115 Years Ago —Dec. 18, 1901
Convenience —Next Wednesday is Christmas. The Republican will consider it a great favor in its correspondents will, on that week, send their items one day earlier than usual.
Water water everywhere —Four and one-half feet of water going over the top of the Aroostook river dam. The water has been raised by three and one-half feet by the recent thaw.
100 Years Ago —Dec. 21, 1916
Millionaire —To order a dropped egg on toast must make one feel like a millionaire in London where eggs cost a dollar a dozen and bread 21 cents a loaf, according to the Lewiston Journal.
Winter —The weather man has not forgotten Aroostook, that is certain, giving us three snow storms in six days, one of them (Saturday’s) being the worst for a good many years.
75 Years Ago — Dec. 18, 1941
Safety first –Renewed construction activity at the Caribou Municipal Airport has resulted in the return of a large number of trucks passing through various residential streets of the town, thus presenting a hazard to playing children or boys and girls on their way to school.
Aid —Chief of Police Lawrence Elliott issued a statement today to the Aroostook Republican asking the cooperating of community citizens in keeping their cars off the business and residential streets from all night parking. This request is made to provide proper plowing by the town plows in properly clearing the streets at an early hour during or following heavy snowfalls.
50 Years Ago —Dec. 21, 1966
Seats short —There will be no more bleachers at the new high school unless a request for additional funds is included in some future warrant, it was reporter Tuesday. Bleachers to seat approximately 1,800 spectators have been installed in the new gymnasium. Originally it was expected that the seating capacity would be for 2,900 persons, a difference of 1,100 seats. The cost of present bleacher installation was given as $21,288.
Yule Fete —Around 275 children attended a Christmas party at the Lister-Knowlton VFW Post 9389. Movies were shown with Ralph Murphy operating the projector. Toys and candy were distributed by Santa Claus. Members of the post and auxiliary held their Christmas party that evening with music, dancing and refreshments.
25 Years Ago – Dec. 18, 1991
Rate cut —Maine Public Service Co. is planning to drop its service rates in January to a point which will make the electric utility one of the lowest rate chargers in the state. If all goes according to plan, customers will pay 7 or 8 percent less each month for power, or around $3.40 per month, according to MPS attorney Steve Johnson.
Trauma bears —The Caribou Police Department received a batch of Key Bank Trauma Bears last week from bank employees. The bears are used to help comfort children who have been exposed to such situations as highway accidents and serious illnesses, and will be placed in each cruiser. Key Bank donates an average of 1,600 bears each year to emergency and medical service agencies throughout Maine.
