100 years ago, 1915
Lewiston’s Harvest Carnival will wind up Friday night in a blaze of glory if the plans for a welcome to Bill Carrigan, son of Lewiston and successful manager of the Boston Red Sox World’s Championship Baseball Club, go thru. A big auto parade with bands and fireworks and all the settings that will make all the politicians’ hearts beat high with envy will be the sensation. Mr. and Mrs. Carrigan, Heinie Wagner (star infielder), the city government, the press (unless the committee has been kidding), and other notable characters around the town will ride in the machines. These will be escorted under the direction of “Nuf Ced” Curran by the Lewiston Rooters. Especially those who took the trip to Boston are planning to be on hand, but escort duty is not limited to these fans. Everyone will be welcome.

50 years ago, 1965
The sale of a large Greene-Wales estate to a well-known Maine horseman was disclosed today by Louis P. Guillmette of the C. Walter Guillmette Realty Co. of Auburn. He reported that negotiations have been completed for the sale of Pine Tree Stables in Greene and Wales by the Norman B. Woolworth estate. Guillmette said the purchaser of the property is Harold Ralph of Waldoboro, widely known throughout the state as a horse trainer and harness racing enthusiast. Guilmette stated that the transaction included 359 acres of land and four buildings. “There’s five miles of aluminum fencing and nine paddocks,” he noted, adding that the property also includes a training oval.

25 years ago, 1990
A year ago, 254 Mainers lost their jobs when Maine Electronics Inc. in Lisbon closed its doors. Today, about 160 of those workers are involved in training programs or actively looking for work with new job skills. Those workers chose to take advantage of the state’s Rapid Employment Training Initiative, or RETI, which is intended to help displaced workers develop new job skill and return to the workforce as quickly as possible.

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