100 Years Ago: July 23, 1908
• Miss Margaret Black accepted a position as bookkeeper in the Tornquist Brothers grocery.
• Sewer connections were being made at the Republican office.
• The summer was one of the best seasons, all conditions considered, that Aroostook County had in years.
• The raspberries were “thicker than fleas on a dog” and apples in the area were also quite ripe.
• Solomon and Hackett were building an addition to their store located on Sweden Street.
• A man thought to be slightly deranged, who had been working for Elijah Bishop, disappeared into the woods a week prior and hadn’t been heard of since, his sanity truly being questioned, as Mr. Bishop owed him $15.
75 Years Ago: July 27, 1933
• A severe thunderstorm passed over the area, during which lightning struck the Limestone barn of Howard Nichols, but fortunately, men were nearby and prevented any serious damage.
• Stephen Leonard took over the junk business formerly owned by the late Samuel Katzoff.
• An attempted robbery at the Lyons filling station was foiled when Mr. Lyons scared the culprits away by waving a small revolver at them.
• The landmark Hardison barn, built in 1852 on South Main Street, and owned by E. W. Russ was completely destroyed during an extremely severe thunderstorm.
• Plans were under way to begin work on Main Street in Caribou, rebuilding the stretch of road out of concrete.
• Floyd A. Smith, chairman of the Democratic Committee, was appointed as acting postmaster at the Caribou post office.
50 Years Ago: July 24, 1958
• Mrs. Paul Haines was chosen to be the camp nurse at the Caribou Boys Camp at Mud Lake.
• Robert Raymond, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Raymond, formerly of Caribou, was awarded full tuition scholarships at the Massachusetts Institution of Technology.
• The Rev. John Thompson and his family, of the Pentecostal Assembly in Caribou, left the area to take up a new position in Danbury, Connecticut.
• Due to several people not liking her presence in Caribou, Nylander museum officials arranged for an execution of “Matilda,” the black widow spider which was on display.
• The Republican added new features to its weekly editions including regular sports coverage, sewing patterns and recipes, comics and a special section for teenagers.
• The Caribou Rotary Club was treated to an interesting presentation by Miss Frances Roderick, of Caribou, who showed photographs from her extensive trip to different countries.
25 Years Ago: July 27, 1983
• Eighteen Caribou students, including Raymond Gagnon and Scott Drost, participated in the supervised Occupational Experience project, run by agriculture teacher, Tom Hale, growing and maintaining their own gardens.
• Brenda Espling-Sleeper, native of Caribou, was promoted to marketing director of the Cumberland Mall in Atlanta.
• Loring Air Force Base held its annual open house, drawing 28,000 people, who got to tour aircrafts and see demonstrations.
• Jeff Keaton of Loring AFB and Conrad Walton of Caribou, were two of the winners during Cary Medical Center’s Cary on Good Health road race.
• Tammy Smart, of Caribou, won a gold medal during the Free Exercise competition held in the International Summer Special Olympics in Baton Rouge, La.
• Randall Madore, an accounting major from Caribou, was awarded the Morris Scholarship, presented by R. Waldron, vice president of the Northern National Bank.
