115 Years Ago – July 17, 1901
Take me out to the ballgame — The Caribou ball team was defeated in Old Town last Friday, in a game of 11 innings, the score being 7-6. Saturday afternoon, the table were turned on the Old Towners, doing them up in fine style. The score was 11 for Caribou and 5 for Old Town.
100 Years Ago – July 20, 1916
New potatoes in the market — New potatoes from Aroostook’s 1916 crop are in the market. Shipping to outside markets will probably begin next month.
Bad road– One Republican reader noticed “about as poor a piece of road as can be found” between Caribou in Houlton, in Blaine Village. It is by far worse than Sweden Street, Caribou.
75 Years Ago – July 17, 1941
New Sweden to observe Anniversary — An anniversary service at New Sweden commemorating the 71st anniversary of the arrival of the first group of settlers and the founding of New Sweden, was held at Thomas Park. Some of the highlights of the program included an opening hymn in Swedish, Bible reading and prayer by Rev. Phillip Frykholm and an address by Rev. Mallard L. Nelson.
New traffic markers — New traffic markers and parking signs have been placed at various spots about the Caribou business district within the past few days by the local police department. These markers should not only prove a convenience to the moving traffic but should benefit shoppers and merchants as well.
50 Years Ago – July 20, 1966
Potato Blossom Festival Friday — The 1966 Maine Potato Blossom Festival will open Thursday with the Junior Miss Potato Queen pageant at 7:30 p.m. at the Junior High School, and from that point on through Sunday afternoon, there will be a steady diet of exciting entertainment in Fort Fairfield. Among some of the feature attractions this week will be the presence of several of the state’s agricultural queens, including the reigning potato queen, Sharon Sponberg.
Wins bid — The new building projected by the town for the United States Weather Bureau at the Municipal Airport will be constructed by General Supplies Corporation, it was announced Tuesday after bids had been opened. The General Supplies bid was announced at $29,159.
25 Years Ago – July 17, 1991
Supermarket owners plan extension — A Caribou supermarket owner is planning a major expansion despite the impending closing of Loring Air Force Base. Code Enforcement Officer David Ricker presented a site plan to the Caribou Planning board to double the size of the Shop ‘n Save supermarket on High Street in Caribou. The site plant shows an increase of 30,000 square feet, parking spaces for 147 vehicles and have an additional 30 to 40 additional employees.
Remembering Dr. Hayward — Dr. I. Mead Hayward, medical director at Cary Medical Center and longtime Caribou pediatrician, died July 14. Hayward, who served patients, the hospital and his community for nearly 40 years, died peacefully, with his family and close friends at his side at 6 on Sunday evening. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1917, Hayward attended Colgate University, where he earned his BA degree. He and his late wife, Margaret moved to Caribou and joined the Cary Memorial Hospital in August 1953.
