Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-02-01 | Page 14 | Oldest U. S. Fireman Continues In Service

OLDEST u. u U S S. S N CONTINUES ruES IN SERVICE News Service S w Lawrence Mass Jan 31 A 31 A member ot o of f the Lawrence fire department for or sixty five years and halo and hearty bearty on on his sixth eighty birthday birthday- Charles V. Foster Lawrences Lawrence's rence's oldest fire tire ladde laddIe and incidentally the tho oldest fireman fireman fire fire- man n in the United States as ns well be- be be behoves believes hoves lic he lie will be bc able to carry on for tor many many- p moro more years e rs as a fire tire fighter He was born in Leeds Me Ie In 1534 and began besan his service In the tho Lawrence Lawrence Law Law- rence d department as 8 a a. torch boy and saw tho the evolution e of oC tho the hand han and steam engines up to their present state of or perfection He lie has s seen soen service under so e seventeen dl different ent chiefs I