Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Records - BGF-2 206-225 - WATTS, KEITH, SHEETENHELM, WHITE, LOWE, FOUT, GRAHAM, OWINGS, - Jun 1856 Michael W. FOUT, et al vs Elizabeth C. KEITH, et al Debts owed to James GRAHAM and Michael W. FOUT, trading as Graham & Fout, and Dr. Thomas B. OWINGS of Howard County by Catharine B. WATTS d/ early 1854 or late 1855, intestate (w/o John WATTS) d/ Marietta WATTS - Baltimore city d/ Elizabeth C. WATTS, w/o George W. KEITH - Baltimore County s/ James Monroe WATTS - Out of State s/ John Quincy WATTS, a minor - Baltimore County s/ George Harrison WATTS, a minor - Baltimore County d/ Susan Rebecca WATTS, a minor - Baltimore County s/ William Andrew WATTS, a minor - Baltimore County d/ Laura Jane WATTS, a minor - Baltimore County s/ Winfield Scott WATTS, a minor - Baltimore County Land - "Middle Plantation", 5 acres, near Mount Pleasant; from Susannah WATTS in 1848; adjoining land of Charles STEVENS and Thomas WATTS. At that time, property was occupied by Hiram WHITE; it included a 1 1/2 story log house and log stable with an apple orchard and forrest. Guardian was William G. COLE; Trustee was C. Louis LOWE with surety as Adelaide V. LOWE. Sale was held 5 May 1860; high bidder was: - Reuben SHEETENHELM at $299 Distribution: court costs, $155.82 Balance paid to creditors at 66% of their claims. Closed 20 Aug 1860. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ====================

On October 16, 1859, the day of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry WV, Edward Aughinbaugh, a telegrapher, was sent to locate and repair a break in the telegraph line between Frederick and Hagerstown. He located the break just west of Middletown. On his return trip to his Hagerstown home, he was taken prisoner by some of Brown's men at the South Mountain Inn. On October 16, 1860, the first successful balloon ascension in Frederick was made from the fairgrounds on East Patrick Street by John A. Light in a Montgolfier balloon. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net

On October 15, 1796, Richard Potts of Frederick was reappointed as chief judge of the Fifth Circuit Court of Maryland after resigning from the United States Senate. He had been appointed to the Senate, succeeding Charles Carroll of Carrolton On October 15, 1841, Dr. John Tyler, who built both what was the rectory of All Saints Episcopal Church from 1914 to 2010, and The Spite House, and who performed the first cataract operation in this section of the United States, died. He was born in Prince George's County June 29, 1763. On October 15, 1870, The Reverend William Nelson Pendleton, the former rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Frederick and a former Confederate general, conducted funeral services for General Robert E. Lee in the newly constructed chapel of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA. The institution's name was almost immediately changed to Washington and Lee University. On October 15, 1883, The News was published by William T. Delaplaine, Sr., for the first time, becoming the original daily newspaper in Frederick. On October 15, 1886, enforcement of a Frederick City ordinance designed to protect the public health began. Among its provisions was a requirement that owners of existing hog pens and slaughter houses, and all those who intended to construct such facilities, had to obtain a permit. The ordinance passed on October 4, 1886. On October 15, 1891, the Rev. George Diehl, who served as pastor of The Evangelical Lutheran Church on East Church Street in Frederick from 1851 to 1887, died. On October 15, 1896, the monument to correspondents of The Civil War was dedicated at Crampton's Gap near Burkittsville in western Frederick County. On October 15, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt stopped at The Square Corner in downtown Frederick - while on a trip west - to receive a copy of the 50th anniversary edition of The News. That newspaper contained a congratulatory letter from Roosevelt to The News. On October 15, 1963, Elzbieta K. Adamska, a native of Poland, became the first women attorney to practice regularly in Frederick County. On October 15, 2011, the restored Catoctin Aqueduct was dedicated on the historic Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath in ceremonies near Jefferson. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury Wasps1965@comcast.net <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net>

On October 14, 1862, Dr. John J. Moran, the examining physician for the draft in Frederick, was arrested on allegations he took bribes to exempt certain young men from military service. He was acquitted at a hearing in Washington on November 18. On October 14, 1978, Congressmen Goodloe E. Byron, who represented the Sixth District of Maryland for eight years and who was seeking re-election, was buried at The Antietam National Cemetery near Sharpsburg after services at All Saints Episcopal Church on West Church Street in Frederick. His widow, Beverly B. Byron, replaced him on the ballot and was elected to seven consecutive terms. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury Wasps1965@comcast.net <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net>

On October 13, 1821, John Ross Key, the father of Francis Scott Key, died. He was a veteran of The Revolutionary War and had married Anne Phoebe Penn Dagworthy on October 19, 1775. On October 13, 1845, the City of Frederick passed an ordinance fixing regulations for a new water system for the community. On October 13, 1870, President U. S. Grant visited The Frederick Fair. On October 13, 1879, ground was broken for a new sanctuary for Trinity Reformed Church in Mechanicstown (Thurmont). The facility was dedicated on East Main Street on June 1, 1880. On October 13, 1965, at a public meeting, it was decided by the Maryland Health Department, the Frederick County Commissioners, and the Frederick County Metropolitan District and Sanitary Commission to form the Walkersville Sanitary District, for the purpose of establishing a public sewer system for the town. On October 13, 1969, the county opened a new sanitary landfill on Reich's Ford Road, three miles east of Frederick City, on a farm previously owned and operated by Paul W. Boyer. The county purchased the farm on March 15, 1968. When this landfill was ordered closed, it cost more than $7 million to comply with state regulations. On October 13, 1991, President George H. W. Bush played a round of golf at Holly Hills Country Club in a foursome that included Mike McGinnis, the club's golf pro, Ronald Shafer, a Frederick businessman, and Bob Koch, a congressional aide. On October 13, 2002, The Frederick News-Post, founded by William T. Delaplaine, Sr., on October 15, 1883, began publishing a Sunday edition. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury Wasps1965@comcast.net <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net>

The dates and profession you show for Jacob Keller are incorrect. His son, Daniel Keller was born Oct 12, 1808 and died March 16, 1874. Daniel was a doctor. Daniel is buried in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Middletown. See page 40 of cemetery published by Patricia Fogle or page 643 of Names in Stone by Holdcraft. Jacob Keller, his father, was a farmer and died on July 6, 1841. He is buried in the Christ Reformed Cemetery in Middletown, page 644 of Names In Stone by Holdcraft or page 4 of Christ Reformed Cemetery by Patricia Fogle. Whatever your source, It is wrong. please correct this.. Jack Keller ---- John Ashbury via <mdfreder@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > On October 12, 1808, Jacob Keller, who practiced medicine in Middletown, was > born. He died March 16,1874> > John W. Ashbury

On October 12, 1803, Samuel Knox, first principal of The Frederick Academy, resigned. He was replaced on March 10, 1804, by Dennis Levy. On October 12, 1808, Jacob Keller, who practiced medicine in Middletown, was born. He died March 16, 1874. On October 12, 1837, Osborne Ingle, who would become rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in 1866 and serve until 1909, was born in Washington, D.C. He was the son of John P. and Susan H. Baker Ingle. On October 12, 1853, the first "fair" held by The Agricultural Club of Frederick began on the Barracks Grounds on South Market Street. On October 12, 1864, Chief Justice of the United States Roger Brooke Taney, a former resident of Frederick, died in Washington, D.C. He was buried in the graveyard of St. John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church between East Third and East Fourth Streets in Frederick, next to his mother - Monica Taney. On October 12, 1864, two-day citizens' voting began on proposed revisions to The Maryland Constitution which included the abolition of slavery. The proposals passed and became effective on November 1. On October 12, 1871, Horace Greeley attended "the eleventh annual exhibition of our Agricultural Society," The Great Frederick Fair. On October 12, 1880, President Rutherford B. Hayes, who was wounded at The Battle of South Mountain and recovered from his injuries in Middletown, visited The Frederick Fair for the second time. On October 12, 1882, Dr. Henry Dielman, born April 26, 1810, at Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, a professor of music at Mount Saint Mary's College (now University) died. Dr. Dielman was the first person in the United States to be awarded of Doctor of Music Degree. On October 12, 1900, former U. S. Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson, candidate on The Democratic Party ticket with William Jennings Bryan for his old office, visited The Frederick Fair. On October 12, 1915, the first of several services were conducted in celebration of the rededication of Grace Reformed Church on East Second Street in Frederick. On October 12, 1940, the cornerstone was laid at Hood College for The Joseph Henry Apple, Jr., Library, named for the first president of the institution he served for 41 years. On October 12, 1972, an announcement was made of the sale of The Francis Scott Key Hotel by Loyola Federal Savings and Loan to Norman W. Todd, former president of Todd Steel, Inc., in Point of Rocks. On October 12, 1990, Arnold Delauter became the first black person to be honored by The Community Foundation of Frederick County for service to the community. Mr. Delauter had received the first annual citizenship award from the Kiwanis Club of Frederick in 1968. On October 12, 1996, Peter Arnett, a correspondent for the Cable News Network (CNN) was the keynote speaker at the centennial celebration of the War Correspondents Arch at Gapland State Park near Burkittsville. Arnett covered the first Gulf War (Desert Storm) for the network. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury Wasps1965@comcast.net <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net>

On October 10, 1750, Richard Smith had 44 acres of land he purchased from Notley Thomas surveyed. His plat showed he named it after himself - Smithfield. Middletown was laid out on this same land 16 years later by Michael Jesserong. On October 10, 1753, King George II of England granted a patent of 3100 acres to John Hawkins. It was called "Hawkins Peep-O-Day." Brunswick was later built on some of this land. On October 10, 1801, Richard Potts was appointed a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals from Frederick County. On October 10, 1858, John Oliver Fisher, 16, was stabbed to death by Samuel Francis, in front of the Bethel AME Church on East Third Street. Francis was later convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 17 years and five months in the Maryland Penitentiary. The church is now known as Quinn Chapel AME. On October 10, 1860, The Examiner reported that William H. Daley, the local census marshall, had counted 8,054 residents of Frederick City: 2,980 white males; 3,377 white females; 558 free Negro males; 696 free Negro females; and 443 slaves of both sexes. This represented an increase of 2,464 people in the 10 years after the 1850 census. (That's a 44 percent increase. And locals today complain about the rapid growth of Frederick County.) On October 10, 1866, a tornado caused destruction at the west end of Patrick Street in Frederick. Damages were estimated at between $4,000 and $5,000, huge in that day. On October 10, 1898, the ladies of Grace Reformed Church in Frederick organized a Sewing Society. On October 10, 1972, John R. Cheatham sold Key Chevrolet to Merle L. Wise and Klare S. Sunderland. The franchise was later sold to the Fitzgerald group of dealerships. On October 10, 2006, Frederick County fire officials reacquired an historic hand pumper used to battle the blaze that destroyed the Courthouse in May 1861. The equipment had been built in the 1830. Local contributors put up the $16,500 needed to buy it from the Granite Handtub Association in Newmarket, NH. On October 11, 1825, Dr. Fairfax Schley, great-great-grandson of John Thomas Schley, who built the first house in Fredericktown, and a prominent physician and proponent of The Frederick Fair, was born. On October 11, 1863, Samuel Weinberg, a prominent Frederick businessman, married Amelia Lowenstein, of Baltimore, after a courtship of 28 days. On October 11, 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes attended The Great Frederick Fair. On October 11, 1901, The Rev. James Addison Ingle, son of the Rev. Osborne Ingle, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Frederick, was elected the Episcopal missionary bishop of Hankow, China. On October 11, 1971, McCutcheon Cider Mill was incorporated as McCutcheon Apple Products, Inc., on South Wisner Street in Frederick. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. Out of town a few days - Just catching up. John W. Ashbury Wasps1965@comcast.net <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net>

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Records - BGF-2 199-205 - SCHLEY, COOPER, WORMAN - Nov 1859 George SCHLEY, et al vs William Henry SCHLEY, et al George SCHLEY of Washington County and James M. SCHLEY of Allegany County, trustees of Equity Court for sale of Estate of Frederick A. SCHLEY to James COOPER of Germantown, PA; sale for the mansion house in Frederick, nearly opposite to the court house at $10,000. Also, at private sale, was "Springfield", lying west of Frederick and Woodsboro turnpike with water rights; to Henry C. WORMAN at $10,000; (previously to Frederick A. SCHLEY from Peregrine FITZHUGH in 1855). 2nd Accounting: $20,000; court costs, $676.37 - George SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $4,830.90 - James M. SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $4,830.90 - William Henry SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $4,830.90 - Buchanan SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $4,830.90 Closed 29 Jun 1860. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ==================

Frederick, died. He began serving the church in 1809. He was also the principal of The Frederick Academy during part of his pastorate. On October 9, 1839, Winfield Scott Schley, the hero of an 1884 Arctic expedition and the 1898 Battle of Santiago, Cuba, was born at Richfield, the home that was originally built by Thomas Johnson just north of Frederick. On October 9, 1877, Archbishop J. Roosevelt Bayley, nephew of Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton, was buried in the mortuary chapel of St. Joseph's Church in Emmitsburg MD. On October 9, 1976, the Carroll Creek through downtown Frederick flooded again, bringing about a $65 million flood control project that was declared completed in 1991. On October 9, 2005, Dr. Fahed Abu-Akel, moderator of the 214 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), was the guest preacher at the Frederick Presbyterian Church on West Second Street. The service marked the 225th anniversary of the founding of the church. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net

On October 8, 1758, The Moravian Church, then called "Die Gemeindes in Manakasy," at Graceham was organized by Bishop Matthew Hehl. On October 8, 1762, Michael Peck was hanged in Frederick for the murder of George Jacob Poe. On October 8, 1871, John Belt, of Adamstown, who was shot during an altercation with Dr. Jacob Thomas on October 2, died at his home. Dr. Thomas was eventually convicted of manslaughter in March 1873. On October 8, 1900, the owners of The McMurray Packing Company announced they would be closing their plant in Frederick in the spring of 1901 and moving to Appleton, WI. The reason given was the reduced cost of corn for packing in Wisconsin. The McMurray plant in Frederick covered most of the square block bounded by Bentz Street on the west, South Street on the south, Ice Street on the east and All Saints Street on the north. On October 8, 1987, Eleanor M. Johnson, founder of The Weekly Reader for America's schools, died. During her retirement she lived on Record Street in Frederick, in the same house where William Tyler Page, author of The American Creed, grew up. She was born December 10, 1892, in Washington County. On October 8, 2009, groundbreaking ceremonies for a new Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center and Montevue Assisted Living took place at the site at the corner of Rosemont Avenue and Montevue Lane in Frederick. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net

On October 7, 1826, a resident of Frederick's West Patrick Street had pipes laid from the street pipe into his cellar. The cost was $10. On October 7, 1847, the Carroll Creek through downtown Frederick flooded. Four town bridges were lost. On October 7, 1882, D. John Markey, who operated a store at 9 North Market Street in Frederick, and who commanded Camp Pickett, VA, during World War II, was born. He died July 20, 1963, at his summer home in Talbot County of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. On October 7, 1908, and continuing through October 11, special services were held at the Moravian Church at Graceham as the congregation celebrated its sesquicentennial. On October 7, 1935, Herman L. Routzahn, one of the organizers of The Grangers Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and the Valley Savings Bank of Middletown, was buried. He died on October 5. On October 7, 2005, The Islamic Society of Frederick held its first services at its new mosque at 1250 Key Parkway in Frederick. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Records - BGF-2 189-199 - HOKE, SMITH, BOTTS, MOTTER - Dec 1857 George SMITH of York Co, PA vs Michael HOKE In 1849, Michael HOKE became indebted to Jacob BOTT and Peter BOTT of York Co, PA for $4,000 and mortgaged his property to them. The BOTTs later transferred Hoke's mortgage to George SMITH. Land - 275 acres; from Henry YELLES Estate in 1859 (previously to YELLES from Sebastian WISE and Peter WISE in 1839). Trustee was William P. MAULSLY with surety as Edward SHRIVER; sale was held on 3 Mar 1860 at hotel of Daniel WILE, high bidder was: - George SMITH at $7,500 Distribution: court costs, $353.12 After SMITH and the BOTTs were paid, - L. M. MOTTER, insolvent trustee for Michael HOKE, received the balance, $1,392.30 Closed 14 Aug 1860. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ===================

On October 6, 1871, a large procession of Colored Independent Order of Odd Fellows marched through Frederick to the fairgrounds for speeches. On October 6, 1893, Edward Schley Delaplaine, a future judge of the Frederick County Circuit Court and the Maryland Court of Appeals, and a local author and historian, was born in Frederick. He died May 21, 1989. On October 6, 1908, Lewis Walter found $1,800 in gold coins among a pile of rags in a warehouse owned by his deceased father. On October 6, 2002, Mount Olivet Cemetery celebrated its 150th anniversary with a pageant and other special ceremonies, including horse-drawn carriage rides through the historic burial grounds, at the South Market Street facility in Frederick. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury Wasps1965@comcast.net <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net>

On October 5, 1849, James W. Eichelberger, Jr., who practiced medicine in Emmitsburg into the 20th Century, was born. On October 5, 1882, articles of incorporation were recorded for The Loats Female Orphans Asylum on East Church Street in Frederick. This property is now the home of The Historical Society of Frederick County. On October 5, 1893, The Frederick News reported on two runaway teams of horses in downtown Frederick. On October 5, 1934, the states of Virginia and Maryland made the iron bridge over the Potomac at Brunswick, which had been a toll bridge from its construction in 1893, free to the public. This bridge was replaced in 1955. On October 5, 1970, Robert L. Warfield, president of The Frederick Motor Company, and a director of The Frederick County National Bank, died in Palm Beach, FL. He was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery after services at The United Presbyterian Church. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury Wasps1965@comcast.net <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net>

On October 4, 1777, Philip Greenwood, 22, of Frederick, outran a British soldier, was grazed in the temple by grapeshot, but survived the Battle of Germantown. He died in Owen County, Indiana, in 1842. On October 4, 1852, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery was incorporated with William J. Ross as president. On October 4, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln visited Frederick after touring the South Mountain and Antietam Battlefields. He addressed crowds twice and was in town for a total of 35 minutes. He visited a wounded General George L. Hartsuff at Mary Tyler Ramsey's house on Record Street. On October 4, 1903, John V. Atanasoff, who is credited with the invention of the computer, was born in Hamilton, N. Y. He died June 15, 1995, of a stroke. He and his wife lived on their New Market farm for many years prior to his death. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net

On October 3, 1778, a ferry was authorized to begin operations between Loudoun County, VA, and Berlin (Brunswick), MD. The fare was 8 pence. On October 3, 1789, Alexander Contee Hanson, son of John Hanson, the first "president of The United States in Congress Assembled under the Articles of Confederation," was appointed Chancellor of Maryland, succeeding John Rogers. He held the post until January 11, 1806, the day he died. Alexander C. Hanson was born October 22, 1749. He was also a judge of The Frederick County Court. On October 3, 1822, Father Francis Maleve, who oversaw the construction of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church on Carrollton Manor in 1811, while serving as rector of St. John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Frederick, died. He was born December 1, 1770, in Russia. On October 3, 1825, John Alexander Lynch, who would serve 30 years on the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court bench, was born near Jefferson. He died January 31, 1904, at his West Second Street home in Frederick. On October 3, 1894, William Pickney Maulsby, retired judge of the Frederick County Circuit Court, died at his Westminster home. He was born July 10, 1815, in Harford County. On October 3, 1976, the Rev. Paul L. Althouse, pastor of The Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ on West Church Street for 30 years, retired after conducting Sunday services. He died June 25, 2004, in San Diego, CA. On October 3, 1991, Ballenger Creek and Spring Ridge Elementary Schools were closed to allow workmen to make essential repairs as shoddy construction concerns about the two schools continued. Both new schools had opened in September, but concerns about the masonry construction forced school officials to take this action. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Records - BGF-2 174-189 - BAER, GRIMES, SHUEY, CRUM, BENEDUM - Sep 1858 David BAER, et al vs Eliza A. BAER, et al (parts of these records are extremely faded) John BAER d/ Jun 1858 intestate s/ David BAER s/ John H. BAER d/ Eliza A. w/o William C. GRIMES s/ Jacob BAER, d/ Jun 1855 - Augusta Co, VA ...Eliza Ann BAER ...David H. BAER, a minor ...Catharine V. BAER, a minor ...John H. BAER, a minor ...Sarah J. BAER, a minor ...William Y. BAER, a minor ...Jacob S. BAER, a minor Land - "Pleasant View", 30 acres; to David BAER from C______ BENEDUM, Henry BENEDUM, Elizabeth BENEDUM, Sally LA___, WIlliam RO__LINGS, and Rebecca RO_INGS of Louden Co, Virginia in 1835. Located at SE side of stony ridge between Pipe Creek and Israel's Creek. - also "Resurvey on Good Neighbourhood", 97 acres; to John BAER from Philip PRICE of Ohio in 1818. Land was in Johnsville District and adjoined lands of Diffendal Jacob Stitely, dec'd. Guardian was George A. SHUEY of Augusta Co, Virginia; trustee was David BAER with sureties as Jacob ROOT and David BIRELY. Sale was held on 17 Mar 1859 on the premises, but no sufficient bid; later private sale was made to: - Frederick CRUM at $1,800 Distribution: court costs, $175.13 - each 1/4 share to children, $406.26 (grandchildren's share was $58.03 each) Closed 14 Jul 1860. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ===================

On October 2, 1774, Congress passed a resolution that an address to the British Crown be prepared and selected Thomas Johnson of Frederick, among others, to write it. On October 2, 1797, Frederick's first "Free School" opened with Samuel Knox as principal. It evolved into the Frederick Academy, then Frederick College, and was last used as Boy's High School until it moved to Elm Street in 1912. It was located in a building that faced Council Street, at the corner of Record Street across from what is now Frederick's City Hall. On October 2, 1830, Frederick Academy was chartered as Frederick College. On October 2, 1850, Enoch Louis Lowe, of Frederick, was elected governor of Maryland, the youngest man ever to hold the office. He was born August 10, 1820, and died August 23, 1892, in Brooklyn, NY. He is buried in St. John's Cemetery in Frederick. On October 2, 1882, the building committee of the Evangelical Reformed Church on West Church Street in Frederick, made a final report of all expenses incurred in erecting Trinity Chapel. The total was $11,067.16. This, of course, was the second chapel built on the site, and it retained the original steeple and town clock. On October 2, 1911, Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, the "Hero of Santiago" and a native of Frederick, died in New York City. On October 2, 1930, the Frederick Presbyterian Church celebrated its 150th anniversary. On October 2, 1950, Marine Cpl. Conrad W. Theriault, of Lewistown, was killed in action at Nuwon-ni, North Korea. The circumstances of his death are unknown, as is his burial place. On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon hosted Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko for an overnight visit at Camp David. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net

On October 1, 1822, John Garrison Etchison, who founded The Etchison Funeral Home in 1848 in Jefferson, was born. He died February 24, 1880, at age 57. On October 1, 1853, Robert E. Jones opened a military academy at the former Landon Female Seminary in Urbana. On October 1, 1854, Wesley Chapel of the Methodist Church was dedicated in Urbana. It was also known as the Urbana Methodist Episcopal Church in its early history. On October 1, 1860, Lewis Edward Byerly, a tanner and for 48 years president of The Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company, publishers of The News and the Frederick Post, was born on East Patrick Street. He died February 27, 1941, of a heart attack. On October 1, 1882, the banking house of Annan, Horner & Company, of Emmitsburg, was organized. It was the first banking institution in Frederick County outside Frederick City. On October 1, 1903, the Citizens Savings Bank of Thurmont opened for business in the "Mackley Building." On October 1, 1908, the First National Bank of Monrovia, Maryland, opened for business. It had been organized on June 30, 1908. On October 1, 1912, Charles Wright Ely, superintendent of The Maryland School for The Deaf and Dumb for 42 years, died in Washington, D.C. He was born in 1839 in Madison, CT. On October 1, 2010, Army Sgt. 1st Class Lance Herman Vogeler, a 1999 graduate of Frederick's Gov. Thomas Johnson High School, was killed in action in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, during a ferocious firefight. He was born August 9, 1981, in Manchester, MD, the son of Timothy R. and Donna L. Vogeler. At the time of his death, he and his wife and two children made their home in Savannah, GA. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net