Sunday, October 25, 2020

Time Machine: 1998, 1986, 1887, 1929, 1952, 1963.

 


April, 1998

Daily Times (Salisbury)

August, 1986


Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pa.)

April, 1887


Baltimore Sun


February, 1929



Every Evening (Wilmington)



1952 ..  Pocomoke City hosts its first Delmarva Chicken Festival.

Salisbury Times
1963 ..  There's a new kind of telephone called a Touch Tone.

Footnote: It was only a few years earlier that Pocomoke City was transitioned from operator assisted local calls to dial phone service. We were the last exchange in Maryland to get dial telephones.

The Time Machine is a weekly feature I've enjoyed researching and compiling on The Pocomoke Public Eye since 2011.  I have fond memories of growing up in Pocomoke City and welcome reader contributions we can share about things you've read, remember, or were told relating to our Pocomoke/Eastern shore area...a sentence, a paragraph, or more all fine. Just email it.






Friday, October 23, 2020

Time Machine Preview

 This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:

1998  ..  The first Pocomoke mayoral election in a decade draws a turnout of more that 40% in a race between a newcomer and a political veteran.

1986  ..  A severe drought is testing farmers on the lower Eastern Shore.

1887  ..  Fire destroys nearly two dozen buildings in Onancock.

1929  ..  A feature story about the Pocomoke River relays some information you may not be aware of. 


Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Md. Board Of Elections Issues Statement On Drop Boxes

 (WMDT)


View news article:

https://www.wmdt.com/2020/10/md-state-board-of-elections-issues-statement-on-ballot-drop-boxes/


For additional information check with the Worcester County Board Of Elections.

Phone: (410) 632-1320

Email: Worcester.Elections@maryland.gov




Website:

https://www.co.worcester.md.us/departments/elections





(Reader comments)

 Anonymous said...

Why should anyone be concerned about ballot boxes in Maryland as they are irrelevant to this election. As far as the presidential election Maryland will vote overwhelmingly democrat, there is no senatorial election in Maryland this year and the congressional race for District One is not in doubt. Further, there are no local races because they are decided in "off year" elections. Anyone who goes to the polls will be wasting time and energy and anyone who votes by mail will be wasting postage and the time of postal employees.

AnonymousAnonymous said...

VOTE as if the health of our democracy depends on it. IT DOES!


Sunday, October 18, 2020

Time Machine: The 1879 Duer Trial.


The year was 1879 and a tragic incident that occurred the previous year involving two young Pocomoke City women was in  the news coast to coast. This real life soap opera-like drama  resulted in the death of one of the women and was being recounted in court proceedings in Snow Hill. The following 1879 newspaper articles published May 21 to July 7 were from The Times of Philadelphia.


(Published May 21, 1879)

Footnote: The articles don't mention the location of the Hearn home but an article on the case published fifty years later stated the home was on Willow Street and by that time had burned down.  


(Published May 22, 1879)



(Published May 23, 1879)



Note to Pocomoke Public Eye readers: We think many will find the following articles that reported on the daily trial proceedings quite interesting. If you prefer only to view the article on the outcome of the trial scroll down to the article published on June 20th.


(Published May 30, 1879)




(Published May 31 , 1879)



(Published June 3, 1879)


(Published June 5, 1879)



(Published June 6, 1879)



(Published June 7, 1879)



(Published June 20, 1879)

 Note to Pocomoke Public Eye readers: We've omitted the headlines from this concluding article on the trial so that you can learn the outcome as you read the article.




(Published July 7, 1879) 
The Times (Philadelphia)



Published July 23. 1879
 Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, Pa.)

Below is the story introduction in the Philadelphia newspaper attributing Lillian Duer as the author. A corner of the archived page was missing.



November, 1881
Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, Pa.)

 

The Time Machine is a weekly feature I've enjoyed researching and compiling on The Pocomoke Public Eye since 2011.  I have fond memories of growing up in Pocomoke City and welcome reader contributions we can share about things you've read, remember, or were told relating to our Pocomoke/Eastern shore area...a sentence, a paragraph, or more all fine. Just email it.








 

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Special Edition Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye we take you back to 1879 and the trial of a young Pocomoke City woman charged in the shooting death of her close female companion at the large residence of the victim's parents on Willow Street.  The trial made news nationwide .. a real life soap opera-like drama being recounted in court proceedings in Snow Hill. The headlines-

              








                

Read the stories behind these headlines this Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye.


 

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

More on weekend incident here.

 (WMDT)

View news article:

https://www.wmdt.com/2020/10/vehicle-chase-barricade-situation-leads-to-charges-for-pocomoke-man/


Confederate Monument Hearing

 (Shore Daily News)


NORTHAMPTON CONFEDERATE MONUMENT PUBLIC HEARING DRAWS RANGE OF OPINIONS

The public hearing on the future of the Confederate Monument on the Historic Courthouse Green in Eastville drew a wide array of opinions Tuesday evening.

Most of the speakers supported Dr. Art Carter’s idea of adding to the Historic Courthouse Green, rather than taking away or tearing down. Carter proposes adding a monument to a Union Solider who is carved in “an African-American likeness.”

View full news article:

https://shoredailynews.com/headlines/northampton-confederate-monument-public-hearing-draws-range-of-opinions/