100 years ago, 1914
The Lewiston police were notified, last evening, that a horse which had been hired from Perreault’s stable, had been killed on the Lisbon Road as the result of fast driving. According to information furnished the authorities, a young woman was driving the horse, and in an endeavor to go faster than a passing electric, was whipping the horse. Suddenly the animal stumbled, or fell from exhaustion. The horse died within a few moments. Word was sent to the stable and the wagon and harness, as well as the man and woman, were brought back to Lewiston. It was stated at the stable that no action in the courts was contemplated at present as it was expected that a settlement would be made for the horse.

50 years ago, 1964
Employees of the Hill Division of the Bates Manufacturing Company, at their regular monthly meeting at the local Textile Workers Union of America Hall, discussed the Hill Division’s current four-day work week, which has been in effect for over two weeks. Denis A. Blais, local TWUA official, said the union proposed to the large textile firm that it work a five-day week and instead, give the Hill workers two weeks off this summer instead of one week, as is currently planned. The switch to a four-day week was made some two weeks ago, Blais said, and the company has been noncommittal as to how long the shorter work week would continue.

25 years ago, 1989
The Lewiston Planning Board is recommending the city sell the former Frye School, but wants a condition of sale to be retention of the historical nature of the building. City Development Director Robert J. Thompson said the city has received no formal offers regarding the three-story 123-year-old building at 140 Ash Street, but has had a number of inquiries. The building closed as a school about two years ago because it lacked a lunchroom and gym and had uneven heat. It has remained vacant since that time. It is named after Sen. William P. Frye, who was born in 1830, had served as a state legislator and mayor of Lewiston before becoming a congressman from 1870 to 1881.