100 Years Ago: 1918

Two horses, valued at $600, the property of the City of Auburn, were electrocuted on Holland Street, Lewiston, near the works of the Texas Oil Co. about noon yesterday. The team is one that is used at the Auburn city farm and was being used to haul coal from a point near where the accident occurred to the Auburn farm. A wire carrying 2,200 volts, used to supply power to the Murphy Stone sheds, nearby, had been broken by limbs of a tree which had fallen onto it, caused by the storm, and lay in the street. The driver of the team, Charles Lalonde, saw the wire but suspected no danger and drove onto it, When the horses stepped onto the wire they were immediately electrocuted. With Lalonde in the team was C.R. Lee. Both men jumped and escaped injury, other than slight shocks, though it hard to understand why they were not electrocuted also. The wire could not have been in the road more than two or three minutes before the team came along, as this team and others had been passing continually during the forenoon and the Electric Co., received word of the incident before; they were notified by the Murphy Co. that the power had been shut off.

50 Years Ago: 1968

Judith Hurwitz, a senior at ELHS, attended Girls’ Nation, in Washington, D.C., this past summer. This program is a followup of Girls State and consists of a week in the nation’s capital, learning various federal government functions. During her stay, Miss Hurwitz took part in Senate sessions held by the representatives of Girl State, which included passing bills and electing the president and vice president of Girls Nation. She also listened to lectures on government given by high ranking officials, including Secretary of State Dean Rusk and others. A group of 98 girls attended this conference representing 45 states and the District of Columbia. As a bonus, the girls were given a tour of Washington including all of the famous landmarks.

25 Years Ago: 1993

A membership meeting is planned by the Lewiston-Auburn Jaycees on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Ramada Inn. Guest speaker will be John Bonneau, who will talk on living wills. On the business agenda will be a discussion of the Thanksgiving basket project and the possibility of a mayors debate. Anyone between the ages of 21-29 who would like to know more about the orientation should contact Paula Valliere.

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