100 Years Ago: July 16, 1908
• W. R. Pattee, the dry goods man, returned from New York City where he had been picking up midsummer bargains.
• An electrical storm did considerable damage to telephone service, putting 53 lines out of commission, with lightning striking several poles.
• A man, considerably under the influence of something stronger than iced tea, was arraigned before Judge Lumbert for disturbing the peace.
• L.W. Stevens and Son disposed of five carloads of horses and still had orders for another choice load and had a choice lot of heavy draft horses on the way.
• The man who made the prediction that the summer would be cold, wet and backward like the previous summer was encouraged to start hunting brown-tail moths, as his usefulness in foretelling the weather in Aroostook County was at an end.
• George Calkins took over clerking duties at the Vaughan House, taking the place of C.S. Patterson, who was ill with a heavy cold.
75 Years Ago: July 20, 1933
• First Lady, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt spent over an hour in Caribou, enjoying lunch and a break from traveling, on her way back into the states from a tour of the Gaspe and River du Loup country.
• William L. Robbins, editor of the Aroostook Republican, spoke at a Caribou Rotary Club meeting, asking them to sponsor the establishment of a municipal swimming pool.
• Miss Claudine Bowden, leader of Troop 3 Girl Scouts, was one of many residents who had the pleasure of shaking hands with Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, honorary leader of the Girl Scouts of the nation.
• Townspeople watching the sky were disappointed as General Balbo of the Italian Air Armada lead the 24 planes on a more southerly course, flying over the Moosehead Lake region rather than over northern Aroostook County.
• Wilfred W. Raymond became the new owner of Havey’s Pharmacy in Caribou, when he bought it from the previous owner’s son, Joseph Havey.
• With the aid of volunteer labor, the Limestone baseball diamond on the Walter Phair farm was completed in record time, and the team won their first game with a score of 10-8 against Easton.
50 Years Ago: July 17, 1958
• Arthur Dorey, son of USAF Sergeant and Mrs. Harry Dorey, of Caribou, was accepted as a student at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in Maryland.
• Mrs. Mary “Grammie” Wilcox, whose family included 53 grandchildren and 48 great-grandchildren, celebrated the birth of her 101st grandchild.
• A two-hour fire destroyed the barn owned by Sanger Maxwell. Damage was estimated at $5,000, which included the loss of the barn, a car, a bull, four calves and some chickens.
• The Nylander museum, in Caribou, was host to a special guest exhibition, a Black Widow spider named “Matilda.”
• Airman Third Class Charles M. Shepard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Shepard, of Caribou, completed his initial course of Air Force basic military training.
• Boyd Pierson, chairman of the Caribou Board of Trade, issued a special invitation to northern Aroostook shoppers to attend the third annual Dollar Days Sale in Caribou, during which stores had special sales and deals.
25 Years Ago: July 20, 1983
• The Raymond family celebrated their 50th anniversary at Havey’s Pharmacy, marking Wilfred Raymond’s purchase of the store on July 19, 1933.
• NASCAR driver, Bobby Allison served as a good-will ambassador for auto racing when he visited the Aroostook County International Speedway in Caribou.
• A grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the brand new Lee Estates apartments in Caribou, owned by P.L. Willey and Company.
• Patrick K. Coville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Coville of Stockholm, earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Michigan State University.
• Future Farmers of America members Matt Borden and Danny Raymond of Caribou, joined Larry Hammond and Steve Reder, members from Easton, in visiting Congresswoman Olympia Snowe during the FFA’s Washington D.C. Conference.
• Michael McCormack, language arts curriculum coordinator for the Caribou school system, spoke at the meeting of the Caribou Board of Education about bringing the curriculum alive for teachers and students.
