100 Years Ago: 1923 Where did the alcohol in Henry Tarr’s fish house come from? Where did it go? Last Monday Mr. Tarr went to his fish house for his gear. An object under a quilt took his eye. At first he thought there was a corpse under the quilt but on snatching it away […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The rain came just in time to help out the water situation on the farms in Maine. Many wells had gone dry and water for all purposes was being hauled from springs and ponds and streams. Many had taken advantage of the dryness to dig new wells, as it was believed […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 A haul of 75 gallons of high grade alcohol was made on the Poland Spring road yesterday afternoon, by Deputies Leveque, Maloney and Dobbins of the Sheriff’s department. The seizure came about as result of a tip received at the Sheriff’s office concerning the peculiar actions of a party of motorists […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The BPW club is invited to a private opening of the Mary Elizabeth Gift shop, over the Bates Remnant store, which Miss Mary Dixon is having especially for the members Friday afternoon and evening. Members planning to attend the supper preceding the meeting of the club Monday night, must notify Miss […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Opportunity Farm New Gloucester is rejoicing in the addition of a new barn to its buildings. This is to be opened for inspection Saturday afternoon from two to five, rain or shine. Not only the men but the  women are invited. The Opportunity Farm quartette will sing. There will be a […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Mayor Cummings and the five councilmen of Auburn will represent the city of Auburn at the formal opening of the Portland-Lewiston highway October 24. The ceremonies will take place at Gray where representatives of various towns thru which the road passes. and also the State highway commission will assemble. The party […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Enlargement of the DeWitt Hotel, by building an annex extending over the vacant lot just above the hotel on Pine street, is under consideration, according to an unconfirmed report. With the new armory-auditorium, larger hotel accommodations are now desired more than ever before, and the enlargement of the DeWitt, is believed […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Mrs. Elsie Anthoine and Mrs. A. L. Campbell will be the hostesses at the meeting Monday afternoon of the Murray Club which will take place at the home of Mrs. Anthoine on Sabatis street. The speaker will be Rev. Will A. Kelley, on “The Philosophy of American Home Life.” 50 Years […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The Lend-a-Hand Club will have preaching services in Centennial hall, in New Gloucester Sunday, Oct. 14, at 2.30 o’clock. Rev. J. Charles MacDonald, pastor of the Court St. Baptist church, Auburn, will be the speaker. This service is from the memorial fund left by the late Amos Eveleth of New Gloucester. […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 A postcard, mailed at Squirrel Island, near Boothbay Harbor, on July 4, 1906, was delivered Friday to Perley Wallace, 4 Hill Street. It was mailed by a hotel clerk at the island, and shows the landing, with a number of women gowned in the fashion of that period. The card bears […]