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Boston Post Cane Presented August 6, 2014
To Teivy D. Manuel
The tradition of the Boston Post
Cane was established in 1909 by
the former Boston Post Newspaper.
A gold filled top ebony cane was
presented to Selectmen in more
than 700 towns throughout New
England, to be presented as an honor
to each town’s oldest resident. The
inscription on Buxton’s gold headed
cane reads “Presented byThe Boston
Post to the Oldest Citizen of Buxton,
ME (to be transmitted)”. Buxton
now conveys a replica crafted and
donated by Buxton resident Robert
Cariddi.
Our newest recipient of the gold
headed cane is Teivy Manuel.
Teivy was born at Guernsey Cove,
Prince Edward Island, Canada
on March 29, 1917. Her father
was Thomas Davey a farmer and
carpenter, her mother Elizabeth
Davey was a homemaker and
midwife. She married in Montreal,
Québec and moved to Buxton in
1944, where she has resided for the
past 70 years. She raised six children
Valerie, Bruce, Marla, Laney, Dwight
and Mark.
Her interests are many, including knitting, sewing, crossword puzzles and gardening. She has been active
in the Peabody Pew as the Reader, a member of the Dorcas Society, Women’s Fellowship and Tory Hill
Church. She is also known for her homemade doughnuts.
Teivy is a Buxton gem and it is with respect that we present Buxton’s Boston Post Cane to Teivy Manuel.