How Time Flies for Oct. 12, 2008:

100 years ago

Oct. 12, 1908: Montelle Boyd, recently graduated from BHS, is enrolled at Harvard this fall. He spent the summer traveling, and really had not opened a book before taking the Harvard entrance exams. That's unusual, and a credit to young Boyd.

75 years ago

Oct. 12, 1933: The Royal Scot, an English passenger train, stopped here on its American tour. There were so many lookers, not everyone got aboard the train during its two hour, 20 minute stop. Unlike American trains, this one runs without lights, bell, whistle or cowcatcher.

50 years ago

Oct. 12, 1958: John Moore, 92, one of Bloomington's oldest businessmen, died yesterday. He owned Moore's Luggage and Book Shop, 214 West Jefferson. His father started the business, and Mr. Moore joined after graduating from Washington and Jefferson College in Pennsylvania.

25 years ago

Oct. 12, 1983: Demolition began today on the former Booker T. Washington home at MacArthur and Livingston. The city bought the property two months ago to make way for the new Oakland Avenue bridge.