100 Years Ago – Oct. 11, 1923
Progress of potato digging — Up to date of writing, Wednesday evening, the weather had been fine for potato harvesting and the job of digging and housing the spuds was well advanced. Many of the big farmers finished at the end of the week, with good weather. Potatoes were quoted $2 to $2.25.
75 Years Ago – Oct. 7, 1948
Long-awaited bridge opened — The new Gouldville bridge, construction of which was delayed first by shortage of materials and later by high construction costs, was completed and, although grading and top-surfacing had not been completed, the new span was opened for vehicles for the first time Friday. The contractors completed the job more than two weeks earlier than they had first anticipated. Work on the bridge had started in mid-June.
Pierian opened its fiftieth year — The Pierian club opened its fiftieth club year with a luncheon session Monday at the Northeastland hotel, when Mrs. Ethel Sterling of Houlton gave a reading from Hamlet and Mrs. Arthur W. Higgins, district director, spoke on Maine federation activities. Dr. Andrew Banning, professor of theology at the Bangor Theological Seminary, was the speaker at the general club meeting.
50 Years Ago – Oct. 10, 1973
Chapter’s 13th birthday — Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority met Oct. 4 at the home of Mrs. James Berry, Presque Isle. A birthday party was held, celebrating 13 years of the chapter. A special invitation was sent to the past presidents to help celebrate this occasion. Each past president received a gift and a scrapbook of the year they were president. Before the business meeting was conducted, Mrs. Roger Beaulieu presented her program with guest speaker, Mrs. Margaret Wood, who spoke on antiques and brought different items from her collection.
Official exchange — Incoming president Thomas C. Sweetser was welcomed by Presque Isle Kiwanians at their Oct. 2 meeting when Sweetser took over the office.
4-H Stallion got a new home — Michael and Victoria DiMatteo of Egypt Road, Presque Isle, became the new owners of the two-year-old Morgan stallion. Intrigue’s Rowdy, purchased from the Aroostook Valley 4-H Riding Club. Rowdy had been purchased originally by the club from money raised during the previous few years for a foundation stallion to up breed members’ stock. However, due to the sale of Cool Acre Farms Riding Stable of Mapleton and all of its stock, where the stallion had been boarded by leader Alfred McLellan, the club voted to sell him.
25 Years Ago – Oct. 14, 1998
Pines doctors received certification — Pines Health Services announced that three of their family practice physicians had earned certification by the American Board of Family Practice. Carly Flynn, M.D., Timothy Snell, M.D., and Shleelagh Prosser, M.D., were notified of their certification in family practice after completing rigorous oral and written examinations. Flynn and Snell joined Pines Health Services in 1995, and Prosser joined Pines in 1997. Flynn, a native of Saint John, New Brunswick, received his medical degree at Memorial Hospital in St. John’s Newfoundland. Snell, a native of St. John’s, received his medical degree at Memorial Hospital. Prosser, a native of County Donegal, Ireland, received her medical degree at Trinity College, Dublin.
New musician in the town of Washburn — Ernest Downs was the new Instrumental Music teacher for grades 5 through 12. He was formerly from Rumford, Mexico area, where he taught music in the school system, and from Windham, where he worked for a music company. Downs worked with the high school and middle school instrumental and Jazz bands as well as with the high school Pep band.
Special project — Carol Bell, general manager of J.M. Huber Corp. in Easton, presented $1,000 toward the purchase of a dedicated ultrasound to Rotary Special Project chairmen Dottie Wheeler and Nancy Fletcher.
