115 Years Ago-Aug. 17, 1899
• At the annual meeting of the New Sweden Starch Company held last week, A. F. Ullrich was re-elected general manager and Carl A. Ullrich was re-elected treasurer.
• Andrew Norell, the harness maker, has purchased a lot on Collins Street and preparing to erect a residence.
100 Years Ago-Aug. 13, 1914
• Fine racing at Fort Fairfield — Between 1,500 and 2,000 people attended the Aroostook Short Ship races here today (Aug. 11, 1914). There was a good field of horses and fine weather prevailed. The judges were J. Loring of Fort Fairfield, George Osborne of Limestone and W. E. Cobb of Caribou.
• Special offer of war news — The advertisement features a Special Offer of the Bangor, Maine Daily Commercial “containing the full Associated Press report of the gigantic struggle between the five great European nations, 3 Months for $1.00.”
75 Years Ago-Aug. 17, 1939
• New Sweden girls write of 900 mile bike trip — Two adventurous New Sweden girls, Miss Charlene Peterson and Miss Mary Ross submitted the following interesting account of a 902 mile bicycle trip from Boston, Mass., to Elkins, N. C. They started their trip on June 13 and finished on June 30, averaging 55 miles of traveling per day.
• Only woolen mill in county — Featured in this issue of the Aroostook Republican is one of Caribou’s oldest but less familiar industries, the Caribou Woolen Mill on Water Street, which was first established in 1882 and is now operated by W. Dale Currier. This woolen mill is the only one of its kind north of Pittsfield.
50 Years Ago-Aug. 13, 1964
• Jimmy Dorsey band visits Loring — Under USO News: An excellent opportunity to bring in (to Caribou) a top name band has fallen through. Jimmy Dorsey’s orchestra is booked to play the Officer’s Club on Aug. 29. For a tidy sum, they further agreed to play a public function in Caribou. The possibility of a public concert was considered by the council but vetoed. So the “big band sound” remains a desire.
• Candy stripers at Cary — Candy stripers now working at the Cary Memorial Hospital are the Misses Nancy Kelley, Mary Raymond, Nancy Henderson, Judy Holmes and Louise Gilbert.
25 Years Ago-Aug. 16, 1989
• New Madawaska Stream bridge — If patience is truly a virtue, as the saying goes, then some of the most virtuous Caribou citizens live on the Bogg Road behind Do Do’s Market, where a new $540,000 bridge is expected to be opened to traffic this week or next. The Madawaska Stream Bridge was closed in July of 1983 after the state Department of Transportation decided it was unsafe for travel.
• Washburn women sponsor Megaducks race — Nearly 1,000 plastic ducks will take to the Salmon Brook Stream in the first annual Megaducks Race, sponsored by the Wild Women of Washburn. The top 10 finishing ducks will fly south to compete in the state race in Bangor with a $500 savings bond as top prize. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.
