100 years ago, 1916
Booze by the keg, half barrel and barrel, marked for Lewiston parties, has been seized at Yarmouth by Cumberland county deputy sheriffs. A Portland paper said, “The brazen boldness of Boston booze shippers was never more clearly demonstrated than when they shipped in an open car, routing it through ‘safe’ territory, an enormous quantity of booze.” The car contained 45 half barrels, eight full barrels of sparkling ale and about a half dozen kegs of lager beer. The cargo was loaded onto teams and hauled to Portland to be turned over to the officers at the County building in that city.

50 years ago, 1966
Extensive crop damage was reported in the Turner Village area early Friday morning when a severe hail storm swept across Upper Street, Lower Street, the Village and Chase’s Mills. Orchardists reported that the size of the hailstones was such were such that fruit was mutilated and would not recover. Rufus Prince said that he estimated a production loss of about 30 percent in his Lower Street orchards. It was reported that corn fields on Upper Street were demolished as were smaller garden crops.

25 years ago, 1991
If the Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee gives the green light today, shoppers will be able to bus around the mall district here for a three-month trial run from October through the Christmas season. The proposed weekday-only routes total 143 miles a day, costing the Mexico-based, non-profit Western Maine Transportation Service Inc. a projected $1.30 a mile. WMTS gets the $1 riders are charged, or 75 cents for senior citizens and students of Central Maine Technical College, who would be included on the evening route.

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