100 years ago, 1915 Great indignation has been created among the residents of Gamage avenue, Auburn, by the act of some vandal in spoiling the new concrete sidewalk near Shepley street. A heavy team was driven on the walk and turned around before the concrete had hardened. This was done not only once but twice. […]

100 years ago, 1915A hundred thousand pounds of ice has been placed at the disposal of Mayor Brann for distribution, free, this summer to the needy poor of Lewiston. The gift is made by the Lake Auburn Crystal Ice Co., and is made known to His Honor by the company in a letter. It will […]

100 years ago, 1915A private hospital to be known as the “Turner Street Private Hospital” will open its doors for service, June 21, and will be under the direction of Mrs. Evelyn Sawyer and Miss Etta M. Burnside. They plan to conduct a general hospital with special attention to surgical and maternity cases. There will […]

100 years ago, 1915Fred King, a motorman on the Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville Street railway. was prompt in averting a serious incident, Monday night. On the hill just beyond Lisbon Falls a little child rushed across the road and fell between the car tracks. The car was stopped within a few feet of the child […]

100 years ago, 1915Fire totally destroyed a two and a-half-story house owned by Fabrian Desjardins, on the corner of Dunn and South Main streets, Auburn, Saturday night. When first discovered at about 11.45, the flames were streaming high into the sky. The first duty was the arousing of the sleeping inmates and in this the […]

100 years ago, 1915 Sheriff L. E. Davis gave out Saturday statistics tending to show that he and his deputies are working, despite all reports to the contrary, and that their work is meeting with satisfactory results. He points out that for the April term of the supreme court alone his department collected $3,392.55 in […]

100 years ago, 1915Somebody, it is said, is breaking the rules of the Rum Game as played in Lewiston. A few arrests continue each day and the respondents appear in the municipal court, are charged with illegal possession, waive reading of warrant and hearing, and with as little time as possible arrange for the usual […]

100 years ago, 1915Partridge & Farris have taken over the agency for the Overland automobile for this district and are now making a large display of these tested cars at their show rooms, 88 Bates street. Just at this time they are making a feature display of the now Model 83 which sells for $750. […]

100 years ago, 1915A. Marsden of Auburn, who has engaged as chauffeur for Miss Delia Tebbetts of Auburn is going up to Boston next week to see the new Stanley steamer with the condenser. It is the plan of Miss Tebbetts to make up a party of four or five to drive across country from […]

100 years ago, 1915“Boy; he’s a whopper, b’gosh!” The man who gave utterance to the remark was justified. He stood in front or one of the Mohican’s big show windows on Main street. He was one of many. The subject of his comment was a big turtle inside the store. This particular member of the […]