100 years ago, 1913
If the person who took clothing from a line, at the corner of Pine and Shawmut streets, Lewiston, the other evening, knows where he is wise he will return them to the owner. Because of the rainy weather, Mrs. Jennie E. Flagg had allowed her clothes to remain out of doors for several days. At half past nine o’clock Sunday night, they were on the line. Next morning, a good number of the things had disappeared. Suspicions point to a certain person but if that person sees fit to return the clothes, leaving them where he found them, no further steps will be taken.

50 years ago, 1963
The Auburn Junior Chamber or Commerce will present a “Western Hootenanny” at the Hasty Memorial Armory Wednesday, Nov. 21, at 8 p.m. it was learned today. Matt Coutts, president of the Jaycees, said that the Jimmy Martin Show out of Wheeling, West Virginia, will be the featured performers. Proceeds will go toward Thanksgiving and Christmas projects to be sponsored by the Jaycees. Included on the committee with Matt Coutts are Norman Cummings, Dave Sjostrom, and Edward Hodgkin.

25 years ago, 1988
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has approved the spreading of sludge on more than 85 acres of farmland in Auburn and Minot. The decision by environmental authorities gives the go-ahead to Arnold Morrison of Auburn and George Hemond of Minot to spread sludge on their fields for a five-year period. A byproduct of the waste water treatment process, sludge has been used as a soil fertilizer. The two farmers will get the sludge from the Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority, which manages the water treatment plant on Lincoln Street in Lewiston. Both Morrison and Hemond plan to grow silage crops on the fields where the sludge will be spread, the DEP order said. Silage crops are grown as feed for animals. At one time, nearly all of sludge generated by the Lincoln Street plant was spread on area farmland. Although the sludge coming from the plant contains some dioxin, it is well below the DEP’s limit of 47 parts per trillion. The DEP order brings to 10 the number of area farmers who have accepted or will be accepting sludge this year.

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