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Caribou area From our Files – Week of March 30, 2022

115 Years Ago - March 28, 1907 Received a new appointment -- D.E. Johnson has received his appointment as rural mail carrier on route No. 1, taking the place made vacant by the resignation of Robt. McLellan. Mr. Johnson begins his duties on April 15.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of March 30, 2022

75 Years Ago - March 27, 1947 Double winner — Captain Freddy Adams of the Presque Isle Wildcats was voted the most valuable player of the Aroostook League current season by the coaches and referees. He was also named to both the All-Aroostook League team named by the coaches-referees combination and The Star-Herald.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of March 23, 2022

115 Years Ago - March 27, 1907 Bangor and Aroostook Railroad -- Conductor Charles H. Potter of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad completed Monday 28 years of railroading in Maine, having started as a brakeman on the Maine Central March 23, 1879, when he had a run between Bath and Lewision.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of March 23, 2022

115 Years Ago - March 21, 1907 Return from business trip -- W.R. Pattee returned Thursday from his trip to New York, where he had been to purchase new goods for his three stores, dry goods, boot and shoe and notion store.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of March 23, 2022

75 Years Ago - March 20, 1947 Roberts leads Athletic Association — Earle Roberts was named chairman of the Baseball Committee of the Athletic Association at a meeting of this organization, Sidney Cook presiding.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of August 17, 2021

100 Years Ago - Aug. 18, 1921 New Job -- H.E. Lewin, who for a time was employed by the Daily News has accepted a new position of reporter for the Pioneer Publishing Company.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of January 26, 2022

115 Years Ago- Jan. 30, 1907 Two buildings lost to fire -- The buildings formerly owned by Robert Brown but now owned and occupied by George Tims in New Limerick, were burned about 5 o’clock Thursday morning. Nothing was saved but a little wood and a stove. There was no insurance.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of March 16, 2022

115 Years Ago - March 20, 1907 Vote to purchase park for fair -- At a meeting of the Houlton Park and Trotting Assn. and the Gentlemen's Driving Club, held at the Exchange last Thursday, it was voted to buy the Good Farm on the Bangor Road for a park provided funds could be raised to meet the expense of buying the farm and building suitable buildings.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of March 16, 2022

115 Years Ago - March 14, 1907 New machine for the mill -- S. W. Collins & Sons, who have leased the Stevensville saw mill for a year, started up Monday, sawing long lumber and laths. They have added a new clapboard machine and have put the mill in first-class condition, expecting to cut 5 million feet of lumber this season.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of March 16, 2022

75 Years Ago - March 13, 1947 Business girls form a new club — A new club for business and professional girls, tentatively named the Young Professionals, was organized and officers elected.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of March 9, 2022

115 Years Ago - March 13, 1907 New print shop owner -- Mr. G. B. Morgridge of Island Falls has purchased the job printing business of Geo. H. Don Bain of Island Falls.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of March 9, 2022

115 Years Ago - Mar. 7, 1907 Returned from automobile show -- C.F. Millar and Jerry Smith, manager and president, respectively, of the Aroostook Motor Carriage Co., incorporated, returned Monday from Portland where they had been in attendance at the automobile show.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of March 9, 2022

75 Years Ago - March 6, 1947 Robert L. Symonds associated with R.W. Wight & Son — Robert L. Symonds of Lisbon joined the staff of R.W. Wight & Son, funeral directors, Roland W. Wight announced. Mr. Symonds graduated with honors in 1945 from the New England Institute of Anatomy and Embalming, Boston, and formerly was associated with the R. and E.F. Gleason Co. of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Dillingham & Son, Auburn.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of March 2, 2022

75 Years Ago - Feb. 27, 1947 Industrial Accident Commission chairman appointed — The appointment of Granville C. Gray as chairman of Maine's industrial accident commission was confirmed by the governor’s executive council.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of March 2, 2022

115 Years Ago - March 6, 1907 Races underway -- The relay races at the Kink last week were very interesting. Carpenter won against his four opponents, and in the hurdle races Thomas Golden took first prize and George Cyr second.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of March 2, 2022

115 Years Ago - Feb. 28, 1907 Purchased the mill -- C.C. Crockett of Stockholm and H.P. Streeter of Waitham, Mass., have purchased the U.D. Willard mill privilege at Caswell and will build a long lumber and lath mill in the spring.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of February 23, 2022

75 Years Ago - Feb. 20, 1947 MacKinnon Bill to raise pay of teachers — Passage of the MacKinnon bill, supported by the Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers and the Maine Teachers Association during hearings in Augusta, resulted in an increase of about one-third in state school funds received by Presque Isle, but the increase did not entirely meet the cost of higher teacher salaries which followed raising the minimum to $1,500 per year.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of February 23, 2022

115 Years Ago - Feb. 27, 1907 The new brick building -- The contract for the building of the First National Bank Mock has been let to Mr. Geo. H. Wilbur of Dark Harbor, who did the brickwork on the new school building on Bowdoin Street.

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