100 Years Ago: 1923 One of the pleasant social events of the week was the WLU Membership Tea which took place at the home of Mrs. John M. Hyde on Main Street, Lewiston, Friday afternoon from three until five o’clock. The affair was marked by a charming informality, and was given for the purpose of […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 “Miss Portland,” otherwise Winona Evelyn Drew, who represented this Maine city in the Atlantic City beauty contest, arrived at Poland Spring early Thursday afternoon as a guest of the Portland Rotary club. She was accompanied by Thomas J. Cannon, manager for Maine of the Atlantic City contest; Francis Jensen, of the […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Efforts are to being made to improve the acoustics of the courtroom in the county building in Auburn. Either wires or a sounding board will probably be used for this purpose. Since the remodeling of the courtroom a few months ago, when the new wing was added, the attorneys and many […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Henry Ford stopped at the Ramsdell Antique Shop in Falmouth Foreside, Monday afternoon on his way from Seal Harbor, where he visited his son, Edsell, and tags bearing his name were placed on practically every article of furniture, and considerable old China and glassware, before he left. Hardly any of the […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Three hundred Rotarians, representing 28 New England Rotary clubs, had reached the Poland Spring house for their annual conclave of the 31st district, at 1 o’clock Monday afternoon. One hundred and fifty others are expected before night, and a few more on Tuesday morning. This will make quota – approximately 500 […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The first moving picture of Lewiston and Auburn, showing its development from the beginning, will be shown at the Empire Theatre on the 4, 5, & 6 of October as part of the regular program. The picture was made at the direction of the Lewiston Journal. Those who have seen the […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Mrs. Fred H. White entertained the Queen of Clubs at an auction luncheon Wednesday afternoon. A delicious luncheon was served at one o’clock at the New DeWitt. Covers were laid for fourteen and the centerpiece was Ophelia roses. After luncheon the guests motored to Mrs. White’s home at 501 Main street […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Among the Lewiston-Auburn Kiwanians registered at the New Ocean House, at Swampscott, Mass., who are attending the New England convention are Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Goodwin, Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Mann, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Strauss, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Miller, Rev. and Mrs. George F. Finnie, Mr. […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Mrs. Evelyn B. Levine of Waterville, a member of the Massachusetts Bar, was admitted to the Somerset bar by Judge Philbrook. Her name was presented by County Attorney James H. Thorne. Her husband is an attorney in Waterville. 50 Years Ago: 1973 Wednesday State police were attempting to track down a […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Life for the lighthouse keepers on islands along the Maine coast has changed much in recent years. Last Friday night Keeper Napoleon Fickett of the Seguin light and his family listened in on their radio and heard the story of the Dempsey-Firpo fight just as did folks on the mainland; also that […]