100 years ago, 1916
The first electric train to be operated in Maine was run over the Lewiston-Portland Interurban line Saturday evening, for a tryout and on Sunday afternoon to take a party of about 60 people from Lewiston and Auburn to attend the Christian Science lecture. Both trips were entirely successful and the running time was kept very close to the regular schedule. The inauguration of a train service over this line, it is believed, will fill a long felt want in handling special parties and in taking care of heavy passenger traffic.

50 years ago, 1966
(Photo Caption) French star Maurice Chevalier, who performed Sunday evening for employees of the Bates Manufacturing Co., chats with an admirer in his dressing room at the Lewiston Memorial Armory prior to the program. The star was given an ovation by the near-capacity crowd. The program served as a climax to the annual presentation of service awards to the employees in the afternoon at Holiday Inn.

25 years ago, 1991
Androscoggin County commissioners were seeing red — in anger and ink — Wednesday night over state mandates they claim will wreak havoc with the county budget and unfairly burden taxpayers. Commissioners lambasted the state government over two particular issues: its nonpayment of money to the county for felons housed in the Androscoggin County Jail and a proposal to shift the cost of district court witness fees from state to county government. County Treasurer Normand Labbe predicted the latter would cost the county “way over $100,000” and force the treasurer’s office to hire another full-time employee just to process the paperwork. Although little formal action resulted from the discussion, commissioners spent much of the meeting voicing their discontent about state government.

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