100 Years Ago: Sept. 8, 1910
• Samuel S. Wilcox and Dora M. Cochrane, both of Caribou, wee united in marriage at the Methodist parsonage Tuesday, Sept.6, by Rev. J.H. Gray.
• Wedding bells. John A. McFee and Eva M. Lynch, both of Caribou,, were married on Aug. 20 by Rev. J. H. Gray.
• Harry Smith, who has been employed as baker for some time by Benjamin Michaud, moved his family from Houlton last week and will occupy the old Records house on Sweden Street, recently vacated by A.L. Merryweather.
• A. W. Stitham, mail carrier on route three, is enjoying his annual vacation of two weeks. His place during his absence is filled by E.O. Skillings.
• Mrs. George Houlchan of Washington, D,.C, is visiting her niece, Mrs. Fred J. Dionne and other relatives for a few days.
75 Years Ago: Sept. 5, 1935
• An act not on the program Wednesday afternoon at the Presque aisle Fair was the heroic stunt of Floyd Harmon, who had entered the chariot races. While warming up his chariot horses, Harmon broke a rein while in the back stretch. The horses swerved toward the fence and Harmon jumped. Madly the galloping pair circled the track as police and fair officials got the crowd away from the fences. Slightly bruised from his tumble, Harmon secured a pony and headed off the runaway tea. Meeting them as the pair came into the stretch Harmon piloted his pony alongside the galloping horses and to the amazement of the packed stands, jumped to the back of the nearest horse. Skillfully he brought the horses to a halt as the crowd shook the stand with their ovation.
• The members of the Battery B of the 152nd Field Artillery, commanded by Capt. George M. Carter, returned to its home armory in Caribou Saturday evening after the eventful scenes at Pine Camp. The 1935 maneuvers was the largest military mobilization since the World War, with about 40,000 men from divisions, including the First Regulars, gathered in an area roughly ten miles square. The cost of the maneuvers is estimated at $377,000.Maj. N.E. McCleur, army instructor of the 152nd Regiment described the great war game as wonderfully planned and carried out.
• Miss Kay Simonson of Limestone left Monday for New Hampshire to bring home Miss Ardelia Ward, who has been waiting on tables at Twin Lake villa. She also is going to bring Miss Georgie Soucia, who has been waiting on tables in a tea room in South Portland.
• Ralph Scott and son, Sheldon, have returned to their camp at Madawaska Lake after spending a week at North head, Grand Manan. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Scott’s niece, Miss Alda Stanley.
• Miss Rovena Munson let Caribou Saturday to enter Atlantic Union College, South Lancaster, Mass. Where she will take a pre-medical course.
50 Years Ago: Sept. 8, 1960
• The Caribou public school system Friday will discharge its record enrollment of 3,024 students for four weeks and the ,majority of them will head for the potato fields next week to help harvest Aroostook’s annual crop. The Caribou children will join with thousands of others in the county to contribute “manpower” to the army of close to 25,000 men, women and children who yearly pick upwards of 35,000,000 cwt. of potatoes. Also in the fields, during the next month will be pickers from new Brunswick and Quebec numbering from 5,000 to 7,000.
• Miss Celeste Bouchard,, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bouchard, has left for Portland where she will attend St. Joseph’s College.
• Army private Rodney W. Tardiff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Tardiff recently was graduated from the 101st Airborne Division Jump School at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Tardiff received his paratrooper wings after completing three weeks of intensive ground and aerial training which included five parachute jumps. He entered the Army last January and completed basic training at Fort Dix, N.J. The 19-year-old soldier attended Caribou High School.
• Beverly Michaud, who is taking a course in beauty culture in Bangor, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Michaud of Woodland.
• Dr. Elsie Haley and son Charles, have returned to Worcester after visiting her brother in -law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Page and her father, John Sjostedt, of Stockholm.
