100 years ago, 1914
The Auburn auto fire truck after making a run to East Auburn in a little less than eight minutes Thursday evening got stuck in the soft ground in a field back of Breezy Point on the shore of East Auburn where the cottage of H.H. Houghton of 62 Winter street, Auburn, was afire. The firemen did not wait to extricate the truck but took the hand chemicals and ran to the scene of the conflagration. It was too late to save the cottage, and it was soon burned to the ground. No other cottages were damaged. It required some time to extricate the truck by means of planks.

50 years ago, 1964
Four Auburn police officers qualified as first class “pony boys” this afternoon as they quickly rounded up several stray animals. The department was notified at 12:38 that several ponies had broken loose and were in the road near the Maine Turnpike in Danville. “Galloping” to the scene were Capt. Stephen Smyc and officers William Corey, Normand O. Bolduc and Steven Mehalcik. Within the hour, the officers had rounded up four ponies and one colt and had them corralled at the Smith farm in Danville.

25 years ago, 1989
LA Arts will bring its 15th anniversary year to a close Saturday after the Maine State Parade with Mayfest, a first-annual festival in downtown Auburn with street acts, performances and a bean supper. Events on Maine State Parade Day begin at 9 a.m., with walking tours of Thorncrag Sanctuary, followed by a downtown Lewiston historic buildings tour, leaving from City Hall at 10:30. The Maine State Parade will step off from Frye and Main streets in Lewiston at 12:30 p.m., and Kora Shrine Temple will hold an open house. The festival, which starts at 3 p.m. on Main Street in Auburn, will include an antique car show and performances by local community groups including the Lewiston-Auburn Community Chamber Orchestra, dancers of the Finnish Heritage Society and Greek dancing. Mayfest is being presented jointly by LA Arts and WCSH TV.