100 years ago, 1913
(Advertisement) HOW ABOUT THE TIN WORK? We are not the only shop doing tin work. Neither are we the only shop doing it well. But, some shops are slow in getting around to the work, and some send an incompetent man. We do not delay and we employ only competent men. We have done some of the biggest and best jobs of tin work, plumbing and heating that have been done in the state in recent years. We have also done any number of small jobs, and we are anxious to please you on the small work. We do it promptly and we do it right. Try us on the next job of tin work. English and Dolliver, 270 Main street, Lewiston. Tel. 245-52.

50 years ago, 1963
About 100 feet of ten-inch water main was lowered about two-and-a-half feet yesterday on a section of Center Street by Auburn Water District crews. Supt. L.K. Parker said that when the main originally was installed it apparently followed the contour of the land over a hump with the result that when the new grade was established the water main was up in the sub-grade when the excavation was done by the highway contractor. The main was installed about 1925 or1926 on Center Street above Princeton Avenue. The lowering of the main was accomplished by trenching of either side of it and then lowering it to the new grade with blocking. The lowering was accomplished without springing any of the joints, Parker said.

25 years ago, 1988
Bates College has been awarded a $350,000 challenge grant by The Kresge Foundation of Troy, Mich., President Thomas Hedley Reynolds has announced. The grant will go toward the construction of a $4.9 million addition to Bates’ principal science facility, Carnegie Science Hall, which houses the departments of biology, biopsychology, geology, physics and astronomy. It is the first phase of a two-part project currently underway which will result in major expansion and renovation of the building, according to college officials.