115 Years Ago-July 14, 1897
• Photographer Doe visited Jemtland Friday and took group pictures of four generations of the Hedman family.
• W. N. Gould, who has had charge of the St. Croix station of the Ashland branch of the B. & A., has been transferred to Grimes station on the Limestone branch and has moved his family to Caribou.
100 Years Ago-July 10, 1913
• July 4 celebrations — July 4th, 1913, has passed and gone. As far as Caribou village is concerned, it was a very quiet day, many of our citizens being out of town. Large numbers went to celebrations in Fort Fairfield, Houlton and Limestone, while some took advantage of the day a for fishing, automobiling, canoeing, etc. The night before the Fourth was “celebrated” in a “fitting style” by “Young America” by the ringing of bells, blowing of horns, etc. and in making all possible noise. No malicious mischief was reported we are glad to state.
• Gettysburg remembered — Wm. Spooner, Otis Reynolds and A. C. Lewis, all veterans of the Civil War and all participating in the Battle of Gettysburg, have returned from the reunion held on that historic battlefield last week. Mr. Wesley Plissey returned Monday from Gettysburg, having been one of the number to whom the state furnished free transportation.
75 Years Ago-July 14, 1938
• New Sweden celebrates tercentenary — Aroostook County’s Swedish colony fittingly observed the New Sweden tercentenary celebration Friday when approximately two thousand gathered at Thomas Park, New Sweden, to witness a two hour ceremony. Senator Von Stockenstrom and other officials from Old Sweden who arrived in Caribou Friday morning were greeted at the station by numerous dignitaries among whom were Governor Lewis O. Barrows and members of his staff.
• Local business bargains — J. C. Penney Co. Inc. is advertising 49 cent ladies tea aprons or silk hose for 55 cents a pair; Cyr’s Beauty Shop at 21 Sweden Street is offering a mid-summer special on oil permanents now $5, and oil waves for $3.50; Bring your wool to be spun at Caribou Woolen Mill on Water Street now equipped to make rolls for home spinning; Daniels Market of Sweden Street suggests a summer dinner with greens using their salt mess pork, 15 cents per lb. or salt spare ribs, 10 cents per lb.
50 Years Ago-July 11, 1963
• Jaeger and Shaw share golfing glory — Two “holes-in-one” have been reported from Aroostook Valley Country Club this year. The first was scored by Mrs. Marie Jaeger on June 15 on the 169-yard 4th hole with a 7 iron; the second scored by Graeme Shaw Jr. on the 193-yard 15th with a 3 wood. Winners in the July 4 Flag Day contest were Walter Reed Jr., Sam Freme, Stan Brewer, Ted Tornquist, Quint Warren and T. Adleman. 50 Years Ago-July 11, 1963
• Caribou personals — Mr. and Mrs. James Martin motored to Millinocket, taking their daughter , Lynn, there to attend Girl Scout Camp Natarswi for two weeks. Robert Bernaiche has purchased the Collins house at 50 Coolidge Ave. Several boys from town have left to for Camp Jordan in Ellsworth; attending are: Bobby and Norry Currier, Douglas and Gordon Collins, and Dalton Winslow. PFC Raymond J. Longley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Longley of Caribou, is a radio operator with the 586th signal company of Irwin, Calif.
25 Years Ago-July 13, 1988
• Cow chip Bingo — As part of the Caribou Chamber of Commerce’s Sale-A-Bration Days, July 21 to 23, shoppers are urged to stop by Teague Park on Friday night at 7 p.m. for a look at Cow Chip Bingo. This novel event finds recreation officials creating a large ‘card’ of squares on Teague Park, each sold for ten dollars. An unidientified cow will be turned loose with winners determined by the first three cow chip deposits on the first three squares.
