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POCOMOKE CITY, Md. -- The Mar-Va Theater, a century-old landmark in downtown Pocomoke City, is currently undergoing extensive repairs to address plumbing issues.
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POCOMOKE CITY, Md. -- People in the south end of Worcester County face a significant journey of approximately 45 minutes to Ocean City, the sole early voting location in the county. It is why County Commissioner Caryn Abbott is advocating for a change.
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How about some good news!
This is a video of two of our 2021 buybacks “Jubilation” and “Martha Lou” who contracted swamp cancer and through an extremely tedious and difficult process have been brought back from a disgusting and formerly fatal disease. This is a short video of them enjoying a bit of turn out after being cooped up undergoing treatments.
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We are happy to report that all four of the ponies that contracted swamp cancer this year are doing great and should recover well. With a lot of help from very very dedicated veterinarians and pony experts this has truly turned the tide in our fight to preserve the ponies for the future here in the wild.
One of the ‘23 buyback fillies “Mimi” had a slight injury to her left eye that was thought to also need some additional care to avoid losing the eye or the filly going blind some decided to send her to a clinic as well to get that taken care of. I am also happy to report that she is also doing well!
Last spring Jackson Holliday made his pro-baseball debut with the Delmarva Shorebirds and climbed through the ranks to end the season with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides.
Holliday has been invited to try out at the Orioles major league spring training camp.
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Jackson Holliday among Orioles' 2024 Spring Training invites (mlb.com)
The Pocomoke Volunteer Fire Company's annual Boat & Cash Bash will be coming up on March 30th, 1 to 6 PM.
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Pocomoke City Arrowhead reported: ·
For those interested the city website says,
"The February 5, 2024 meeting of the Mayor and Council has been rescheduled to Monday, February 12, 2024 at 6:30 PM."
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING CANCELLATION
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT AT 6:30 P.M. FOR FEBRUARY 5, 2024 IN CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS HAS BEEN CANCELED. IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE AND AN AGENDA WILL BE POSTED.
"Old Winter Quarter" is mentioned in the 1883 publication The History of Pocomoke City - Formerly New Town. We published that section of the book Saturday. It references that the purchaser was Ebenezer Hearn (born 1792) who was in the tanning and currying business in New Town. The publication states:
In the course of time he purchased a tract of land called
Cowley, but more familiarly known as Old Winter Quar-
ter. This tract of land he purchased of Mr. John Stevens,
a regular descendant of Col. William Stevens, of colonial
fame. As Old Winter Quarter has been a place of
renown, the reader may be anxious to know something
more about it. It adjoins Pocomoke City; in fact, the
dwelling and principal part of the farm is within the
corporation of the town. When General Hearn pur-
chased it, it was a perfect wilderness; was interspersed
with branches, sand hills, mud and swamp, where the
yew pawns and prickly pears grew, and where it is
said, bears were numerous, and old Blue Beard lived.
These were terrible scarecrows to the boys when they
would go into Winter Quarter yew pawning. Many a farce
has been played upon strangers in getting them to dig in
the sand hills of Winter Quarter for Blue Beard's money
which, it has been said, that he buried there.
Here Mr. Hearn built his house, which yet remains a
fine one.
Anonymous said..."In the course of time he purchased a tract of land called
Cowley, but more familiarly known as Old Winter Quar-
ter. This tract of land he purchased of Mr. John Stevens,
a regular descendant of Col. William Stevens, of colonial
fame....."
Colonel William Stevens is, of course, the one person responsible for the relocation of the Reverend Francis Makemie from Scotland to the New World in 1683. Makemie is generally acknowledged to be the father of Presbyterianism in the Americas.
What is not clear is whether Colonel Stevens had any descendants at all! There are some locals who claim the good Colonel as a direct ancestor, with some evidence to back their claims. There are other local "historians" who proport to have evidence that Colonel Stevens had no children. Having been tangentially involved with this story for over five decades I can state that the jury is still out.
Colonel William Stevens, UPDATE
The Maryland State Archives states that Colonel William Stevens died December 23, 1687 WITHOUT PROGENY.
I have no doubt this refers to the correct William Stevens, born 1630 in Buckinghamshire, England and resided at Rehoboth, Pocomoke Hundred, Somerset County.
Note that at that time Rehobeth was spelled Rehoboth with an O but is now Rehobeth with an E.
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