"Friendliest Town On The Eastern Shore." Our tradition runs deep. Excerpt from a letter to the editor from a visitor to Newtown, (former name of Pocomoke City) published in the Baltimore Sun, April 28,1847.
This place (Newtown) is a pretty snug little village, containing about 500 clever and hospitable inhabitants; it has good wide streets, quite clear of that "eye sore," known mostly over the Peninsula by the name of "deep sand"; the houses, though built of frame, are generally built substantially and with some discretion and taste; there are two neat, new, and quite handsome frame churches in it; as for the merchants of the place, suffice it to state that they are very clever and hospitable. F. Mezick, Esq., the landlord with whom I stopped, and his very obliging and jolly assistant, are richly deserving of a passing notice, for the good treatment and the extension of the many civilities to "the stranger."
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May, 2004
The Somerset Herald (Princess Anne)
(Excerpt)
Troops due home Friday
By Liz Holland
CRISFIELD — The 1229th Transportation Company will be greeted by high school bands, flag-waving citizens and yellow ribbons tied to every utility pole along Route 413 when they return to town Friday.
The National Guard unit —which has been serving in Iraq and Kuwait for more than a year — is expected to arrive in Crisfield between 5 and 6 p.m.
Plans for their homecoming will include an escort into town by local police and fire departments, led by Crisfield Chief Clarence Bell, said Valerie Mason of the Crisfield Chamber of Commerce.
Once it reaches Crisfield, the bus will drive under an American flag hanging from the extended ladders of Crisfield and Princess Anne fire trucks.
From there, the bus will drive to the City Dock where one of the high school bands will play patriotic music, Mason said. After that it will proceed to the armory where members will be welcomed by the other high school bands.
Members will greet their families at the armory, but there won't be a welcome home party that night.
"They want to get home to their families, and we don't blame them" Mason said. Instead, Chamber members are planning a community picnic for Saturday, May 15, as the official celebration. The event will be held from 11 a:m. to 2 p.m. and is tentatively scheduled at Somers Cove Marina.
A year in review recap of a story from March, 1941..
Salisbury Times
December, 1911 (Time Machine Archive)
(The Evening Post- Frederick, Md.)
SUFFRAGETTE'S BATTLE HYMN
Women Instructed By Just Government League to Learn It.
The State Just Government League has decided upon a song as its "battle hymn." Copies of it have been distributed among the members and they have been instructed by the president, Mrs. Donald R. Hooker, to memorize it, to be sung at all public meetings of the league. It was written by Miss Marie C. Jones of Pocomoke City, Md., who is herself an ardent suffragist.
The hymn is sung to the tune of "Maryland My Maryland." It's general character may be judged by its first stanza, which is as follows:
Oh, listen to the joyful note,
In Maryland, My Maryland!
The women here will surely vote,
In Maryland, My Maryland!
In city, town, and country lea,
The women will be surely free,
And they shall vote, as you shall see,
In Maryland, My Maryland!
November, 1951..
The Star Democrat, Easton
June, 1890 (Time Machine archive)
(The Daily News- Frederick, Md.)
A Model Church
The Crisfield Md. Leader says
The Crisfield Md. Leader says that a prohibition church will be erected in that town and $600 has already been subscribed. The minister will preach in favor of prohibition party from the pulpit, advocate the party on the stump, manage prohibition conventions and primary meetings, and admit none to church membership except those who truly repent of affiliating with the other parties in the past and promise to henceforth and forever vote the prohibition ticket.
Circa 1885..
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