100 years ago, 1915
It was Gramp Morse and he was leaning over a hitching post apparently communing with nature when seen by a Journal reporter. On being asked to answer the query of Jim Tracy regarding his dog, Gramp mournfully replied: “I fear that he is lost. He was with Jim Tracy during his three weeks’ hunt in the northern woods and when Jim was lost my dog hit the trail and has not since been seen. They found Jim walking in a circle and led him home but the big storm killed the scent and the dog is still hunting. It is too bad to lose a good dog for a hunter like Jim Tracy.”

50 years ago, 1965
Bliss College students will have their Winter Carnival next week, opening the two-day program with an afternoon of skating at Pettengill Park Wednesday. That evening, a variety show is being presented by the Eagles Hall on Park Street, and the sorority, fraternity and dramatic club members are participating. Back at the campus on Thursday morning, snow sculpturing will begin at 9:30 a.m. with James Benson of Winthrop in charge.

25 years ago, 1990
Auburn City Councilors Monday said they wanted to review cost estimates and potential sites for building a new public library as a solution to solving crowding problems in both the existing facility and the City Building. At a workshop session with the Portland architects and library officials involved in a space study of the city government complex at the corner of Court and Spring Street, councilors said the option of building a new library appeared the most logical. They did not discuss funding or the cost of the project. The approach was one of four alternatives to crowding in the City Building presented by the Portland Design Team, the architectural firm hired to conduct a $10,000 study of the problem and recommend solutions. Other alternatives include expanding both buildings at their present locations, relocating the City Building to a new site and using the existing building as a library annex or relocating both facilities to a new location.

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