Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-17

THURSDAY A RED-LETTER
DAY In POCOMOKE CITY
Special Attractions Draw Immense
Crowds Of People. Virginia
Receives All Prizes.

Thursday was big day in POGO
moke, and an illustration of the great
shopping possibilities of this city
The place was jammed with autos
carriages, and pedestrians. The town
officers were of the opinion that there
were never so many vehicles in town
for years, possibly never before. Park
ing space in the business section was
entirely taken up, and the overflow
was taken care of by some of the
vacant lots, said lots swept by the fire
of 1922. This is an object lesson for
the town authorities, and, if the
scheme is in any way possible, park
ing and hitching space should be pro-
vided. Thursday is not the only day
Pocomoke is crowded and frequently
parking locations are at a premium.
The special attraction on Thursday
was the drawing for prizes offered by
the Hargis Department store. Weeks
back this big firm offered three prizes:
a Ford touring car, Victrola, and a
Radio set. The purchase of dollars
worth of goods entitled the buyer to
a coupon, duplicate of which was re-
tanned by the firm.
On Thursday those kept by the store
were placed in barrel, thoroughly
mixed and drawings made by Edward
]. Clarke, editor of the Democrat, who
was blindf6ded while doing the draw
ing. The committeetin charge of this
consisted of Editors Edmonds and
,Porum of the Peninsula Enterprise
ind Accomac News, respectively.
The first coupon drawn was for the
car; the second, for the Victrola; the
third, for the Radio set. In case the
holder of the duplicate coupon was not
present, a second was drawn, and a
third if necessary and so on.
Unluckily for somebody, the first
coupon drawn-the one for the car
seemed to ffnd no duplicate in the
great crowd present. The number Df
this one was 1883. Read this, you
absent one, and see what you missed.
The second coupon for the car was
1924. This was duplicated by Mrs.
J. S. Johnson, of New Church, Va, who
came forward with a pleasant smile
at her good fortune, and probably
grateful to 1883 for staying at home.
The third coupon drawn was num-
ber 35583, and Mrs. H. L. Chapman,
of Greenbackville, Va, came forward
to claim the music box.
The fourth drawing brought out
number 7776, and Clyde Lang of Tenn
peranceville, Va, was the lucky man..
Virginia seemed to be strictly in evil
dence, and made clean sweep of the
valuable prizes. Pocomoke does not
begrudge them their good luck, and
hopes to see them come often and got
more.
Another attraction for Thursday was
the One-cent Sale put on by the drug
firm of w. H. Clarke & Co.
These people thought they had laid
in a big supply of goods but their
stock was simply gutted before the
day was half over, so eager were the
people for special values offered. Those
who failed to visit this store early
found themselves in the lurch. The
sale was most gratifying and highly
successful.
All buiness showed special activity
on Thursday, and all merchants re-
port most encouraging trade. The
public knows a good thing when it
sees it, and it knows Pocomoke is the
place to get the worth of ones money.
The prices when compared with the
quality, can not be beaten anywhere
and it is seldom one sees in town of
this size goods of such excellence OF
material at such reasonable cost. 9th
er towns can't compare with POGO.
moke, and it is no use for them to
iIm they can.
The best thing the people can do is
to come right here when they need
commodities Of any sort, and the peo-
pie are coming all right.