Compiled by Sarah Berthiaume
Staff Writer
100 Years Ago • Nov. 20, 1907
The Aroostook Times
For the ladies — Ladies Day at the Elks Club was taken advantage of Tuesday by many who could attend and the advantages of the club were much enjoyed by those present. Games were indulged in by many and not a few took advantage of an opportunity to partake of the delicious cooking of the new chef Mr. Sammon. Dancing was the favorite of the evening with music by Bryson’s.
Power — A large traction engine with a well-drilling attachment came into Houlton one day last week under its own power. After scaring some horses, it put an automobile “to the woods.”
50 Years Ago • Nov. 14, 1957
The Houlton Pioneer Times
Highway hopes dashed — Houlton could see its hopes for early completion of the last miles of Maine’s sector of the Interstate Highway System to terminus of U.S. Route 2 at the International Boundary fade into the indefinite future as testimony unfolded from all sections of the state at the first public hearing before the Legislative Research Committee.
At no time during the session, which last more than eight hours, could representatives see any encouraging testimony to kindle any hope that construction of the federally-sponsored 315-mile expressway across Maine would be continued north of Bangor within the next decade.
