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Saturday, December 16, 2023
When Pocomoke Was Young- A continuing weekly feature.
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ITS ORIGIN AND TOWN LIMITS
TOWN LIMITS
GROWTH, CHANGE OF NAME, ETC.
MERCANTILE ASPECT
MANUFACTURING
TRADES ETC.
SHIPPING INTERESTS
EASTERN SHORE STEAMBOAT CO.
SHIP BUILDING ETC.
HOTELS, LIVERY STABLES, ETC.
PHYSICIANS
LAWYERS
POST OFFICE
PRINTING OFFICES
SOCIAL ASPECT, ETC.
MORAL ASPECT
TEMPERANCE CAUSE
SCHOOLS
CHURCHES
Note: In duplicating this material for publishing on The Pocomoke Public Eye we have made minor adjustments to correct some of the spelling, punctuation, etc. We believe the errors were not in Rev. Murray's original writing but occurred in the process of formatting the material to a digital format for viewing online.
MERCANTILE ASPECT (CONTINUED). After the death of Edward Stevenson, David Long, who was his chief clerk, married his widow, settled his estate, and commenced merchandising, in his own name, at the same stand where he had been clerking. He sold goods until 1832, during which year he died. He was buried on his father's farm, at present occupied by William W. Quinn. Upon his tomb stone is the following inscription: "In memory of David Long, who was born the 23rd day of November, 1788, and died the 4th day of May, 1832, Aged forty-three years, five months, and eleven days." "Ye whose cheek the tear of pity stains, Draw near with pious reverence and attend. Here lie the loving husband's dear remains, The tender father and the generous friend, The pitying heart that felt for human woe, The dauntless heart that feared no human pride, The friend of man, to vice alone a foe; For even his failings leaned to virtue's side." As David Long was one of the most successful mer- chants in the early history of New Town, it is but just to- his memory that a brief sketch of his life should here be inserted. He was born the 23rd day of November, 1778, and reared on his father's farm until he entered Edward Stevenson's store as clerk. How old he was when this change in his life took place we are left to conjecture, at all events he must have been quite a large boy. As it was attended with no little difficulty in getting even the rudiments of an education, in those days, it is presumable that the advantages which he had in the store, in the use of the pen, and figures, was of great service to him in developing his latent powers as an accountant. He commenced business for himself when he was twenty- seven years old, and for sixteen years he applied himself closely to business. When he died, in 1832, he had amassed, what might be called, an Eastern Shore fortune, the probable sum of $40,000. He was a man of even temperament, with an amiable disposition, polite, obliging, and very winning in his man- ners, consequently he was very popular; indeed, he had won the respect and confidence of the entire surrounding country, and it would have been a futile effort in anyone to have sought to divide the patronage that went into his store. Captain John W. Long commenced the mercantile business, in New Town, in 1815. During this year he married Miss Sally Laws Henderson, a young lady of intellectual culture and high moral worth. Captain Long was a brother to David Long and was his senior by two years. While yet a youth he chose the life of a sailor, and made his first voyage to Amster- dam, in a brig built on the dividing creek. He rose, from before the mast, to be captain of a ship. During the Berlin and Milan decrees, under Napoleon Bonaparte, he was taken prisoner and carried to Naples; upon his release, he returned home, and, as already stated, he commenced merchandising in New Town. His store ranked as first-class, though he did not do business to the extent that his brother David did. He was engaged in the sale of goods nineteen years. He was the father of four children, only two of whom are now living: Rev. John D. Long and David H. Long, and was grandfather of William W. and John L. Quinn. Captain Long was an intelligent, unassuming and strictly honest man. He was the poor man's friend, a kind husband and father, and died honored and loved by all who knew him. I have the following from the old family Bible, now in the possession of William W. Quinn: "Captain John W. Long, was born the 22nd day of October, 1786, near New Town, and died the 27th day of May, 1834, in the 48th year of his age." There were other stores in New Town at the time of which I have been speaking, namely: Jacob Riggin and John Burnett, doing business under the firm of Riggin & Burnett; their store ranked as first-class. The others were kept by Samuel Carey, McKimmie Lecompte, father of the venerable James Lecompte, of Snow Hill; and Nicholas Jones. John Burnett was uncle- to William S. Dickinson, Mrs. Sally Blain and Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes; and was the best penman in New Town, in his day. He finally moved to the City of Balti- more, where he died. John S. Stevenson succeeded David Long, and com- menced the sale of goods in 1833. He sold goods about, nine years, when he retired from mercantile life. Mr. Stevenson was very popular, indeed, he was the leading spirit of the place, in his day, he seemed to seek more the public good than his own emolument. He was quite a mechanical genius, could construct almost any agricultural implement that would make labor easier, and in this direction he was much sought after. In 1833, he conceived the idea of stretching a rope across the river, at Steven's Ferry, by which the propul- sion of the ferry boat was conducted with greater ease. Before this event, the boat was propelled by oars, which mode of crossing, in stormy weather, was attended with great danger. He had a high sense of moral rectitude, was strictly honest in his dealings, was a warm friend, and out-spoken and un-compromising in his denunciations of those he conceived to be in the wrong. In 1854, he went to the state of Missouri, and in 1867 he died, in the city of Hannibal, in the 60th year of his age. About the year 1833, Colonel William H. Merrill com- menced merchandising, in New Town, he was also engaged in the shipping business; he had an extensive trade, and made considerable money; he sold goods about thirty years, and retired from active life. Colonel Merrill was a native of Worcester County, served an apprenticeship at the hatting business with Jacob Rogers, in the city of Baltimore. He commenced the hatting business for himself in Snow Hill, married Miss Eliza Stevenson, of this place, and moved here, where he continued the hatting business until the above named period, when he commenced to sell goods. He was quite a business man, accommodating, obliging, polite, and dignified in his manners; was a warm friend and quite genial in social bearing. He lived to a good old age, and died at home, in the midst of his friends, at the age of seventy-two years; his
remains were deposited in the Protestant Episcopal Church Burying Ground, of this place.
CONTINUES NEXT SATURDAY HERE AT THE POCOMOKE PUBLIC EYE.
Friday, December 15, 2023
TV feature "Travels With Charlie" comes to an end.
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(View Travels With Charlie interview that aired 12/15/23)
Travels With Charlie: The Final Travels (Part 2 of 2) | Travels With Charlie | wboc.com
DELMARVA - After three decades, WBOC’s Charles Paparella is starting a new adventure as he enters a retirement sure to be plentiful with even more stories to tell. Today we take a look back at Charlie’s incredible career at WBOC and how he became one of the most well-known faces and voices on the Delmarva Peninsula.
A Delmarva native through-and-through, Charlie is originally from Somerset County and attended Crisfield High School. He then attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore before pursuing an array of interests and undertakings, including music, cabinet making, research, and muskrat trapping (according to Charlie).
Finally, Charlie found himself in a career as a television news photographer. The rest, as they say, is history.
Charlie began at WBOC as a photographer under the tutelage of the great Scorchy Tawes. Scorchy’s love of the Peninsula, its people, and their stories clearly made a lasting impression on Charlie, who would carry on that legacy after Scorchy’s retirement. Today, Charlie is just as well-known and well-loved on Delmarva as his legendary mentor and friend.
The very first Travels with Charlie aired in August of 2002. Over two decades and about 8,000 Travels with Charlie stories later, he has cemented himself as Delmarva’s most recognizable minstrel.
“You couldn’t ask for a more bountiful harvest of stories and people than this peninsula,” Charlie told Steve Hammond as the two looked back on their 30-year career together at WBOC.
“I was very lucky with the people I got to talk to and the places I got to go.”
Charlie says Travels never would have happened without the support of his wife and soulmate Becky, though. Riding with him on his many Travels, Becky was his partner not only in life, but also in storytelling.
“It was never just mine,” Charlie says. “It was always ours.”
Few cultural institutions on Delmarva would be unfamiliar with the pleasant voice and affable attitude of Charles Paparella. Travels with Charlie saw him frequenting The Mar-Va Theater, the Berlin Peach Festival, the Mount Hermon Plow Days, the Camden Avenue Farmers Market, among many, many others. Music and performing arts have especially been common focuses in Travels.
“The arts always need a bump,” Charlie says. “People don’t understand how important those things are.”
Charlie says he also has a special appreciation for Delmarva’s many churches and religious institutions.
“The people in the churches are so wonderful,” he says.
Charlie’s skills as a photographer never dulled in his thirty years with WBOC, and it seems there is nothing small enough to evade his keen eye. From crabgrass to caterpillars, dung beetles to solitary dandelions, Charlie can find poetry in things most of us would never have noticed. The miniscule has obviously never carried any less importance or inspiration than the grand with Charlie.
That fascination with nature, philosophy, and the universe at large ensured that Travels with Charlie has always been as educational as it was poetic. Few can strike that balance like Charlie does.
The first part of the Final Travels with Charlie aired on WBOC on December 13th, and you can watch it here. Travels With Charlie: The Final Travels (Part 1 of 2) | Travels With Charlie | wboc.com
WBOC and all of us at Draper Media wish Charlie continued safe travels. Thank you for all the stories, the music, the laughs, and the memories, Charles Paparella.
(Updated: comment). Say it isn't so!
Have you heard?
It's true. After a long career at WBOC-TV Charles Paparella is retiring.
Viewers, of course, know Charlie for his long-time running "Travels With Charlie" features on the evening news.
Here's Charlies's bio that's posted on the WBOC website. We're sure Charlie wrote at least 100% of it.
Video Journalist
Charles Paparella is a photographer, writer, and editor.
The winding road that led him to WBOC began (for our purposes) in olde Somerset County, Maryland, in the charming hamlet of Marion Station.
Charlie attended Crisfield High School where he was actually elected president of the student government in his senior year. (This was due to a cleverly humorous campaign, and nothing more. He was a funny candidate but a terrible president.)
He attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore where he received a record number of parking citations and the school record for dropped courses.
Charlie continued his education at the Mark Twain School of Doing Interesting Things and worked (very diligently) at being a musician; printer's devil; plant propagator, muskrat trapper; cabinet-maker; dish-washer; ride-operator; aide-de-camp; accounting clerk; research analyst; computer programmer; news photographer; web-weasel; until finally settling down as a television news photographer, which he remains to this posting.
Charlie produces a segment called Travels with Charlie, which you will recall is a novel by John Steinbeck. (In the book, Steinbeck does the traveling, and Charley is a dog. Our Charlie doesn't like comparisons, but feels he could hold his own against any dog, although we'd have to see the dog, to be sure.)
Part 2 airs Friday (12/15) on the WBOC-TV 6pm news.
Best wishes Charlie
and
THANK YOU!
- Anonymous said...
I heard that Charlie was not planning to retire. Is that true?
tkforPPE says:
A former co-worker of Charlie's tells The Pocomoke Public Eye that WBOC chose not to renew Charlie's working agreement with the station.
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Worcester public schools score high
WORCESTER COUNTY SCHOOLS OUTPERFORM STATE IN LATEST MD SCHOOL REPORT CARD
DEC 13, 2023
Newark, MD, December 13, 2023– The Maryland State Department of Education released its annual update to the Maryland Report Card website today, containing performance data for every school in the State, including eleven schools in Worcester County.
In Worcester County, 73 percent of eligible schools earned a four-star rating and the remaining earning three-star status. In this year’s release, which includes additional measures, only 37 percent of all schools in the State earned a four- or five-star rating.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Thank you everyone for the responses and helping feed animals in need in our community!
We appreciate the support!
Our pet pantry is low on cat & dog food, and in recent months, demand has been greater than normal. Please help those in need if you are able! Thank you!
Savinganimals@worcestercountyhumanesociety.org
Phone (410) 213-0146
The Pocomoke Public Eye would like to hear from you if you'd be interested in sharing highlights of Pocomoke City Council meetings with our readers, either attending the meetings or viewing the meetings on Zoom and emailing us a recap.
Interested? Let us know: email tkforppe@yahoo.com .
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Pocomoke City's Community Christmas Tree
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🎄🎅 Pocomoke City Mayor Todd J Nock:
Calling all citizens, businesses, and organizations!
Spread the holiday cheer and be a part of our new Community Christmas Tree tradition! 🌟🎄
We invite you to join us in decorating the beautiful Christmas tree located on the top step of city hall. Let's make it a symbol of unity and joy for everyone in our town.
Whether you're an individual, a local business, or part of an organization, we encourage you to hang an ornament on the tree. It's a wonderful opportunity to showcase your creativity and contribute to the festive spirit that fills our community during this special time of the year.
The tree will be up until the new year, so there's plenty of time to add your personal touch. Let's make it the most dazzling and heartwarming tree our town has ever seen!
Meteor Shower December 15th
Weather permitting, join us outside
for a chance to spot meteors
during the Geminids meteor shower.
Monday, December 11, 2023
Senator Carozza receives Maryland Association of Counties award
Worcester County Commissioners congratulate Senator Carozza upon receiving this year's MACo Legislative Recognition Award. Pictured with Senator Carozza are Worcester County Commissioners Diana Purnell (District 2), President Chip Berino (District 5) and Eric Fiori (District 4).
Senator Carozza thanks MACo President and Howard County Executive Calvin B. Ball and MACo attendees upon receiving this year's MACo's Legislative Recognition Award.
Delmarva Discovery Museum Holiday Events
The Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company's Rescue Boat 1 will be bringing Santa Claus to the Delmarva Discovery Museum at 1PM on SUNDAY, December 17th at the dock at Cypress Park. Come out and see our fire company's trained water rescue team and our rescue boat always ready to respond to our community.
This weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
visit the Delmarva Discovery Museum's
Santa's Train Wonderland
10a.m.-4p.m.
Free admission, crafts and refreshments.
Sunday, December 10, 2023
Time Machine: 100 years ago this week in Pocomoke's newspaper; The Holiday Season- 1995, 1948, 1966, 1930, 1983.
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Saturday, December 9, 2023
When Pocomoke Was Young- A continuing weekly feature.
(Chapter flow:)
ITS ORIGIN AND TOWN LIMITS
TOWN LIMITS
GROWTH, CHANGE OF NAME, ETC.
MERCANTILE ASPECT
MANUFACTURING
TRADES ETC.
SHIPPING INTERESTS
EASTERN SHORE STEAMBOAT CO.
SHIP BUILDING ETC.
HOTELS, LIVERY STABLES, ETC.
PHYSICIANS
LAWYERS
POST OFFICE
PRINTING OFFICES
SOCIAL ASPECT, ETC.
MORAL ASPECT
TEMPERANCE CAUSE
SCHOOLS
CHURCHES
Note: In duplicating this material for publishing on The Pocomoke Public Eye we have made minor adjustments to correct some of the spelling, punctuation, etc. We believe the errors were not in Rev. Murray's original writing but occurred in the process of formatting the material to a digital format for viewing online.
MERCANTILE ASPECT. In presenting the Mercantile aspect of New Town, now Pocomoke City, I shall give with it, a brief sketch of the lives of many who have been and are still engaged in the sale of goods. I have no information of any merchant in New Town earlier than 1790 or 1800. During that period, there was a Frenchman, by the name of Boozee, who settled in New Town, and com- menced the sale of goods. He lived on the lot which faces on Market, Front and Willow Streets; his store was on the corner of Market and Front Streets. How long he was engaged in the trade I have no information; he was a man of some wealth, and when he died, Colonel Levin Pollett settled his estate. He had a wife and one child, his wife died some time after him; they were both buried on the lot where they lived. What became of the daughter I have no information. In 1803 Michael Murray settled in New Town, and commenced the sale of goods; his dwelling and store house both were on the lot where William J. S. Clarke now lives. He was also engaged in the shipping business. He sold goods until 1818 when he retired from mercantile life. He accumulated considerable property. For several years after he retired from the busy whirl of mercantile life, he served as Post-Master for New Town. In 1827, he moved to the City of Baltimore, where in 1831, he died, being at the time of his death sixty-nine years of age. Somewhere near 1803, Edward Stevenson settled in New Town, and commenced merchandising. He lived on the lot where Mrs. Mary Merrill now lives. His store- house was on the Hargis lot adjoining William Redden's House. Afterwards he built the store house, where Town- send and Stevenson sell goods, at the corner of Front Street and Public Square; here he continued store keep- ing until he died, which event took place in 1816. Sometime after he came to New Town, he built the dwelling house now occupied by his grandson, Jacob- Stevenson, and lived in it until his death. He left a widow and six children. He also amassed considerable wealth, and left each one of his children a handsome property. His tomb is in the Methodist Episcopal Church burying ground, of this place, with the following inscription upon, the marble slab that covers his remains: " In memory of Edward Stevenson, who was born,. February 14th, 1771, and died the 22nd day of September, 1816, aged forty-five years, seven months and eight- days." During the time aforesaid, there were several other- stores in New Town, kept by Jesse Henderson, Stephen Redden, Joshua Sturgis, and a young man by the name of Bounds; but Michael Murray and Edward Stevenson were, the leading merchants of their day. The articles of merchandise, by the leading stores, were the finest dress goods, such as silks, satins, cambrics, Irish: linen, broad cloths, cassimeres, together with all other dry- goods, hardware, crockeryware, and a general stock of groceries and spirituous liquors. The other stores dealt in groceries, liquors and the more- common dry goods. As Jesse Henderson, Stephen Redden and Joshua Sturgis were old citizens of New Town, it is but just to their memory that the following tribute should here be inserted : Jesse Henderson was a ship carpenter by trade; when he commenced the sale of goods, and how long he was engaged in it, I have no knowledge. With him, his wife, daughter and grandchildren, I have been most intimately acquainted. He was an honest, upright man in his deal- ings, very retired in his disposition, and highly respected by the entire community. He was great grandfather to Edward H. Clarke and Mrs. Mary Quinn. He died in 1832 or'33, and his remains rest in the old Long Burying Ground, on the farm now occupied by William W. Quinn, where the most of the Long family, who have deceased, are buried. His wife, aunt Polly Henderson, for so we used to call her, was a most exemplary woman, I knew her well from my infancy to the time of her death. While I am giving some account of her husband, I feel it due to her name to say that she was my ideal of a model wife. She was a keeper-at-home, no gadder-about, no tattler, no busy-body in other people's business. I never heard her speak an unkind word of anyone; always had a pleasant word and pleasant face. She died in a good old age, and was buried in the Methodist Episcopal Church Burying ground, of this place. Stephen Redden sold goods, in New Town, for many years, and, although his stock in trade was not so exten- sive as the heaviest merchants, yet his business yielded him a comfortable support. He raised an intelligent family of children, one of which was considered to be the smartest young man in New Town, in his day; I allude to his son, George S. Redden, whose history will be given under another heading. Stephen Redden was a good citizen, peaceable, inoffen- sive, and full of fun; he was somewhat beyond middle life when he died. He was buried in the Methodist Episcopal Church burying ground, in New Town. Joshua Sturgis was one of the best of men, and his wife was equally as good as he was. They were the salt of the earth in all that was good and great; great in the sense of natural and mental gifts, for they raised a family of boys, whose talents for mathematics have never been excelled by any boys raised in New Town. They both passed away, at a good old age, as ripe shocks of corn ready for the garner.
CONTINUES NEXT SATURDAY HERE AT THE POCOMOKE PUBLIC EYE.
Friday, December 8, 2023
Prison term: 2 life sentences, plus 212 years, plus 30 days.
(WBOC)
For Delmar, it has been a long wait to finally see justice served, and neighbors can hopefully begin the process of healing.
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Life sentence for man who killed Delmar police officer Cpl. Keith Heacook | Latest News | wboc.com
A passing-
Crisfield native passes away at 109.
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Evelyn Violet Mister Pasquella Obituary - The Daily Times (delmarvanow.com)
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