100 years ago, 1917
A valuable pair of horses and lumber cart owned by Robert Stewart mysteriously disappeared from Main street, Lewiston, yesterday afternoon at 4:46. The team was valued at about $625. Up to a late hour last night Mr. Stewart had been unable to get any trace of the team. Mr. Stewart left his team in front of the Mohican store. He says he was not in the store more than three minutes and when he returned the horses were nowhere in sight. Mr. Stewart says he cannot understand the case. At first he supposed the horses had walked off a few rods on some side street or perhaps had started towards home. Now he is convinced that the outfit was stolen, perhaps with the intention of taking the team into the big woods.
50 years ago, 1967
The unusually large number of cases on the docket at Eighth District Court, Lewiston, yesterday, resulted in added work for more than just the court staff. Lewiston’s Attendance Officer Henry Provencher Jr. was at the court to see if any of the Lewiston students who did not have court “appointments” were there merely to lend moral support to some of their friends as a result of a local “riot” incident the previous night. Provencher said that no truants were found in court during the morning session but that two students were returned to class when he visited the court later in the day.
25 years ago, 1992
The biggest Christmas parade in recent memory assembled Saturday as thousands of people lined the main streets of Paris and Norway to welcome Santa and Mrs. Claus to the Oxford Hills region. From Market Square in Paris to Advertiser Square in Norway, the entourage of costumed children, singing angels, marching soldiers, festive musicians and decorated animals marched or rode in the more than one-hour procession. “It was the best parade we’ve ever had. Every year it gets better,” said Debbie Wyman, executive director of the Oxford Hills Area Chamber of Commerce, sponsor of the annual event. In its sixteenth year, the parade featured 41 entrants.
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