Staff Writer
100 Years Ago: April 23,1908
• Eggs and butter are very scarce in Limestone. Butter is 35 cents per pound and hard to get at that. Eggs are 25 cents per dozen and many had to go without them for Easter.
• The play, “Willowdale” was given at P. of H. Opera House in Caribou, by the Limestone High School; about $60 was realized above expenses.
• Ninety tickets were sold at the station to those going on the special train to attend the Limestone High School play in Caribou.
• J.A. Edgecomb of Limestone was thrown from a load of logs, striking on his head and shoulders, injuring himself quite badly.
• Almon Edgecomb, of Limestone, who has been in the woods at Seven Islands all winter, returned home recently.
• Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Smith, who have been living in the village this winter, have moved back into their house on the old Caribou Road.
75 Years Ago: April 27, 1933
• Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson of Stockholm were in Caribou recently with their young son Donald, who had the misfortune of getting his hand caught in an electric wringer.
• Roy S. Libby and L.B. Dalton of the Presque Isle Road, both lost valuable horses recently from a contagious ailment which has proven unusually severe this season.
• Cars are now able to travel between Washburn and Perham.
• Many from the area are taking advantage of the fishing at Cross Lake since the ice went out a few days ago.
• The Caribou High School gymnasium was the scene of a grand-all day get together of the Future Farmers of America organizations of Aroostook. Nearly 150 future farmers or practically two-thirds of the entire number of future farms in the county attended the first of its kind meeting.
• Government bank examiners arrived at the Caribou National Bank recently to investigate the condition of the bank, preparatory to re-opening.
50 Years Ago: April 24, 1958
• A number of locals were in Fort Kent recently witnessed the flood conditions that were quite serious.
• Clinton W. Parsons observed his 88th birthday at a recent party given by his granddaughters, Mrs. Richard Johnson and Mrs. Dellwyn Sirois.
• The Cook and Sew Club of New Sweden were entertained recently at the home of member Mrs. Keith Nelson.
• Lawrence Hemburg and Johnny Johanson of New Sweden, were successful while fishing at Long Lake recently.
• David W. Anderson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson of Stockholm, has been appointed associate engineer at the IBM Research Center at Yorktown, N.Y.
• The six daughters of the late Carrie A. Hanson recently held a reunion at the home of Mrs. Albion Edstrand on Washburn Street. The daughters are, Pearle Churchill, Louise Edstrand, Ferne Brown, Olive Jacobson, Ida Manzer and Phoebe Bubar.
25 Years Ago: April 27, 1983
• Winners of the New Sweden Health Week poster contest sponsored by Depositors Trust of Caribou were Lars Carlson, grand prize winner, Kelly Anderson, Debbie Peters, Sally McCormack and Kimberly Labbe.
• Hurdlers Derek Monteith and Miles Hebert are two athletes that Caribou coach Bob Cyr hopes will score well for the Viking’s track team this season. Hebert will compete in middle distance races and the triple jump, while Monteith will also triple jump.
• Potato acreage planted this spring statewide may be down from the 105,000 acres planted last season.
• CHS senior John O’Dea leads the Vikings long distance corps this season along with freshmen John McCormack, Donald Saucier, Mike Cyr and sophomore Steven Hafford.
• The Caribou High School Band will host the Biddeford High School Band in an exchange program this weekend.
• Shirley Dumas, president of the Lister Knowlton VFW Auxiliary, recently presented Robert White, president of the Caribou Little League Association, with a $250 check to go toward the baseball program. White said the donation was earmarked for repairs on the dugout roof at the old little league field.
