Joe Dignard and his son W. J. Dignard of Sabattus entertained a party of friends at a coon hunt one day recently with the result that four “cubs” and the mother coon were captured.

In the party were Dr. De Renardie, A. Peasant and A. Berube. Headed by “Joe the hunter” they visited Sabattus bog and with the aid of “Joe’s” five trained coon dogs located a nest of coons in an old dead tree. “Joe” climbed the tree and the coons began to get lively.

The “cubs” are about ten weeks old and each weighed about ten pounds. They will be tamed and later placed on exhibition.

50 Years Ago, 1956

•BERLIN, N.H. – Entries from as far away as California, Missouri, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New Brunswick, Canada, are included in the list posted for the Mount Washington mile-high sports car race Sunday. Familiarization runs over the eight-mile dirt road race course are scheduled Saturday, with actual competition to be staged Sunday.

•The Maine Hotel at 133 Main St., Auburn, has been purchased by the Auburn Parking District, according to a warranty deed filed yesterday at the Androscoggin Registry of Deeds. The district purchased the property for $30,000 according to Chairman Philip Watson, and bids for the razing of the structure will be called in the next few days.

25 Years Ago, 1981

Residents of the Hiram-Cornish area have reason to take pride in the success of their second agricultural fair at the new location in South Hiram. It officially opened the fair season in Maine!

The Ossipee Valley Fair goes back 135 years. Area farmers first chose Hiram, then later Cornish for the annual event. After 60 years in Cornish, the fair was suspended for 25 years. A new Association was formed in 1975-76 and the annual events were resumed last year, after some land was cleared at the new site.