Downtown Pocomoke Hosts Annual Fall Festival

For Immediate Release

September 29, 2014

Pocomoke City –

The Downtown Pocomoke Association is hosting their Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 11, 2014, beginning at 11:00am and ending at 4:00pm in Downtown Pocomoke City. The event will be held within the two blocks of Market Street between Front Street and Second Street.

There is fun for the entire family at this block party style event; horse and pony rides, moon bounce, pumpkin painting, kid’s tattoos, face-painting, sidewalk chalk art, paint the plow, food sales, sidewalk vendors, farmers and flea market, and free admission to our local museums including the Delmarva Discovery Center, Sturgis One Room School & the Costen House.

Enjoy live, onstage entertainment including music by Pocket Full of Sand, DJ Kay and the MAR-VA Theater and performances by the Dance Loft, Pocomoke Karate Studio and Feet of Fire. A puppy costume parade sponsored by Salty Dog Grooming will begin at 12:00pm.

Children are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes and trick or treat in participating downtown businesses with the Passport to Pocomoke Game. A Children’s Costume Contest will be held at 2:30pm onstage. Registration is between 11:00am-2:00pm.

In the event of inclement weather the festival will be rescheduled for the following Saturday, October 18, 2014, from 11:00am-4:00pm.

For more information or a full calendar of events please visit downtownpocomoke.com, like us on Facebook “City of Pocomoke”, or call 410-957-1333.

Karah Burton Lacey

Downtown/Project Coordinator

Pocomoke City, MD

Office: 410.957.1333 x111

Cell: 443.783.1275

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Seagull Century Cycling Event Draws Thousands to Delmarva!

The Seagull Century Cycling Event, the 26th annual has become a very popular ride for cycling enthusiasts.  This year there were more than 6000 riders.  The first ride, in 1988, had 60 cyclists.  The event has grown to a major cycling event for Maryland!   Many come to Salisbury from many miles away.  Pre-rides were available on Friday, to tour the Salisbury area, and a post -ride on Sunday goes to the Red Roost.  The annual ride, brings enormous tourism to lower Delmarva.  Restaurants, motels, and museums all benefit.  Scholarship and grant money is raised for Salisbury University Students.  Fundraising  is done for some major local charities.  Cyclists each paid $75 to ride.

Three rides are described on the Seagull Century website, 2  hundred milers and a 64 mile route.   Pocomoke's Cypress Park is a stop on the 100 mile long "Snow Hill" route.  

Riders left Salisbury between 7 and 9 am.  Bob Marval of Salisbury, was the first to arrive in Cypress Park for a rest stop. 

Weather was perfect!   Riders had a mild dry day, and light wind.  Approximately 1200 cyclists were expected to stop in Cypress Park for water, Gatorade, and pit stops.  Pocomoke City Police had roads blocked to protect riders.  A Pocomoke City ambulance and crew were on site for injured riders.  One bicycle shop set up a tent that had tools, tires & technicians for emergency repairs.

 Colorful spandex jerseys sported logos of previous cycling events, favorite bike shops, and fundraising events.   Some "spicy" shirts looked like cans of "Old Bay", while other shirts resembled the Maryland flag!  ( Santa-- please find a shirt for me!)

Pocomoke City is fortunate to be chosen to host  a rest area and help make the Seagull Century a success in so many ways.

TIME MACHINE ... 1921, 1928, 1907, 1961, 1889, 1892

"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; is 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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July, 1921
The Washington Herald (Washington, D.C.)

Fishermen on Eastern Shore Catch Huge Shark

EXMORE, Va., July 26.-  Fishermen of the Walker Fish Company, of Willis Wharf, have caught what is thought to have been the largest shark ever seen on the Eastern Shore. The monster measured ten feet, six inches in circumference; the distance across its jaws, which encased six rows of vicious looking teeth, being twenty-four inches, and its weight 1,200 pounds.

Upon being dissected the shark was said to contain several smaller sharks and a large sea turtle. The skin, which served as a protecting armor plate, was more than half an inch thick, with a rough surface sufficiently sharp to lacerate the hands of the twenty-odd fishermen who participated in its capture. 

1928

In the 1920's and 1930's Worcester Countian Dale Wimbrow, of Whaleyville, gained acclaim as a composer, recording artist, and writer both away from his Eastern Shore home and locally. Here on the Shore his most popular recording was "The Good Old Eastern Shore."
  
Listen to the recording at the link below, and see more info in the footnote. 

http://jnjreid.com/cdb/TheGoodOldEasternShore.mp3

Footnote:

(From Wikipedia)

Dale Wimbrow (June 6, 1895 – 1954) was an American composer, radio artist and writer. He is best known for the poem, The Guy in the Glass, written in 1934. Earlier in his career, he created several musical recordings in the still-young recording industry, and was known as "The Del-Mar-Va Songster". He occasionally recorded with a quartet of musicians known as the "Rubeville Tuners", and he was also sometimes known as Peter Dale.

Wimbrow's early career was in music and radio. Under his own name and as Old Pete Daley of Whaleysville, he became known for his records and radio performances with orchestras. His credits include a number of recordings in the 1920s, in which he performed as the solo vocalist, and often as his own accompanist (on the ukulele). The majority of those songs were his own creation, and he began turning to songwriting almost exclusively in the later part of the decade. Perhaps his best-known musical composition was the 1930 jazz tune entitled "Accordion Joe". Played by Duke Ellington's band, it appeared that same year as the soundtrack to an animated short film of the same name, starring Betty Boop. The tune has appeared several times over the years in Duke Ellington compilation albums.  

January, 1907
The Crisfield Times

Marion

The article about shelling the streets of Marion, two weeks ago, in the "Times," has been the leading topic of conversation here ever since. It's something that every body wants done. Your correspondent was talking with one of the commissioners a few days ago with reference to shelling our streets. We have an able, broad minded and public Spirited Board of commissioners and we have great confidence in them and trust it will not be betrayed. Shell the streets of Marion and make everybody happy.

September, 1961
The Salisbury Times

(Excerpt)

Pocomoke Students Awarded Certificates

POCOMOKE CITY-  Nine students from the ninth and tenth grades at Pocomoke High School have been awarded Certificates of Merit for finishing in the top one quarter of the State in National Education Develpment tests given last spring.

Those receiving certificates at Pocomoke were: Mary Linda Bailey, John R. Bloxom, Steve M. Jenkins, Anna Sue Lankford, Wayne A. Powell, and Rebecca L. Timmons in the ninth grade; and Barry Spinak, Wilson Sturgis, and Christine Lundstedt in the tenth grade.

July, 1889 (Time Machine archive)
The New York Times

SNOW HILL, Md., July 29-  A rainstorm surpassing all previous ones that have fallen this year in Worcester County began here early Thursday morning last and continued with increased fury throughout Friday.  All railroad communication has been cut off since Friday in consequence of numerous wash-outs, and it will probably be several days before trains can again commence running.

Purnell's Mill, near Snow Hill, was completely swept away Friday night, together with a bridge and a large portion of a dam.  With this last storm is swept away the last remnant of hope for the growing crops in Worcester.  A few farmers most favorably situated will perhaps raise half an average crop of corn, while many others will raise none.

January, 1882
Peninsula Enterprise (Accomac Court House)

Sheep Raising.

We find from the United States census report of 1880 that Accomac county produced 5,379 fleeces from the sheep raised in 1880. Why this quantity should not be ten timeas as large we fail to see. This is sheep country. Everything indicates that this husbandry might be made to produce even more to our farmers than that of sweet potatoes. The grazing and climate are all that could be desired. One thing, and one thing only is in the way of sheep raising — the everlasting "yaller dog" is now, has been, and will be an obstacle, until they are thinned out. How this may be done is the problem. Let us hear from our intelligent farmers on the subject.


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Md. Marijuana Law to Change Oct. 1

Md.- Maryland's marijuana law is about to undergo some changes. Effective Oct.1, a small portion of marijuana will be decriminalized.

Maryland legislators passed a bill, during the last legislative session, that decriminalizes 10 grams or less of marijuana. Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the bill into law, which takes effect next week.

Barbara Lewis of Salisbury is not pleased about it.

"I don't approve of it, I don't like it,” Lewis said. “I don't think it should be decriminalized."

Lewis said she has never tried it, but good things do not come to mind when she thinks about it.

"I think it would have a lot of negative side effects when driving; It's just like drinking,” she said. “It causes too many problems that you can't concentrate; you can't focus."

Marijuana, in the amount of 10 grams or less, will no longer be considered a criminal offense. It will become a civil offense with fines of up to $100 for a first offense, $250 for a second violation and $500 for a third offense.

Anyone under the age of 21, but older than 18, will have to face a judge and could possibly be ordered to participate in a drug treatment program.

Angela Losiewski of Salisbury is not a pot smoker, but supports the law and people who use a little bit of marijuana.

 "For the people that just smoke a little bit of pot every now and then, I don't see anything wrong with it," Losiewski said.

Derell Johnson of Salisbury supports the new law as well.

"If you can drink liquor, it should be okay to smoke weed," Johnson said.

Again, the law takes effect Oct. 1 in Maryland.

VIA: WBOC 16

MAR-VA Theater

If I Stay has been confirmed for October 17 & 18 at 7 PM!

URGENT!!!!!!!! The Pocomoke Police Department needs the Communities help

URGENT!!!!!!!! The Pocomoke Police Department needs the Communities help identifying the person in the attached photo. If you are able to identify the subject in the photo, please contact Det. Bailey at the Pocomoke Police Department 410-957-1600, you may remain anonymous. Take special attention to the jacket, shoes and shorts!!!!! Share this on your wall!!!!!

 

SU: Motorists Watch Out for Bicyclists Saturday

 SALISBURY, Md. - Salisbury University says heavy bicycle traffic is anticipated near the SU campus for the morning of Saturday, September 27 for the 26th Sea Gull Century Bike Ride.

The university says heavy bike traffic is expected from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., especially in the area of Route 13 along campus, Milford Street and South Division Street. SU says South Division Street between College Avenue and Milford Street will only be open to Sea Gull Century parking traffic during that time.

More than 6,000 cyclists are expected to participate, according to the university. SU says three routes will take riders through Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester counties: the traditional 100-mile Assateague century, 100-mile Snow Hill century and 64-mile Princess Anne metric.

Riders will pass directly through the towns of Princess Anne, Pocomoke City, Snow Hill and Berlin, according to the university. They will congregate at rest and water stops including Washington High School, Nassawango Golf Course, Cypress Park, Byrd Park, Whiton Crossing, Assateague Island State Park and the Powellville VFW.

SU says Bateman Street will be closed to all vehicles throughout the day. Traffic restrictions prohibiting southbound traffic from East College Avenue on South Division Street should also be expected throughout the afternoon. In addition, the university says motorists may want to avoid Milford and Wayne streets, and the round-about in Fruitland.

The university says Maryland State Police and local police will control the intersection of Route 12/Snow Hill Road at Route 354/Nassawango Road, and the intersections of Route 113 at Germantown Road and Route 376. Bicycle traffic is also expected on Mount Hermon Road in the afternoon.

SU says Century coordinators encourage cyclists and motorists to exercise extra caution during this time. The university says post-ride festivities are near SU's Perdue and Henson halls. Bicycle traffic will be heavy near campus from 3-6 p.m. The university says all riders should be off the roads by dark. VIA: WBOC 16

Pocomoke Ghost Walk 9/27 at 7:30 pm

SITES ON THE POCOMOKE GHOST WALK include The Pocomoke Forest, the Armory, Costen House, Littleton Clarke House (now the River Gem B&B), the Mar-Va Theater and a walk through St. Mary’s Graveyard.
READ FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE WALK ON THE POCOMOKE GHOST WALK PAGE
COST: $15 per adult, $9 for kids 8 to 12 years old.
ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED Scroll down to the bottom of this page to purchase tickets.

TIPS / GRATUITIES – Though it is not expected, our ghost walk guides certainly appreciate tips from guests who have had enjoyed their ghost walk.
TIME & WEATHER: Ghost Walk begins on time. We walk in all kinds of weather except that which threatens public safety.  Be sure to list your CELL PHONE number in the registration so we can contact you in the unlikely event the tour is cancelled.

• Bring your umbrella if it looks like rain
• Wear comfortable shoes
• Bring a flashlight.
• Bring Camera

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS: Full refund will be given if cancellation is made 48 hours prior to the tour’s start. If cancellation is NOT made within 48 hours of the tour, no refunds will be given. However, all registrations are transferable, so feel free to allow a friend or family member to attend in your place. Just give them your order voucher and let us know who is coming in your place

Entire freshman class using iPads at Pocomoke High

Technology is beginning to take the place of textbooks for freshmen at Pocomoke High School.

Every ninth-grader at the Pocomoke City school has been given an iPad Mini to use through the rest of their high school career. Although they’re still learning the ins and outs of the new gadgets and haven’t used them outside the classroom yet, by early October students will have access to them 24/7.

“I want my kids to be prepared for the next level,” Pocomoke High School Principal Annette Wallace said. “I don’t think we can wait.”

Wallace says she remembers struggling 15 years ago when she was in college to grasp the technology being used then. She wants Pocomoke High graduates heading to college to be able to use the array of technology available.

“It’s changed the dynamics of our whole world,” she said.

Wallace said when she learned that Jerry Wilson, superintendent of Worcester County’s public schools, wanted every freshman in the county to have an iPad or similar device by 2016, she asked if Pocomoke could be the site of a pilot program.

After researching the options and speaking to educators at schools that had already made the move to mobile devices, staff members at Pocomoke High decided to purchase 100 iPad Minis. In addition to being less expensive than the traditional iPad, the smaller version was favored by students as they could use their thumbs to type just as they did with smartphones.

“I was in a classroom today and they were note-taking with their thumbs,” Wallace said.
The smaller screen of the miniature device is also less breakable.

“The size makes it less likely to get busted in a book bag,” she said, adding that all of the school’s mobile devices were kept in cases.
While many of the ninth-graders were already familiar with how to use an iPad, Wallace said teachers took a lot of time going over digital responsibility with the students. In addition to being reminded to take care of the expensive devices, students were also instructed on how to use them appropriately, specifically with regard to social media.

“Social networking is here and it’s not going away,” Wallace said. “We have to teach kids how to harness that and use it in a positive way.”

In each classroom, a poster decorated with a stoplight reminds students that if they’re given the green light they have free access to the devices during class. A red indicator means iPads should be turned off, while yellow directs students to check with the teacher first.

Teacher Jess McInerney says the structured expectations the school has developed have shown students how to use the iPads respectfully.

“This is a tool that can be used wisely,” she said.

The devices provide educators with another way to reach students and also provide students with technology they might not have access to otherwise.

“We need to break free of teachers being the only receptacles of knowledge,” she said.
Wallace said that with the iPads, students had access to useful educational apps, were able to connect to each classroom’s SmartBoard and were able to air-drop assignments to their teachers.

“Technology has changed the way we learn,” Wallace said.

The approximately $50,000 cost of outfitting the freshman class and the school’s teachers with iPad Minis was funded through a combination of fundraising by the school and an endowment from a Pocomoke High School alumna.

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NEW APPLICATIONS
Examples of what freshmen at Pocomoke High School are using iPads for:
Homework
Research
Art
Presentations

Pocomoke Mosquito Pool Positive For Eastern Equine Encephalitis

47 ABC - Delmarva's Choice

A local county has found an area of standing water has tested positive for a mosquito virus. The Worcester County Health Department says the State of Maryland has found that a mosquito pool in southern Worcester County, has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis.

According to health department staff, the pools are reportedly monitored by state environment staff, and it is the first positive pool reported this year. The pool is reportedly located in Hickory Point Swamp near Pocomoke City, and is in a low-lying area that has standing water for most of the year.
"It's in the middle of a swamp area where there wouldn't be a lot of people in that location, but you have to remember mosquitoes travel for miles," says Kathleen Rose-Derr, Nursing Program Manager with the Worcester County Health Department.
The EEE virus is common during summer and fall, and is transmitted by mosquitoes, and spread to humans, and animals including birds, and horses. Mosquitoes can breed in as little as a quarter of an inch of water, so experts believe recent rains may have attracted more to the area.

The Worcester County Health Department provides the following tips to help prevent contact with mosquitoes and reduce risk of infection:

· Stay indoors at dawn and dusk.

· Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants when outdoors.

· Use an EPA-registered insect repellent and follow package instructions.

· Get rid of mosquito breeding sites.

· Remove all discarded tires from property.

· Dispose of water-holding containers.

· Change the water in pet dishes and replace the water in bird baths weekly.

· Drill holes in tire swings so water drains out.

· Keep children's wading pools empty and on their sides when they are not in use.

"Get rid of any cups in your yard, anything that can collect water, even bottle caps," says Rose-Derr.

People who suffer from milder illnesses typically recover on their own without even knowing they have it, but that those symptoms could last for several weeks. In severe cases, some people need to be hospitalized, and get treatment. Symptoms of Eastern Equine Encephalitis include fever, headache, irritability, restlessness, drowsiness, vomiting, diarrhea, cyanosis, convulsions, and coma. Anyone with these symptoms, should contact a health care provider to be tested for EEE.

For more tips and information about Eastern Equine Encephalitis, please visit the Worcester County Health Department's website.

Delmarva Discovery Center Fall Festival

Delmarva Discovery Center

Fall Festival

Saturday, October 11, 2014

11 am – 4 pm

Free Admission

Demonstrations

Hands on Activities

Animal Programs

Face Painting

Paint Your Own Decoy

2 Market Street Pocomoke City, MD  21851

410-957-9933

www.delmarvadiscoverycenter.org

TIME MACHINE ... This Sunday's Preview

1921.. "Monster" shark caught in Eastern Shore waters; circa 1928.. Worcester County's "Del-Mar-Va Songster" Dale Wimbrow gains acclaim as composer, writer, and recording artist;  1907.. What's the leading topic of conversation in Marion?; 1961.. Nine Pocomoke students place high in state scholastic honors; 1889..  Prolonged storm ravages Worcester County; 1882.. "Sheep Country" in Accomac County's future?

Although you may not find all of these items in a history book, they are a part of our local history and you can read more about it this Sunday right 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!

Mommy and Me Preschool Program

Mommy and Me Preschool Program

Beginning September 23, 2014

Join us for this popular program designed specifically for children ages 3-5.

$5 for one adult and one child.  Each additional child $2.

Free with membership. 

ONE great program now TWO days a week!

Tuesday & Wednesday

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Let’s Learn About Insects & Teeny Tiny Animals

September 23 & 24 - Crickets

September 30 & October 1 - Worms

Let’s Learn About Hibernation

October 7 & 8 - Hibernating Snakes & Turtles

Let’s Learn About Color

October 14 & 15 - Color Wheel

October 21 & 22 - Color & Color

Let’s Learn About Bats

October 28 & 29 - Happy Halloween!

Delmarva Discovery Center - 2 Market Street - Pocomoke, MD  21851

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Delmarva Discovery Center

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Delmarva Discovery Center Daily Programs

Daily Programs

Beginning October 1, 2014

First Sunday of the Month

Dive Dialogue - 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Experience human & animal communication in the underwater world.  Learn sign language & see Scorchy & her fish friends communicate in the aquarium.

Sunday

Fish Feed - 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm

What do our fish eat?  How are they fed?  Come join us for a fish feeding at our 6,000 gallon aquarium to find out!

Tuesday & Wednesday - Beginning September 23!

Mommy and Me - 10:30 am - 11:00 am

Join us for our popular preschool program which incorporates learning, crafts, and games in a fun and social atmosphere.

Thursday

Squeaky Clean - 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

Learn how our husbandry staff keeps our tanks clean.  Watch the cleaning of our aquarium & do your own water quality testing just like our aquarist.

Saturday

Critter Corner - 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Come learn about the critters that call the Center home through this interactive animal program.

Delmarva Discovery Center - 2 Market Street - Pocomoke, MD  21851

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Delmarva Discovery Center House of Pocoween

House of Pocoween

Friday, October 24, 2014

6 pm – 8 pm

6:30 - Dive Program

7:00 - ‘Terrifying Tales’ Story Time

7:15 - ‘Creepy Critters’ Animal Program

7:45 - Costume Contests w/ Prizes

Crafts, Games...and of course Candy!

Children in costume will be admitted free!

Adults $5.00 each

Members are free

Delmarva Discovery Center - 2 Market Street - Pocomoke, MD  21851

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Business After Hours - Thursday, September 25th

TIME MACHINE ... 1954, 1927, 1654, 1969, 1892, 1901

"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; is 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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March, 1954
The Cumberland News (Cumberland, Md.)

Princess Anne Has Costly Fire

PRINCESS ANNE, Md., March 25. (AP)-  Flames battled by scores of firemen swept through five businesse places and the postoffice today.

Wrecked by the blaze were two furniture stores, restaurant, theater, pool hall and postoffice.

Some other buildings were damaged. A number of other establishments were threatened by the wind-swept flames. 

More than 100 firemen from six communities were called into action to help save nearby residences and business places.

No injuries were reported.

Fire Chief William Powell, Jr. estimated the loss at $150,000. 

Postmaster J. Earl Morris said he saved all the first class mail and packages.

Morris, who owned all but the two furniture stores, estimated it would cost him $100,000 to rebuild. The movie theater is over the postoffice.

Furniture dealer James B. Green estimated his losses at $75,000. J.W. Donohoe, another furniture dealer, put his losses at $30,000.

1927 (Reprinted in January, 1977)
The Daily Times (Salisbury)

Fifty Years Ago: An unfinished palace, planned upon more gorgeous and palatial lines than any Russian prince ever built, has stood unfinished and empty for eight years on Burleigh Hill, almost in the center of Berlin, Md. The estate has been on the market for several years and the asking price is $40,000. Berliners call it "Etzenger's Folly." Etzenger, believed to be a Russian nobleman, came to Berlin after the Great War and began the building. While living at Berlin's Atlantic Hotel he was investigated by the U.S. Government. Work on the building ceased abrubtly; Etzenger left town and reports of his death in New York City were recieved in Berlin.

Footnote: Anyone have any information on what became of this structure?

October, 1654

Maryland State Archives

Assembly Proceedings, October 1654

Killing of Wolves

It is Enacted and Declared that every one who shall kill a wolfe and bring the head thereof to any of the Commissionrs shall be allowed one hundred pounds of Tobacco from the County where the wolf shall be killed & that such Commissioners to whom the wolfes head shall be brought shall Cutt out the Tongue of the said head to prevent that deceit of twice or oftner payment for the same head.

March, 1969
The Sunday Times (Salisbury)

(Excerpts)

Shakespear's Globe Theater Re-created By Pocomoke Youths

By Mel Toadvine of the Times Staff

POCOMOKE CITY-  Two students at Pocomoke High School have built a replica of the famous Globe Theater of London, the spot where William Shakespear put on many of his plays.

The two boys, Richard Gladding and David Dryden, both 10th graders, built the model for their English class. Their teacher, Mrs. Martha Nutter, says the model theater contains every detail of the original. 

The boys said it took them about two months to construct the theater, working in their spare time after school hours at a cost of about $10.  They used balsa wood, plyboard, dowel sticks and cardboard.

The boys have given the model to the school so it may be used in future classes as a reference.

Needless to say, Mrs. Nutter says the boys will get a big fat "A" on their report cards.

November, 1892
Peninsula Enterprise (Accomac Court House, Va.)

F. H. Dryden, real estate agent, has sold to William T. Groten, of Wachapreague, a very valuable farm, near Pocomoke City, for $1,300.

August, 1901 (Time Machine archive)
The Semi-Weekly Landmark (Statesville, N.C.)

Knocked Preacher Down For Kissing His Bride.

Chincoteague, Va., Special, 25th, to Philadelphia Record.

When the minister kissed his bride, Joseph McDuff, the groom, last night knocked down Rev. James Porter, rendering him partially unconscious.

McDuff and Miss Agnes Talley, both of whom reside on Chincoteague Island, drove to the parsonage, and after the ceremony the minister as usual kissed the bride. The next instant McDuff's fist shot out and caught the minister square in the jaw, laying him limp in the corner of the room.

Friends seized the angry groom and explained to him that it was the custom of ministers. McDuff was mollified, and as a peace offering drew forth two $10 notes which he tendered to the dazed and surprised clergyman.



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!



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the rainbow
Bluebirds Fly.."

Flying on for JMMB.
Her Pocomoke Public
Eye postings (April,
2008 to June, 2014)
kept us informed.

Every Sunday On The Pocomoke Public Eye..

<1800<1850<Time<1900<1950<Machine<2000<<

It's reader-friendly viewing of news archives and historical archives material, primarily of local interest. 

This week we share items from 1954, 1927, 1654, 1969, 1892, and 1901.

Check back tomorrow, 9/21, right here!

Update on Duck-In Robbery

UPDATE:

            On October 22, 2013 Pocomoke City Police Officers were dispatched to the Duck-In Sunoco Gas station located in Pocomoke City, Maryland for an Armed Robbery Report. Upon the Officers arrival they began the investigation with WCBI Detectives. While conducting the investigation, the suspect in the case Kevin Presco returned to the scene and was detained and later arrested while investigators continued their investigation.  Kevin Presco was subsequently charged with Armed Robbery. 

            On September 05, 2014 The Armed Robbery case involving Kevin Presco was heard by The honorable Judge Bloxom in Worcester County Circuit Court and tried by Deputy States Attorney Abby Marsh. The jury found Kevin Presco guilty and he was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

            Great job to Worcester County Deputy States Attorney Abby Marsh, Pocomoke City Police and Worcester County Criminal Bureau of Investigations.  

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 Original post.

Ducks Inn was robbed in Pocomoke City by a suspect who entered the liquor store with a gun.

Lt.  Green from Pocomoke City  Police examined the footage from  the store video camera and identified a suspect. The suspect then returned to the scene and was detained by Pocomoke City Officers.

The Criminal Bureau of Investigation was contacted and the suspect and the suspect's vehicle was transported to the Pocomoke City Police Department.

After the interview by The Criminal  Bureau of Investigations,  the suspect was charged by Pocomoke City Police with armed Robbery and First Degree Assault.

During the robbery the suspect assaulted one of the workers in the store. A piece of a toy gun was recovered from inside the suspect's vehicle. CBI and Pocomoke City Police are attempting to serve a search warrant at the suspect's residence in Pocomoke City.
Over three thousand dollars was taken from the store in the robbery.

 The suspect is identified as Kevin Presco from Pocomoke City.

 Two victims who work at the store were  assaulted by the suspect during the robbery.

Pocomoke City Police Chief Kelvin D. Sewell

Kevin Presco was charged with:
  Robbery (2), Armed Robbery (2), Firearm Use/Fel-Viol Crime, Assault- First Degree (2), Assault Second Degree (2), Reckless Endangerment (2), Verbal Extortion (2), Handgun Use On Person, Theft- $1,000 to under $10,000.

Pocomoke Police Department Press Release

Press Release:

  On September 13, 2014 a Pocomoke City Police Officer was conducting Radar enforcement on Rt. 13 in Pocomoke City Maryland. The Officer stopped a vehicle driven by Steven Kareem Clark from Virginia for driving 64 MPH in a 55 MPH zone.  Mr. Clark was issued a warning for the stop.

            During the Officer’s conversation with Clark he stated he had a loaded gun in the vehicle. Pocomoke City Officers recovered a fully loaded silver in color Smith and Wesson handgun with two additional fully loaded magazines. Mr. Clark was placed under arrest and charged with possession of a handgun.

TIME MACHINE ... This Sunday's Preview.

1954.. Princess Anne suffers costly fire; 1927.. Berlin's "unfinished palace"; 1654.. Compensation for killing wolves in Maryland; 1969.. Two Pocomoke High students construct miniature replica of a London landmark; 1892.. Very valuable farm near Pocomoke City is sold; 1901.. An unwanted surprise for the minister at a Chincoteague wedding.  

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