Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-05-07
INTERESTING LETTER
FROM FLORIDA FRIEND
A Former Visitor To Our Town
Writes Us Concerning His Visit
And Recalls Many Pleas
ant Incidents.
Editor Worcester Democrat
Pocomoke City, Maryland.


Ny Dear SIR
We are so forgetful of our asso-
ciates, and those influences that help
us along our pathway of life and too
often wait until they have passed on
without saying a word of apprecia-
citation. Therefore, l am appending
you these few lines hoping that you
ere still alive and rendering the same
arpreciative service to your city,
county, and state that you rendered
back in the year of 1900. 1t was my
good fortune to come to your beauti-
full and imposing city in the fall of
1899 on the Fishing Steamers of the
Morris & Fisher Co., of Readville,
Va, being boy of twenty years old,
green, inexperienced, awkward, and
hashful. | was and did remain on
board the steamer Northumberland,
cooked my own meals, made my own
led, when it was made which was
very seldom. and loafed around the
shipyards of Mr.. E. J. Tull. While
many names and places seem like
dream to me, yet there are some per-
sonalities who stand out in my exper-
fence and live as vivid as the day /
left the city. Being Baptist / at
tended the Baptist Sunday School ami
church being under the most able and
cultured leadership of DR.. Hundley.
Occasionally, and mostly on Sunday
evenings, / attended the Methodist
Church where the able and spiritual
MacSorley held forth. Mr.. E. J. Tull
was the most capable Sunday School
Superintendent. Then too, / remem-
her the store of Mr.. Stevens where |
was accustomed to purchase candy,
sometimes on credit. which was used
TO satisfy the girls taste and long
ings, | cannot remember all of these
young ladies. wish l could, however,
they were the best looking and most
attractive girls in your city. l SO Of
ten think about them. wonder if they
have married happily, about their
families, and where they live. Then
there was the home of Mr.. David
Foster, the veteran of the ship yards,
gentle, Christlike, and most hospit-
able here in his home l was enter
tanned at Christmas and other happy
occasions. A boy in a strange town,
away from home, yet being cared
for by friends who really cared. |
shall not forget his good wife, the
rlost tempting and pafatable meals
that it has been my privilege to en-
Joy, her kindness and forebearance.
Then her daughters, Ida, and last but
not the least, BERTHE May, just sweet
sixteen. l shall never forget the de-
parture on April, Sunday the first.
1900. 1t seems but a few days.
Since that time | have studied for
the ministry, been pastor at Mathews,
Va. Frostburg, Md, Carnegie, Pa,
Pittsburgh, Pa. Supplied DeLand.
lorida for three months. Pastor at
Green Cove Springs, Fla, and now
pastor here in this rich, cultured COL
lege town. During which time l have
studied law, while in Pittsburgh.
graduated and was admitted last Oc-
tober to the Supreme Court of
Florida.
Therefore, / desire to express my
sincere thanks to all the good people
in Pocomoke City whom I ever knew
or came in contact with in any way.
Had you not extended to me the
Christian hand of welcome, notwith-
standing my unworthiness, l might
have been influenced by another force
that would have meant my destruct
ion.
May God bless each and every one.
And | would esteem it an honor 10
hear from old friends of the past.
Oh yes, / know, twenty-one-years has
elapsed and SOME have passed on,
others have, like myself, made many
aid varied changes, while still others
have moved to parts unknown.
With kind thoughts of the City, its
people, Churches, and especially it's
paper God bless you one and all.
Sincerely,
John q WAITED