Sabattus – The tribe of Indians who have been camping on the shores of the Sabattus river for some time have left town. There were about ten in all and they had with them as many dogs. During their stay they made baskets, chairs, bows and arrows, etc. They sold these articles in the village and did a good business. The bows and arrows probably had the greatest sale and are still the sport of the small boys and girls as well.

50 Years Ago, 1955

Augusta – Attendance at Maine State parks so far this summer is about 10% above previous years and many campers are being turned away because of lace of room, according to Harold J. Dyer, director of the State Park Commission. “The development of the turnpikes will make it easier to get into Maine and it will also make it easier to go right through Maine into Canada,” he said.

Records at the camps show most of the out-of-State visitors are “on the move” sightseeing around the State and keeping their vacation expenses down by camping not more than two or three nights in a row at any one park.

25 Years Ago, 1980

•At least 200,000 people attended the week-long Franco-American festival in Lewiston which ended Sunday night, consuming at least 55,000 cups of bear, 1,000 pieces of chicken, 650 pounds of popcorn and 13,000 ice cream cones.

•Agriculture sales in Androscoggin Country rose to $77 million on 1978, putting it in first place throughout the state, according to the recently released U.S. Census of Agriculture. Androscoggin takes the place of Aroostook County, whose sales fell 32 percent from 1974, thereby reducing it from first to second place. The next most agriculturally-productive counties in 1978 were Kennebec, Waldo, Somerset, Penobscot and York.