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Photo courtesy of Walter Boomsma
ABBOT’S MOST SENIOR CITIZEN -- In a recent ceremony and reception held at the Abbot Town Hall, Selectman Mickey Knowles presented Abbot’s Boston Post Cane to nonagenarian Thelma Weymouth. A large gathering of family and friends attended. The tradition began in 1909 when Edwin Grozier, owner of the Boston Post newspaper, provided canes to New England towns as a way of increasing local news. Over the years many have been lost, but it is estimated that Maine has approximately 179 remaining canes, including the one presented to Weymouth as the town’s “oldest living resident.”
Photo courtesy of Walter Boomsma
ABBOT’S MOST SENIOR CITIZEN -- In a recent ceremony and reception held at the Abbot Town Hall, Selectman Mickey Knowles presented Abbot’s Boston Post Cane to nonagenarian Thelma Weymouth. A large gathering of family and friends attended. The tradition began in 1909 when Edwin Grozier, owner of the Boston Post newspaper, provided canes to New England towns as a way of increasing local news. Over the years many have been lost, but it is estimated that Maine has approximately 179 remaining canes, including the one presented to Weymouth as the town’s “oldest living resident.”
Abbot presents Boston Post Cane
Photo courtesy of Walter Boomsma
ABBOT’S MOST SENIOR CITIZEN — In a recent ceremony and reception held at the Abbot Town Hall, Selectman Mickey Knowles presented Abbot’s Boston Post Cane to nonagenarian Thelma Weymouth. A large gathering of family and friends attended. The tradition began in 1909 when Edwin Grozier, owner of the Boston Post newspaper, provided canes to New England towns as a way of increasing local news. Over the years many have been lost, but it is estimated that Maine has approximately 179 remaining canes, including the one presented to Weymouth as the town’s “oldest living resident.”
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