115 Years Ago – Sept. 9, 1902
Holy marriage — Dr. W. E. Sincock united in marriage to Miss Lora V. King.
New coat — The standpipe on North Main Street has received a new coat of paint.
100 Years Ago – Sept. 13, 1917
Potato exhibit — R. L. Pitcher of this town had an exhibit of condensed potatoes, onions, cabbages, etc. at the Presque Isle fair last week which commanded considerable attention.
75 Years Ago – Sept. 9, 1942
Proud — Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Hackett, formerly of Caribou and now of Winsted, Conn., rightly point with pride to have three sons now serving in the U.S Armed Forces. Sam J. Hackett, who recently enlisted in the U.s Navy is the third son to join Uncle Sam’s forces. His brother, George has been a member of of the aviation as a navigator at Fort Sam Huston, Texas. Another brother, Edward, left recently with a group of aviation cadets for training as a pilot.
50 Years Ago – Sept. 13, 1967
High voltage — A Snow Commander 600 low crop dusting plane landed safely at the Fort Fairfield airport Monday night after it had struck a high voltage wire carrying 34,500 volts. The only damage to the plane was a slight dent in the wing. The pilot escaped uninjured.
Zip code — Caribou residents will have an opportunity to easily put ZIP into their mail in late September, Postmaster A. Atwood Anderson reported today. During the last half of September, the post office will deliver to every householder a kit of eight postal cards which can be mailed back to the post office with addresses needing ZIP codes. Each completed card will be sent to the post office which service the “zipless” address and the proper code will be added before the form is returned to the sender.
25 Years Ago – Sept. 9, 1992
Evacuated — Approximately 40 people in the Fort Street and Birds Eye Avenue areas evacuated from their homes early Friday evening due to an ammonia leak from the A.E. Staley vegetable processing plant in Caribou. Caribou Fire Chief Roy Woods said Tuesday area people were evacuated around 5:45 p.m. and were allowed to return their homes less than four hours later at 9:30 p.m. The fire chief said the ammonia slowly drifted from the building interior and lingered in the area due to low winds.
McKernan visit — Local officials are gearing up for the Sept. 17 visit by Gov. John R. McKernan Jr. and his commissioners in observance of “Capital for a Day” at Caribou. The city is the 65th Maine community to be named Capital for a Day, an outreach program that enables the governor and top state officials to meet with local residents and hear their concerns and ideas. The governor will meet with different groups of people all day, starting with press availability from 9:15-9:45 a.m. at the Caribou High School gymnasium.
