From our Files: Headlines from 100 years of local news.

Compiled by Karen Donato
100 Years Ago-July13, 1910
Aroostook Times
    Houlton — The store in the Mansur Block, two doors south of the Post Office has been engaged as Republican headquarters and will soon be opened to the public.
    Tickets — There were 375 tickets sold from the Houlton Station for the circus in Bangor and before the train reached Ashland Junction there were 1,800 passengers.
75 Years Ago-July 11, 1935
Houlton Pioneer Times
    Tax rate — Houlton’s 1935 tax rate will be set at five mils; a decrease over last year.
     Tee shot — The first hole-in-one on the Keen Country Club course since the New Hampshire amateur championship two years ago was accomplished by Wendell Ward of Houlton.
    Guest of honor — Chas. H. Fogg, co-founder, charter member of the Houlton Rotary Club was guest of honor at the regular meeting held at the Northland Hotel on his birthday.
    B Stream — The recently completed dam on B Stream, about a mile and a quarter above Burnt Brow Bridge, is an insurance of Houlton’s having an ample supply of water even in dry seasons.
    Here’s news — An unidentified motorcycle tourist departed from Houlton somewhat irate and probably with an exaggerated opinion of the wilds of Maine. While traveling on North Street in the residential section he collided with a young doe deer that leaped in front of his machine without warning, was catapulted to the street and suffered painful injuries and bruises. The deer feels much the same way about the motorist, however, because the young animal suffered a broken leg and had to be shot by Chief Lincoln McGaw.
50 Years Ago-July 14, 1960
Houlton Pioneer Times
    Bridgewater — Howard L. Sargent, 88 years old has found a fascinating hobby in the art of rug-making. Sargent produces hooked rugs of marked beauty and high originality in his spare time. Sargent has four children, Mrs. Ora Smith, Chester Sargent, Mrs. Maurice Brewer and Edna Jahn.
    Man of the Month — James U. Barlock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Uttley L. Barlock, was recently named Man of the Month at the Port Isabel Naval Auxiliary Air Station in Texas.
    Top scholar — Janet McConnell of Broad Brook, Conn., formerly of Hammond Plantation and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer McConnell was graduated from East Windsor High School where she was awarded a four-year mathematics Award given by United Aircraft Corp. of East Hartford. This award is presented to the senior having the highest average in Mathematics for the four years in high school. Janet previously attended R.C.I. in Houlton and will enter Ricker College in the fall.
    Telephones — The first in six states, as Houlton and Danforth subscribers switch to all number dialing. One will simply dial five digit numbers leaving off the 5, 3.    
25 Years Ago-July 10, 1985
Houlton Pioneer Times
    July 4 — An estimated crowd of 6,000 lined the streets of Houlton in what many termed the ‘perfect’ weather for July 4. There were 93 units and it took 58 minutes to pass the lines of spectators.
Houlton Pioneer Times 1985 File Photo
COUNTY CHAMPS — The Houlton Junior High boys baseball team recently defeated Caribou to win the Aroostook County title after finishing with a 6-1 record and to win the Southern Aroostook League championship, Members of the team were, left to right: kneeling, Joe Deveau, Paul Deveau, Chris Bossie, Mike Lee, Jeremy Mailman, Aaron Peabody, Dean Clark and Manager Chris Collins; standing, Greg Haggerty, Chris Eastham, Dick Fournier, Matt Felker, Bryan Bubar, Mike Feeney, Spike McIntosh and Coach Joe Feeney. Absent were Jon Pike, Nathaniel Richardson and Jason Willard.
     Playground — The Tourist Information Center has a new play area. The Department of Transportation is in the process of overseeing the completion of this project.
    A ‘bear’ concern — For the past few weeks, the Monticello town dump has been visited by bears, sometimes as many as six to eight in an evening. The bears have developed a substantial viewing audience and this has promoted Herschel Good, chairman of Monticello’s Board of Selectmen to issue a caution. “Please, do not feed the bears.” Mr. Good has said.