115 Years Ago-1900
• May baskets are now the rage. The young folks very thoughtfully remembered several children who have been on the sick list for some time with well-filled baskets on Tuesday night.
• We think we can say without fear of contradiction that Caribou has a greater number of stylish turnouts than any other town in Northern Maine. Besides the many private rigs, the livery stables vie with each other to see which can turn out the most stylish team.
100 Years Ago-May 6, 1915
Citizens be aware — The police chief issued the following notices: “I shall make the annual inspection of the back yards on Monday, May 10, and will expect to find them all cleaned up”; and “All persons hitching teams of any kind on crossings so as to obstruct the travel on said cross walks will hereafter be dealt with according to law.”
A road in infancy — At a special town meeting held Thursday afternoon, the town voted to instruct the selectmen and treasurer to negotiate the town’s notes for the sum of $4,000 for the purpose of raising money to build the highway from Caribou to Presque Isle.
75 Years Ago-May 2, 1940
“Garden of Maine” — The Republican today received from the Aroostook Development Association a reply to an editorial which was printed a week ago relative to the use of the term “The Garden of Maine” for Aroostook publicity. The letter, from Guy E. Durgin of the association, indicated that the suggestion has been taken and already extensively used.
Annual meeting — The Caribou W.C.T.U. met Thursday, April 25, at the home of Mrs. Myrtle Brown. After partaking of the fine dinner served by the hostess and committee, the afternoon devotional period, followed by business, was conducted by president, Mrs. Mark Randall. Reports showed the good working condition of the union and gratifying results.
50 Years Ago-May 6, 1965
New library addition — The formal opening of the $150,000 addition to the Caribou Public Library will be unveiled Sunday, May 10. The local library now is as modern as a facility of its kind should be. The original building was funded in 1911 by a $10,000 Andrew Carnegie grant, and was dedicated in March 1912.
Jaycees’ awards — The Caribou Junior Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet at the Prestile Terrace with outgoing President Fred Martin installing new officers and presenting awards. Installed were: Carter Rake, president; Quentin Warren, first vice president; Ken Wyman, second vice president; Mike Hackett Jr., treasurer; and Everett Cole, secretary.
25 Years Ago-May 2, 1990
Landmark closes — The weather satellite station on Route 1 in Connor, a landmark since 1963, will be disassembled. The Air Force detachment stationed at the weather tracking site has been moved to Thule Air Force Base in Greenland, and the detachment completed its final satellite mission pass on April 13, 1990. The station was known as the Blotner Site in honor of Samuel Blotner, and received commendations for its 90-percent forecasting success rate.
Deer sightings — Many deer have been sighted during the morning and evening feeding times in the fields at Johnny Sodergren’s farm [in Stockholm]. Johnny reported the largest number seen at one time occurred on Easter Sunday, with 33 deer in the morning and a record 42 in the evening.
