100 years ago, 1917
That was a great fox hunt taken by Fred Mower and Harry Hartwell of Auburn the other day. The fox was started not far from Mt. Auburn cemetery and the hunt was proceeding after the regulation manner when Fred and his snowshoes went into the deep snow and he was stranded. The fox viewed the scene with great complacency and then trotted leisurely away after which Fred was rescued from his perilous position.

50 years ago, 1967
Installation of a ten-station Intercommunications system at the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department got underway today. The system, being installed by personnel of the Downeast Ham Shack of Lewiston, was included in the last two-year Androscoggin budget, but officials ran into difficulty in dealing with one firm and had to contract with the Lewiston firm. Sheriff Robert W. Bonenfant said completion of the installation will make possible the opening of new visitors’ quarters at the county jail — quarters which have still not been used despite the fact that the addition was completed last fall.

25 years ago, 1992
Youngsters at Annie Woodbury School in Auburn got slimed Thursday, but they didn’t call Ghostbusters. Some squealed and recoiled from the creature that had dripped its goo on them. Others just giggled and peered more closely at the squishy, big-footed slimer: a snail from the Gulf of Maine. It was one of about 18 specimens of sea life they got up close and personal with during a program presented by Elaine Patry Jones, a former Auburn resident who is now the state’s director of marine science education. Called “The Sea Comes to the Classroom,” the program provides hands-on experience with sea urchins, scallops, lobsters, crabs, clams, mussels, sea cucumbers and more. At Annie Woodbury, it was intended to enhance curriculum whose theme is treasures, teacher Leslie Wilhelm explained.

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