On September 30, 1734, James Johnson, brother of Thomas Johnson, Maryland's first governor, and the man legend says laid out Lewistown and named it after his son Lewis, was born in Calvert County. On September 30, 1754, Nicklas and Catherine Hauer, parents of Barbara Hauer Fritchie, arrived in Philadelphia from Germany. On September 30, 1836, President Andrew Jackson ate breakfast at Talbott's City Hotel in Frederick on his way to Washington from his Tennessee home, The Hermitage. On September 30, 1841, James McSherry, who authored the first comprehensive History of Maryland published in 1848, married Eliza Spurrier. He was born July 29, 1819, and died July 13, 1869. On September 30, 1855, Alice Taney, daughter of Anne Key and Roger Brooke Taney, died at Old Point Comfort (VA) of yellow fever. Her mother died the previous day following a massive stroke. On September 30, 1947, the last trolley run from Braddock Heights to Frederick was made at 7:30 P.M. On September 30, 1968, The Frederick News-Post began full operations from its new plant at 200 East Patrick Street in Frederick, having moved from its previous location at 26 North Court Street, where it had been located since 1917. 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 September 29, 1829, the Rev. Jonathan Helfenstein, pastor of the German (Evangelical) Reformed Church on West Church Street in Frederick from 1811 to 1828, died at age 44. On September 29, 1837, the Carroll Creek through downtown Frederick flooded. On September 29, 1855, Anne Key Taney, wife of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, and sister of Francis Scott Key, died at Old Point Comfort (VA) after a severe stroke. Their daughter died the next day of yellow fever. On September 29, 1874, C. Burr Artz, whose wife Catherine Thomas Artz endowed the Frederick library named for him, died in Chicago. He made his fortune through land speculation in the Chicago area. He was also a former Frederick County assessor. On September 29, 1878, Dr. George Joseph Snowball, who practiced dentistry in Frederick for 57 years (1913-1970) and who retired at age 92, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He died at age 105 on May 22, 1984. On September 29, 1951, Frederick City made the final payment to the local banks which lent the $200,000 ransom money to the city which was paid to Confederate General Jubal Early who threatened to burn the city to the ground in July 1864. 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-2 143-174 - EADER, KELLER, ENT, WELFLEY, GONSO, SUMAN/SIEMAN - Dec 1857 Augustus L. EADER, et al vs Margaret EADER, et al Thomas EADER (Will written 28 Dec 1840) widow - Margaret d/ Susannah, dec'd (d/ c1846) w/o Charles KELLER .....infant child, dec'd s/ Augustus L. EADER d/ Isabella Ann EADER, w/o Charles J. ENT - Ohio d/ Margaret Amelia EADER, dec'd (d/ c1856) w/o Rev. John WELFLEY .....Amelia Margaret WELFLEY - Cumberland, then Franklin Co, PA s/ John William EADER - Ohio s/ David EADER, dec'd, intestate, unmarried and w/o issue (d/ c1843 at age 12-14) d/ Ann Catharine EADER Execs/ Lawrence J. BRENGLE (renounced 23 May 1848) and Margaret EADER (renounced 23 Oct 1848) Witnesses: George KOONTZ, Henry C. LARE, Hiram KIEFER, George RICE Will was rewritten 23 Apr 1848, but included Augustus L. EADER as one of the witnesses, so was refused by the Orphan's Court since he was a legatee. Land - 6 acres, in Frederick Town; on road to Mill, formerly owned by Col. Baker JOHNSON, but now in occupancy of Basil SHRINER; from William ROSS & w/ Catharine W. in 1845 (previously to Catharine W. ROSS by Col. Baker JOHNSON in 1806). - Lot #22 of "Taskers Chance", 9+ acres; from William M. BEALL of Frederick City, trustee of Equity case against Perry B. McCLEARY on Estate of Robert McCLEARY, in 1840. - Lot in "Taskers Chance", 4+ acres; from John H. McELFRESH, trustee for Estate of Jonathan EADER, in 1840 (previously to Lawrence BRENGLE from Alexander C. HARRISON, Chancellor of MD). Located on road from Frederick to Johnson's Mill. - Lot #282 in Frederick town; from Christian SEAMAN in 1832 (previously to SUMAN from Martin HENSELL & w/ Barbara in 1831). - Lot #284 in Frederick town; from Jacob WIEST & w/ Susanah in 1836. Sold - Lot #283 on north side of East Church St in Frederick Town; to Mary GONSO in 1846. Located at SW corner of Thomas EADER's residence, westwardly to Rev. WACHTER's lot. Guardian was Rev. John WELFLEY of Franklin Co, PA (12 Jan 1858). Testimony was heard from William EADER. Trustee was Augustus L. EADER. After two failed public sales, private sales were made to: - Christian SUMAN/SIEMAN of 22 acres at $3,318.75 - Christian SUMAN/SIEMAN for house and lot at $1,550 Total Sales, $4,868.75. Carroll Creek Mills was mentioned in the sales. Distribution: after court costs, - each 1/5 share, $794.12 to ...Amelia Margaret WELFLEY ...John William EADER ...Ann Catharine EADER ...Augustus L. EADER ...Isabella Ann ENT Closed 23 May 1860. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ===================

On September 28, 1786, Philip Rodenspiller signed a deed for a parcel of land in Middletown to Jacob Sagaser, of the Reformed Church, and to Michael Troutman of the Lutheran Church, for the purpose of erecting a combined church for the two faiths. The parishes operated together for 66 years. On September 28, 1805, Dr. Charles Worthington Johnson, the son of Baker Johnson and father of Confederate General Bradley T. Johnson, was born in Frederick. He died in 1883. On September 28, 1829, a circus displayed the bones of a mastodon at the Frederick County Courthouse. On September 28, 1897, Cpl. Alexander Scott, of Company D, 10th Vermont Infantry, was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions at The Battle of Monocacy on July 9, 1862. His citation reads: "Under a very heavy fire of the enemy saved the national flag of his regiment from capture." On September 28, 1920, nearly 4,000 Frederick County women registered to vote for the first time. On September 28, 1921, drilling for oil began in Thurmont at the end of Main Street on the property of C. C. Merritt. The company was called the Annie Laura Oil and Gas Company. 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 September 27, 1918, news stories began appearing on a regular basis concerning the outbreak of the "Spanish flu" in Frederick County. Before it was over in mid-November, nearly 200 had died in the county from the disease. On September 27, 1926, the Brunswick Church of God was organized with 53 members. On September 27, 1942, former Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Hammond Urner, of Frederick, died in Baltimore at age 74. 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 September 26, 1789, Richard Potts, of Frederick, was appointed by President George Washington as the U.S. district attorney for Maryland. He later succeeded Charles Carroll of Carrollton in the U. S. Senate. On September 26, 1902, an agreement was signed between James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore, and Father John O'Rourke, president of the Novitiate Academy on East Second Street in Frederick, "to transfer the administration of the church and parish of St. John's Frederick" from the Society of Jesus to the Archdiocese. On September 26, 1917, prominent local attorney Leo Weinberg, at the close of services for Yom Kippur, called for contributions for the construction of a synagogue in Frederick. David Lowenstein was the first to contribute with a pledge of $3,000. On September 26, 1931, the dedication of the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in Courthouse Square was broadcast nationally over radio. Charles Evans Hughes, Chief Justice of The United States, was the main speaker. On September 26, 2009, Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Lee Chrobot of Frederick, MD, was killed in action near Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan. He was born January 2, 1985, and graduated from New Life Christian School in Frederick in 2003. 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 September 25, 1800, at a meeting on the Peter Kemp farm just west of Frederick, the United Brethren in Christ Church was founded by the Rev. Philip William Otterbein, who had been the third pastor of the German Reformed Church and oversaw the construction of the original Trinity Chapel on West Church Street in Frederick. On September 25, 1935, Andrew Lee Stevens, Jr., son of the late Andrew L. Stevens, Sr., and Mrs. Stevens, drowned in the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal near his Knoxville home. He was 3 years old. 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-2 137-143 - RAMSBURG, ALBAUGH, CLEM, BETSON, TREIGHOOF, NEIGHOOF - Mar 1859 Stephen RAMSBURG vs P. Light WILSON, et al Petition of Jefferson Circuit Benevolent Society of the Methodist Protestant Church Susan RAMSBURG, dec'd (Will) - Pipe Creek Benevolent Society (her portion during the life of her brother Stephen, in trust; after his death, to be sold) - Peter - $200 - Rebecca ALBAUGH, w/o Valentine ALBAUGH - $200 - Rhoda, w/o Peter CLEM - $200 - Christ____ TREIGHOOF - $200 - Susan BETSON, w/o John BETSON - $200 - Balsey NEIGHOOF - $200 - Jefferson Circuit Benevolent Society of the Methodist Protestant Church - $6,000 in trust for support of the House Missions of the Methodist Protestant Church within bounds of the Maryland district - Pipe Creek Benevolent Society - residue of her interest in the proceeds Land - (held as tenants in common with her brother, Stephen RAMSBURG). Trustees for Susan's portion of sale was John W. CHARLTON and P. Light NELSON with sureties as Frederick CRONISE, Jacob CRONISE, Peter BOYER and Levin RICE. Accounting Report - Trust Funds, interest and rents, $9,040.13 Payments of claims, then balance to trustees. Closed 25 Jun 1860. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ====================

On September 24, 1808, Mount Saint Mary's College (now university) and Seminary was founded in Emmitsburg by Father John Dubois. On September 24, 1815, the second Lutheran Church structure in Middletown was dedicated. It was built on the same site as the first church which was on a lot sold to the church in 1771 by Conrad Crone. The third church replaced this one on the same site in 1860. On September 24, 1820, the Sunday School of The Evangelical Lutheran Church on East Church Street in Frederick, met for the first time in the old church building. The school was called The Mathenian Society of Frederick until 1847. On September 24, 1821, a bell was procured for the Frederick County Courthouse steeple. This building was destroyed by a suspicious fire in 1861. On September 24, 1855, John D. Hendrickson, later a prominent Frederick businessman and president of The Frederick City Packing Company, was born in Baker's Valley near Buckeystown. He died May 21, 1921, at his home on West Second Street in Frederick. On September 24, 1861, The Frederick Town Herald announced in what it called a "slip" that it was ceasing publication. The Herald began publication on June 19, 1802, and, at the beginning of The Civil War, lost favor with the public due to its support of the Southern cause. On September 24, 1870, Dr. O. B. Stone, who practiced medicine in Libertytown, was born. On September 24, 1887, Dr. Eldred W. Moberly, who was born January 3, 1803, and who practiced medicine for 60 years, died in New Market MD. On September 24, 1930, William M. Wenner, who would become a District Court, Circuit Court and Court of Special Appeals judge, was born in Brunswick. He retired in 2000, having reached the mandatory retirement age for Maryland judges. On September 24, 1935, Frederick City voters approved a $500,000 sewer bond issue in a special election. On September 24, 1977, Dr. Robert J. Wickenheiser became the 21st president of Mount Saint Mary's College in Emmitsburg. He was 34 and the youngest man to ever hold the position. On September 24, 2006, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church in Thurmont celebrated its 150th anniversary. 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 September 23, 1813, Dr. John Hanson Thomas, longtime president of Farmers & Mechanics National Bank, who on several occasions used his own wealth to tide the bank over difficult times, was born. On September 23, 1833, President Andrew Jackson, in a recess selection, appointed Roger Brooke Taney as Secretary of The Treasury. When the U. S. Senate reconvened, it rejected the nomination, the first such cabinet appointment in U. S. history to be rejected. On September 23, 1991, W. Milnor Roberts, a local lawyer and former Frederick City attorney, was appointed a judge of the Frederick County District Court. He retired from the bench in February 2013. 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 September 22, 1774, the first Continental Congress was called with Thomas Johnson of Frederick representing Maryland. On September 22, 1824, Robert Ritchie, editor and publisher of The Political Intelligencer or The Republican Gazette, died. At the time it was the oldest newspaper in Frederick, having been founded by Mathias Bartgis. On September 22, 1860, the engine of the Mechanical Fire Company of Baltimore, purchased by Capt. J. T. Sinn and Charles Mantz for the United Fire Company, was tested by the local company. On September 22, 1861, Pvt. John Lanahan, of Company I, 46th Pennsylvania Volunteers, shot and killed Maj. Arnold C. Lewis at an encampment near Darnestown. He was hanged for the crime at Fairview, just west of Frederick, on December 23, 1861. 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 September 21, 1832, a cholera epidemic raged in Frederick County. On September 21, 1846, Francis Scott Key, son of Phillip Barton Key and Maria Laura Sewell Key (his second wife), was born. He died in 1858 by the accidental discharge of his own gun. He was a cousin of the author of The Star Spangled Banner, with whom he shared names. On September 21, 1865, Thomas Gorsuch was elected the first cashier of the First National Bank of Frederick. He resigned January 1, 1866, to accept a position in the United States Internal Revenue Service. On September 21, 1888, Samuel Thomas, a 15-year-old colored youth who worked at the McMurray Packing Company on West South Street in Frederick, was severely injured when several other young workers decided to play a trick on him by pretending to hang him. The injuries were so severe that he died the next day. On September 21, 1961, ground was broken for the Provincial House, home of The Southeast Province of The Daughters of Charity in Emmitsburg. 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 September 20, 1737, Charles Carroll of Carrollton was born in Annapolis. He was the only Roman Catholic to sign The Declaration of Independence. At various times he owned vast tracts of land in Frederick County and was considered the wealthiest of all the signers of the most significant document in our nation's history. On September 20, 1806, the first vestry of St. Mark's Episcopal Parish at Petersville was elected. On September 20, 1814, The Baltimore Patriot became the first newspaper to publish Francis Scott Key's poem "The Defence of Ft. McHenry." On September 20, 1838, Thomas Jackson, of Cape Palmas, addressed a crowd at the Evangelical Lutheran Church on East Church Street in Frederick on the colonization program. He left Frederick for Africa in 1831. (The independent African state of Maryland was founded at Cape Palmas in 1833 and was annexed by Liberia in 1857.) On September 20, 1876, the Junior Fire Company put the first steam engine in service in Frederick. It was built by the Silsbury Manufacturing Company of Seneca Falls, N. Y. On September 20, 1909, the Rev. Osborne Ingle, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church on West Church Street in Frederick for 43 years, died at the church rectory on Record Street. On September 20, 1952, George T. Bruchey, Jr., 13, of 474 West South Street, Frederick, was killed when he rode his bicycle into the side of a tractor-trailer on West Patrick Street hill, just east of Jefferson Street. 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-2 121-137 - CARTER, LOSSEN, DUNCAN/DUCARIS/DUCAUS, KEY, ENGEL, DEVILBISS - Dec 1859 Francis J. CRAWFORD and Samuel BROWN vs Catharine CARTER, et al James CARTER d/ Jan 1859 (colored man) (Will written 24 Nov 1858) widow - Catharine s/ John CARTER & w/ Catharine (LOSSEN) s/ Benjamin Jefferson CARTER s/ William CARTER d/ Ann w/o Henry DUNCAN/DUCARIS/DUCAUS d/ Mary Jane Cunay CARTER d/ Harriet w/o Elias KEY s/ Thomas H. CARTER, a minor Land - "Father's Gift" and "Difficulty", 13 acres; from David ENGEL (of P.) of Carroll County in 1854 (previously from Adam MARKLE to Casper DEVILBISS in 1807). Located on road from Unionville to Franklinville and adjoins land of Nicholas NUSBAUM and Levi CRAMER; has 1-story log house and lot with timber, stable, log smoke house, spring and orchard. Exec/ son Benjamin J. CARTER Witnesses: William LEWIS, Isaac DOTSON, William H. STEEN Administrator was Isaiah DEVILBISS with sureties as Charles DEVELBISS and Daniel GETZENDANNER. Guardian was Joseph W. L. CARTY. Testimony was heard from Isaiah DEVILBISS who also was appointed as trustee for the sale of the house and lot. His sureties were Jesse L. DEVILBISS and Thomas DEVILBISS. Sale was held 24 Mar 1860 on the premises; high bidder was: - Benjamin J. CARTER at $400 (surety was William H. LONG) Distribution of $400; court costs, $100.93 - Catharine CARTER, Widow, in lieu of dower, 1/9, $33.23 - balance to various creditor claims. Closed 20 Jun 1860. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ====================

On September 19, 1754, John Ross Key, the father of Francis Scott Key, the author of The Star Spangled Banner, was born. He married Ann Phoebe Penn Dagworthy Charlton October 19, 1775 On September 19, 1844, construction of a water system for the City of Frederick was begun. It was completed November 22, 1845, at a cost of $90,000. On September 19, 1862, the Battles of South Mountain on September 14 and Antietam on September 17, brought thousands of wounded to Frederick and surrounding communities. On September 19, 1899, Dr. William H. Baltzell, who at one time was president of the Frederick County Medical Society and who served many years as the physician to the Maryland Deaf and Dumb Institute, died. He was born in Frederick in 1832. On September 19, 1901, a memorial service was held at the City Opera House on North Market Street in Frederick for President William McKinley, who was killed by an assassin. The Rev. Osborne Ingle, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church, presided. 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 September 18, 1892, the Sunday School of the Walkersville Lutheran Congregation was organized. On September 18, 1918, 16 men were arrested for violation of The Maryland Compulsory Work Law in a well-organized raid conducted by state and local officials. On September 18, 1919, the vote of the parents of Boys High School students to support a move to full-time military uniforms at the school was announced. (Thus, the nickname of Frederick High School students today is The Cadets.) 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 September 17, 1743, Joseph Wood, after whom Woodsboro is named, was born. On September 17, 1792, Thomas John Clagett was consecrated as the first Episcopal Bishop of Maryland. He was the first bishop ordained on American soil and it is for him that the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland named its Christian education center south of Buckeystown, the former site of The Buckingham School. Buckingham's Choice Retirement facility is located on part of this property today. On September 17, 1861, the Maryland General Assembly reconvened in Frederick at Kemp Hall (Market & Church Streets) to take a vote on secession. No vote was ever taken because several legislators with Southern sympathies were arrested. On September 17, 1862, the bloodiest, single-day battle of The Civil War occurred at Antietam in Washington County, sending thousands of wounded men to hospitals in Frederick and Frederick County. On September 17, 1862, Mrs. Lucy Ware Hayes, wife of Col. Rutherford B. Hayes, of the 23rd Ohio Regiment, who would later become president of The United States, arrived in Middletown to comfort and care for her husband, who had been wounded at The Battle of South Mountain. On September 17, 1918, The G.L. Bakery on South Carroll Street in Frederick was converted into a U.S. government bakery to make hard bread, sometimes called hardtack, for soldiers fighting World War I. James H. Gambrill, Jr., was the bakery owner. On September 17, 1926, The Lawrence Everhart Chapter of The Sons of The American Revolution unveiled a memorial to General Lafayette's visit to Frederick in 1824. On September 17, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and a party of about 30 White House aides, Secret Service men, and reporters, ate an impromptu picnic lunch at Braddock Heights overlooking the Middletown Valley. On September 17, 1942, Leo Weinberg, who donated the building used as a synagogue in Frederick since 1923, died in Philadelphia. On September 17, 1978, The Camp David Accords, an agreement between Egypt and Israel, was signed at Camp David near Thurmont. It was the highlight of President Jimmie Carter's presidency. 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 September 16, 1782, President John Hanson, first president of The United States under The Articles of Confederation and a resident of Frederick, first used the Great Seal of The United States. It is still in use today. On September 16, 1901, a tornado swept through Frederick County tearing off roofs, demolishing buildings and uprooting numerous trees. At Montevue Hospital a portion of the roof was ripped away and more than 100 window panes were blown out. Braddock Heights and Libertytown were in the direct path of the storm and suffered great damage in both communities. On September 16, 1957, the first students were enrolled at Frederick Community College. On September 16, 1989, the monument to Union General Jesse Reno on Monument Road on South Mountain was rededicated. He was the only general for either side killed in Frederick County during the Civil War. 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>

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Records - BGF-2 101-120 - SMITH, RHODERICK, HAGAN - Dec 1858 Andrew HEIM, creditor vs George SMITH, adm/of Christian SMITH & Others Christian SMITH d/ 1 Dec 1858, intestate widow - Mary A. E. and 7 minor children, d/ Fannie R. SMITH d/ Mary E. SMITH s/ George C. SMITH s/ Howard P. SMITH s/ Louis M. SMITH s/ Dorsey H. SMITH d/ Clara J. SMITH Land - "Prospect Hill", 282+ acres; from Lewis G. KEMP, ex/of Col. Lewis KEMP (Will of 26 Jul 1854) in Jan 1856 by private sale; (parts previously from Estate of William P. MAULSBY, Philip BALTZELL and others). Located on the Frederick - Harpers Ferry Ridge Road and Baltimore and Hagerstown Turnpike and adjoining land to John BENTZ from Dr. William S. McPHERSON in 1837. Administrator was George SMITH; guardian was Mason R. MARSH. Testimony was heard from George SMITH. On 4 Jan 1859, Mahlon RHODERICK made oath that Mary A. E. SMITH, widow of Christian SMITH was about 38 years old and in general good health. Trustee was George SMITH with sureties as John J. SMITH and William J. ROSS; sale was held on 12 March 1859 at the City Hotel in Frederick, but after a failed sufficient bid, private sales were made to: - John HAGAN for 99 acres at $8,470.25 (on Baltimore & Hagerstown Turnpike) Another public sale was held on 16 Apr 1859 at the City Hotel in Frederick with the remainder of the property being sold to: - George W. SMITH for 182 acres at $15,661.10 (on Frederick to Harpers Ferry Road & adjoined land of Col. Wm. P. MAULSBY). The property had three wells of pure water and a running stream through the farm, a harge and elegant brick 2-story house and basement covered with slate and extensive 2-story back building with magnificent prospect overlooking the city of Frederick and the Monocacy Valley. It has a large Switzer barn and every convenience of stabling, shedding and granery, a dairy, smoke house, lime kiln, tenant house, orchard and other out buildings. Mr HARGATE was then living on the premises. Total sales, $24,131.35. Distribution of sales and interest: $26,953.71 - court costs and trustee's commission, $1,100.28 - Mary A. E. SMITH, widow, in lieu of dower, 1/7 or $3,607.63 - George SMITH, trustee, creditor's notes, $13,624.74 - each child's 1/7 share, $974.43 Closed 13 Jun 1860. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ===================

On September 15, 1732, Thomas Price, who would become one of the 12 judges of the Frederick County Court that rejected the British Stamp Act on November 23, 1765, was born in Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA. He was the son of John and Rebecca King Price. On September 15, 1849, George Johnson, an engineer with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, was taken ill and removed from the train at Frederick Junction. Due to a panic over cholera, Johnson was left to the sole care of the telegraph operator, J. W. Carver. Johnson died a short time later, the illness never fully diagnosed. On September 15, 1860, the used Rodgers Fire Engine purchased by The Independent Hose Company No. 1 from Baltimore City arrived. It was tested on the 17th and threw a stream of water 184 feet. On September 15, 1864, McKendree Riley Etchison, who would become the owner of The Etchison Funeral Home established by his father in Jefferson in 1848, was born. He died May 3, 1952, at 11 West Second Street in Frederick. On September 15, 1867, the first church of the Buckeystown Methodists was dedicated. On September 15, 1938, McCutcheon Cider Mill was founded by Robert McCutcheon, his wife Helen, and William O. McCutcheon. The firm is now known as McCutcheon Apple Products and is located on South Wisner Street in Frederick. On September 15, 1986, John Vincent Atanasoff, the New Market area resident credited as being the inventor of the computer, received the first Coors American Ingenuity Award. 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