The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-24

Another veteran of York County Bar, i.
Moses Emery, Esq, of Saco. He was born in
1894, was graduated at Bowdoin College in
present year completes half century of busy
and uninterrupted professional life, ex
| tending over nearly the entire period
during which Maine has been a mem
Der of the Federal Union. Through life
he has been an active and ardent polite
ian; but owing to the fact that for the greater
part thereof he belonged to a party, whose
"demniti on sum total" of members was ex
pressed with few figures, he never enjoyed
many of the honors or emoluments of public
life. In 1888 he was the nominee of the old
Wing party for Congress, but never received
the certificate of his election; it being thought
unconstitutional in those. old days to send any
body to Washington from the York district.
except the regular nomin3 es of the Democrat
lc conventions. In 1886 and 81 he represent
ed Saco in the Legislature, and is probably the
Oldest ex representative of that city now liy.
ing. He adhered to the Wing party as long as
that eminently respectable organization had
| an existence, and when it gave up the ghost
1
he went directly to the cradle of Young Re-
publicanism, which he straightway commence
ed to rock with an enthusiasm worthy of his
more ardent youth. When that infant out
grew its cradle, and insisted upon putting on
short trousers, and finally of setting up bust
ness for itself, Mr. Emery still followed it with
his eyes and g ave it the benefit of his advice.
1t is not at all improbable that his prophetic
soul foresaw that this young giant was II e
| chosen fundamentally of heaven for aveng.
ng the terrible defeats that Democracy had
| inncted upon his first Love-" ana that he con-
templated its mission upon earth with feelings
of serene complacency
AS lawyer be has been dilligent and pains
taking; and no client of his ever had reason to
complain OF a lack OF interest in the progress
and issue OF cause committed to his care.
dc has been employed in many desperate
cases, but always Thought his client in the
right, and exhausted the resources of human
ingenuity in making him appear so to the
gentlemen of the jury" AT one time he was
considered as among the best Chancery law
yers In the State and was employed by many
OF his brethren in the management of cases in
equity. 1t is several years since he abandoned
the argument of causes in court, but he may be
found in his Office at any time during business
hours, and never happier than when engaged
in the settlement of some dispute
ICHABoD G JORDAN
Hon. Ichabo! G. Jordan is a native of S.co
and graduate Of Bowdoin. He was admit
ted to the bar in 1880, and has practiced law
at Great Falls, N. H., ever since. Living so
near tn border he has had a largo business in
Maine, and been for many years almost as reg
ular an attendant upon the York County
Courts as the resident members. A few wears
ago he established his residence in Berwick
where he now resides. During his residence in
New Hampshire he took an active part in pcli-
tics and was elected to the Senate by the
Democr ltic party, with which he has always
acted. He has also been member of the Ex
ecutive Council in that State After remoy-
ing to Maine. his political brethren availed
themselves of his great personal popularity
and nominated him as a candidate for Repre-
sentative to the Legislature and the State Sem
ate. His various defeats were borne with
sanity resignation, and instead of being dis
couraged he is confident in the belief that the
Democracy will yet inherit the earth. No
pleasanter gentleman is to be met with at this
or any other Bar.