100 years ago, 1916
Maurice Gould, a well-known young man about town in Turner, was seriously bruised when the horse he was driving became frightened at an automobile and ran away. Frank Dillingham had just backed his auto from a garage preparatory to making the run to Lewiston. The horse became frightened and soon unmanageable, running into a telephone pole and catching one of the wagon wheels where Mr. Gould was thrown to the ground.

50 years ago, 1966
Nearly 200 Lewiston school safety patrolboys will be treated to their annual year-end outing at Bear Pond Park, Turner. Police Lt. Herve Gendreau, head of the department’s Traffic Bureau, which supervises the patrol boys, said today that buses will leave for the recreational area at 8:15 a.m. sharp from the Park Street side of City Hall, rain or shine. The youths will be treated to lunch at noon and will return to Lewiston at 2 p.m. Swimming at the pond will be allowed only during the morning hours, provided parents’ permission is obtained before leaving.

25 years ago, 1991
The superintendent had barely arrived at Lake Street School Thursday morning when a crowd gathered and people started pulling his bow tie. “The duty teacher asked me why I was all dressed up,” Seth Goodwin recalled at mid-afternoon, still looking crisp and fresh in a dark blue and white striped shirt, suspenders and navy blue clip-on tie. Seth had good reason to be dressed for success: He was the Auburn School Department’s Superintendent for a Day. In a year marked by labor strife and budget worries, few people might want the job held by Superintendent Rick Fenton. But 8-year-old Seth paid $19 to step into his shoes for just 24 hours, offering the high bid for the position in public television station WCBB’s recent fund-raising auction.

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