Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-20
BOyhOOd RGCOllGCtiOnS
The Five Churches OF POCOmOke
City
By EBEN HEARNE
Chapter Seven
st. Mary's Real Estate Holdings

When the establishment OF a church
is a dream of a pioneer-and in every
church movement there must be a
pioneer-one of the first thoughts
that enters his mind is that Of the ac-
QUESTION of a suitable portion of
ground on which to erect the build
ing, and after that question is settled
either by purchase or by a donation
of a liberal friend of the enterprise,
he must then find friends to help him
to secure funds with which to build
the church. After this goal is attain
ed, then follows the gathering togeth-
er of suitable materials for the struc-
ture and the laying of the foundation.
The above was the plan adopted by
the founders of each one of the chur-
ches of Newtown. None of them were
built by large contributions, but were
built by many small sacrificial gifts
from large number of persons and
as stated in an earlier chapter of this
series in the case of one of the chur-
ches of Newtown that some persons
gave lumber, some work and some
money; thus enabling the organizers
to complete the building Of a church.
The lot upon which St. Mary's P.
E. Church is located on 3rd or Church
St. originally comprised about one
third of the present cemetery area
and was acquired by deed from VIM.
]. Long and Henry Long and the
deed was dated December %, 1874.
The signatures were witnessed by
Benz. Blades and Lit. D. Bevans. (See
Liber E. D. M. No. 8 Page 1890 The
remainder of st. Mary's Cemetery
(about two-thirds of the present ar
ea) was purchased from VIM. J. Long
and Cordelia w. Long (his wife) and
the deed was dated May 5, 1869, and
the signatures were witnessed by
Saml. S. Quinn and Walter S. Hughes.
(See Liber G. H. R. No 3, Page 665)
DR.. Sam'l. S. Quinn was the father of
Mrs. Mary S. Horsey of Crisfield, Md
and DIR. Fred S. Quinn of Mardella,
Nd, and Mr.. Walter S. Hughes, the
grandfather of Miss Mamie M. Hugh
es and Mrs. Thomas Corbett, now res
idents of Pocomoke City.
The first Rectory owned by st.
Mary's was located on Market Street
between 9Th and 7th Streets-the
property formerly known as the JAG
OBJ and Catherine Mason home. 1t
was acquired from the later owners,
Isaiah Riggin and Emma w. Riggin
(his wife) and the deed was dated
July 26, 1878.
(See I. T. M. Liber No. 6, Page
3O6-7-8) That rectory was first occu-
pied by the successor of Rev. John
Crosdale, D. D. the Rev. Francis w.
Hilliard and his family That rectory
was occupied for over twenty years,
and after it was, sold, a rectory was
purchased on the north west side of
3rd or Church Street, and located not
far from Zadok J. Hall and Richard
F. Hall and Mary H. Hall (his wife,
of Brooklyn, N. Y, by deed dated
June "a, 1902, and witnessed by AL
fred Wilmington of Pocomoke City,
and John P. O'Brien, of Kings Co.,
N. Y.
The rectory described above is at
present occupied by the new Rector
of st. Mary's, Rev. H. V. Clary, and
his family.
The lot of ground located on Ord
or Church Street at the left Of the
front gate entrance to ST. Mary's
Church yard, was purchased from
VIM. J. Scott and Ida H. Scott (his
wife} and the deed was dated Nov. I,
1890 (See Liber B. B. No. II, Pages
556-57)
The Parish School, according to