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The 48th Annual Pocomoke City Employee Recognition Breakfast was held at the Pocomoke Community Center Wednesday morning to honor all of the amazing city employees.
The City of Pocomoke would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
City Hall will be closed on Friday, December 22nd & Monday, December 25th.
Holiday Trash Route:
Thurs 12/21 route picked up on Wed 12/20
Fri 12/22 route picked up on Thurs 12/21
Mon 12/25 route picked up on Tues 12/26
Tues 12/26 route picked up on Wed 12/27
Pocomoke certainly received its share Sunday evening through early Monday, 12/17-12/18. Below are some rainfall totals for various lower Eastern Shore locations.
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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.
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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.
