10 years ago

From the Journal Tribune: “The body of a young man was found behind Route 1 boarding house Tuesday morning, prompting an investigation by the Wells Police Department and Maine State Police Criminal Investigation Units. According to officers at the scene, the Wells Police Department responded shortly after 8 a.m. and found the body of the unidentified male in the backyard of the building, near a bicycle storage area.”

50 years ago

From the Biddeford-Saco Journal: “Most Rev. Daniel J. Feeney, bishop of the Portland Diocese, presided at the mass which was offered by Father Roland who has been a pastor of the Saco Church since 1950. Born in Ventry, County Kerry, Ireland on Aug. 28, 1888, Father Roland was ordained a priest by Cardinal Gibbons on May 25, 1916, after completing his studies at Mt. Saint Mary’s and Saint Mary’s Seminar in Baltimore.”

100 years ago

From the Biddeford Daily Journal: “Announcements were made this morning from all the cooperation’s offices in the two cities, the York, the Pepperell and Saco-Lowell, that the cooperations would shut down for all day on Saturday. There would be a had holiday anyway but the whole day prorgramme will be welcome for various reasons. There is to be a Buffalo Bill show in Biddeford, the pilgrimage of Bradford Commandery and doubtless picnics and other outdoors programmes that a whole day will be best for.”

— Krysteana Scribner