Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-08

bridge work and took the contract 10
plank this bridge and to put deck
over the top of it. Then | made
larger sum of money than | did while
working by the day"
was that the bridge that stood I'M
til the present one was built asked
an interested listener.
No. that one was removed as It was
found to be inefficient. Another OF IRON
was put up in its place and that, too
was soon found TO be too light FOR the
work. and was removed for the present
one.
Il later took a contract for repairs on
the Brunswick bridge.
Following that time / went into the
cor sh,ns that were located in this city.
to work / remained in the employ OF
| the railroad for nearly . years
served in all the various branches OF
| The construction of the car. and was
ols, an the road a part of the time.
have been at work in the shop all COW
| cred with oil. when the notice would
come in for me TO get out and get into
4 train for Portland or some other
noint. In those days if the train from
| Skowheean happened to be Il half an
| hour late special train would be
I'll in ana take any place that hap
pened to he vacant. ] have run as Il
fireman. bagsaGemaster. brakeman on
freight and as conductor Should
there happen to lie a regular conductor
in this station | would for the most
part run as a baggagemaster. but when
there was none / acted as the conduct
OIL In those days it required three
hours To run into Portland"
Were YOU with the Maine Central
during the war;"
Yes. worked for them throughout.
And | can remember the rolling-stock
If the road at that time. 1t consisted
NJ Il locomotives, -four baggage cars,
u passenger coaches. 100 freight cars.
What would they have done as in the
case If last May when the two reei-
ments were brought ID this city? You
remember there were three special
trains each having from II to II cars
w train. Some If the freight cars
would have had t. he pressed into the
service.
'.> short time before | left the EN-
ploy Of the railroad | was offered the
position Of car inspector at Bangor, for
the Maine Central and European Rail
roads which III that time combined.
The pay was not large enough for me
To think Of leaving Augusta. So | rs
fused
II! bought a truck team soon after.
md for several years conducted that
business. In 1885, | received my first
election az city marshal The Office
was given me until the Democrats
took possession in 1893 when for three
years | was out. | went in again after
that, ana am just beginning on my l2tn
term. ! have been an officer ever since
1855. for during the three years | was
out Of the city marshals office, | was
a deputy sheriff and | have been one
since that time"
You have had some connection with
the fire department. too. have You
note"
oh. yes. | joined the department
away back in 1853, when the depart
ment was not OF very great account
It was days of old hand tubs. In the
early 70's | was made the chief en-
gineer. and | held il up 10 a few years
ago when Charles Kicker was elected
20 that office. | have seen a great
change in my time. and now we have
fire department with a water sys-
TEN. that makes us old fellows look |
amazed al the wonders it will work"
Marshal Morse was married June % |
1850, To Miss Jane f. Taber of New
Bedford. Mass. They have two chill
dren. the eldest Of whom is Charles II.
Morse of the firm of Rogers & Morse, |
plumbers and hardware dealers of Gar
diner. and the other. Mrs. Lottie J. |
Reed, lives with Marshal and Mrs.
Morse at their pretty home on Cony
street
The marshal is quite a fraternity
man. being a member of the Masonic
bodies. besides being the sachem of the
local lodge of Red Men. He is a man
whose reputation is that he has a heart
as large as any man is allowed to have.
and it is only to the wrongdOer that he
is ever stern and unyielding. To All
others he is the same genial "Cap'n"
Morse.