The Life Experiences and Wisdom of Pocomoke City's Eben Hearne- Article 14

 

(Originally published September 26, 1941)

(Worcester Democrat)

(This series continues next Saturday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye.)

Time Machine Preview

 This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:

PLUS

2011  ..

1898  ..

1984 .. 

1896  ..

2006  ..

 

Enjoy 30+ Arts and Crafts vendors, great music, food, friends and more in a festive holiday atmosphere. You'll find great gifts including home decor, decorations, Christmas trees and wreaths, jewelry, soaps and soaks, baked goods, Santa and elf dolls, floral arrangements, snowman marshmallows, jams and jellies, pet gifts and treats, painted prints, photography, shell creations and sea glass, ornaments, Christmas cards, lighted accents, cookie jars, stockings, hair accessories, cutting boards, carvings, candies, cookies, nutcrackers, decorated sleds and sleighs, essential oils, perfumes, toys, doll clothes, gifts for hard-to-buy-for-people, apparel, man cave gifts, she spot gifts, antiques, candles, wax tarts, wine glasses, canvases, lighting, and more, more, more.

Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be available for purchase.
Santa will be seated in front of the Grand Fireplace to visit with the kids from 11am to 2pm. Door prizes and giveaways will be announced every 30 minutes.
Adults, $5 admission; kids 12 and under, free.

For your holiday season December calendar-

 P O C O M O K E   C I T Y!!!!

Back in the news- Snow Hill's Black Eyed Susan

 (WBOC)

SNOW HILL, Md. -- The Black Eyed Susan will now be heading to Slaughter Creek Marina in Dorchester County. The boat was slated to stay in Snow Hill, but a withdrawn bid led to the sudden change. 

(View news story:)

A Change of Scenery for Snow Hill's Black Eyed Susan Riverboat | Latest News | wboc.com

 Anonymous said...

The taxpayers of Snow Hill are on the hook for untold hundreds of thousands of dollars yet they keep electing the same type of people to run the City. SMH

UPDATED- TRICK OR TREATING

Due to weather concerns Trick or Treating in Pocomoke City has been postponed until Wednesday, November 1st from 5-8pm (note new time).   

(Shore Daily News)

Trick-or-Treat on Chincoteague Island will be postponed until November 1, 2023, due to forecasted weather conditions.

Times will still be 4 PM until 8 PM and all previously planned road closures will be in effect at that time.

View area Trick-or-Treat info:

Trick-or-Treat Dates and Times for Delmarva 2023 | Latest News | wboc.com

 

Got your ticket yet? Well, what ya waiting for?

Annual Spaghetti Dinner, November 4th, 4 to 7pm

All Proceeds benefit the Samaritan Shelter of Pocomoke City, MD and those we serve. 

Location:  St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church, 18 Third Street, Pocomoke City, MD.  Carry-Out Dinners Available

Your dinner includes ALL YOU CAN EAT spaghetti, featuring homemade sauce, bread, fresh garden salad, a selection from our HUGE dessert table featuring local homemade goodies!

Advance tickets available will be available at First Shore Federal Bank- Pocomoke locations, Market St Deli, and the Enchanted Florist.

Tickets  are $10 for adults, $4 for kids ages 3 to 6 ; Under 3 are Free.

Congratulations to our Corporal Laverty

 

Congratulations to Corporal Jon Laverty for being selected as the 2nd and 3rd quarter Officer of the Quarter.

Corporal Laverty continues to excel at this department in every possible way there is. Corporal Laverty exemplifies what a leader is, and has continued to show his dedication to this department and the community. Corporal Laverty led every statistical category over the past two quarters.

Corporal Laverty is currently in training and will become the first ever certified Drug Recognition Expert in the history of the Pocomoke City Police Department. 

We are extremely proud of his accomplishments, and we look forward to him serving our department and our community for many years to come. Congratulations, well deserved!

Time Machine: 100 years ago in Pocomoke's newspaper; 1973, 1991, 1899, 1980.

 

(Baker was the famous "Homerun Baker" of Trappe, Md.)

  

January, 1973

Democratic Messenger

*May, 1991

Sunday Times (Salisbury)

October, 1899

This newspaper excerpt from the Morning Herald of Baltimore captures a portion of the Maryland governor's race of 1899 as it played out on the lower Eastern Shore including Pocomoke City.  The candidates were incumbent Republican governor Lloyd Lowndes Jr. and Democrat challenger John Walter Smith of Worcester County.

The election results (Wikipedia):

August, 1980

          (Submitted by Jerry Barbierri.  Thanks Jerry!)