The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-07
TOWNS OLDEST RESIDENT
Is to Receive Cane from Boston News
paper


The Boston Post has forwarded to
the chairman of the board of select
men, Willis Brewster of Adams a
gold headed ebony cane with the re-
quest that it be presented with the
compliments of the Post, to the oldest
citizen of Adams.
The idea is that this cane shall al
ways be held by the Oldest citizen of
this town. In case of the decease of
the first holder of the cane it is to be
transmitted to the then oldest citizen
of the town, and so on, says the North
Adams Transcript.
The cane is already on exhibition in
A. j. Hurds jewelry store. The sticks
from which the canes are made are of
Gaboon ebony from the Congo. Africa,
and are shipped TO this country in
logs, about seven feet long, and then
cut into stick lengths. They are al
lowed to dry for six months so they
will be thoroughly seasoned. After
this they are carefully examined and
all cracked warped or otherwise i'm
perfect sticks are discarded. The
perfect ones are then turned TO the
desired sizes on "A lathe, and allowed
about three months for further dry
ing They are given a coat of shellac
and rubbed down with pomice, coated
with the finest quality of French var
nish and then polished by hand with
very fine punice and oil. 1t takes
about a year from the time the ebony
logs are cut to produce perfect stick.
The gold i'm the heads of the Post
canes is of IA karat fineness. 1t is
rolled into sheets, cut to the desired
size and sodered in a conical tube,
then placed in a sectional steel chuck
or form, which admits of its being
drawn into the exact shape of the fin
ished head The tops are first cut in
to discs. and then soldered to the cane
after it has been soaped. They are
then filed with hard composition
and chased, or ornamented by hand,
after watch this composition filling is
removed and they are sent to the pol
ishing room for final finishing.
II is not merely an ornamental cane
for it is designed for everyday usage
and will last for many years.
Chairman Brewster has had Cap
tain Hicks, bookkeeper, look up the
oldest resident and as a result it is
likely that Thomas Jubb of Gilead St,
will be the first to carry the cane in
this town He was 95 years old the
18th of last January. If there is an
older citizen the selectmen are not
aware of the fact.
MIR. Jubb was born in Himslett,
England and came to America i'm 1919.
He was a wooden worker and had been
employed in Maine. Lowell. Chelms-
ford and this town. He quit work
about 20 years ago and has since
made his home with his son, Thomas
Jubb. Jr.. the Dean street furniture
dealer. He is still very active and
has a retentive memory.
Mr. Jubb has crossed the Atlantic
FIVE times. When asked now long ii
took the vessel to make the trip when
he first came to America he respond
ed Not more than seven weeks.
twas quick trip
Mr. Jubb enjoys life even at his adj
vanced age He never worries but is
always cheerful. He votes at all cleo
lions and is quite spry. But few
would believe that he was so near the
century mark in age.
Mr.. Jubb is probably one of the old
est Odd Fellows in the state and he
first joined Lisbon lodge in Lisbon,
Me. He still takes a great interest in
tde order
Mr.. Jubb, besides the son with
whom he lives has these other sons,
William of Shirley, Robert of Fitch
burg and Joseph of Bennington.