115 Years Ago – Oct. 1, 1908
A new motor boat built — The new motor boat which was recently built by L. W. Pelchier and launched in the Aroostook river has developed a speed of from 15 to 28 miles per hour. The boat is 16 feet long, 50 ½ inches wide and 28 inches high at the bow and is fitted with a four horse power Gray gasoline engine. The workmanship and finish of the boat is of the finest, making a very neat appearance.
A very modern residence built — C. C. McKay of Perham is building one of the most modern country residences to be found anywhere. The new building, which is two stories, will have hot and cold water, bathroom, sewer connections, etc., and everything is being done on the lines of an up-to-date building, the contractor being Geo. Snowman.
100 Years Ago – Oct. 4, 1923
Going to be missed — A farewell party was given Monday evening at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Turner in honor of Mrs. Harry Faulkner, who moved to Millinocket this week where she will conduct a boarding house. After a social evening of music and general conversation,k refreshments of various cakes and cocoa were served. Mrs. Faulkner was presented with a handsome cut glass cream pitcher and sugar bowl as a token of remembrance of her many friends she has left behind and who will indeed greatly miss her.
Appointment approved — Jos. E. Hall, Esq., received notice Wednesday from Gov. Baxter that his appointment as judge of the Caribou Municipal Court has been approved by the governor and council. It is now Judge Hall.
75 Years Ago – Sept. 30, 1948
First automatic telegraph hookup in the county here — The Caribou telegraph office Wednesday began receiving benefits of an ultra-modern communication system when it was cut into the world’s first automatic selective switching center at Boston, Miss Alice Billington, local Western Union manager, announced. Caribou’s station was the first in Aroostook to receive benefits of the new system. The $2,000,000 transmission center at Boston features an entirely new ‘electrical brain’ which eliminates manual transmission of telegrams. Telegraph operators in Caribou and stations in other points of a six state area will control the mechanism by merely typing ‘call letters’ on their keyboards. By this new method of selective switching, they will be able to direct circuits to connect with every telegraph center in the country.
Safe radiant car preheater developed by Caribou man — Another new invention to service the Maine potato industry was demonstrated in Caribou by O. P. Pierson, Caribou, who has been working for some time to develop a safe, economical and satisfactory method of preheating potato cars before loading them for export during cold weather. Pierson developed the new unit in conjunction with the Silent Glow Oil Burner Corporation of Hartford, Connecticut, and Kenneth L. Childs, development engineer of New Haven, Conn.
25 Years Ago – Oct. 7 1998
Longtime city employees honored at a banquet — Several employees have been employed for 25-30 years. Other five-to-twenty year employees were recognized. The following city employees were awarded for years of service. 5 years of service: Doug Bell and Bobbie Worley of the police department and Forest Tarbox and Steve Haines of public works. 10 years of service: Dave Bell and Thomas Huston of public works. 15 years of service: Diane Gove and Joann Kelley, general government employees and Mark Baker of the fire and ambulance departments. 25 years of service: Steven Sperry of the fire/ambulance department, Preston Dumond and Michael Gahagan of the police department, and Leo Hebert, Jr. of the public works department. 30 years of service: William Gahagan, general government employee, Arthur Gorney of the police department. Stephen McDuffie of the fire/ambulance department and Gilbert Dufour of the public works department.
