On September 14, 1771, Frederick Calvert, the sixth and last Lord Baltimore, and the man for whom Frederick and Frederick County are believed to have been named, died in Naples, Italy. On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote "The Defence of Ft. McHenry" in Baltimore. The poem was later set to music and became our National Anthem. On September 14, 1862, Pvt. James Allen, a member of Company F, 16th New York Infantry, who was born May 6, 1843, in Ireland, participated in The Battle of South Mountain and was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for capturing the flag of the 16th Georgia Infantry and 14 prisoners single-handedly. On September 14, 1862, Gen. Jesse Reno, after whom Reno, Nevada, is named, was killed at Fox's Gap. He was the only general killed in Frederick County during The Civil War. On September 14, 1889, the North's Ninth Army Corps unveiled a granite monument to Gen. Jesse Reno on South Mountain where he was killed. On September 14, 1922, William G. Baker, Sr., who founded The Buckingham School at Buckeystown, died of lung congestion. He was born March 1, 1842. September 14, 1930, the new Calvary Methodist Church was dedicated at West Second and North Bentz Streets. The land was donated by Mr. And Mrs. Joseph Dill Baker. On September 14, 1975, Elizabeth Ann Seton was canonized, becoming the first native-born American Saint of The Roman Catholic Church. She founded the Sisters of Charity in Emmitsburg and began the parochial school system in America in the same town. 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 13, 1775, Thomas Johnson was reappointed to the Continental Congress. On September 13, 1862, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's famous "Lost Orders" were found by two Union soldiers at Best's Orchard, south of Frederick along the Georgetown Road, now MD 355. These papers detailed Lee's planned march through Maryland into Pennsylvania. On September 13, 1862, the Frederick County Jail on West South Street was set on fire by inmates. None escaped, but the building was destroyed. On September 13, 1862, Resurrection Reformed Church in Burkittsville was taken over for use as a hospital. 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 88-100 - SCHLOSSER, STATE/STAIT, KEEFER, TODD, GETZENDANNER, DEVILBISS, BISHOP - Jan 1860 Catharine SCHLOSSER vs Peter G. SCHLOSSER, et al George SCHLOSSER d/ (Will written 9 Mar 1853; codicil on 13 Jul 1859) widow - Catharine s/ Peter G. SCHLOSSER d/ Naomi G. w/o William STATE/STAIT d/ Keziah w/o Samuel KEEFER Exec/ son Peter G. SCHLOSSER Witnesses: George MIKESELL, Andrew WIENER, Oliver T. ZIMMERMAN Witnesses for Codicil: M. BALTZELL, James H. THOMSON, W. MAHONEY Land - House & Lot, tannery and barn in Lewistown, 2 acres; on north side of Lewistown, adjoining Frederick to Emmittsburg road; from Daniel FUNDENBURG, from John CRONISE, from Thomas DRAPER. (Previously from John WALKER in 1817 of 35 acres, Lot ED.) - two fields on east side of Lewistown, adjoining the turnpike road (previously from John CRONISE for 18 acres.) - 'Deitrick Lot' (Lots 1 & 2), 34 acres of mountain land; adjoining lands of William SMITH; from Henry LORENTZ & wife in 1857. Trustee was Peter G. SCHLOSSER; on 1 Mar 1860, sale was held in Lewistown, high bidders were: - William H. TODD & Edward T. GETZENDANNER for 34 acres of mountain land at $170 - Ephraim DEVILBISS for 35 acres at $1433.94 - Jacob BISHOP for Lot #1, 7 acres, on east side of Lewistown at $288.27 - Jacob BISHOP for Lot #2, 10 acres, at $329.16 - Ephraim DEVILBISS for House & Lot in Lewistown of 3 acres, at $1,300 Total sales, $3,521.37. Distribution: court costs, $255.49 - Peter G. SCHLOSSER, trustee, for investment for the benefit of the widow during her life, $3,265.88 Closed 26 May 1860. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ===================

I just noticed that the historic Derr House on tract "Dearbought" is presently up for sale. Was surprised to see this. It seems it has been up for sale for some time. If anyone is curious to see this old historic house, now being encroached upon by the development, a few photos of the (now remodeled) house can currently be viewed at http://www.trulia.com/property/40333575-1822-N-Greenleese-Dr-Frederick-MD-21701 -- www.MidMdRoots.com

On September 12, 1775, the Committee of Observation for the Middle District (including Frederick County) was elected, consisting of 17 men, of which John Hanson was chairman. On September 12, 1803, Thomas H. Elder, son of William Elder, sold two tracts, "Hickory Ridge" and "Stony Meadows." That year, Thomas and his wife Elizabeth would migrate to Nelson County, Kentucky, bringing with them Elizabeth's niece, Catherine Spalding. In 1813, Catherine would be one of the founders of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. On September 12, 1824, the first Apple Dumpling Day was held at The Visitation Academy in Frederick. It celebrates the day the Visitation Sisters arrived to take over the school from The Sisters of Charity. On September 12, 1866, John H. Uhler walked from the Groff Hotel to Edward Koontz house on a wire stretched across Market Street in Frederick. He fell to the pavement, breaking an arm and a leg. On September 12, 1877, Father John McElroy, who was the rector at St. John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Frederick for 23 years beginning in 1822, died at the Jesuit Novitiate on East Second Street in Frederick, at age 96. It was during his pastorate that the present church edifice was built and consecrated. More than 1,200 attended his funeral and burial at St. John's Cemetery. On September 12, 1893, Grace Chapel, the predecessor of Grace Episcopal Church in Brunswick, was consecrated. It was razed in 1922. On September 12, 1916, Charles Ernest Keller, who would become known as "King Kong" Keller while playing for the New York Yankees, was born in Middletown. On September 12, 1920, James Madison Smith, president of The Woodsboro Bank and former owner of Smith's Hotel in Woodsboro, died in Baltimore. He was born January 4, 1844. On September 12, 1964, The Provincial House, home of The Southeast Province of The Daughters of Charity, which contains more than 500 rooms, was dedicated in Emmitsburg. On September 12, 1967, Loyola Federal Savings and Loan Company bought The Francis Scott Key Hotel in Frederick for $260,000 at a public auction. 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 11, 1832, Judge Jacob Steiner, of the Orphans Court of Frederick County, died of cholera. His death sparked measures to deal with the epidemic. He was 70. On September 11, 1846, the Sisters of The Visitation arrived in Frederick to continue the work begun by the Sisters of Charity at what became known as the Academy of The Visitation. On September 11, 1854, construction began on the railroad station at East All Saints Street and South Market Street. Today this building houses the Frederick Community Action Agency and the Soup Kitchen. On September 11, 1867, Allen G. Quynn sold The City Hotel in the first block of West Patrick Street in Frederick for $19,000. On September 11, 1874, Sgt. Josiah Pennsyl, who entered the Army in Frederick claiming to be a native of the county, performed heroically with Company M, 6th United States Calvary at the Battle of Lyman's Wagon Train, also called the Battle of Upper Washita, in Texas. He was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor on April 23, 1875. He was born September 22, 1852, near Rainsburg, PA. On September 11, 1880, County Commissioner George H. Ambrose committed suicide near Sabillasville about a week after the death of his eldest son. He was 52. On September 11, 1893, The Women's College of Frederick, now Hood College, opened on East Church Street with a faculty of eight and 83 students, 33 boarding and 50 day students. On September 11, 1969, Samuel W. Barrick, attorney for Frederick County, was named to the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court bench, replacing Patrick M. Schnauffer, who retired September 1. On September 11, 2001, the Board of Trustees of The Trinity School, founded by All Saints Episcopal Church and The Evangelical Lutheran Church, was formed. The first day of classes at the new school was held on September 3, 2002, in the old Seventh Day Adventist School on Stadium Drive (now New Design Road) 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 September 10, 1862, 91-year-old Barbara Fritchie rose from her sick bed, stuck her head out her second story window on West Patrick Street in Frederick and waved the Union flag at passing Confederate troops. Her actions were immortalized in a Whittier poem and in local folklore. (Of course, there are those who claim others performed this heroic act, but Barbara's name remains in the forefront of literature.) On September 10, 1876, the Evangelical Reformed Church on West Church Street in Frederick, thoroughly renovated and with a new organ, was re-opened. 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 65-87 - CLEM, WACHTER, ROGERS, MARSH, SNOOK, BERNARD, BUTLER, RAMSBURG, EICHOLTZ - Apr 1860 Samuel EICHOLTZ vs George CLEM, et al George CLEM d/ 17 Oct 1858, intestate widow - Catharine d/ Maria C. CLEM, now w/o Lewis M. WACHTER d/ Josephine M. CLEM, now w/o Samuel S. ROGERS s/ George H. CLEM s/ Ezra J. CLEM d/ Sarah Ann E. CLEM d/ Maranda P. CLEM, a minor Administrators were George H. CLEM and Catharine CLEM. Land - "Green Spring", 35 acres; and "First Dividend", 15 acres; (previously to John RUSHER from Conrad LICKLITER); from Abraham STIMMEL of Frederick Co, VA in 1833. - "First Dividend", 22+ acres; from William JOHNSON in 1851; adjoined land of George MILLER. - 12 acres, from George LAYMAN in 1853, agent for Estate of ...Frederick SNOOK's heirs, .....bro/ Jacob SNOOK & w/ Charlotte - Out of State .....sis/ Phebe w/o Francis BERNARD - Out of State .....sis/ Catharine wid/o Adam BUTLER - Out of State .....bro/ Frederick SNOOK (Previously to George SCHLOSSER from Daniel HARTSOCK in 1842; and from George SCHLOSSER & w/ Phebe to John SNOOK in 1845.) - "Green Spring", 11+ acres; from William EARHART Sr. & w/ Margaret in 1846; on road from Lewis Town to Harbaugh's Valley, adjoining HARTSOCK's lot, included water rights. - "Green Spring", 25 acres; from George BECKENBAUGH and Michael ZIMMERMAN, mortagees, mortgage of Dennis HANDLEY and wife, in 1858. Guardian was Mason B. MARSH; Testimony was heard from George H. CLEM and Catharine CLEM. On 8 Jan 1859, Ezra CLEM made oath of the widow being in tolerably good health and age to be under 40 years. Trustee was George H. CLEM with sureties as Lewis M. WACHTER and George H. POWELL. After a failed public sale, private sale for the 101 acres, per survey, to: - Henry RAMSBURGH at $1,908.14; now said (Feb 1860) to be on road from Lewistown to Eicholtz's Mill. Distribution: court costs, $233.69 - Catharine CLEM, widow, in lieu of dower, 1/7 or $239.23 - Michael ZIMMERMAN, claim, $23.68 - Catharine CLEM, note, $195.50 - each child's 1/6 share, $202.70 Closed 23 May 1860. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ==================

On September 9, 1863, William Bradley Tyler, a former clerk of the Frederick County Circuit Court, and a former state senator, died at age 76. He was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick. On September 9, 1914, a monument was erected over the grave of Barbara Fritchie in Mt. Olivet Cemetery 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 September 8, 1862, General J. E. B. Stuart hosted a dance, now called The Sabers and Roses Ball, at the former Landon Female Seminary in Urbana. On September 8, 1862, Confederates soldiers destroyed the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge near Frederick. On September 8, 1866, a wind storm destroyed the Methodist Protestant Church, part of the Lutheran Church and several houses in Jefferson. On September 8, 1915, St. John's Literary Institute opened with 64 girls and 41 boys on East Second Street next to St. John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church. On September 8, 1955, the sale of the Church of The Brethren property at 23 West Fourth Street in Frederick to Raymond and Anna Edwards for $32,500 was executed. 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 7, 1831, Catherine Contee Tyler, wife of Dr. John Tyler, died at age 61. She was buried in the All Saints Parish Cemetery on East All Saints Street. Her husband had performed the first cataract operation in the United States at his offices at 108 West Church Street in Frederick, from 1914 to 2010 the rectory of All Saints Episcopal Church. On September 7, 1876, a permanent home for The Great Frederick Fair was established on East Patrick Street in Frederick by The Frederick County Agricultural Society. On September 7, 1962, former President Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke at a Republican rally at the farm of Representative Charles McC. Mathias near Frederick. On September 7, 1977, Nancy Parker Suddith, of Lynchburg, VA, upon hearing the jury's verdict in her traffic accident damage suit against John W. Frank, of Frederick County, at the Frederick County Courthouse on Courthouse Square, pulled a .22 caliber pistol from her purse and shot herself in the face. She died at University Hospital in Baltimore on September 13. The jury had reduced her award from the sought-after $75,000 to $2,000. On September 7, 2008, The Most Reverend Edwin F. O'Brien, archbishop of Baltimore, and Cardinal William H. Keller dedicated a new and expanded St. Peter The Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Libertytown. The church was destroyed by an accidental fire on June 3, 2004. 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 6, 1746, the Rev. Michael Schlatter, who would have profound influence on the religious life in all of Western Maryland and in southern Pennsylvania, arrived in Philadelphia from Europe. On September 6, 1776, Montgomery and Washington counties were separated from Frederick County. Garrett and Alleghany counties, which were part of Frederick County since 1748, thus became part of Washington County. On September 6, 1854, Dr. John Baltzell, who built the house which is now the home of The Historical Society of Frederick County, died. He was born February 11, 1775. On September 6, 1862, 30,000 Confederate troops occupied Frederick. Col. Bradley T. Johnson, a native of Frederick and a former county state's attorney, was made Confederate Provost Marshall. On September 6, 1876, a new organ at Evangelical Reformed Church on West Church Street in Frederick was played in public for the first time. On September 6, 1886, Dr. William Miller Kemp, who was born in Frederick February 21, 1814, and who became a prominent physician in Baltimore, died there. On September 6, 1913, John Groff, son of Capt. Joseph and Susan C. Smith Groff, of Frederick, while serving as a traffic officer in Washington, D.C., saved President Woodrow Wilson from serious injury when he stopped a runaway automobile. On September 6, 1972, Prospect Hall, just west of Frederick on The Jefferson Pike, opened as an independent, interdenominational private day school after 150 years of association with St. John The Evangelist Roman Catholic 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 September 5, 1822, Dr. Joseph Sim Smith, whose father and grandfather were physicians, and who settled in Taneytown (then part of Frederick County) after The Revolutionary War, died. On September 5, 1860, Democratic Presidential Candidate Stephen A. Douglas addressed a large gathering on Courthouse Square in Frederick as the national election approached. He spoke on the issue of slavery. On September 5, 1862, just after crossing the Potomac River into Maryland, Gen Stonewall Jackson was presented with a large gray horse. The next day, as he tried to ride the animal, it bolted and fell backward, landing on the general, who was severely injured. On September 5, 1862, Confederate forces occupied Frederick, sending Union troops scurrying. On September 5, 1898, the consistory of the Reformed Church gave the name of Grace Reformed Church to a second church of that denomination 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 September 4, 1876, the cornerstone was laid for Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church on East Third Street in Frederick. On September 4, 1970, Hood College honored local philanthropists Samuel and Henrietta Rosenstock at the new Rosenstock Hall, which was named in their honor. On September 4, 1972, fire damaged the Francis Scott Key Hotel at North Court and West Patrick Streets in downtown 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 58-65 - APPLEMAN, CRONE, SHAFER, GAVER, KEAFAUVER - Apr 1860 Jacob APPLEMAN vs Henry CRONE and Conrad CRONE Land - "Ramsburg Content" and "Hopkins Content", 22 acres; to Jacob APPLEMAN from John KEAFAUVER and w/ Rebecca in 1850. First mortgaged to Henry CRONE and Conrad CRONE in 1854 by Jacob APPLEMAN. Adjoined lands of Henry CRONE on the east and Hanson RAMSBURG on the south and by the Petersville Road on the west, leading from Middletown. Deed of Mortgage to Peter SHAFER by Jacob APPLEMAN in 1858. Trustee was Peter SHAFER. On 25 Feb 1860, in front of the office of the Valley Register in Middletown, sale was made to Tilghman F. GAVER at $67.50/acre. Distribution of $1,485; court costs, $127.15 - Henry CRONE, survivor of Conrad CRONE, 1st mortgage, $636.33 - Peter SHAFER, 2nd mortgage, $339.50 - Malinda SHAFER, 3rd lien, $229.70 Remaining balance, $152.32, to go to Jacob APPLEMAN. Closed 4 May 1860. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ====================

On September 3, 1821, the Lutheran Synod met in Frederick. On September 3, 1894, The Boys High School opened with Professor Amon Burgee as principal. On September 3, 1881, the cornerstone of the Zion Church of the Utica Charge of the Reformed Church was laid. On September 3, 1931, the Central Trust Bank, at the northeast corner of East Church and North Market Streets, and all of its branches, closed trapping $14 million in deposits. On September 3, 1978, the Brunswick Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints became an independent organization, separating from the Frederick congregation. On September 3, 2002, The Trinity School, founded by All Saints Episcopal Church and The Evangelical Lutheran Church held its first day of classes in the old Seventh Day Adventist School on Stadium Drive (now New Design Road) 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 September 2, 1868, The Maryland Asylum for The Deaf and Dumb opened at the Hessian Barracks with 36 students. William D. Cook was the superintendent. It is now called the Maryland School for The Deaf. On September 2, 1923, Beth Sholom Synagogue was dedicated in the renovated Elks Lodge on the south side of the unit block of West Second 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. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net

On September 1, 1862, the new courthouse for Frederick County was due for completion. Although it wasn't finished by that date, it was shortly thereafter. The building now serves as City Hall for The City of Frederick. On September 1, 1903, John H. Cutshall ended his term as secretary of The Mutual Insurance Company of Frederick County. He became secretary on November 11, 1893. On September 1, 1885, Elmer F. Munshower, who would command the Maryland State Police and would become a Frederick City alderman and mayor, was born. He died July 6, 1976, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. On September 1, 1901, ground was broken for Thurmont's Trinity Reformed Church on East Main Street. The cornerstone was laid on October 26, 1901. On September 1, 1925, the fifth annual convention of The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks began in Frederick. On September 1, 1937, Josephine P. Etchison began work as the librarian at the C. Burr Artz Library, having been appointed on August 6, 1937. She remained in the position until June 1, 1967. On September 1, 1958, Judge Edward Schley Delaplaine, a Frederick native, lawyer and historian, retired as an associate judge of The Maryland Court of Appeals. On September 1, 1976, Samuel H. Rosenstock, Frederick philanthropist and retired businessman, became the first man to be awarded an honorary doctorate degree by Hood College. On September 1, 1978, Drs. William F. Harper and Steven A. Pickert moved their offices into the Catoctin Medical Center in Thurmont. They had been recruited by town leaders Calvin E. Sayler, Ralph Stottlemyer, Raymond E. Creager and H. Lloyd Hoke to come to Thurmont after the town only physician, Dr. Thomas A. Love, was killed in a traffic accident in 1968. The doctors moved from a modular home in Thurmont. 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 August 31, 1712, John Thomas Schley, who built the first house in Frederick Town, was born in Mortzheim, Germany. He was a school teacher and church leader in Frederick. On August 31, 1784, John Frederick Amelung and 68 workmen and their families arrived in Baltimore aboard the brig "Fame," after a four month voyage from Bremen, Germany. These people built and operated Amelung's New Bremen Glassworks near Park Mills in Frederick County. They produced some of the finest glassware in the new United States following the Revolutionary War. On August 31, 2007, John E. "Jack" Molesworth, the former executive director of the Maryland Secondary Schools Athletic Association, former head football coach and athletic director at Frederick High and Governor Thomas Johnson High and Western Maryland College, died in Frederick following a fall in which he broke his neck. He was born April 3, 1927, in Baltimore. 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 43-58 - BAYLEY, FARNUM, DILL, BANTZ - Sep 1858 Joshua DILL vs William BAYLEY of Baltimore City and John C. FARNUM John C. FAVNUM issued a Deed of Trust for benefit of creditors which included a claim against William BAYLEY of Baltimore city which is secured by a Deed of Mortgage dated Apr 1856. Land - 36 acres with slate quarry; to John C. FARNUM and William BAYLEY as tenants in common from Maria BANTZ, William BANTZ & Others, heirs of Gideon BANTZ, in 1855. - "Rights of Man", 1+ acre, undivided 1/2 share, along with quarry tools; other half owned by John C. FARNUM Lands located on the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road, adjoining the village Ijamsville. The roof and spere of the new Episcopal Church were covered with this slate. Mortgaged by William BAYLEY of Baltimore City to John C. FARNUM in 1856. Deed of Trust in 1858 to Joshua Dill, as trustee for benefit of creditors, for the land and quarry and tools listed above. William BAYLEY, Baltimore City, d/ abt Oct 1858, intestate adm/ Mary Ann BAYLEY. Testimony was heard from James M. HARDING, justice of the peace. Trustee was Joshua DILL, equire. Sale was held 1 Oct 1859 at M. Zimmerman's Hotel in Frederick; high bidder was: - Edward P. FARNUM at $1,000 Distribution after court costs went to the trustee for payment of mortgage. Closed 29 Mar 1860. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ===================