100 years ago, 1913
The making of bricks is known to an industry in Lewiston and Auburn. There are five yards in operation in the two cities: George S. Pettingill yard and the Arthur H. Brooks yard on upper Main Street in Lewiston, Joseph Brooks on Washington Street in Auburn, Joseph Bergin in the Franklin yard in Lewiston, and George Ducharme on the South River Road in Lewiston. The lack of rain early this spring made it possible for the brick manufacturers to begin work May 6, the earliest for many years, and already at one of the yards there are more than 80,000 bricks, moulded, dried and ready for burning. Mr. Pettingill reports that one of his crews, three to a machine, can turn out 9,000 bricks a day.

50 years ago, 1963
Some 20 New Brunswick farmers and extension service representatives are due in Lewiston today for a two-day tour of leading farms in the area. Included in the places to be visited are the John White, Ray and Maurice Keene and H.D. Hatch dairy farms in Auburn; the William Morris, Briggs Farm, Sherman Varney, George A. Varney, Lawrence Caldwell, Paul Varney and Albert Bradford farms in Turner; the Raymond Lovewell, Harold Souther and Thomas Nichols farms in Livermore Falls; the Henry Allen farm at Hebron; and the Roland Hemond farm at West Minot.

25 years ago, 1988
Joey Gamache met his latest challenge before a national television audience and 2,000 Lewiston Armory supporters Tuesday night, scoring a unanimous decision over Benny Marquez. Gamache, now 9-0 as a professional boxer, knocked down Marquez (22-21-2) in the sixth round, and earned an 80-71 decision on all three judges’ cards. Gamache started fast and easily won every round, though he did experience some difficulty with the bobbing, weaving style of Marquez

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