Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-11
HERBERT A. MORSE, AS HE
LOOKED WHEN HE CAME TO
TOWN

Especial to kennebec JournaD
Madison, Me, Dec. 10.-With the
recent sale 8y Herbert A. Morse of
his barber business and pool room,
together with the block in which
they are located on Main street, there
passes from the business life of this
vicinity Il barber who in point of
continuous service in the public is
the dean of all the BARRIERS in this
town and in fact Of all the business
men with but one exception,
MIR. Morse who of late Years has
been given the title of Uncle Herb"
by his many friends. came to Madi-
son from Oakland at the beginning
of the boom period which is well re-
membered by the old timers and dur
Ing which the first pulp mill now
knokn as the Great Northern was
built. For brief period he worked
on the Arson side of the river but
soon came to the Madison side of
the river to work for Horace Saw
age whose shop was located for n
number Of years back of the post
office and in the same building own
ed by Mr.. Morse when he sold. He
worked in this place for four years,
when he purchased shop at the
Arson end of the Madison and An
son bridge across the Kennebec
river. Mr.. Morse staid in this loca-
ton for six years until the big De-
cember freshet which took the bridge
out when he again decided to locate
on the Madison side and leased the
building now occupied by DIR. Green
leaf on Main street Mr.. Morse
staid in this location until four years
ago when he moved into his present
quarters.
For some years the shop Of Mr..
Morse has been n resort for the old
tlmerS and many stories OF happen-
lngs of quarter of a century aCo.
Men coming hack to Madison after
an absence of years always go in
and renew their acquaintance with
Uncle Herb.
During his long years of service
Uncle Herb has taken but few va
cations. the longest being an absence
OF three weeks in 1905, when in COM
paRy with DIR. w. G. Sawyer he went
on hunting trip TO North Dakota.
by actual reckoning Mr.. Morse has
| taken but eight weeks and five days
since coming to this vicinity.
Uncle Herb is something Of n
4" oNS S'A JohSI ana MS friends Still
relate one incident which happened
some years ago when a woodsme,
came to his shop to get trimmed up.
Having been in the woods all vim
ter after the operation was complet-
cd the man asked Mr.. Morse IL he
knew where he could get drink.
Just across the street was a big
clothing store, the proprietor Of
which was well known temperance
advocate and a. total abstainer. The
man was directed to this store. he
ing told by Mr.. Morse that he would
ne told that he could get nothing Of
the kind. The woodsman was in
stfucted however to be persistent
ana ne would in the end probably
get what he was after. Needless 70
say before the lumberjack came
! back Uncle Herb" had an errand
elsewhere.
Uncle Herb" is the proud ia ther
olatwo successful sons, one of whom,
has good law practice in Boston
ana the other an equally good dental
practice In New York city,
For the present Mr.. Morse VIII
work at his trade at the old stand
1or George Legassy. the new mo-
prletor' for a few days each week
during the winter. but is uncsrfoi in
as TO just what he will do in the
spring. " Ane