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Houlton area From our Files – Week of January 6, 2020

100 Years Ago - Jan. 14, 1920 Houlton daily makes appearance — The first regular edition of the Aroostook Daily News made its appearance on Monday and is the first daily paper to be published in Aroostook County.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of December 30, 2019

100 Years Ago - Jan. 7, 1920 New quarters — B.E. Anderson, who has been conducting a retail shoe business as well as a repairing department, has leased the Fox store.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of December 30, 2019

115 Years Ago - Jan. 5, 1905 Ice -- Large numbers of teams are now busy hauling ice from the Aroostook River and Collins Pond.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of December 23, 2019

115 Years Ago - Dec. 23, 1904 Best Christmas present — Ernest Leighton, who for the past three years has been employed at Perks Bros.’ drug store, received as his best Christmas present a certificate from the State Board of Pharmacy making him a registered pharmacist for the State of Maine.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of December 23, 2019

115 Years Ago -Dec. 28, 1904 Cold -- Christmas morning will go on record as the coldest of the winter so far, as the thermometer registered 37 degrees below zero.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of January 1, 2020

The first born in Presque Isle in 1945 were the twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Delano of Presque Isle.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of December 25, 2019

Dr. Albert Parkhurst, son of Mr. V. D. Parkhurst, who was in the Mass. General Hospital on its staff of officers, arrived home Saturday to spend Christmas

Caribou area From our Files – Week of December 16, 2019

115 Years Ago - Dec. 14, 1904 Telephones -- It is reported that a new telephone line will be built from Caribou to Fort Kent this winter, thus giving direct wire communication with the northern part of The County.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of December 16, 2019

101 Years Ago - Dec. 19, 1918 Elected the Village Councillor -- Mr. E.L. Osborne, formerly one of our esteemed citizens, but for some years past a resident of Holden, Alberta, was evidently appreciated in his new home, having been elected one of the Village Councillors.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of December 16, 2019

115 Years Ago - Dec. 16, 1904 Leased store — Hamilton & Webber, dealers in stoves and tinware, have leased the J.E. Burnham store which they will occupy after January 1.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of December 9, 2019

101 Years Ago - Dec. 12, 1918 Moving the stable -- Mr. Lewis Whitten bought the stable and lot of E. O. Johnson on Main Street and had had the stable moved nearer the street. It was understood that he was to move the phair stable and connect the two, making a large sized sales stable.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of December 9, 2019

115 Years Ago - Dec. 7, 1904 X-Rays -- A new Beiz X-Ray, 24 plate machine was installed in the Caribou Hospital this week.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of December 9, 2019

115 Years Ago - Dec. 9, 1904 Boston Dr. relocates here — Dr. Elmond A. Burnham, of Boston, well known to many of our citizens by reason of his frequent visits here, is so well pleased with our community and its citizens that he has decided to locate here permanently.

Caribou area From our Files – December 2, 2019

115 Years Ago - Nov. 30, 1904 Road -- A letter from Mapleton to the Bangor Commercial is again agitating the building of a steam road from Squa Pan to New Sweden.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of December 4, 2019

D.L. Duncan of Washburn had been busy for a fortnight past with a crew of men taking down the Akeley Brook starch factory, one of the oldest starch making plants in the county, and for many years, operated by Johnson & Phair, and later by T. H. Phair.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of December 2, 2019

115 Years Ago - June 17, 1904 A public park — At the special town meeting held in town hall, this Friday forenoon, the public park enthusiasts gained a big victory. There were those there who opposed the idea but they were pitifully in the minority.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of November 25, 2019

115 Years Ago - Nov. 25, 1904 Back in town — Norman Shea, brother of Geo. Shea of this town, arrived here Monday from Seattle.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of November 25, 2019

101 Years Ago - Nov. 28, 1918 Trip to the County -- J. B. Bucher, of Lititz, PA, was in town, this being the second trip he had made to Aroostook seeking seed potatoes for the farmers in Lancaster County, who specialized somewhat on potatoes.

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