Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-04-22
HEART OF POCOMOKE CITY'S BUSINESS
SECTION SWEPT BY FLAMES; ESQ
PERSONS HOMELESS; Loss $l,5OO,OOO
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cheek of those
City their home The of the
perfect
night To our town authorities and to Company of the Maryland National
Richie promptly efficiently responded
the call of Mayor for aid this largely due.
HOMELESS PROVIDED
Calamity bring and
pie public spirited sympathetic community prod
necessity and those whose
fre-swept slept roofes that night
TELEPHONE OPERATORS POSTS
The companies which public utilities nOb the
ordinary The p Exchange
humanity possible incredibly
lire was under control rbshed telephone connections with the outside
world We the timely and arrival of the visiting fire
ments the athfuness and the efficiency of those the helm of the
the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
EARLY TO FLAMES
Telegraph Company was early
victim the flames The this work
the fire under control and by o'clock Agent
Matthews doing business mprovd
building of the Peninsula Produce Exchange.
WAS LIGHTED
The Electric Company William early
con the job POcOmOke cty
Tuesday
city enjoying modern lighting facilities
GETTING TEMPORARY HEADQUA RTERs
No faithful and efficient evidence than
ed by Postmaster Wlfed
parahenaa the postoce building saved Arrangements
speedily in
Baen Building situated the
poyes doing business usual their mprovid headquarters.
BUSINESS BUCKLING WORK
But the cheering the lining
the cloud of smoking which still hov ackened
the spirit of invincie
leading business the with
start business with vision in
the rebuilding
which will make before City
an ugly and desoate crippled today BUT THE MORALE Or
ITS CTTZENRY WAS NEVER AS HIGH AS AT
ENT! This fact constitutes the basis hopes.
ORDINANCES PASSED REGULATING BUILDING OPERATIONS
important meeting Tuesday
morning passed ordinances regulating building
These related to the widening
materials of the constructions which will be built the ruins
Many of the leading citizens of the the
e city ana cooperate VIII" the town and city council IN formulating complete
reconstruction the of
ua growth and the widening OF Market street and Vine street
the of Clarke moving of
ngs the foot of Market street put them line with the other
buildings on the "dened thorouhare better fire protection facta
these topics and being careful consideration by the
authorities and by the appointed
meeting held Tuesday night confer with the authorities the
ng situation In all of these
mating spirit manifest has FUTURE
RESS OF THE NEW POCOMOKE CITY.
CITIZENS RESUME BUSINESS ON TIME
The spirit of optimism conspicuous in
fest determination quickly
possible The Citizens National containing
inspection
institution
of Tuesday morning
Bank building from the flames still at this
Wednesday, waiting
their opening
the contents inside The officials of the hank arc aserrd Inv tho re
that the vault has whood the which
erythng will be found condition when
Pomoke bank will resume business Coggs the Market
Adjoining the temporary headquarters the
the same building Lloyd & Blaine have resumed business.
~'~~~"~~"S" BUSINESS MEN REBUILD AT ONCE
Milton L veasey the
gan the erection of aempera structure suitable
located and be doing very
Ve has already made arrangements with prominent building and fixture