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January, 1909
(Attica Daily Ledger- Attica, Indiana)

POCKET PHONE SAVES LIFE

Man to Escape Drowning Climbs Pole and "Cuts In" on Line
Seaford, Del.- H.W. Carty, district manager at Salisbury, Md., for the Diamond State Telephone company had a narrow escape from death on the march across the Nanticoke River near Vienna, a town 20 miles from here.

That he did not succumb to the cold and exhaustion was due to the fact that he had a telephone receiver in his pocket, and the strength to climb a pole.

His horse got off of the road, taking the vehicle and driver with him. Mr. Carty had strength enough to swim to a nearby pole placed in the water, and then climb it. He "cut in" with his receiver and told the operator at Salisbury of his plight, and asked that help be sent to him.

After considerable delay men in boats were sent to his rescue, finding him partly unconscious, his spike in the pole holding him.　
 
　
December, 1980 
(The News- Frederick, Md.)

Musicians hope to become Shore Symphony

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SALISBURY, MD. (AP)- About 40 volunteer musicians from all parts of the lower Eastern Shore and nearby Delaware are rehearsing here regularly for what they hope will become the Shore Symphony Orchestra.

Their conductor, Gail L. Crawford Jr., a musician and an attorney here, aims to get them into shape in weekly rehearsals in time for their first concert tentatively set for Feb. 17.

After a more than two-hour first session at a local high school, during which he paced them through a rendition of Sibelius' "Finlandia," Crawford congratulated the musicians.

For a group of strangers playing together for the first time, he said, they had done very well. "It'll be a long, hard struggle, but I think you have the makings of an orchestra," he told them.

Most had come from the Salisbury area, but others drove from areas like Snow Hill and Pocomoke City in Worcester County, Princess Anne in Somerset County, Cambridge in Dorchester, and Seaford in Delaware.

All brought their own instruments with them to form the basic symphonic sections- strings, woodwinds, and brass. The only thing lacking was a percussion section, volunteers for which are expected.


　　
February, 1941

Firemen from Snow Hill, Berlin, and Pocomoke City battled a blaze that broke out after midnight in a two story brick building at the corner of Washington and Market Streets, across from the Court House, in Snow Hill. The fire started in an apartment and spread to the Gem Theatre, Brimer Brothers restaurant, the office of Medical Examiner Dr. John L. Riley, the Harris And Pusey insurance office, Frank Upshur's law office, a barber shop and another apartment. The fire was brought under control in about two hours as firemen drew water from the Pocomoke River to quell the blaze. Several persons suffered minor injuries from falls on ice covered streets; no direct injuries from the fire were reported.


　
January, 1924 (TIME MACHINE Archive)

The Shore Transit Company was planning to establish a new route to its services that would go from Salisbury to Crisfield, Pocomoke, Snow Hill, and Berlin.


April, 1934
(Eastern Shore News- Onancock, Va.)
　 Aged Man Tells of Early E. Shore Life
The material of this article was gotten from an interview with Benjamin F. Scott, a ninety-six year old Civil War veteran of Chincoteague Island. Beginning with his birth he has given us some interesting highlights of his life, which acquaint us with the conditions of former days.

Mr. Scott was born on the 8th of May, in 1838 at Hog Island.　

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In '63 Mr. Scott enlisted on the Northern Side. He was twenty-five years old. He was among a group of sixty-three men coming from Chincoteague, which completely swept the island of men of that class. Mr. Scott belonged to a company of one hundred men.

He tells an interesting story of how Chincoteague came to be on the northern side. A Mr. George Clayville went, at the outbreak of the war, to Philadelphia, by beating way up the beach, since he could not go by the mainland for he would have been captured immediately. He went to Jim Conner, of Philadelphia. This Mr. Conner had gone to Philadelphia, made money, and bought a share in nearly all the oyster boats of Chincoteague. George Clayville asked him to get the North to grant us protection and free trade. Naturally Jim Conner also was interested in Chincoteague so he went with our plea. The northern government gave Chincoteague the right to free trade and sent a gunboat for our protection. This boat was called the Louisiana and was not more than one of our tug boats today, but it was equipped with several guns. Chincoteague hoisted the Stars and Stripes and kept them flying continually until the war ended. They made their flag pole out of two tall trees nailed together and as soon as one flag was worn out another one was hoisted.

The rebels tried to take Chincoteague three or four times but each time they were headed off. On the last attempt, they made it ashore on Great Shoals and a big storm arose: they had to go back. During the whole war our free trade with the north continued.

Mr. Scott related an extremely ghostly tale about an incident of his war days. A lady of Chincoteague, Mrs. Mary Turlington, was drowned when the boat in which she was, sank. Her body was the only one found and it was found ashore on Hog Island. Mr. Scott's company was coming to Chincoteague one night, so his lieutenant said that they would take the lady's body, which was buried on Hog Island, back to its native soil. He sent two or three men to dig up the body. They went taking their lighted lanterns along. They began their work and suddenly their lanterns went out. Three more times this happened and at last the men the men gave up. The body is still there. These people also reported strange noises like many people yelling. The soldiers thought that perhaps it was a rebel attack but next morning no trace of them was found. They came to the conclusion that it must have been some southern "guerrillas." 

These "guerrillas" of the rebels were men scouting around for provisions. They watched the doings of the northern army very closely and, when they knew that the guards were off duty, made their attack. At one time they captured, without fighting, a steamer, three soldiers and much food.

Mr. Scott's company was kept on the go all day. They went from one of the three headquarters — Drummondtown, Eastville and Onancock to the other making reports and receiving orders.

The cavalrymen of the North on the Eastern Shore, hardly ever used government "feed" for their horses. They would ride to a man's home, say he was a Rebel, and confiscate his corn and hay stack for their own use. If he complained he was captured and imprisoned. The soldiers would kill the beef and pigs of the people whenever they needed them. 
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