100 Years Ago: August 31, 1911
• Arthur Belyea of Caribou, who is studying for the ministry, occupied the pulpit at the Methodist Church Sunday night and preached an able and interesting sermon.
• Wood Ryder and Phillip Piltz left Friday for the Canadian Northwest where they will locate if all is satisfactory.
• Mrs. Cary S. Gammon, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Bishop and other relatives for several weeks, left on the noon train today for St. Louis, where Mr. Gammon has a fine position.
• Henry Cox of Caribou and Mrs. Rosanna Gibson of Guilford were united in marriage at the home of Mr. Cox, Aug. 26, by Rev. J.H. Gray.
• Fred Hawkes, lately of Houlton, where he conducted a restaurant, has accepted a position as clerk in Bishop Brother’s clothing store.
75 Years Ago: Aug. 27, 1936
• W.W. Raymond, up-to-date proprietor of Havey’s Pharmacy, has made an improvement in the appearance of his store recently by removing the line of show cases which were on the left hand side. In their place modern display shelving has been installed along the wall and this shelving and the wall behind is finished in black and silver, presenting a strikingly attractive appearance, as well as making the display of goods much more effective and giving greater floor space in this heretofore crowded store.
• Miss Alice Billington, manager of the Western Union office in this town, is on her annual vacation which she is spending in Milo, Boston and other places.
• The Aroostook Republican is starting, on Sept. 1, the greatest campaign it has ever staged to increase its number of subscribers. Valuable prizes are offered to the total value of $1, 028.50, which will go to those who are diligent and persevering in securing subscriptions. The first prize is a 1936 five-passenger Chevrolet town sedan, valued at $666. Second prize is a Westinghouse electric refrigerator, five-cubic foot capacity, the latest Jubilee mode, valued at $169.50. Third prize is a Cine-Kodak 8, moving picture camera and projector, the complete outfit for taking movies and showing them, valued at $73.50. Fourth prize is a Crosley console radio, valued at $69.96. Other prizes include $5, $10, $15 and $20 in cash.
• An attempt to secure wider patronage of farms exhibiting the Approved Farm Roadside Market signs has been launched. Over 2,500 letters have been mailed to consumers and retail buyers in Maine cities explaining that “Approved Farm Roadside Market” signs mean that only strictly fresh home-grown products are dispensed at the stands displaying the sign.
• Carl Wickstrom and Eunice Hedman of New Sweden were married Wednesday night by Rev. John R. MacGorman. They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Oberg. The young newlyweds left after the ceremony for a wedding trip to Gardiner and Worcester, Massachusetts.
50 Years Ago: Aug. 31, 1961
• Several months of preparation for summer encampment by the men of the 1st Howitzer Battalion, 152nd Artillery under the command of Lt. Col. Jesse R. Russell with headquarters in Caribou will come to an end at 8 o’clock Friday morning. At that time 70 vehicles carrying 359 men, will start on a 700-mile trek to Camp Drum, New York. The National Guard advance party of two officers and 25 enlisted men left Caribou last Thursday. Since 1943 the Aroostook outfit has traveled over 2,000,000 vehicular miles without any serious accident.
• Coburn Holts, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Holts and three children of Skowhegan recently visited Coburn’s mother, Mrs. Zella Holts and his sister Mrs. Stella Helstrom in Perham.
• Miss Barbara Jepson is employed at the Elwin Espling Tastee Freeze in Caribou.
• The Caribou Youth Center was the recipient of a useful gift this week in the form of a new tennis table. The donor was Bernard Knox, proprietor of Knox Oil Co., of Caribou. The new table was delivered to the Youth Center by Knox and it brought to three, the number of tennis tables now in use at the local center.
• Candace and Betty Jean Davidson, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. James Davidson of Caribou each received a third premium award in the children’s art contest during the Northern Maine Fair.
