115 Years Ago – June 6, 1907
New sign — The L.J. Sherwood Co. have placed a new sign 21 feet long over their store front. Raised or block letters covered with gold are used in its construction. These letters are as beautiful as they are rare and it is another proof of the fact that the best is none too good for this progressive corporation.
115 Years Ago – June 12, 1907
Sport action – Houlton High played Gardiner High on the Tenney grounds Friday afternoon, winning by a score of 10-5. Up to the seventh inning the game was very interesting, but after that Gardiner went to pieces and Houlton won.
115 Years ago, June 5, 1907
High School Notes – . Prof. F. E. Woodruff of Bowdoin will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon before the graduating class of the Houlton High School, at Mansur’s Hall, Sunday evening next, at 8 o’clock, to which the public is cordially invited.
115 Years Ago – May 30, 1907
Returned from trip — W. R. Smith of the firm Hines & Smith Company returned Friday from a trip to Patten, Sherman Mills, Houlton, Bridgewater, Monticello and Mars Hill where he had been on a business trip, calling on the agents of the company in the towns named.
115 Years ago, May 29, 1907
New Barber Shop Opens – Mr. James Hoyt of Portage , has opened a barber shop here, and will be glad to see all his old friends in the chair.
115 Years Ago – May 16, 1907
A trip to Boston — C.S. Patterson is on a week’s trip to Boston. His place as clerk at the Vaughan House is filled during his absence by George Calkins.
115 Years Ago – May 22, 1907
Resigned from position — Mr. C.V. Hewey, who has had charge of the Elks Club since its opening, has resigned his position.
75 Years Ago – May 15, 1947
Umphrey named head of Colby Alumni — Harry Umphrey was named president of the Northern Aroostook Colby Alumni Association at the annual spring meeting of the organization at the Northeastland hotel.
75 Years Ago – May 8, 1947
Aroostook fire chiefs reelected — Kenneth Currie of Mars Hill was reelected president, Herbert Treffery of Presque Isle vice-president, and George Black of Easton secretary of the Aroostook County Fire Chiefs Association at its annual meeting at the Northeastland Hotel.
115 Years Ago – May 15, 1907
Fire damages property — On Thursday the Fire Company was called to Monticello to protect property adjoining the B. & A. passenger depot, which caught fire about 8:30, and was totally destroyed.
