115 Years Ago – Aug. 28, 1901
Rural routes established — Two new free rural delivery routes will soon be established. One leads from Caribou through Woodland and Perham and return, and will start Oct. 1st with H.J. Fisher, carrier. The other leads from Caribou through Green Ridge and across by Ephrain Sawyer’s thence down the river road to the village.
100 Years Ago – Aug. 31, 1916
Rust problem — The weather has been good for the potatoes and there seems to be no very serious trouble at the present time. Some of the farmers claim that the cause of the new kind of rust which appeared was nothing but lice – one prominent farmer claiming that just under the eaves were hundreds of lice, which he believed lived on the juice of the vine, causing the plant to die down.
“No building boom” — It is evident, Bangor builders and contractors say, “that there will be no building boom this year, because of the high cost of materials, according to the Bangor Daily News. However, Caribou is having her building boom all right, despite the high cost of materials and the scarcity and high pay of men. Large cement business block, new residences, barns, etc., evidence that this town is “booming”
75 Years Ago – Aug. 28, 1941
Progress — Work on the new filter plant for Caribou is progressing satisfactorily according to J.B. Swaim, local manager of the Water and Electric Company. All of the excavation has been completed and the concrete floors of the sedimentation basin and clear wells have been poured. Forms for the concrete sedimentation basin, filter beds and clear wells will be completed within a few days. No date has been set for completion of the new plant.
Landing — Pilot Clarence Sproul, formerly located at the Caribou Municipal Airport, and manager of the Island Crop Dusting Co., arrived in England Friday according to word received by his brother located here. Sproul is employed ferrying bombers to England, after completing a special training course, in Canada. The trip was his first to the European nation.
50 Years Ago – Aug. 31, 1966
New high school opens — The new high school on west Sweden Street was the scene of almost feverish activity, both inside and out, during the last week preceding its opening on Monday. Lockers for the hallways, furniture and other equipment scheduled to arrive here early in July had not been received on schedule. Most of the equipment did not arrive until last week of the vacation recess. And so, on Monday morning, 808 senior, junior and sophomore high school students registered at the new, impressive $1,280,000 high school, nothing of which is found north of Bangor. For the time being, students will bring lunches to school, or eat at home, as equipment has not yet arrived for the kitchen adjoining the cafeteria.
25 Years Ago – Aug. 28, 1991
Library hits 50th — The Robert A. Frost Memorial Library in Limestone celebrated its 50th anniversary this past week. The library, constructed in 1941, was a gift to the town of Limestone from Aubrey and Stella Frost in memory of their son, Robert, who was killed in an automobile accident in 1937. The Frosts were residing in Caribou at the time the gift was given, but were former residents of Limestone and were the original owners of the Limestone Electric Company.
Walmart considers North Main St. parcel — Despite vehement denials by the company and a general reluctance to comment from others, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is indeed exploring the possibility of establishing a store near the Aroostook Centre Mall project in Presque Isle. The store would be near the VFW Hall and Arby’s Restaurant on North Main Street in Presque Isle. The Presque Isle proposal is for an 89,000 square-foot facility, according to the DEP.
