115 Years Ago – October 17, 1900
Monstrous Moose — Dr. Heber Bishop of Boston has captured another monstrous moose to add to his already famous collection of game heads taking in the forests of Maine and the British provinces.
Future sanitariums? — A sanitarium for consumptives will, we predict, be established in Maine in the near future. “What better location for one than Caribou can there be? With our charming surroundings and pure, bracing air, this place is an ideal location for such an institution.”
100 Years Ago – October 13, 1915
Logged up — Lumbermen on the St. John valley river have been having some troubles this season. According to B.W. Brown, manager of the St. John Lumber Co. mill in Van Buren, about 7,000,000 feet of logs this season has been hung up between the mouth of the Allagash and St. Francis, on the St. John river, but they are coming along all right now.
Combination hard to beat — There was a combination on our streets yesterday hard to beat. One fellow had a horse hitched to a Ford pulling it in; Henry Townsend drove a yoke of oxen hitched to a load of potatoes and Colbath and Anderson’s traction engine hitched to a one hundred barrel load of potatoes.
75 Years Ago – October 17, 1940
Caribou registers 991 for selective military service — 991 Caribou young men between the ages of 21 and 36 gathered at the Municipal building Wednesday, Oct. 16 as part of their part in a history making peacetime registration for selective military service.
Decrease of spuds — The shipments of white potatoes from Maine showed a further decrease as compared with the movement of last season. The total rail shipment of potatoes from Maine through October 14 totaled 592 cars as compared with the 1,760 last season through the corresponding day, or 1,200 cars lighter.
50 Years Ago – October 13, 1965
Bypass open — Heavy trucks must now follow the bypass to Route 89 and then through town via Access Highway, High Street and South Main Street. A permanent barrier has also been constructed at the east end of Rose Street to prevent vehicular traffic from entering from the Access Highway near the Sesme Car Hop sign.
Mass of flames — A great mass of flames from the Nelson Freightways building on Sincock Street threatened to spread to the nearby Northeast Oil Co. structure Saturday morning, but Caribou firemen managed to contain the outbreak caused by an exploding furnace.
25 Years Ago – October 17, 1990
Apartment complex nixed — Members of the Caribou Planning Board Monday night voted not to support a proposed zoning change on Farrell Street. Caribou developer Phil Willey approached the board at its Oct. 4 meeting to request that zoning on a three-acre parcel of land on Farrell Street. Willey intended to erect a two-story, 12-unit apartment complex there.
Harvest stall — Many area farmers are back in the fields following a record rainfall, which has stalled harvesting activity for the past two weeks. Potato industry officials reported yesterday that recent dry, sunny weather should render the fields passable and would probably bring most harvesters back in action by today.
