100 Years Ago: 1924

While Carroll Everett,who resides near Elmwood station was milking his cows Tuesday evening, he smelled smoke. He started out of doors to learn if there was any fire about, he met at the door a neighbor, Kenneth Dunn, who warned him that flames were shooting through the roof from the hayloft.

An instant later the whole building was ablaze.

Mr. Everett burned his hands slightly as he tried to close the barn doors, in an effort to stop the draft until he could save his stock. However, it was impossible to enter the barn again, and six cows, a heifer, a pair of horses, worth at least $500, flock of hens, the most of which Mr. Everett had just bought, were lost.

There were about 50 tons of hay in the barn, part of which Mr. Everett had put in for his stock, the rest being intended for sale He had raised large crops of vegetables for market, and only that afternoon had put in a two-horse load of potatoes, all of which were lost, as well as about eight cords of wood in the dooryard.

The fire spread rapidly to the shed. and then to the house. The house had just been remodeled and renovated inside, and a sun porch added.

Help was summoned from the surrounding communities and from Auburn, and while the progress of the flames could not be checked, nearly all the furniture was saved from the house.

Mr. Everett estimates his loss at about $9000 with only a small insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown.

50 Years Ago: 1974

The Maine State Lottery, charged by law with giving away more than 40 cents on every dollar it collects, yesterday handed out close to $200,000 to 18 exuberant Super Drawing winners, with Lewiston’s Glen Paul Thibodeau carrying home a certificate worth $1,000.

25 Years Ago: 1999

Freshmen and sophomores at Livermore Falls High School will soon be introduced to a new requirement for their social studies classes- a history fair.

The proposal was announced last week to the SAD 36 Board of Directors by teachers Sue St. Pierre, Ted Finn and Ryan Wilkins, who gave a video presentation, explained the requirements and answered several questions. The formal presentation to students will be on Nov. 8.

The history fair is designed as an assessment event that will measure the students’ ability to show mastery of the Maine State Learning Results, they explained.

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