The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-07-24
Annals of Belfast tor Half
Century.
BY AN OLD SETTLER
(Hon. VIM. G. Crosby.)
CHAPTER XIV. 1929. J

Capt. Robert Emery, one of our worth
drowned in Portland harbor, aged thirty
five. He left here for Boston as passen-
ger on the schr. Washington, which was
compelled by heavy storm to run into
Portland. While lying at anchor she was
run into by large brig, and her crew
and passengers supposing she was about
to sink left her and went on board the
brig. Capt. Emery returned to the
schooner for the purpose of saving his
papers, which were in portable desk in
the cabin. He succeeded in finding the
desk and threw it onto the deck of the
brig, but in the attempt to get on board
himself he slipped, the deck being cover
ed with snow and sleet, and fell over
board. 1t was supposed at the time that
he was killed by being crushed between
the tvo vessels. On the 9th Of May fol-
lowing his body was found near Fort
Prebie, was carried to Portland and
buried with the usual solemnities.
Capt. Emery was native of Booth
bay and came here to reside about 1908.
He was a half brother of Mr. Eben
Pierce and of the late Capt. David
Pierce, both of this place, and the father
of Messrs. James and Rufus H. Emery
now residing in Bucksport, of our fellow
citizen Mr.. Robert Emery and Of the
late Thomas B. Emery. of the Custom
House, who died in October, 1871, in th=
forty-hfth year of his age. His wife
was daughter of George Hopkins, who
came here in the early part OF this GEN.
fury and built the house at the inter-
section of Main and High streets, we'll
known for long time as the Huse Tav-
ern or Maine Hotel.
At the time of his decease Capt Emery
had been engaged for several years in
the business of furnishing outfits for
vessels employed in the fisheries. He
occupied store, store-houses and coop
er's shop in which he manufactured bar
rels, located on Puddle Dock. He was an
honest man, a useful member of society,
a prominent member of the Masonic
Fraternity, and his loss was deeply de-
plored in wide circle of friends.
Doctor William Poor, father of our
fellow citizen Mr.. William o. Poor, died
on the 18th Of September, aged fifty
three He was born in Andover, Mass.
from which place he removed to Andover
in this State and thence to this place in
the autumn of 1915. His first place of
residence here was a building which
stood at the junction of Main and Wash
ington streets, burned in the great fire
of 1865, on portion of the site of which
the store now occupied by Mr.. F. M.
Lancaster stands. In that portion of
the building standing on Main street he
kept for sale an assortment Of drugs and
medicines; the portion standing on Wash
ington street he occupied as dwelling.
The compiler Of these annals was then a
boy just commencing the study Of the
Latin language, and like many other
S'J 'tNN t'AJ (OA4oNIOOo tIIelt lIC fAIleW a
great deal more than many n en- did who
were old enough to be his grandfather;
and he wildly remembers now the quiet
humor with which the doctor a5ked him
one day to translate the Latin inscrip-
tons on the drawers containing, mis- drugs
and medicines, and kindly smiled at the
biunders he made in his translations.
The last residence of the doctor was the
house near the intersection OF High and
Miller streets, now occupied by Mr.. Mar
tin T. White. For many year: after mis-
decease it was known as the Poor
house.
Doctor Poor was quiet, ur assun ing
man, fond OF his profession and of scien-
tific pursuits. There was certain
qualntness in his character and conversa-
ton which strongly reminded those who
knew him of the physician OF the then
olden time. He was eminently humane
man; warm sympathizer with all who
were sick or suffering;
He had tear for pity, and hand
Open as day for melting charity
He Was compelled by failing health to
abandon to some extent the practice of
his profession, but retained in remark
able degree the respect and confidence of
his patients to tie close Of his life
In this connection an anecdote of the
late Isaac Allarc Esq, father of our fell
low citizen of the same name, a man of
Infinite jest, of most excellent fancy"
most kindly remembered by all who
knew him, occurs to the compiler. Mr..
Allard was occupying the house former
ly occupied by Doctor Poor; just south of
it laid the old graveyard, on portion of
which now stands the Baptist meeting
house, "Where are you living now, AL
lard?" said friend from the country,
meeting him one day on the streets; sin
the Poor house--next door to the grave
yard, was the reply.
On the 18th of November died John
Angler, Esq, father of our fellow citi-
zen Mr.. Oakes Angler, aged ffty-one;
his widow died the last winter, 1874, in
the ninetieth year of her age. Mr.. An
gier was born in Bridgewater, Mass,