Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-05-09
POCOMOKE CITY.
New Officials Swear ina Good
Fire Department. Water
Works to be Introduced.
Nam Rnafs InlneheI
New Boats Launched.


Fire Department. Water
Works to be introduced.
New Boats Launched.
William +. King. Cashier of POGO
moke City National Bank, newly
elected Mayor OF Pocomoke, and f..
James Tull, councilman, took the oath
of office Monday afternoon before
Notary Public, T. l. Lloyd.
Pursuant to an act Of the recent
Legislature. authorizing taxpayers of
this town to vote on the question OF
issuing coupon bonds to the amount OF
$50, 900, a special election was held IN
Pocomoke Tuesday resulting in a
victory for the Waterford and electric
light issue by vote OF 1853 to 93. The
bonds are to he issued for the purpose
of providing satisfactory system of
water works and electric lights for the
town. The already existing outstand-
ing obligations of $4,000 will remain
untouched. The election was warmly
contested, there being considerable OPP
position in certain influential quarters
TO such an increase in the bonded
Indebtedness of the town. Ii will
mean an increase of about six cents in
the tax rate, which. it is claimed, on
the other hand, will he more than
compensated for by the increased pro-
lection to property and consequent
decrease in the rates of insurance. AT
present the water supply is inadequate
to the needs OF the tom, with the
result that a large portion of it on the
south side is absolutely without pro-
lection. 1t is proposed to erect a
standpipe in some central location,
probably near the high school grounds,
SO to 100 feet high, with a capacity OF
about $4,000 gallons, and to supply
all sections with water mains and fire.
plugs.
Pocomoke's fire department now con-
sists of an efficient corps OF volunteers,
with one steam fire engine. which,
with the facilities to be afforded by the
contemplated water-works, will give
ample protection, and such as the town
has never before enjoyed. BY the
vote Tuesday Pocomoke places herself
among the progressive towns of the
State. 1t will be well remembered
that Pocomoke has suffered two very
disastrous conilagrations within the
past few years.
AT meeting OF the Mayor and
City Council of Pocomoke, held Mon
day night, l.. p. Ewell was made cor
poration tax collector and A. ii. Evan;
appointed chief of police Of Pocomoke
The 10 year.old son of Louis j
Stevenson, of this place, barely escaped
being killed Tuesday by falling from
the root of building 20 feet high
His right arm was broken near the
elbow, and other parts of the body
badly injured.
a sailing yacht for Rev. johnson
Hubbell, of Philadelphia, was launched
in Pocomoke City from Charles w.
Crockett's ship-yard Friday. After
being equipped with sails the vesseI
will he taken To Philadelphia and be
used as pleasure boat on the Schuyl
kill river
a large bugeye, constructed by +
James Tull for Capt. j. A. Chelton, o.
Baltimore. was hoated last Thursday
and will be taken to Baltimore in q
few days.
The fishing steamer Wilson Gallup
of Cape Charles, has gone 10 Balti-
more, where her boilers will be ex
amined, after which she will go into
the fishing service for the Back River
Fish and Guano Company, of Irving
ton, Va, in charge of Capt. f. w
Milligan.
Mrs. Henry and Gordon H. Barnes
Of Kings Creek, were the guests of Mrs
Mary A. 5. King on Wednesday.
The public schools of Somerset
county closed on May 9th. The school.
OF this county will close on May 10Th
Several of the teachers Of the High
School here will teach a private schoo
in the building until the middle o
June.
Messrs. w. L. Schooliield and S. F.
Farlow were appointed magistrates
and were sworn IN office the LIST o.
May
Mr.. Stack, OF Middletown. Del. wa,
here Monday looking to the interest o.
the Order Of Railroad photographers OF
this line.
Miss Montrue Matthews left OF
Tuesday for Cristield to take part il
the commencement exercises. which
were held in that place on Tuesda,
and Wednesday evenings.
Mrs +. |. Jones, of New York
arrived here Tuesday to spend a while
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Dryden, near this town.
Richard Hall. of New York, spent
a portion of the past week in town
with relatives.
Miss May Todd, after spending som,
time here with Mrs. Herbert King
returned to her home in Salisbur,
Monday.
Bruce Jones, of Cape Charles, Va.