100 Years Ago: 1925 On a lemon tree bearing buds, blossoms, and several ripe and unripe lemons, owned by Mrs. Frank A. Frost, a lemon ripened and fell from the tree this week. The lemon weighed 15 ounces. Mrs. Frost says she doesn’t have to go to Florida for her fruit. 50 Years Ago: 1975 […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 A bolt of lightning, in the midst of a high wind storm bearing alternate rain and snow Thursday afternoon struck and burned a large hay barn in Bowdoinham owned by E.P. and W.B. Kendall, grain dealers. 50 Years Ago: 1975 The cities of Auburn and Lewiston are in the process of […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 The faculty of Jordan High School gave a farewell luncheon party Thursday noon for Miss Helen F. Sheehan of the faculty who leaves on Friday for Wakefield, Mass. to assume new duties. The luncheon was a complete surprise to Miss Sheehan who attended with the thought of it being the regular […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 Two 16 year old youths were held at the Lewiston police station some time Tuesday evening on a charge of having used obscene language and insulting an officer, said Patrolman Mr. Petropulos who has charge of the Lincoln street beat. They were later released. 50 Years Ago: 1975 Several parents of children in attendance at Holy Family School in Lewiston have […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 A gray horse owned by Edmond Ouelette of Lewiston Junction which either wandered off or was stolen from Lincoln street, Sunday while the owner was attending church, was recovered Monday near the Bates College campus by the Lewiston police. The wagon was reported to be still missing however. 50 Years Ago: […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 An article for February 22, 1925 is unavailable, an article from February 22, 1924 is being offered instead. Washington’s Birthday heralded the second annual Winter Carnival for Hallowell. The day apparently was made for the occasion and the whole town turned out in honor of King Winter, and his bunch of […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 Harry Raeburn who is coaching the Knights of Columbus minstrels to be presented at Lewiston City Hall on Tuesday evening, says the show has gone together in a remarkable way, and he feels confident  that Lewiston and Auburn are going to see something bordering on the professional when the Knights “do […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 A Bath man reports that he found his well frozen over Wednesday morning although the mercury did not go far below the freezing point. This was the first time the well has frozen during the winter. During the zero weather of last month the water in the well was so low that it […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 Albert T. Gastonguay was nominated late Wednesday afternoon by Gov. Brewster to be a member of the Lewiston police commission in place of F. X. Marcotte, who has resigned. 50 Years Ago: 1975 The coffers of the city of Auburn are $500 richer today, the result of a donation by a […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 Hurrying along the spring and pushing winter aside seems to be the thing just now, for one of our prominent Lewiston social leaders here was delighted Tuesday to see that her garden was of real summer appearance with tulips above the earth more than an inch. 50 Years Ago: 1975 Who […]