100 Years Ago: Nov. 3, 1910
• Samuel Taylor, one of Caribou’s oldest residents, is considered a genius and has just completed his sixth violin. The instrument is of fine tone and also of fine workmanship.
• Schuyler C. Page has returned from the northern past of the country where he has been engaged in building stations along the line on the new B &A extension.
• Milton T. Lufkin recently purchased a registered Oxford down ram of O.B. Griffin. The animal was bred by Mr. Griffin at his farm on Green Ridge.
• November has started outvery well in the manner of weather. This morning at seven o’clock the thermometer registered at six degrees above freezing and at noon 30 degrees above.
• Harry O. Stevens has remodeled the Lyman Hotel, which will hereafter be known as the Lyman Apartments. The dining room has been moved back and a partition put in the front part to be used as a store.
• John Squirrel, the young lad who had one wheel of an automobile pass over him several weeks ago, recovered from that injury only to meet with another accident last week. In some manner an electric light wire had broken down. Young Squirrel, boy-like, picked up both ends of the wire, thus completing the circuit and receiving quite a voltage.
75 Years Ago: Oct. 31, 1935
• Attention is called to the notice by Grover M. Hardison, town agent, to farmers and others who have a surplus of buckwheat or wheat flour in particular and beans, cabbage and turnips are very much desired and will be received at the town office for credit on taxes. Wood stumpage also is desired that the town may have an ample supply of wood for its needs during the coming winter. At the present time there are from 30 to 50 men daily engaged in cutting wood on shares at the tract in Connor which is controlled by the town of Caribou. Anyone who wishes may cut either soft or hard wood on a 50-50 basis — one cord for himself and one for the town.
1960 — Albert, left, and Gerard Boudreau, Caribou brothers, bagged themselves a couple of bears in the Blue River area a few days ago. It was the first time the brothers had ever encountered bears while hunting. The male, on the roof of the car, weighed about 250 pounds and the female in the vicinity of 200 pounds.
• It is pointed out that 17 new members of the freshmen class of Colby College are sons or daughters of alumni of the college. Among those in this year’s class is Wilson C. Piper, son of Mrs. Clara Collins Piper (Class of ’14) of Caribou.
• A group of boys on North Main street were engaged in shooting at passing cars with an air gun Wednesday noon. It is hoped the lads will find something else to take up their mind before flying glass from a broken window, or a blown-out tire causes a serious wreck.
• Thieves came to the home of E.A. Belyea on Limestone Street Friday night and stole 21 nice Rhode Island Red roosters which were being well fed and were soon to be sold. The night watchman found four of them on Water Street in a sack where they had evidently fallen from the car.
• Charles and Ansel Peterson of Stockholm and Stanley Pierson of New Sweden were among the out of town people who attended the BPW dance Tuesday evening.
• Nathan A. Currier and son, Dale, returned Friday from a visit to the markets in Boston and New York, where they have purchased new and attractive goods for the Pattee Co. store.
50 Years Ago: Nov. 3, 1960
• Mr. and Mrs. O.P. Pierson went to Boston Tuesday, to meet their son Peter, who was completed his tour of duty with the U.S. Navy, having spent a year in Puerto Rico.
• Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Smith and son, Derrick, are on a two-week trip to Bangor, Connecticut and New York.
• Joe Bouchard was in Portland over the weekend to attend a Credit Union meeting. He visited overnight with Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Farrell at Brewer, formerly of Caribou.
• A, Jerome Chambers, who has been serving with the 4th Armored Division, Armed Services in Germany, arrived in new York on the USNS Upshur, Oct. 12. He was processed out at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, N.Y. and arrived home Oct. 18. En route he visited his sister, Trudy a junior at UMO where they were supper guests of Ronald Price at Sigma Chi fraternity. They were met at Lincoln by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Asher Chambers and sister, Betheny.
• Bearce Carter, who is a student at Emerson School for Boys at Exeter, N.H., spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Milton Carter.
• The first annual northern Maine baton twirling contest was held in Caribou at the American Legion Home. First-place winners from Caribou were Deborah Hackett (age level five-and-a-half and under) and Janna Corey, (age level six to seven). Others winners from Caribou were Janell Corey, Hallie Anderson, Francis Disy, Antionette Disy, Linda Howe and Cindy Coviello. Other Caribou contestants were Connie Lee Disy, Judy Bartley and Margaret Manship.
25 Years Ago: Oct. 30, 1985
• On Nov.19, an all-night vigil will be kept so that all people of Caribou and the surrounding area may pray for peace and that president Reagan and Soviet Union Secretary Gorbachev may be blessed with guidance towards peace while attending the summit meeting in Geneva.
• Two incumbent Caribou city councilors and one school board appointee are unopposed for election on the Nov. 5 municipal ballot. Mayor Philip R. Bennett and Councilor John P. Belanger are seeking three-year terms on the city council, while Raymond D. Siver, appointed by the council in August to fill the unexpired term of Sandra Johnson, is seeking election to a one-year post.
• Over 300 lobsters and or steaks were served to people attending the Caribou Kiwanis Club’s annual supper and auction held on Oct, 19. The supper and auction netted $3,300 for the organization’s charities fund.
• Arnold Gahagan, Maine State Trooper, was recognized by members of the Lister Knowlton VFW Post 9389 with the presentation of the “Trooper of the Year” plaque, during the organization recent past commander’s and president’s supper. The presentation was made by Pete Meisburger, state junior vice commander.
