115 Years Ago – Sept. 10, 1902
Around town — A much needed crosswalk has been laid on Main Street, opposite J.H. Glenn’s hardware store. Geo. B. Roberts has an attractive window display of his homemade family preparations in the line of soft drinks, and the street sprinkler made its first appearance on our streets last Thursday, the roads have been very dusty, but since that time there has been no use for a sprinkler.
100 Years Ago – May 31, 1917
Late snow — Residents of the county claim that there was enough snow on the ground on May 24 to make “good sleighing.”
Draft — Work of arranging for the draft in Aroostook County is in charge of Michael M. Clark, clerk of courts, and his deputy, Walter B. Clark. Town clerks in each of the 71 towns and plantations will act as registrars and they have already received detailed instructions from Mr. Clark.
75 Years Ago – May 27, 1942
Potatoes reach down under — Word of Aroostook potatoes reaching markets to probably the most distant land on our globe, Melbourne, Australia, was received this past week by a Caribou grower and shipper, Ralph C. Buzzell.
War Stamps for tires –Boys and Girls! Here’s your opportunity to help fill your war stamp book on the way to the purchase of a bond. All old worn out tires taken to the shop of Arthur Ouillette, Record Street, will be paid for by one ten cent war stamp. Mr. Ouilette at present has one half a carload of these old tires where he is shipping to the factor where the rubber will be reclaimed.
50 Years Ago – May 31, 1967
All-state concert — A throng of music students, 500 strong, may be expected in Caribou next spring for the first All-State Concert Festival enter to be held here, the second one ever staged in Aroostook County, says Kenneth Matthews, director of the music program in the Caribou schools. The musical students come from all parts of the state, all carefully selected for this festival. Matthews says individuals will have to combine their efforts to accommodate the visitors who must be housed in private hotels ,motels and quarters.
Crash baffles police — Police have been unable to find the driver of a vehicle which hit a tree on Limestone Street about midnight Saturday. The 1961 station wagon was turned into a U-shaped wreck. Investigating officers believe the unknown drive was injured, however, as there were bloodstains on the front seat of the vehicle, the property of Wendell Searles. It was taken from the A&P Tea Company parking lot sometime after 10:30 in the morning
25 Years Ago – May 27, 1992
Nothing — Teams of government workers spent three days opening the sealed Building 260 at Loring Air Force Base last week and found no evidence or contamination. The building became the subject of extensive public interest during an attempted entry in January when workers detected radon. Measurement showed radon concentration ranging inside the building from 13 to 18 picocuries per liter of air.
Mall work to resume in August — Work will resume on the Aroostook Centre Mall no later than Aug. 15, according to developer John Capenos, and a new opening date has been set for Aug. 4, 1993. Capenos last month cited a delay in finalizing funding for the project as his reason for postponing construction on the Maysville Street, Presque Isle site.
