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For more than a century, when selectmen here honored the town’s oldest resident, the title came with a distinctive trophy: a gold-topped, ebony walking cane, engraved with the town’s name, that was theirs to keep for as long as they might live. ....
For over a century, towns in New England have presented their oldest residents with ceremonial canes. In some places, the honor endures for those willing to accept it, that is. ....