120 Years Ago – Jan. 5, 1905
The dentist is in — Dr. J.W. Davis, D. D. S, is located at Hotel Burleigh for the practice of dentistry in all its branches. By local application of an entirely new and harmless anaesthetic, he is enabled to extract teeth entirely free from pain. As he will remain but a few days it is advisable to call early.
A good purchase was made — The new hearse recently purchased by G. M. Morgan, undertaker, is the finest to be found in Northern Aroostook and is the subject of many favorable comments.
New store about to open – Miss Julia Farrell, whose new millinery store has just been completed, is busily engaged this week in moving her stock into the same. Miss Farrell has one of the best appointed stores in town, being finished entirely in hard pine, has a large plate glass front and is fitted with a ladies parlor in the rear. Of the new buildings built during the past summer it is among the best.
100 Years Ago – Jan. 1, 1925
A drop in temperature — The mercury made a sudden drop Saturday night and Sunday morning it registered from 20 to 32 degrees below zero in different parts of the town. Tuesday was a lovely day.
Attended a meeting — Elmer E. Trask and Ellsworth Trask have returned from Portland where they attended a meeting of the employees of the Standard Oil Co.
75 Years Ago – Jan. 5, 1950
Caribou parking meters grossed $16,434 during 1949 — Parking meters in Caribou for the year 1949 grossed $16,434.26, W. B. Burns, town manager said Wednesday. The company which installed the meters in September of 1948 received $7,395.73 of the amount, with $507.18 still due. Parking meter money netted by the town, after payment was made to the meter company, was earmarked for two specific channels in municipal administration. The police department received $4,500 under a former stipulation made by the budget committee. The balance was applied to maintenance of roads in Caribou.
Local veteran center closing this Friday — The Caribou Service Center, which has been in operation here for almost four years, will discontinue its services officially effective Friday, Jan. 6. Town Manager W. B. Burns said that the action of the Council in closing the office permanently came about following the resignation of its present director, Richard D. Wentworth, who is leaving this week for a 12-week State Police training course in Augusta. The Council, said Burns, felt it was more economical to the town if the service were discontinued, rather than employ a new director who would require several months of experience at the center before the office could function at its present level of efficiency. Veterans and their dependents in need of further assistance may call or contact the office of State of Maine Division of Veteran Affairs located in the Doctor’s Pharmacy building on Sweden Street.
50 Years Ago – Jan. 1, 1975
146 families received gifts — Christmas was brighter for 660 persons, thanks to area organizations and individuals who donated food baskets and gifts to 146 families suggested by the Caribou Welfare Department. Those who gave were: American Legion and Auxiliary, Exemplar Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Calvary Baptist Church, Jaycees, Lions Club, Loring Junior Officer Council, Methodist Church, Rainbow Girls, Salvation Army, United Baptist Church, Universalist Murray Club and the VFW and Auxiliary. In addition to the food baskets and gifts mentioned, the Jaycees held a Christmas party for several children. Many names were furnished by the Caribou Fire Department which delivered toys and gifts repaired by the department. Several families were outfitted with new footwear by the Junior Officer Council of Loring Air Force Base.
Skating rink soon to be completed — The ice skating rink at Teague Park should be completed soon. Fluctuations in temperatures during the past month have contributed to a delay in its formation according to Caribou Recreation Department officials. Rec Director Allan Cousins noted that, ‘It takes four to five days of near zero degree weather to allow proper development of the rink.’ During those first crucial days to rinkbuilding a 24 hour effort is required to create an ice rink that is both level and smooth. The rink tradition has been perpetuated through the years in Caribou, and for the last 20 years or so, it has been an annual project of the Caribou Recreation Department. Presently, hundreds of children and adults in the area look forward to the Teague Park rink each year as a favorite form of recreation. The Rec provides two adult supervisors during open hours, one in the skaters hut and the other on the rink. The two persons who will supervise the Caribou rink ice this winter are Gary Chapman and Leonard Belanger.
25 Years Ago – Jan. 5, 2000
Caribou man donates land for veteran’s cemetery — Last week more than 120 residents packed into a room at the Caribou Recreation Center to witness the transfer of a deed for the second veterans cemetery in the state. John T. Noble of Caribou signed the 33.33 acre deed to the state Department of Defense on Thurs., Dec. 30. The veterans cemetery in Augusta will be filled in another year, said Maj. Gen. Earl L. Adams, Commissioner for Maine’s Department of Defense. After seeking real estate in several areas, the Department of Veteran’s Services was approached by Noble. He wanted to give County veterans and their families a burial ground.The original hope of veterans services officials was to have the first burial on Memorial Day. Now officials expect that burial to be later in the year.Cary’s new year baby — Limestone couple takes ‘millennium baby’ in stride. Cary Medical Center’s first baby of the year arrived at 11:01 a.m. Saturday morning, according to hospital staff. Braeden James Thibodeau was born to Amie and Bradley Thibodeau of Limestone. He weighed 8 pounds and 12 ounces and was delivered by Dr. Brian Wall.
