Milford chronicle., 1925-01-09

n growth for forty years and toda1
r snlps trees and plants to all parts
OF the country. Their orchards ex.
= tend for miles and can be found in
C many other states.
Snow Hill on the Pocomoke River
is an enterprising town with beau
tltuI homes and streets that makes a
l Trip through it long to be remember
ed. 1t has a good hotel and many
, well kept places and it's business
men are pushing to the front. It has
the Oldest and the leading neWspa-
per OF the county, The Democratic
Messenger. 1t has a basket, crate
and saw mill, -four mill, butter dish
factory, fertilizer industry, shirt
factory and other manufacturing
plants. Three banks take care of the
financial requirements of the COM
munity and five churches.
Pocomoke City is situated on the
PocomOke River. This town gives an
unusually good impression to trav-
eIers. 1t has an up to date newspa-
per that keeps abreast with the
times and growth of the town, Wor-
cester Democrat. After the fire of
IV21, the business men took steps to
rebuild the town on modern basis
The result is the largest department
store on the peninsula south of VIII
mHgton, Delaware, two beautiful |
banking structures, and other de-
partment stores and shops that
would be credit to the people of a
city OF hundred thousand or more.
IL has several creditable churches.
The old toll bridge entering tbe II
town has been discontinued and a II
new bridge costing about 100000
was erected by the state that is a
nttlng memorial to the spirit of the
people of this county. i One of the
greatest assets to the town is the
PENINSULA Produce Exchange owned
oy the farmers, which has caused
more farmers to go to Pocomoke
and has paid out millions during the
past fifteen years.
Stockton is another promising
own near the bay shore with i'm II
proved streets, one bank, several
and fine fertile soil, rail- h
DAD and other advantages. GirdIe-
rec, Whaleyville, Newark and Sho-
veil and other towns of less than
10 people, that go to make up this
prosperous county.
Our Progress
Churches and church propertv
throughout the county is steadily be-
lg improved and we are rightly
rOud of our contribution to The well
ire OF society in general, in this
aspect.
Education of our children has re-
slVed earnest attention and we have
'ent more money per pupil than
ny other county in the state. The
Ipenditure is justified and will be II
'oductive of great benefits to the
'ming generation.
Worcester County has done its
lare in the building and encourage
g OF good roads. We have sixty
lies of concrete and improved
ghWay from the Virginia line north
the Delaware line where it con-
cts with the famous du Pont Road III
rough Delaware and which was
e gift of General Coleman du Pont
the people of Delaware. We have
e concrete road from Wicomico
unty to Ocean City and we are
W improving our lateral roads
lding to the railroad stations for
convenience of the farmers. We
particularly fortunate in having
S highway connection, because we
keenly interested in the wonder
traffic development being plan
/ by the people of Delaware.
This county is on the direct route
m New York and other northern
nts to Florida, via the new Del
r-Via Trail which traverses the
linsula between Wilmington and
pc Charles, Virginia.
his route will open up our won
full country to the thousands of
Ilthy tourists who annually visit
rida and other southern points.
t of the traffic will flow from
mington to Dover to Salisbury;
ncess Anne, MiddletoWn, POGO
Re City, Cape Charles, and part of !
7ill flow from Dover over the du
t Road to Milford, Georgetown,
)yville, Berlin, Snow Hill, POGO
-e City and thence to Cape ,
rles. /
e encourage tourists to pass {
ugh the peninsula. In this way a
can show our towns, our advan-
S for industrial locations, coun-
homes, farms and prove to the b.
t American public that we have
finest section of country for all
roses that may be found in Am
}. iii
lis new route IS articuIarly at
tive and we hav no doubt that
y thousands will avail them
IS of the opportunity to see our
lie country and travel over our o
owed roads. &
e people of Worcester County j
kept abreast of the times and q
lave nothing to fear. Looking D
on our past progress we may
courage to continue on, so that il
,ester will remain in the front
of prosperous communities =
are credit to our great State
aryland.