150 years ago

“Tuesday afternoon a little daughter of Mr George Newton, of Auburn, had a very fortunate escape from serious injury. She was passing Pierce’s jewelry store, as a man drove off the bridge, having in his wagon a calf, the cow following behind. As the cow saw the child on the sidewalk she sprang upon the little one, endeavoring to gore her; but the horns being very long passed by and threw her down. Before the cow could repeat the thrust, the child was rescued, terribly frightened, but not much hurt. It is another illustration of the danger of driving excited animals through the streets.”

100 years ago

“According to J.D. Sawyer, Lewiston slate-roofer, who is being sued for $5,000 by Joseph Caron in Superior Court, Auburn, he did not visit Mr. Caron’s divorced wife to have improper relations with her, but rather to enjoy her beer and wine.”

50 years ago

A break-in at Janelle’s Variety Store in Auburn last night led to the theft of “six cases of beer, two six-packs of soda, two bottles of Old Duke wine, two boxes of donuts, a box of gum, and 8 to 12 cartons of assorted cigarettes.”

25 years ago

“Nurses at Central Maine Medical Center voted 192-136 against forming a union Thursday, marking the second failed organizing drive by the Maine State Nurses Association at the Lewiston hospital. Almost all of the 345 nurses who were eligible to vote cast ballots in the election.”

This feature is courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society, 93 Lisbon St., Lewiston.