It is rumored that the Canadian Pacific Railroad is to run a sleeping car out of Houlton on the afternoon train to compete with the Bangor and Aroostook for the Boston passenger business.
Miss Maud Lovely, the pleasant and capable assistant bookkeeper in Shaw and Milton’s grocery store is spending her holiday vacation at her home in Masardis.
Strong moral and temperance lessons are taught in “Forced to the War,” the thrilling four-act comedy drama which is to be presented in the P. of H. Opera House on Friday and Saturday evening’s of this week under the auspices of the Caribou Grange.
Tuesday was a busy day with Caribou merchants. Many traders report the Christmas business ahead of last year, and this too in a year when Aroostook is supposed to not have any money.
James Davis of Van Buren was the guest of George Burns for a few hours Saturday.
Mrs. F. McMannis and Mrs. C. Lindsey were visiting at Stockholm Monday.
Arthur Wottrich caught two foxes last week.
75 years ago: Dec. 29, 1932
Atwood Davis recently found an interesting rock on his farm in Caribou, which he sent to Professor Olof Nylander care of Sgt. George L. Ketch. Nylander found that the rock, which was full of holes had been home to crinoids, an animal which lived for thousands of years at the bottom of the ocean, building up large limestone banks. Nylander found that the rock had originally been in the Square Lake region and had been moved to the Davis farm by a glacier.
Every needy family in the town of Caribou was well supplied with Christmas provisions, not only for Christmas Day, but for a number of days thereafter. Due to the personal efforts of Ezra Briggs, nearly $400 in cash was collected from the businessmen and other citizens of the town for the specific purpose of providing a bountiful Christmas meal to all of the needy of Caribou.
M.S. Russell has had his teams hauling wood from his wood lot.
During the Christmas thaw Sweden Street was flooded for a considerable stretch between Summer and McKinley streets, and those who had occasion to travel that way had to pick their steps carefully to avoid a wading experience.
A group of young people had a hiking party today from Caribou to the L.H. Denton farm on the Presque Isle Road, where they enjoyed a delicious dinner with Mrs. L.H. Denton as hostess.
The Christmas Doll Contest which has been going on at Gammon’s Drug Store in Limestone with much local interest, was brought to a close on Saturday night and the dolls were awarded Christmas morning. First prize went to Miss Sylvia Theriault while the others who received dolls in order of standing were: Anna Stockford, Florence Hechler, Donna Lee Phair, Waneta Davenport, Ana Briggs, Jackie Boyd, Norma Michaud, Hazel Ferris, Joyce Webster, Patricia McLaughlin, Lucille Durepo, Gloria Daigle, Jean Patten and Shirley Somers.
50 years ago: Dec. 26, 1957
Capt. Robert Hansen, commanding officer of the Caribou Nike battery, presented a handcarved replica of the guided missile to Chairman of the Town Council, Pat Snow, in recognition of his participation in the recent dedication of the military site.
Boeing Aircraft Co. personnel, who are working at Loring Air Force Base are far from their homes. However they opened their hearts to make Christmas merrier for some others who will not be home for Christmas, the patients in the children’s ward at Cary Memorial Hospital. In a gesture of goodwill the Boeing employees presented the youngsters with large candy bags.
Believed to be the largest family Christmas party in this area was the Holmquist pre-holiday party held at the Radcliffe Holmquist home last Saturday evening. Forty-seven members of an 85-member family were present. All are descendents of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Holmquist and include three generations.
The heavy rain and fog of last week melted all the snow and caused a lot of extra work in flooded basements in homes and churches. Several inches of water covered the basement floors in both the Lutheran and Baptist churches of Stockholm on Sunday.
The annual Yakity-Yack Club Christmas Party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell McGee Friday evening. Present were: Mr. and Mrs. John Beaulieu, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Thibault, Mr. and Mrs. Armand Paradis, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marquis and Mr. and Mrs. William Sirois.
The newly organized Holy Rosary Boys’ Choir made its debut Christmas Eve, singing traditional Christmas music during the Midnight Mass. The boys are under the direction of the Rev. Marcel Chouinard.
25 years ago: Dec. 29, 1982
Morten Rosenberg, a spokesman for Caribou Association, and Bill Johnson, executive director of the Caribou Chamber of Commerce, have announced that Ames Department Stores Inc. of Rocky Hill, Conn. has signed a long-term lease for the soon to be vacated Woolco building in the Skyway Shopping Center in Caribou.
Sgt. Louis McNeal and Mike Cummings an employee at the Caribou IGA Foodliner, loaded a police cruiser with food baskets for Christmas. The food baskets were put together locally. Over $3,300 was collected to help supply food for the needy families throughout Aroostook County.
The youngsters at the Helen P. Knight School were entertained when Frances Henderson’s nursery school tots visited the school on Dec. 17.
Twelve students from Caribou High School and one from Limestone High School participated in this year’s Voice of Democracy Contest sponsored by the Lister Knowlton VFW. Post and Auxiliary 9389. Based on the theme, “Youth, America’s Strength,” the following winners were named: Sean Keenan, first place; Pat Snowman, second place; Gigi Ho, third place and Rakel Meir, honorable mention.
