Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Records - ES-2 307-327 - STONER, ANDREWS, HITESHEW, ENGLAR, KINZER, ROBERTS, RINEHART, SHRINER, WOLFE, PLAINE, McKINSTRY, STOUFFER - Aug 1853 Ephraim STONER & Others vs John STONER & Others John STONER of Carroll County, MD d/ 2 Sep 1852 intestate widow - Elizabeth s/ Ephraim STONER s/ Henry STONER - Carroll County d/ Mary Ann w/o Aaron ANDREWS d/ Elizabeth w/o Charles HITESHEW - Carroll County s/ John STONER (abt age 19), a minor d/ Hannah, dec'd w/o Howard ENGLAR, dec'd ...Mary E. ENGLAR (abt age 12), a minor - Carroll County Land - "Resurvey on Forest In Need", "Hard Lodging", "The Oval", (Home place and mill property), 136 acres, (lies in both Frederick and Carroll counties); starts on east side of Sam's Creek. - Lot #4, 42 acres - Lot #5, 33 acres - Lot #12, 10 acres - Lot #6, 26 acres - Lot #7, 10 acres - Lot #8, 7 acres - Lot #9, 14 acres - Lot #10, 10 acres - Lot #11, 12 acres Guardian of Mary was William N. HAYDEN, Esq; guardian of John was Samuel CARMACK, Esq. Testimony was heard from John KINZER. Trustees were Ephraim STONER, Henry STONER and William ROBERTS with sureties as John W. WILHIDE, Samuel McKINSTRY and John SMITH. Sale was held on 21 Nov 1853 at the homestead in Carroll County; high bidders were: - Jonas ENGLAR and Josiah ENGLAR for home place and mill at $13,208.48. - Jonas ENGLAR and Josiah ENGLAR for Lot #4 at $2,225.93 - Israel RINEHART for Lot #5 at $1,822.12 - Israel RINEHART for Lot #12 at $1,183.55 - Aaron ANDREWS for Lot #6 at $1,468.50 - Isaac SHRINER for Lot #7 at $817.87 - Samuel WOLFE for Lot #8 at $911.19 - Jacob SHRINER for Lot #9 at $280.50 - Hyram PLAINE & Joseph STOUFFER for Lot #10 at $312 - Joseph McKINSTRY for Lot #11 at $112.50 Total sales, $22,342.66. Distribution of $8,426.55; court costs $911.37; - the widow, 1/9 or $835.02 - each child's 1/6 share, $1,113.36 =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On May 24, 1768, the Reverend Thomas Bacon, who was the first to compile and publish the laws of Maryland from its beginnings until 1765, and who was rector of All Saints Parish from 1758 until his death, died in Frederick. He was buried in All Saints Cemetery on East All Saints Street next to the church. (Grace L. Tracey & John P. Dern, in their book "Pioneers of Old Monocacy," say Rev. Bacon died May 26, 1768.) On May 24, 1793, Bishop Thomas John Clagett, the first bishop consecrated in America, visited All Saints Parish in Frederick and confirmed a class of 10 people. On May 24, 1824, General Andrew Jackson of Tennessee passed through Frederick. On May 24, 1841, a robbery of the Frederick County Bank was discovered. It is considered the most bizarre in the county's history. On May 24, 1905, Claire McCardell, internationally known fashion designer, was born 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 [email protected]

On May 23, 1822, the first Frederick Cattle Show, the forerunner of The Great Frederick Fair, was held at the Hessian Barracks, off South Market Street in Frederick. On May 23, 1843, Eva Catherine Schley Bier, supposedly the first child born in Fredericktown, died at 94. On May 23, 1850, Enoch Louis Lowe was nominated to be Maryland's governor. He lived on East Second Street in Frederick. On May 23, 1854, Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick was dedicated. On May 23, 1855, Frederick City officials passed an ordinance to allow the waters of the Little Tuscarora Creek into the town's reservoir. On May 23, 1865, Farmers & Mechanics Bank was chartered as a national bank. On May 23, 1900, the Masonic Temple Association bought the property of the late William F. Miller on West Church Street in Frederick for $7,000. The lot was 63 by 135 feet. A newly constructed temple was dedicated on December 12, 1902. On May 23, 1922, the Kiwanis Club of Frederick was organized at a meeting at The Wayside Inn on East Patrick Street in Frederick, just east of the Carroll Creek. On May 23, 1923, Grace Episcopal Church in Brunswick was dedicated. It had a seating capacity of 320. After its debt was retired, the church was consecrated on May 21, 1928. On May 23, 1974, Sue Baumgardner, wife of embattled Sheriff Richard Baumgardner, filed for her husband's position in the upcoming election, becoming the first woman to seek the job. On May 23, 1990, Charles Ernest Keller, better known as "King Kong" Keller when he played baseball for The New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers, died at age 73. He was born September 12, 1916, in Middletown. 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 [email protected]

On May 22, 1783, Jacob Shellman Baer, who practiced medicine in Frederick and Middletown for 57 years, was born in Frederick County. On May 22, 1832, the installation of the first oil lamps on Frederick streets was completed. On May 22, 1900, a contract was awarded to Harry W. Bowers to build a new Female High School on East Church Street in Frederick. This building was used for many years as the headquarters of The Frederick County Board of Education. On May 22, 1903, Zion Reformed Church at Charlesville, Frederick County, was struck by lightning and destroyed by the ensuing fire. On May 22, 1914, the Civic Club of Frederick established the Frederick County Free Library and opened in the YMCA building at the corner of West Church and North Court streets. On May 22, 1960, a herd of intoxicated heifers led Frederick County Sheriff's deputies to a still off Fingerboard Road. Thomas Dawkins and Robert Winston were arrested. On May 22, 1984, Dr. George Joseph Snowball, who practiced dentistry in Frederick for 57 years (1913-1970), and who retired at age 92, died at age 105. 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 [email protected]

Ray, According to St. Mary's records, they were married 22 November 1906 in the Reformed church. Vanessa >Message: 2 >Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 09:56:57 -0500 >From: "Ray Schwartz" <[email protected]> >Subject: [MDFR] Marriage of MOTTER-MYERS c. 1906 >To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, > <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >I am looking for the wedding date (c. 1906) of George Edward Motter >and Mary Cleveland Myers, (my grandparents). > >She was born (1884) in Frizzelburg; he was born (1884) near Silver >Run (currently a Westminster address). > >They were life members of St. Mary's United Church of Christ in >Silver Run (in 1907 it was St. Mary's Reformed Church), but they may >have been married in Westminster or elsewhere. > >Thank you for any help. >Ray

On May 21, 1882, the reconstructed Trinity Chapel of The Evangelical Church on West Church Street in Frederick was dedicated. The original steeple was retained, but the rest of the church was torn down and rebuilt. On May 21, 1912, Charter #1 in the United States Chamber of Commerce was issued to the chapter in Frederick. On May 21, 1939, William B. Cutshall, who was the president of the Woodsboro Canning Company, organized in 1909, died. On May 21, 1989, Edward Schley Delaplaine, Frederick native, former judge of The Maryland Court of Appeal, local historian and author, died. He was born October 6, 1893. On May 21, 2006, the Frederick Chapter of the Sons of The American Revolution dedicated a plaque at the Picnic Woods Road (at Catoctin Creek) home of Sgt. Lawrence Everhart, who saved a wounded Lafayette at The Battle of Brandywine, and the life of Col. William Washington at the Battle of Cowpens (S.C.). The local SAR chapter is named for this Revolutionary War hero. 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 [email protected]

On May 20, 1774, John Hanson presided at a public meeting at the Frederick County Courthouse. Citizens favored cutting off trade with England and opposed the closing of Boston Harbor. On May 20, 1820, a Negro named Kitty was sentenced to death for setting fire to the barn and home of the Troxell family near Emmitsburg. On May 20, 1887, the Frederick Seamless Hosiery Company, which later became the Union Manufacturing Company, began producing men's half-hose socks at the Etchison Building in the first block of East Patrick Street in Frederick. On May 20, 1900, a new Episcopal Sunday School building on Franklin Street, which would grow into St. Timothy's Mission of All Saints Episcopal Parish, was dedicated at Schleysville. When it opened it was entirely free of debt, having cost a total of $442 to construct. On May 20, 1958, an Air National Guard jet trainer collided with a Capital Airlines passenger plane, sending both planes crashing to the ground just south of Jefferson. Twelve people were killed. Only the jet's pilot survived. On May 20, 1971, Dr. Randall Elliott resigned as president of Hood College. On May 20, 1973, Dr. George Joseph Snowball, a Frederick dentist, was honored by the Frederick Negro Professional Women's Club for his community service. 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 [email protected]

On May 19, 1861, Dr. Edward Oliver Belt, who founded the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Charity Hospital in Washington, D. C., was born in Frederick County. On May 19, 1919, William Tyler Page, who was born and raised on Record Street in Frederick, was appointed clerk of The House of Representatives. On May 19, 1921, John D. Hendrickson, the founder of the dry goods firm that bore his name, died at his West Second Street home. He was born in Baker's Valley near Buckeystown on September 24, 1855. On May 19, 1949, the first auction was conducted at The Woodsboro Livestock Sales, Inc., in Woodsboro. The auctioneer was Delbert Null, whose father John Null, was also on the auctioneering staff. On May 19, 1973, Donald Grossnickle, of Middletown, became the first male graduate of Hood College. He later served as an assistant state's attorney in Frederick County for many years. On May 19, 2011, a bronze statue of John Hanson, first president of the United States in Congress Assembled under the Articles of Confederation, was erected on the mall of the Frederick County Courthouse at 100 West Patrick Street in Frederick. Bronze plaques detailing the life and accomplishments of Hanson were installed on the base of the statue on June 17, 2011. 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 [email protected]

Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Records - ES-2 291-307 - KOONTZ, KELLER, WADE, HOBBS, STRAEFFER - Dec 1853 George SMITH vs Margaret KOONTZ & Others George KOONTZ d/ 28 Sep 1852 intestate widow - Margaret d/ Ann Minerva KOONTZ, w/o John H. KELLER s/ George S. KOONTZ - Baltimore city d/ Elizabeth KOONTZ, w/o Thomas WADE s/ Charles F. KOONTZ, a minor d/ Fanny R. KOONTZ, a minor s/ James KOONTZ, a minor d/ Sophia W. KOONTZ, a minor Land - Lot #63 in Frederick Town on the west side of Market St; from Godfrey KOONTZ in 1842 (previously from Griffin TAYLOR and w/ Susan Ann Rebecca TAYLER in 1842. Administrator was Worthington ROSS; guardian was Peter L. STORM. Testimony was heard from Resin HOBBS. Trustee was Worthington ROSS with sureties as William J. ROSS and Godfrey KOONTZ. Sale was held at the Hotel of Ezra SHANK in Frederick on 5 Mar 1853 for the previous home of George KOONTZ; hight bidder was John STRAEFFER at $2,305. On 21 Mar 1853, Rezin HOBBS testified he knew the widow who was 47 years old and in good general health. Distribution: court costs, $204.70; - the widow, 1/8 or $262.53 - Balance to creditors. Closed 3 Jan 1854. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On May 18, 1831, Catherine Kimbol, widow of John and daughter of Conrad and Maria Gutenberger Grosch, and the operator of a tavern in the unit block of West Patrick Street which evolved into The City Hotel, died and was buried in the Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery on East Church Street. Mrs. Kimbol (later Kimball) was the tavern operator when Thomas Jefferson and George Washington visited Frederick, and she arranged the flowers for the speakers table when Lafayette visited in 1824. On May 18, 1917, Blanche Bourne, Frederick City and County's first native-born woman doctor, was born at 30 West All Saints Street. She was the daughter of Dr. Ulysses Grant Bourne. She was married to the late Chris Tyree and retired after a long career in the District of Columbia Health Department. On May 18, 1928, Uriah A. Lough, whose monument and memorial company still exists, died at his home at 228 East Church Street. He was born in Adams County, PA, on February 22, 1853. On May 18, 2006, 1st Lt. Robert A. Seidel III, of Gettysburg, PA, the son of Robert Seidel Jr. and Sandra Giannini, also of Gettysburg, was killed in action in Baghdad, Iraq, when a roadside bomb exploded near the Humvee in which he was a passenger. He was born October 27, 1982 in Frederick, and graduated from Catoctin High School in Thurmont in 2000 and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, in 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 [email protected]

Samuel Emmit, and many years later two of his daughters would wed two brothers whose names were Joseph and Robert Crooks Jr., my 4th removed grandfather and uncle. Gordon Crooks ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Ashbury" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:33 AM Subject: [MDFR] History Moment - 5-17-12 > On May 17, 1757, Samuel Emmit obtained a patent for a tract of land that > became Emmitsburg. > > > > On May 17, 1827, Ann Grahame McPherson Ross, who gave the Peale portrait > of > The Thomas Johnson Family to "the library provided by the will of Mrs. C. > Burr Artz, and there always to remain," was born. She made her bequest in > her will, which was written six weeks before she died November 17, 1896. > > > > On May 17, 1861, Frederick native James Cooper was commissioned a > brigadier > general by Abraham Lincoln, just three and one-half weeks after he entered > the Union Army as a second lieutenant. Cooper died in March 1863. > > > > On May 17, 1903, the Rev. James R. Lewis was installed as pastor of the > Mt. > Pleasant Reformed Church. He served until February 16, 1906, when he moved > to a church in Lovettsville, VA. > > > > On May 17, 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill visited the > Barbara Fritchie House on West Patrick Street in Frederick. Eleanor > Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins, a close advisor to FDR, were with them. > > > > On May 17, 1952, The Clagett Diocesan Center of the Episcopal Church just > south of Buckeystown, the former Buckingham Industrial School of Boys, was > dedicated in ceremonies attended by more than 400 clergy and lay people. > > > > 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 > > [email protected] > > > > Visit www.MidMdRoots.com > for Old Court Records, Tombstone > Inscriptions, Old Newspaper items, etc > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On May 17, 1757, Samuel Emmit obtained a patent for a tract of land that became Emmitsburg. On May 17, 1827, Ann Grahame McPherson Ross, who gave the Peale portrait of The Thomas Johnson Family to "the library provided by the will of Mrs. C. Burr Artz, and there always to remain," was born. She made her bequest in her will, which was written six weeks before she died November 17, 1896. On May 17, 1861, Frederick native James Cooper was commissioned a brigadier general by Abraham Lincoln, just three and one-half weeks after he entered the Union Army as a second lieutenant. Cooper died in March 1863. On May 17, 1903, the Rev. James R. Lewis was installed as pastor of the Mt. Pleasant Reformed Church. He served until February 16, 1906, when he moved to a church in Lovettsville, VA. On May 17, 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill visited the Barbara Fritchie House on West Patrick Street in Frederick. Eleanor Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins, a close advisor to FDR, were with them. On May 17, 1952, The Clagett Diocesan Center of the Episcopal Church just south of Buckeystown, the former Buckingham Industrial School of Boys, was dedicated in ceremonies attended by more than 400 clergy and lay people. 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 [email protected]

I am looking for the wedding date (c. 1906) of George Edward Motter and Mary Cleveland Myers, (my grandparents). She was born (1884) in Frizzelburg; he was born (1884) near Silver Run (currently a Westminster address). They were life members of St. Mary's United Church of Christ in Silver Run (in 1907 it was St. Mary's Reformed Church), but they may have been married in Westminster or elsewhere. Thank you for any help. Ray

On May 16, 1803, hail, some measuring as much as 3.5 inches across, struck Frederick, breaking windows and denting roofs. On May 16, 1907, the cornerstone was laid for the YMCA's new building at West Church and North Court streets in Frederick. On May 16, 1913, The Women's College of Frederick officially changed its name to Hood College, just months after the death of Margaret Scholl Hood, its primary benefactor and in whose honor the change was made. On May 16, 1975, Dr. Martha Church was selected by the Board of Trustees as the first woman president of Hood College. 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 [email protected]

Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Records - ES-2 266-291 - RICE, BATEMAN, CAMPBELL, DALASHMUTT, KEEFER, MILLER - Dec 1853 Farmers Bank of Maryland vs Elkanh BATEMAN, surviving partner Lewis RICE & Elhanah BATEMAN were partners in a milling business, trading as Rice & Bateman, until the death of Lewis RICE. Land - "Keefer's Prospect", 21 acres with a mill, buildings and water rights; from Michael KEEFER (w/ Catharine A.) in 1850 (previously from Major Henry KEEFER); located on west side of county road leading from Frederick Town to Keefer's Mill; property known as "Grapefield Mills" and situated on Ballenger's Creek. - Lot in Frederick Town known as The Union Hotel, on the east side of South Market St and beginning at the 74' 9" from SE corner of Market & Patrick Sts; from Joshua DILL in 1851 (previously owned by Benjamin GILBERT and lost from insolvency). Lewis RICE d/ 14 Oct 1852 widow - Rosanna D. RICE d/ Sarah R. (age 23) w/o Elkanah BATEMAN s/ Charles J. RICE (AGE 19), a minor d/ Martha M. RICE (AGE 16), a minor s/ Benjamin F. RICE (AGE 14), a minor s/ Lewis F. RICE (AGE 8), a minor (Ages given on 24 Jun 1853 and they resided in Frederick city.) Guardian was Abner CAMPBELL; testimony was heard from Elkanah BATEMAN and Elias L. DALASHMUTT. Trustee was Michael KEEFER with sureties as Jacob KEEFER and Griffen TAYLOR; after a failed sale, a second sale was held at the City Hotel in Frederick on 24 Sep 1853. High bidders were: - John F. MILLER for the lot in Frederick Town at $4,301 - for the mill property, a bid was received for $5,100, but was rejected. Distribution of the $4,301 went to court costs and the mortgage owed to the bank. Michael KEEFER asked to be discharged from being trustee so that he could bid on the mill property (he was standing to lose a lot of money because a sufficient bid wasn't offered again). Then, William J. ROSS and M. B. LUCKETT were appointed trustees for the sale. The next sale was held at the Hotel of N. B. HARDING in Frederick on 5 Nov 1853 and high bidder was Michael KEEFER at $5,050. Distribution for the latter sale went to court costs, mortgage to Jacob KEEFER and part of judgment to the bank. Closed 30 Dec 1853. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On May 15, 1800, the first stone was laid for the first St. John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, which faced south from the north side of East Second Street in Frederick. It is thought that the main entrance was in what would be the middle of present day Maxwell Avenue. On May 15, 1852, Louisa Catherine Johnson, niece of Maryland Governor Thomas Johnson and widow of President John Quincy Adams, died at age 77. On May 15, 1895, William D. Byron, who would become a congressman from Maryland's Sixth District, and who would be the husband, father and father-in-law of his successors in that post, was born in Danville, VA. He died in a plane crash near Atlanta on February 27, 1941. On May 15, 1902, Contractor Harry W. Bowers began the destruction of two houses on East Second Street in Frederick, to make way for the construction of Grace Reformed Church. On May 15, 1909, The Maryland State Tuberculosis Sanitorium at Sabillasville was dedicated. On May 15, 1972, Katherine Roberta Grimes, of 103 East Church Street, Frederick, a first year teacher at Frederick High School, was killed when struck by a runaway car on the sidewalk in the first block of West Church Street. Arnold F. Nailey, 59, of the Betsy Ross Trailer Park, was charged with vehicular manslaughter and drunk driving. 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 [email protected]

On May 14, 1822, Worthington Johnson, nephew of Governor Thomas Johnson, married Mary Jane Potts, daughter of Richard Potts, Jr., and granddaughter of Richard Potts, who replaced Charles Carroll of Carrollton as a U.S. senator. On May 14, 1862, Frederick City policemen got badges for the first time. On May 14, 1880, Dr. Harrison Wagner was tried for barratry and found not guilty. The eccentric resident of Woodsboro had filed more than 500 civil suits before local justices of the peace claiming often unproved debts owed by residents of every section of the county. On May 14, 1930, The Walkersville Savings Bank founded in 1904, merged with the Central Trust Company of Frederick. On September 2, 1931, the bank was declared insolvent and its doors were closed. On May 14, 1950, a new brick parish hall for St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Walkersville was dedicated. 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 [email protected]

On May 13, 1866, the Rev. Osborne Ingle became rector of All Saints Episcopal Church on West Church Street in Frederick. He remained in the post until September 20,1909, the day he died. His more than 43 years of service is the longest in that church's history. On May 13, 1913, the bodies of Barbara and John Casper Fritchie were removed from the German Reformed Cemetery at West Second and North Bentz Streets in Frederick. They were reinterred at Mt. Olivet Cemetery on May 30. On May 13, 1924, McCurdy Field on South Jefferson Street, opened for the first time. Then known as The Frederick County Athletic Field, The Frederick Hustlers hosted a team from Hanover, PA, for a baseball game in the Blue Ridge League. On May 13, 1960, Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy made a whirlwind tour of Frederick. He met officials at The Frederick County Courthouse, ate lunch at The Francis Scott Key Hotel and visited the American Optical plant at the Frederick Municipal Airport. On May 13, 1914, James M. Powell, the first chief of the U. S. Capitol Police in Washington, D.C., was born in Chapel Hill, TN. At the time of his death on July 18, 2005, he was a resident of the Lake Linganore area of Frederick County. 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 [email protected]

Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Records - ES-2 256-266 - JACKSON, DIGGS, HOWARD, WINDSER - Mar 1853 William J. ROSS, creditor vs William G. HOWARD, adm/of John JACKSON & Others John JACKSON, a free negro, d/ Feb 1853 intestate d/ Christina DIGGS d/ Mary JACKSON - Virginia (Possibly there may have been other children, but these two were listed as being the only children free at his death and were entitled to possess the land.) Land - "Omi Land" and "Resurvey on the Two Bachelors", 8+ acres, from Charles JOHNSON in 1838; on the south side of Bennetts Creek, it being the southern margin of the Old Forge Dam. Administrator was William G. HOWARD with sureties were Daniel BAKER and Daniel HOOD. Sale was made to Edmund L. WINDSER at $250. Distribution: Court Costs, $61.81; - Balance to William J. ROSS of judgment he filed. Closed 16 Dec 1853. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On May 12, 1874, Tilghman Biser, born November 10, 1805 near Burkittsville, and who practiced medicine in that community, died there. On May 12, 1893, The Women's College of Frederick, now Hood College, was founded by the Potomac Synod of The Reformed Church. Joseph Henry Apple, Jr., of Pittsburgh, PA, was selected as the first president. On May 12, 1952, Frederick City Hospital, which opened in 1902, changed its name to Frederick Memorial Hospital. On May 12, 1959, a deed was recorded transferring the property of the Beth Israel Congregation in Brunswick, the first synagogue in Frederick County, to Irvin H. Kolker and Nathan Winter, business partners who owned People's Home Furnishers. The synagogue was built in 1917. The proceeds of the sale were given to charity. On May 12, 2004, George E. Randall, president of Randall Family LLC, editor and publisher of The Frederick News-Post, died at his Gibson Island, MD, home. He was born August 5, 1950, 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 [email protected]