100 years ago: 1919 The annual New Year’s Eve banquet of the permanent firemen of the Lewiston Fire Department was served at the Central Fire Station Tuesday evening. Mayor Charles P. Lemaire of Lewiston was a guest of honor, also Chief C.H. Blethen of the Auburn department. Other guests were ex-fire commissioner George E. McCarthy, […]

100 years ago: 1919 Harrison G. Otis, Auburn, city manager and the first city manager in Maine, has resigned to take effect immediately. The resignation was accepted at an executive meeting of the city council Thursday night. Mr. Otis assumed the duties of city manager in February 1918. 50 years ago: 1969 No new apparent […]

100 years ago: 1918 The Annual Meeting of the Androscoggin Anti-Tuberculosis annual association will be held on Monday, January 6, 1919, at three o’clock p.m. for the following reasons: 1. To hear and set upon the records and reports of the officers and committee. 2. To elect officers. 3. To transact any other business that […]

100 years ago: 1918 When all else in 1918 has been forgotten, the story will be told of the manner of Maine’s reception of the news of the signing of the armistice — on Nov. 11, when practically all business ended, throughout the State, when men, women, and children flocked into the streets of every […]

100 years ago: 1918 Lewiston stores will be closed New Years Day, this was decided at a meeting of the Ad Men’s bureau Monday morning in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. There were twelve or fifteen members present as the two-hour discussion took place. Not all the members were in favor at the start, for […]

100 years ago: 1918 Christmas was observed at the Auburn Home for Aged Women Wednesday and a number of women who are interested in the welfare of this institution attended. The Christmas tree was handsomely decorated and bore many Christmas presents for members, and for the matron, Miss Sarah A. Fogg. Miss Laura Webber, Miss […]

100 years ago: 1918 When the Burnham & Morrill canning factory in Minot was taken down, and the large part of it moved away, a short time since the superintendent John Cuskley. who saw the business thus come to an end, also saw its start nearly half a century ago, for he was the only […]

100 years ago: 1918 President Wilson’s plans for meeting with American troops at American army headquarters at Chaumont and then proceed to England are now complete. He will leave Paris tomorrow night and will not return until New Years Day. His movements while he is with the artillery, Mr. Wilson insisted in taking Christmas dinner […]

100 years ago: 1918 Through the splendid co-operation of the State Highway commission, Auburn will receive $200 more for road construction in the coming year than the letter of the law allows. The mathematics involved in computing this sum is somewhat complicated, but it is verified that the city is fairly entitled to the money. The […]

100 years ago: 1918 The all-day meeting of Auburn Grange on Saturday was one of the events of the season. It was a combination affair, as there was a program in the forenoon and still another in the afternoon. A large part of the afternoon was given over to the Christmas trees, and these made […]