic Falls, missing since the summer of 1984 on his attempt to sail alone around the world, will be held June 29 at Portland Head Light at Fort Williams at Cape Elizabeth.

Dunlop sailed from Portland in the summer of 1983 in an effort to circumvent the globe in his tiny craft Wind’s Will, only 8 feet, 11 and three-quarter inches long.

Dunlop’s wife, Pamela, said the ceremony is being organized by the family as a tribute to remember Dunlop in life.