Arrest Report/ Pocomoke City Police

POCOMOKE CITY POLICE

ARREST REPORT

OCTOBER  2012

10/01/2012 Marvin Roundtree, age 44 of Princess Anne, MD was arrested and charged with 1st Degree Assault, 2nd Degree Assault and Malicious Destruction of Property. Roundtree was taken before the Commissioner and released on $5,000 Bond.

10/02/2012 Desmond Roberts, age 18 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested on an Outstanding Warrant for 1st Degree Assault, 2nd Degree Assault and Reckless Endangerment. Roberts was released on his own personal recognizance.

10/05/2012 Hakeem McBride, age 22 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested on two (2) Outstanding Warrants; the first Warrant was for charges of Assault 2nd Degree, Failure to Obey, Resist/Interfere, Reckless Endangerment and Child Abduction (relative) in State. The second Warrant was for charges of Disorderly Conduct and False Imprisonment. McBride was transported to the Worcester County Jail.

10/05/2012 Latia Stoudmire, age 20 of Pocomoke City was arrested and charged with Obstructing and Hindering and False Statement. Stoudmire was issued a Criminal Citation and released pending trial.

10/05/2012 Ahjah Dickerson, age 18 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested and charged with 2nd Degree Assault. Dickerson was released on her own personal recognizance.

10/05/2012 Satoria Ginn, age 19 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested and charged with 2nd Degree Assault.
Ginn was released on her own personal recognizance.

10/05/2012 Travon Trader, age 19 of Pocomoke City, MD was charged with Resist/Interference with a Criminal Investigation. Trader was released on Citation pending trial.

10/05/2012 Shawntia Hutt, age 18 of Pocomoke City, MD was charged on a Criminal Summons for Malicious Destruction of Property. Hutt was released pending trial.

10/05/2012 Kalifah Milton, age 18 of Pocomoke City, MD was charged on a Criminal Summons for Malicious Destruction of Property. Milton was released pending trial.

10/06/2012 Anthony Holden, age 48 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested on an Outstanding Warrant for charges of FTA/VOP 2nd Degree Assault. Holden was released pending trial.

10/09/2012 Dequawn Chisum, age 19 of New Church, VA was arrested and charged with Theft. Chisum was placed on $15,000 Bond and is being held at the Worcester County Jail. Chisum was also charged on an Outstanding Warrant on FTA Theft and was placed on an additional $3,000 Bond.

10/10/2012 Johnnie Walters, age 30 of Deal Island, MD was arrested on an Outstanding Warrant for charges of Trespass on Private Property. Walters was released on his own recognizance.

10/12/2012 Leon Briddell, age 19 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested on an Outstanding Warrant for Violation of Probation. Briddell was released to the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office.

10/12/2012 Justin Jackson, age 25 of Princess Anne, MD was arrested on an Outstanding Warrant for charges of Prohibit/Alcohol Beverage. Jackson was released to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.

10/15/2012 Kenisha Wallop, age 18 of Horntown, VA was arrested and charged with Theft. Wallop was released on Citation.

10/16/2012 Jeffrey Myers, age 47 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested and charged with DWI and other traffic offenses. Myers was released on Citation pending Trial.

10/18/2012 John Northam, age 31 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested on an Outstanding Warrant for charges of Prohibit/Alcohol Beverage. Northam was released on his own recognizance.

10/18/2012 Ofer Biton, age 41 from the Country of Israel was arrested and charged with Contraband Possession with Intent to Deliver, Transportation of unstamped cigarettes and Possession of untaxed cigarettes. Biton was released to the Maryland Comptroller’s Office.

10/18/2012 Yossef Dahan, age 59 of Brooklyn, NY was arrested and charged with Contraband Possession with Intent to Deliver, Transportation of unstamped cigarettes and Possession of untaxed cigarettes. Dahan was released to the Maryland Comptroller’s Office.

10/18/2012 Lion Forst, age 43 of Wilkes Barre, PA was arrested and charged with Transportation of unstamped cigarettes and Possession of untaxed cigarettes. Forst was released to the Maryland Comptroller’s Office.10/19/2012 Norman Crawley, age 36 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested on an Outstanding Warrant for charges of Theft. Crawley was released on his own recognizance.

10/19/2012 John Northam, age 31 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested again on an Outstanding Warrant for Contempt. Northam was released on $500 cash Bond.
10/19/2012 Christopher Thompson, age 20 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested and charged with Theft. Thompson was released on a Criminal Summons pending trial.

10/24/2012 Harum Rahim, age 38 of Hagerstown, MD was arrested on an Outstanding Warrant from Georgia for FTA Theft by Receiving Stolen Property (auto), 2nd Degree Forgery and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Rahim is being held in the Worcester County Jail pending extradition to Georgia.

10/24/2012 Demarco Moore, age 30 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested and charged with Malicious Destruction of Property. Moore is being held at the Worcester County Jail on $5,000 Bond.

10/24/2012 Lauren Hewitt, age 18 of New Church, VA was arrested and charged with 2nd Degree Assault. Hewett was released on her own recognizance.

10/25/2012 Deon Blake, age 20 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested and charged with Theft. Blake was released on a Criminal Summons.

10/27/2012 Jarvis Harmon, age 24 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested and charged with DWI. Harmon was released on Citation pending trial.

10/28/2012 Keith Gray, age 22 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested and charged with Theft and Failure to Obey an Officer. Gray was released on Citation pending trial.

10/30/2012 Anthony Gale, age 22 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested on three (3) Outstanding Warrants; first Warrant was for charges of 2nd Degree Assault, second Warrant was on charges of Possession of CDS and the third Warrant was for charges of 2nd Degree Assault. Gale is being held at the Worcester County Jail on $31,000 Bond.

10/31/2012 Carol Trader, age 50 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested and charged with Theft. Trader was released on Citation pending trial.

The Pocomoke City Police Department issued 10 traffic citations for Driving on a Suspended license.



Submitted By:
Chief K. Sewell
Pocomoke City Police

Thursday At the Riverside Grill ~ Pocomoke

THURSDAY SPECIALS

-Chicken Florentine soup w/ 1/2 shrimp salad sandwich or side salad 6.99
-Buffalo Shrimp Platter w/ carrots, celery, and cole slaw 8.99
-Wedge Salad w/ blackened shrimp 8.99
-Crab Cake Caesar Salad 16.99

EVERY THURSDAY

Starting at 4PM - half-pound, hand patted burgers

HAPPY HOUR

4 ~ 7

@8:00 PM ~ $3.50 Bicardi drinks

Kenyan Mother Names Twins After Obama and Romney

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A young Kenyan mother has named her newborn twin sons after the U.S. president-elect and his defeated Republican challenger.

Millicent Owuor, 20, gave birth to Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on Wednesday at the Siaya District Hospital in southwest Kenya, according to the Standard.

Owuor told the Kenyan news outlet her sons' names will always remind her of the election in the United States.

The hospital is near the village of Kogelo, where where President Barack Obama's father was born and where his 90-year-old stepgrandmother, Sarah Obama, resides.

Jubilant residents in Kogelo cheered Obama's victory as results from the United States were reported.

Shouts of "Hail our Kogelo son" and "Obama is coming, open the road for him" rang through the air as locals blew vuvuzela horns in celebration, the Standard reports.

"If Obama did not win, I believe most projects here would stall," Joseph Onyango told the Kenyan media outlet.

Kenyans hope Obama's re-election will harken a fresh start for a U.S. relationship with Kenya, Reuters reports.

Obama visited sub-Saharan Africa just once during his first four years as president—a stop of less than a day in Ghana, according to Reuters.

If Obama does visit Kenya, maybe baby Barack can meet his namesake and baby Mitt meet the U.S. president.

There's no word yet if there have been twins named Joe Biden and Paul Ryan.

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TIME MACHINE Preview ... A Visit To Newtown In 1874.

It's four years prior to Newtown changing its name to Pocomoke City, and a visitor writes a letter to the editor of a Pennsylvania newspaper with his observations of the town. Oysters are abundant, selling for 25-cents a bushel. The residents "are of refined and intelligent manners, **social in the extreme." He comments that "Newtown is known for its good looking ladies."

**(Friendliest Town On The Eastern Shore?)

Read more about the Newtown of 1874 on this Sunday's TIME MACHINE here at the Pocomoke Public Eye!  
　


　 Do you have a local memory to share with PPE readers.. such as a big snow storm, a favorite school teacher, a local happening, something of interest your parents or grandparents told you about? It can be just a line or two, or more if you wish. Send to tkforppe@yahoo.com and watch for it on a future TIME MACHINE posting!

Attention Food Lion Shoppers !

Do you shop at Food Lion? You can help us out!

If you use your Food Lion MVP card you can help us out. It will not change what you buy or what you pay but each time you buy groceries a percentage of your total is donated to the SPCA Eastern Shore.

 Please read the simple instructions on our webpage and other ways you can help the SPCA shelter fur babies!

http://www.profbassdeal.com/esspca/

  SPCA-Eastern Shore Inc. Home Page www.profbassdeal.com

A safe haven for animals in Accomack and Northampton Counties on Virginia's Eastern Shore

~Ice Cream For Sale ~

Fun At the Worcester County Library

"Make A Blanket Days" ~ Help A Neighbor

Join us and help a neighbor on DelMarVa. Make blankets for children living in the most damaged areas of DelMarVa.

Make a Blanket Days

Thursday and Friday, November 15-16

10 AM until 5 PM

Salem United Methodist Church

2^nd & Walnut Streets

Pocomoke City MD 21851

If you can sew, kits have been made for simple blankets. Bring your sewing machine, scissors, neutral color thread and favorite supplies.

If you crochet or knit, bring your needles and scrap 4 ply yarn.

If you don’t knit , crochet or sew, please come and make No-sew fleece blankets.

Donations needed: fleece in 1 ½ - 2 yard pieces, 4 ply yarn

For more information call Donna at 410-713-9321

Salem UMC is handicapped accessible on the Walnut Street side.

Wednesday Specials ~Riverside Grill

WEDNESDAY SPECIALS
NOVEMBER 7, 2012

-Chicken Florentine Soup w/ 1/2 roast beef sandwich or side salad 5.99
-Open-Face Turkey w/ stuffing and green beans 6.99
-Buffalo & Bleu Wedge Salad 7.99
-Ale-Batter Fried Shrimp Basket w/ fries 8.99

HAPPY HOUR

4 ~ 7 PM

@8 Pm: $2 house wines, $5 red and white cosmos,

 $2 coors light draft

　

Beaver Dam Presbyterian Church Suffers From Storm Damages

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According to Reverend Jeff Howard the Beaver Dam Presbyterian Church suffered significant damages from Hurricane Sandy as the storm blew through the communities on the Eastern Shore last week.

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The church sanctuary was flooded and two large trees fell onto the Social Hall area of the church leaving two large holes in the roof.

Photo/Jeff Howard

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While the clean-up process has begun and while we await to see what this newer storm will bring, Rev. Howard would appreciate prayers from the community.

Here is the link to the Beaver Dam Presbyterian Church facebook page.
Beaver Dam Presbyterian Church

Test Flight From NASA Postponed

NASA Supporting Test Flight of Commercial Rocket from Wallops

 

NASA has postponed the test flight of a commercial suborbital rocket scheduled for November 7 from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia because of expected poor weather in the region the next few days.

The new launch date is no earlier than Saturday, November 10, between 6 and 9 a.m. EST.

The rocket to be launched is the Ventions VR-1 from Ventions LLC.

The launch may be seen in the Wallops area.

This launch will not be available live on the Internet and no updates will be provided on social media once the countdown begins.
nasa.gov

Have YOU Voted ???

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Have YOU voted ??

If YOU DON'T get around to it then please don't ever let me hear you criticize the way the government is being managed !

Tuesday Specials ~ Riverside Grill

TUESDAY

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

-Veggie Beef Noodle Soup w/ 1/2 sandwich and side salad 5.99
-Meatloaf w/ mashed potatoes and green beans 6.99
-Raspberry Walnut Salad 7.99
-Ale Batter Fried Shrimp Basket w/ fries 8.99

EVERY TUESDAY

.99 cent kids meals beginning at 4 PM

HAPPY HOUR

4 - 7 PM

Election Day Is TODAY !

JUST DO IT !!

Polls OPEN until 7 PM

VDOT Worked To Clear Roads During Hurricane Sandy

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EASTERN SHORE    During Hurricane Sandy, crews with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) cleared debris, recovering access to the island town of Saxis and the village of Sanford. The storms sudden tidal surge of nearly 7 feet, which lasted from Sunday, Oct. 28 through Tuesday, Oct. 30, prevented many bayside residents from evacuating.

At that point, recalls Accomack Residency Administrator Chris Isdell, the mission transitioned from one of preparation and response to one of life and safety.

At the request of the Department of Public Safety, VDOT crews navigated their trucks through high water to rescue a family of 6 that was trapped in their Sanford home. Also, while the Chincoteague Causeway was closed Sunday evening, crews from VDOT cleared the way so that emergency response teams could rescue a citizen requiring medical attention. Additionally, VDOT personnel assisted in distribution of emergency supplies throughout the storm.

Among the hardest hit areas of Virginia, Accomack and Northampton Counties endured extensive damage from winds and tidal surges topping 7 feet deep. VDOT crews worked around the clock to recover the roadways from the debris and water that rendered the roads impassable.

All roads in Accomack and Northampton Counties are currently open. VDOT continues to work closely with A&N Electric Cooperative (ANEC) to restore power to the area.

Source:

Chief Speaks To Children Out During Hurricane Sandy

Creating A Healing Moment

Sometimes a simple, calm interaction between small children - even young boys- and a police officer (and the Police Chief at that) can form opinions in children about police officers that will last for a very long time. With the waters of the Pocomoke River overflowing into the parking lot at the Laurel Street dock and onto the sidewalk had to be somewhat frightening for the trio.

I'm sure Chief Sewell  turned this into a positive moment for these children.

Chief Sewell talks with Pocomoke City children during Hurricane Sandy
Photo/Zina Means


Thank you for caring!

A Vote For Question 7 Benefits the Eastern Shore

It is time for Marylanders to take care of Marylanders.

Question 7 eliminates the yearly million dollar payments that the Eastern Shore

was required to pay to Baltimore City and Prince George’s County under the

previous gaming bill.

Question 7 provides thousands of new, well paying, private sector jobs to the

Eastern Shore; at the gaming facility, surrounding businesses and in new school

construction jobs.
A Vote FOR Question 7 Benefits the Eastern Shorewww.VoteForSeven.com—
MikeQuestion 7 will keep our taxes down by steering millions in new gaming revenue
into our Eastern Shore Counties. This is critical, given the million dollar unfunded
mandates placed on our Counties by the State.
Question 7 provides a guaranteed funding source for school construction —
bringing more jobs and better schools to the Eastern Shore.v1 101812 - copy
Pennsylvania, which began gaming the same year as Maryland, received $1.5
billion per year in tax revenue while Maryland lost money.

Question 7 will allow us to get it right. — to make Maryland a leader and not a
follower.

Question 7 will stop the exodus of $550 million dollars in gaming money that
leaves Maryland each and every year to surrounding states.Republicans Support
Question 7
MIchael Steele Former Maryland Lt. Governor Former Chairman, Maryland Republican Party
Former Chairman, Republican National Committee

Ten years ago, when gaming (slots) was first introduced to the State by
Governor Bob Ehrlich, we were both enthusiastic supporters, as were
most Republicans. After years of back and forth, the Maryland Legislature
in 2007 passed a slots bill, which was then ratified by the voters in 2008

(passing in every Republican jurisdiction in the State).

Unfortunately, the 2007 legislation was hastily put together. It put our
gaming industry at a decided disadvantage to surrounding states. To put
this in perspective, Pennsylvania, which began gaming the same year as
Maryland, received $1.5 billion per year in tax revenue while Maryland lost
money.

Maryland Republicans supported bringing gaming to Maryland. But, as
many of you have said, "if we are going to have gaming in Maryland, we
should do it right." Well, we agree.
West Virginia casino interests are spendingupwards of $40 million to defeat Question 7.
                  A Vote FOR Question 7

"Will Get It Right" tell West Virgina to "Butt Out

of Maryland"

Let’s Put Maryland First

Paid for by FOR Maryland Jobs and Schools, Tim O’Brien, Treasurer. v1 101812 - copy

auDRey ScOtt Former Chairwoman, Maryland Republican Party Former Cabinet Member under
Governor Bob Ehrlich

Ballot Questions and Referendums 2012

Ballot Questions and Referendums 2012

By Delegate Mike McDermott

I have been contacted by many individuals during the past few weeks regarding balloting
questions and referendums. Here is a summary of those questions and my commentary:

1. Orphan’s Court-Prince George’s County...Would require Orphans Court Judgesin Prince Georges County to be members of the Maryland Bar (attorneys). This is
specific to Prince Georges County
and requested by their delegation members. Allof their current Orphan Court Judges are already attorneys and it was expressed that
an Orphans Court Judge (who is an attorney) can conduct certain hearings without the
need for other judges which saves time and energy. I will be voting "Yes".

2. Orphan’s Court-Baltimore County...Would require Orphans Court Judges in Baltimore
County to be members of the Maryland Bar (attorneys). This is specific to Baltimore
County
and requested by their delegation members. All of their current Orphan CourtJudges are already attorneys and it was expressed that an Orphans Court Judge (who is
an attorney) can conduct certain hearings without the need for other judges which saves
time and energy. I will be voting "Yes".

3. Removal of Elected Officials...
Would prevent corrupt elected officials convicted of acrime from profiting from their elected office and would remove them from office. It is
long overdue. I will be voting "Yes".

4. Benefits for Illegal Immigrants...
Would allow illegal immigrants to receive In-Statetuition rates at Maryland State Colleges and Universities if they attended Maryland
Public Schools. Montgomery County opted to provide this type of tuition rate at their
local community college and it has cost them millions in tax dollars. Since those
receiving the break would be counted against the Out-of-State tuition numbers, this
would result in budget shortfalls as we count on those out of state students to subsidize
the cost for our resident students. We should not reward illegal behavior at the taxpayers
expense. I will be voting "No".

5. Gerrymandered Redistricting...
Would approve the Redistricting Maps drawn up bythe governor and his committee. These Congressional maps represent some of the
worst gerrymandering in the country and will make it a real challenge to elect more
conservatives to congress. We need to have these maps redrawn by the courts. I will be
voting "No".

6. Gay and Lesbian Marriage...
Would change the definition of marriage in Marylandto include homosexual marriage. Marriage between one man and one woman is a
foundation stone of our society and should not be changed. "I will be voting "No".

7. Expanded Gaming...
Would expand gaming in Maryland to include table games andwould add a sixth casino site at National Harbor in Prince Georges County. It alters the
tax on casinos(currently the highest in the country) and provides $300 million in school
construction funds. The bill also allows Veteran organizations across Maryland to have
up to 5 non-profit slot machines with the proceeds directed to our Veterans. Locally, it
will also stop the flow of over $2 million dollars currently paid out to Baltimore City and
Prince Georges County from local impact fees at Ocean Downs. This money would stay
on the Eastern Shore for our local government needs. There will be over a thousand
jobs involved in construction projects related to the expansion and a billion dollar
investment in Maryland. It will also create hundreds of other good paying jobs at each
casino and keep Maryland money in Maryland. West Virginia and Delaware have filled
out mailboxes and spent tens of millions trying to discourage us from approving this bill.
This is not about gaming in Maryland, it is about the business of gaming. For this reason
along with the vast local benefits, I will be voting "Yes".

Riverside Grill For Monday

MONDAY SPECIALS

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

-Vegetable Beef Noodle Soup w/ 1/2 roast beef sandwich or side salad 5.99
-Meatball Sub w/ fries 7.99
-Taco Salad 6.99
-Mahi-Mahi Wrap 8.99
-1 Chili Cheese Dog w/ fries 4.99 or 2 dogs 6.99

EVERY MONDAY

HAPPY HOUR

4 TO 7

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@8PM 

 1/2 PRICE APPETIZERS

AND

IMPORT BEER

Come get some  1/2 price Crab Pizza or Chili Nachos !

Mt. Vernon Vol. Fire Co. Annual Benefit Banquet

Events For Saturday~ Delmarva Discovery Center

School Closings For Tuesday

Accomack County Public Schools  be closed on Tuesday, November 6, 2012.

 However, Chincoteague Elementary and Chincoteague Combined Schools will be OPEN.

This will be a make up day for schools being closed on October 11 due to a water problem.

At A Glance Programs For Wor. Co. Library Youth Programs

Riverside Grill ~ Pocomoke

SUNDAY SPECIALS

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

•Cheesy Broccoli Soup with 1/2 deli sandwich or side salad 5.99
•Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and green beans 6.99
•1 Chili Cheese Dog with fries 4.99
OR
 2 Chili Cheese Dogs with fries 6.99
•Taco Salad 6.99

Appetizers
•Chili Nachos 5.99
•Crab Pizza 9.99

Come watch the game and have some drinks with Krista!

~HAPPY HOUR ALL DAY~

Plus$2.50 Bloody Marys and Mimosas
$1.50 Bud Light, Coors Light, and Yuengling Drafts
$5 bombs

Hurricane Recovery on the Eastern Shore ~ Message From Rep. Scott Rigell

Dear Friend,

         Over the past week, I have been encouraged by Hampton Roads’ preparation for – and recovery from – the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. Local, state, and federal government officials worked together, alongside the volunteer work of charitable organizations, to ensure that our region was prepared for the storm and had the necessary resources to clean up and restore our communities.

         

Preparation efforts on the Eastern Shore were also comprehensive and well-coordinated.  However, Sandy was an extremely powerful storm and I remain concerned about the ongoing recovery for our friends and neighbors in this area. These communities have experienced significant property damage and some families have lost many of their belongings and valuables. On Friday, I observed the storm’s impact first-hand in the towns of Chincoteague and Saxis. Photos can be found on my Facebook page here.

          

  In Chincoteague, Saxis, and other communities, winds and storm surges caused trees to fall and homes to flood. After speaking with local officials and citizens, it is clear the devastation they have experienced. At the same time, I am amazed at their resilience and the willingness of neighbors to step up and help one another in their time of need. This is truly the American spirit on display.

          

 Our thoughts and prayers go out to those on the Eastern Shore – and our fellow Americans on the East Coast – as they continue to recover from this devastating hurricane. My office is working with state and local officials to ensure a quick and efficient recovery in the 2nd district.

 We are also here to assist you in helping to access relief and recovery services. Please contact us at 757-789-5172 (Eastern Shore) or at 757-687-8290 (Virginia Beach) if we can help in any way.
          Are you looking to help as well? Here are some relief organizations assisting those affected by Hurricane Sandy:

• Feeding America – www.feedingamerica.org or call 1-800-910-5524
• Red Cross – www.redcross.org, call 1-800-Red-Cross or text the word "Redcross" to 90999 to make a $10 donation
• Salvation Army – www.salvationarmyusa.org
• Samaritan’s Purse – Visit their website here to volunteer
• Save the Children – www.savethechildren.org
• World Vision – www.worldvision.org

Mindful that I work for you, I remain
Yours in Freedom,
Scott

If You Care To Donate....

NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS

Dixieland in New Church, Va. is working with Holy Name of Jesus Church in Pocomoke City, Maryland and are accepting donations to aid those in Saxis, Va. and Crisfield, Md. who are in great need due to the devastation from Hurrican Sandy.

A jar for donations has been set up in Dixieland - located at the Md/Va line on Route 13 South.

OR

You can mail a check  donation to the Holy Name of Jesus at:
PO Box 179
 Pocomoke City, Maryland 21851

In the memo section please write "neighbors helping neighbors".

100% of the money collected will go directly to the people who are in need as a result of the horrendous storm that struck our area.

If you or someone you know is in need of assistance contact Father Porter directly: 410-957-1215.

TIME MACHINE ... An 1834 Heartfelt Appeal From Snow Hill.

(Reader-friendly viewing of newspaper archives material)

　

December, 1834

(The Mail- Hagers-Town, Md) (spelling correct from this era) 

TO THE PEOPLE OF MARYLAND

Fellow Citizens:- The people of Snow Hill have made it our duty to address in behalf of the sorely scourged inhabitants of their unfortunate Village.

The public press will have already apprised many of you that in the night of the 24th ult. (ult.- in or of the month preceding the present one) a considerable portion of the Town, the center of its business, its most valuable section, was consumed by fire.- It's hotels, its public offices, and all, save two, of its houses of merchandise are in ashes. Notwithstanding 100 acres of land are included by its limits, little of the hum of business can now be heard within them, and few and far between, are the shops of its handicraftsmen. If we seek the houses in which but a few days since, cheerful labor earned honest bread or those who heretofore supplied the town and its neighborhood, with the necessities, the comforts and elegancies of life, heaps of ashes tell all the tale. Instead of the industry, the commercial prosperity, the domestic happiness, to be seen two weeks ago, we now gaze upon solitary chimneys and ruined walls. It looks as though the curse of the Almighty had descended in fire. That awful agent has consumed more than ninety houses, of which seventeen were dwelling houses, and has been extinguished forever in fifty-six chimneys.

Where are the men, women and children who lately thronged the site of these ruins, and were then prosperous and happy? Some are sheltered, clothed and fed by charity. Some, whose circumstances two weeks since, were comfortable, must begin the labors of life afresh; younger persons mourn over blighted prospects- older ones, that the results of a life of toil, were consumed in one hour.

Not for ourselves, but for others, would we excite your sympathies fellow-citizens, we would not exaggerate, nor give a single color of the picture, for the accuracy of which our community would not vouch.- We can not estimate our loss in dollars and cents; but in proportion to the whole value of property in the Village, the loss is enormous. We leave you with a statement of simple facts.

The residences, the food, the clothes of children and parents, of young and old, of males and females; the goods of merchants in large amounts of value; the libraries and offices of professional men; the shops, the tools, the working materials of mechanics, are gone forever. Without the aid of our fellow citizens, Snow Hill must continue a heap of ruins, more painful to the eye of the beholder, than any similar sight in Maryland or perhaps in the United States.

We cannot conclude this paper without alluding in this public way, to a City of a sister State. In glowing terms, for our hearts indite them, we would thank Philadelphia for what she had done for us.- The prompt and generous manner in which she has come to our relief, would alone entitle her to her very significant name.

By the order of the Committee appointed by the people of Snow Hill to solicit, and receive for, and distribute to the sufferers by the late fire at that place, donations which may be received from abroad.

John H. Martin, Ch'n.

Irving Spence, Sec'y.

Snow Hill, Dec. 8, 1834

 

　
　
June, 1942
(The Salisbury Times)

TEN NEW SIRENS BLOW AT WORCESTER POSTS

Berlin, June 29.- John I. Timmons, senior air raid warden for Worcester County, yesterday announced that ten new air raid alarm sirens have been purchased by the Worcester County Board Of Commissioners for county towns.

Four of the new sirens have been received and erected in Whaleysville, Newark, Girdletree and Stockton, Timmons said. The other six will be placed in Ocean City, Berlin, Snow Hill and Pocomoke City, with Berlin and Snow Hill receiving two alarms each. 

　

　
May, 1902
(The Denton Journal)

The Citizens National Bank of Pocomoke City will soon be ready for business. 

　
　
June, 1886
(The Daily News- Frederick, Md)

A Town Overrun by Burglars

Princess Anne, Md., June 1.- A successful entrance was made into the store of P.M. Smith, dealer in ready-made clothing and notions on Main Street, this place, some time Sunday night by a burglar, who carried off shirts, collars and clothing, the amount which can not be ascertained. The thief also carried off about 25 cents in money and 75 cents in postage stamps. The entrance was made by boring around the lock on the front door. Many attempts of the same kind have been made to break into private houses of late, and public indignation is effectually aroused. A vigilance committee will be formed to patrol the town at night for the protection of its citizens and property. 

　
October, 1907
(The Denton Journal)

According to the Snow Hill Messenger, Eastern Shore peach growing started about 90 years ago when seeds from Persia were planted on Eden River, Talbot County. One tree flourished and brought forth luscious fruit so bountifully that it was visited by members of Congress and farmers from all around.

　
October,1901
(The Daily News- Frederick, Md.)

Wasps Broke Up Revival

The falling of a wasp nest in the Methodist church at Remsennes, near Greenbackville on the Virginia-Maryland line in Accomac County, Va., one night recently caused a panic and broke up a revival in progress. The nest fell from the ceiling into the center of the congregation, from which point hundreds of insects swarmed all over the church, stinging many persons. Rev. J.F. Anderson was forced to vacate the pulpit by way of a window, and the services were abruptly closed, the wasps being left in possession of the church.

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