100 years ago, 1912
In five feet of muddy water, down in a catch basin at the corner of Sabatis and Bartlett streets, Lewiston, the lifeless form of a 3-year-old boy was found Friday morning. How the boy came to be there is something that no one seems able to tell and the authorities are now trying to learn how the fatal accident occurred. It is supposed that older and stronger children, while playing about the basin, pulled the iron top from the catch basin and the little fellow lost his balance and fell into the muddy water, where he was drowned. It is possible that the accident did not occur until after the older children had disappeared. It is also quite likely that the children witnessed the accident and were so frightened that they ran home and did not dare to tell about it.

50 years ago, 1962
A trio of Lewiston-area textile firms will be among many American textile companies to be honored at the Anniversary Award and Sesquicentennial Salute to America’s Textile Industry Oct. 14 at Greenville, S.C.  To be honored from this area will be the Bates Mfg. Co. of Lewiston; the W.S. Libbey Co., also of Lewiston; and the Worumbo plant of J.P. Stevens Co. at Lisbon Falls.

25 years ago, 1987
The horses finally return to Lewiston Raceway on Sunday. The harness racing scene left Lewiston Raceway back in May. The racing road show has since toured the state in the last five months, but on Sunday racing returns to Lewiston for the balance of the fall season. Fourteen races are scheduled Sunday. A special 14-race Columbus Day card is on tap for Monday. The big invitational race will be the $30,000 Lewiston Pace on Sunday, Oct. 25.