100 Years Ago – Feb. 4, 1920
Congratulations — At the meetings of the directors of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad and of the Northern Telegraph Co., which were held Friday at the B. & A. offices, the resignation of C.J. Ham, who has been corporate auditor, was accepted and E.C. Alexander, heretofore statistician for the Bangor & Aroostook, was appointed to fill the vacancy for the both companies.
Andrew J. Saunders and Geo. H. Benn, president of the Houlton Park Association, left Tuesday for Bangor to attend a meeting of Maine Fair interests to make details for the Fairs this coming season.
100 Years Ago – Jan. 21, 1920
New store — B. E. Anderson, propr. of the Houlton Shoe Hospital, opened his new shoe store in the Fox Bros. store and his first day’s business was a most satisfactory one.
100 Years Ago – Jan. 14, 1920
Houlton daily makes appearance — The first regular edition of the Aroostook Daily News made its appearance on Monday and is the first daily paper to be published in Aroostook County.
The following is the second of two articles highlighting some of the top business stories from 2019. This article highlights the events from July to December.
The following is the second of two articles highlighting some of the top business stories from 2019. This article highlights the events from July to December.
100 Years Ago – Jan. 7, 1920
New quarters — B.E. Anderson, who has been conducting a retail shoe business as well as a repairing department, has leased the Fox store.
115 Years Ago – Dec. 23, 1904
Best Christmas present — Ernest Leighton, who for the past three years has been employed at Perks Bros.’ drug store, received as his best Christmas present a certificate from the State Board of Pharmacy making him a registered pharmacist for the State of Maine.
The following is the first of two articles highlighting some of the top business stories from 2019. This article highlights events from January to June.
The following is the first of two articles highlighting some of the top business stories from 2019.
