100 years ago, 1915
One hundred and eight grocerymen ate their fill of Penley’s Blue Tag Hams, Sunday afternoon at the packing room of the E. W. Penley company, Auburn. The guests were served the Blue Tag Ham in plenty, but there was also plenty else to eat for clam stew, onion salad, sauer kraut, coffee, Highland spring water and cigars were on the menu and the genial hospitality of E. W. Penley provided an abundance of everything. Penley’s Blue Tag orchestra added much to the enjoyment of the party. Employes at the packing house were waiters. After dinner the guests were shown thru the house, its immaculate care being remarked upon by everyone. The Penley Packing company is one of Auburn’s largest business concerns.

50 years ago, 1965
Lewiston High School Key Club members who dribbled a basketball from Lewiston to Bangor on Saturday arrived in the Queen City at about 4 p m., it was reported Sunday night. The group finished the 100-plus mile route in an estimated 16 hours, four hours before the championship basketball game staged in Bangor. The 27 Key Club members began the trek at midnight Friday and headed for Bangor via Augusta. At about 2:15 a.m., the group had managed to record 18 miles of their journey.

25 years ago, 1990
Four Lewiston schools were without power for about an hour Friday when a squirrel tangled with a transformer at the Crowley Road substation and lost. The lights went out at Farwell, Longley and Montello elementary schools as well as at Lewiston High School around 11:15 a.m. Also affected were parts of Lisbon, Webster, Russell and Pleasant streets, Central Avenue and parts of East Avenue. Principals at all three elementary schools said routine was not affected by the outage. “It was no big deal. The kids got a few extra minutes at the noon break,” said Carroll Scribner, principal at Longley, “and the teachers ate by candlelight.”

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