100 years ago, 1912
Deputy Marshal Stetson of the Auburn police force figured in a rather spectacular chase Thursday forenoon. A man driving a team which carried an allotment of booze was given a good go by the deputy marshal up Turner Street. The officer hailed a team, driven by a man he knew, and said that he would like to catch up with the contraband vehicle. It was not until in front of the store owned by Charles Ruggles on Turner Street that the person in the team ahead saw the team carrying the officer. Then he whipped the horse and away they went, both the pursued and the pursuer. The deputy marshal did not catch the man, but he succeeded in forcing him to throw out a case of beer that he was carrying in the team. The case contained 24 bottles of beer, of which two were broken.

50 years ago, 1962
The inadequate patching of paved streets and roads, after excavation for the installation of utility services, appears to be causing some concern in Auburn municipal circles, and Ward Three Councilman Franklin H. Prescott said today he will discuss the matter with the council. He deplored the practice of inadequate filling and compacting which results in bumps and ruts at different times of the year. Prescott would require the posting of a bond or cash by those who have intentions of digging up paved streets and highways, to assure they’ll be adequately repaired when the work is completed.

25 years ago, 1987
The National Guard, 104 strong, has arrived in Oxford with guns and hammers. The Oxford County Fairgrounds has been converted into Army headquarters for the next two weeks. Guardsmen are practicing life in a war zone or a rear war zone, while they provide a real service to the surrounding communities. These include building pole barns for the fairgrounds, constructing a rappelling tower in Bog Brook in West Bethel and the rebuilding of an 1812 veterans’ cemetery in Portland.