100 years ago, 1914Claiming dissatisfaction with the conditions on the farm on the outskirts of Augusta where he had been “bound out” by the Maine Children’s Home at Augusta, Charles Holland, aged 14, with capital of 31 cents took the trolley car for Lewiston, riding until his money gave out and walking the rest of […]

100 years ago, 1914The remodeling of the Auburn Hall building as planned by the architect has been found to be too expensive and so will be abandoned by the committee on city property in Auburn. Alterations of the front will be made, however, but not on as large a scale as was planned at first. […]

100 years ago, 1914Lewiston had a healthful year according to the report of Secretary Epstein of the board of health. The board was called upon but 85 times to fumigate after contagious diseases. Nothing like an epidemic visited the city. Diphtheria cases were the most numerous with 53. Scarlet fever was second with 36. Following […]

100 years ago, 1914 Joe Burns, manager of the Lewiston team of the New England League, and other men prominently identified with baseball, are guests of Bill Carrigan, Lewiston resident and manager of the Boston Red Sox, at his camp at Lake Annabessacook. The party will remain in camp about a week, during which time […]

100 years ago, 1914 The churches of the two cities were well filled, Sunday, when “Every Man to Church” was the slogan. That the campaign of advertising from the pulpit, through the press and by other methods was a success can be demonstrated by the census taken in many of the parishes. The movement was […]

100 years ago, 1914Mr. “Bull” Montana, globe trotter and philosopher, sauntered into the Lewiston Journal office in tow of Gus Legendre Friday afternoon. He is a dark, pleasant spoken young Prussian and has wrestled in forty of the United States, to say nothing of matches abroad, China, Prussia and points west. It was suggested that […]

100 years ago, 1914At a meeting Monday of the directors of the Central Maine General hospital, the report of the building committee regarding bids for the new Central building was made. There were ten bidders, ranging from $76,224 to $88,077, exclusive of plumbing and heating. The lowest bidder wag A.P. Warren & Son of Auburn. […]

100 years ago, 1914Plans for a Maine checker association have been formulated by D.E. Hayes of Rumford, the well known checker player. The Rumford Mechanics’ Institution extends to the Maine checker players a cordial invitation to meet in its building, at their convenience, this winter, giving them opportunity to form the association, and also the […]

100 years ago, 1914An unconfirmed rumor says that Lewiston is to have a really and truely Union Station and that it will become an actual fact within the next three years. According to this rumor the Maine Central and the Grand Trunk roads have entered into an agreement whereby they will erect and maintain such […]

100 years ago, 1914Skating at Lake Auburn was never better than at present. Sunday more than 2000 persons enjoyed the sport there from early in the morning until late in the evening. Saturday night, too, there was a great crowd of skaters at the lake. The surface is smooth and in splendid condition for the […]