Mr. Robert Fraser of Lewiston has been promoted to the position of overseer of weaving with the Bates Manufacturing Co. rendered vacant by the death of John P. Tilton. Mr. Fraser is well posted in his profession and brings his new position the knowledge gained by many years of practical experience. He has served under Agent H. L. Pratt for 23 years, for the last 17 of which has been second hand of weaving. He is receiving the congratulations of his friends on his well earned promotion which is to be considered as a tangible appreciation of his faithful service.

50 Years Ago, 1954

Mr. and Mrs. George H. Allen of East Hebron were honored as the oldest dairy couple in the State. They were guests at the Dairy Festival at Memorial Armory and received congratulations from Herbert A. Bowie of Lisbon, committee chairman. Mr. and Mrs. Allen were married on Dec. 15, 1899 on the farm where they still reside. The farm, originally 200 acres and now comprising 425 acres, was purchased by Mrs. Allen’s grandfather in 1870. Mrs. Allen, now 72, was Bernice Berry. Her husband is 80 years of age.

25 Years Ago, 1979

Bob Perry of the John D. Long AL Post will fire the King’s Arm musket Fourth of July morning to carry on a tradition started in 1776 by the Parris family. The King’s Arm was brought from England in 1683 by Thomas Parris and used in the French and Indian War. It was handed down to the eldest son of each generation of Parris. When news of the Declaration of Independence reached Pembroke, Mass., where the family lived, the musket was fired in celebration and became a tradition that has been unbroken. It has been owned by Revolutionary War Capt. Josiah Parris, Buckfield, 1760-1856; Virgil Parris, 1807-1874; Edward Parris, 1837-1921; and Edward Parris, 1887-1950. The family, wanting to continue the annual Independence Day firing, gave the gun to the Buckfield Post in the early 1950’s who have carried on the tradition. Bob Hanson will fire his small cannon at the celebration.

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