Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-09-16
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1922.
POCOMOKE THE REGAL.


Pocomoke known years Queen City of the Eastern
Shore today than proving her right to that ppa
Today her courage overcoming what appeared for the
be overwhelming disaserhe rising bright and glorious
from the ashes of her old SELF From her buried past rapidly
evolving city beauty which for generations will stand v
ing to the and the ndomntabe will of her
people,
Ever hereafter she should Called the Queen City alone
but rather the Regal Cy-for alone will she stand egay
beautiful her DRESS but that regal beauty will always
manifest the regal, noble wills of her brave people.
Pocomoke has long been progressive community For years
she has been the Mecca Of buyers Sellers home seekers and pleas
She stood prominently other towns of the
Eastern Shore city which willing to adopt new ideas
and plans calculated to make for her advancement and for
benefit and betteen of her people But OF the heart OF
her were blemishes.
Old frame buildings and streets chief among
these Her people recognized and realized her faults but for
good and another heated to bring about correction
Fate however took hand and few months ago the entire
business section Of the town swept by flames and destruction
and chaos every hand was the result
Pocomoke seemed to have received blow which would sound
her death kne The city, for few days staggered under the
magnitude her losses People walled and moaed and
sunshine future for their home town. Losses being cal
culated hand Pessmism and gloom seemed to reign
side by side, over her fate.
Such her condition. but only for a short time.
Then her people, carrying in their veins the same blood the
determination which brought Victory American arms III
France not long began look They began vision
bigger better brighter Pocomoke and they set to work
The result?
Out of the ashes of the old buildings rising city,
the equal of which will be found the Eastern Shore of
Maryland Virginia The old fashioned frame structures
rapidly being replaced by MODERN handsome fire proof buildings
Her chief business Streets for years accommodate
her traffic being made wider New stores with modern
merchant patron alike being erected New
theatres and places of will take the place of the
Old Anticipated and obsolete structures which served their
well before the hand of Providence awakened the
realization of it's Deficiencies
People who for years thought themselves comfortable old
fashioned houses erecting beautiful homes which they
installing the convenences found in the most upto
date city homes Apartment houses to be constructed will offer
the remedy for the long felt for homes for working people
unable to build and their homes And all along the
entire line of her activities Pocomoke profng by her
and bemishes of the pas building herself niche Of
fame in the hall of modern cities.
unique feature oo the fact that within 48 hours after
the conagraon which left behind it wake of mouderng ruins
the business folk of the little city had jumped into the breach and
were serving their stricken eoWmen and with high
degree of efficiency Temporary quarters for and markets
hastily erected Buildings left standing untouched by the
flames occupied by merchants with hastily collected stocks
of merchandise and the hundreds of Pocooke who lost
their all in the tragedy last Easter Monday clothed
by the whose business and houses still smoked
smouldered.
Too much cannot be said of the brave and heroic
which the people succored another Too much
Tor the spirit which awake nl
Pocomoke took and dominated the situation with
such determination that Pocomoke within few months will
have forgotten the tragedy of the ashes of which will
fair and regal city of which the entire Maryland NAV
speak with pride and admiration.