On May 30, 1950, more than 4,000 people attended the 200th Anniversary celebration in Walkersville, and the dedication of the new fire hall and community center. This building now serves as Town Hall after extensive renovations. On May 30, 1980, Judge William W. Wenner, of the Frederick County District Court, was appointed to The Sixth Judicial Circuit Court by Gov. Harry Hughes. He replaced Judge Robert E. Clapp, Jr., who retired. On May 30, 1994, Jug Bridge Memorial Park was dedicated. This park commemorates the Jug Bridge over the Monocacy River, which was built in 1808 and remained in use until 1942, when a section collapsed into the river. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-9 370-388 - BROWN, HAUVER, GETZ, BARENHEISON, McAFFEE, BIGGS - Oct 1829 Christian HARMAN, creditor vs Thomas BROWN Estate Thomas BROWN d/ Apr 1828 intestate, leaving widow - Susan and 9 children, - Thomas BROWN (Jr.) - Elizabeth w/o Daniel HAUVER - Mary w/o Chrisitan GETZ - Susan w/o John BARENHEISON - Catharine w/o Daniel McAFFEE - George BROWN - William BROWN, a minor - Sarah BROWN, a minor - Christian BROWN, a minor Administrators were Thomas and George BROWN; Land - "The Separation", 4+ acres, (a vacancy being added) from John BIGGS in 1808; - "Resurvey on Round Meadow and Stans? Enough", 165 acres, in Catoctin Hundred next to Tobias RITTER, from John BIGGS (w/ Priscilla) in 1807 (surveyed in 1792 and then called "The Separation"). Guardian was Ignatius BROWN; trustee was William BROWN; on second sale attempt, George BROWN, heir of Thomas BROWN was high bidder for $1,122.94, subject to widow's dower. Each 1/9 share was $22.25; finalized 2 Sep 1830. =================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-9 360-370 - HAINES, CREIGHTON, COOMES, UNKEFER, LUGENBEEL, JOHNSON - Aug 1824 Abdiel UNKEFER vs Samuel CREIGHTON Estate - Foreclosure David HAINES d/ intestate, leaving 7 minor children, - Mary HAINES - Samuel HAINES - William HAINES - James HAINES - Charles HAINES - Michael D. HAINES - Sarah Ann HAINES Administrator was Abdiel UNKEFER; guardian was John LUGENBEEL. Land - "Leigh Castle", 28 acres; sold to Samuel CREIGHTON but all monies have not been paid and are overdue. Samuel CREIGHTON d/ c1824 intestate, w/o issue, leaving heirs, (probably his sisters) - Mary w/o Ralph/Raphael COOMES - Ann CREIGHTON Trustee was Abdiel UNKEFER; on 18 Jan 1828 at Mr. HAINES's Mill, sale was made to Joseph JOHNSON for $212. After the court expenses and mortgage was paid, proceeds were too short to pay the remaining creditors any more than $.11 on the dollar; finalized 15 Jul 1830. =================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

Between 1824 and 1833 the following HOOD men married GRIMES women. 1824 - John M HOOD married Rachel GRIMES 1829 - Thomas HOOD married Catharine GRIMES 1833 - John Hood married Mary GRIMES It must be noted that Rachel GRIMES was the second wife of John M. His first wife was Tabitha WOLF(e) and that the above cited Thomas and John were sons of this marriage. While I have learned a great deal about the HOOD line I have been unable to determine the lineage of the GRIMES women. Were they related in any way? Their years of birth lead to the possibility they could have been sister. If that were to be true, it would have resulted in some interesting family relationships. My line of GRIMES are known to have been in western MD, with my GGG GF moving on to KY and ultimately OH. My wife was a HOOD and descends from James HOOD and Kitty FRANKLIN. Any information or suggestions of sources would be greatly appreciated. Billy Grimes

I have a listing for a Henry Smith, d. 12 Nov 1831 with burial at the Reformed Cemetery in Sharpsburg. 1) Can anyone tell me when this Henry was born or how old he was when he died? 2) Does this Henry have a wife buried next to him? I am looking for a Susanna(h) (Line) Smith married to my Henry 20 June 1811 in Washington Co.. Thanks, Jim

John, I wanted to personally thank you once again your taking the time and effort to continually post these History Moments for everyone's use. I have found several items of personal interested and numerous other items of general interest and I wam sure many others have as well. Thank you again for this and have a great Memorial Day! Regards, Bob Wissinger Perrysburg, Ohio Researching the Wissinger's of Cambria Co., Pa., Maryland and Germany http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bobwiss -----Original Message----- From: John Ashbury [mailto:wasps65@earthlink.net] Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 6:25 AM To: MDFREDER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MDFR] History Moment - 5-28-06 On May 28, 1859, a convention of slaveholders was held at The Frederick County Courthouse to select delegates to the state convention to be held in Baltimore on June 8. On May 28, 1869, George Truman was hanged at the jail on West South Street in Frederick for the murder of an unidentified man on January 30, 1869, near Point of Rocks. While never fully identified, the murder victim is thought to have been a Jewish peddler. On May 28, 1888, a fire and explosion, caused by the ignition of gasoline fumes, destroyed Charles Zeller's store at South and Market streets in Frederick. Thirty-one members of the United Fire Company were injured battling the subsequent fire. Most were cut by flying glass. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net) ==== MDFREDER Mailing List ==== * * Visit the MID MARYLAND ROOTS Website * * http://midmdroots.com/ Court Records, Cemetery Inscriptions, Lookups and Queries! __________________________________________________________ Message transport security by GatewayDefender.com 6:25:47 AM ET - 5/28/2006 -------------------------------------------- My mailbox is spam-free with ChoiceMail, the leader in personal and corporate anti-spam solutions. Download your free copy of ChoiceMail from www.digiportal.com

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-9 341-360 - BAER, DORSEY - Mar 1822 Conrad SCHULTZ, Frederick KONIG and Lewis MAYER vs Henry BAER/BEAR The petitioners traded under the firm of Schultz, Konig and Company and recovered judgement against Henry BAER in 1819. In 1815, Henry BAER mortgaged his real estate to Jacob BAER, John BAER Sr. and Stephen STEINER for debts they owed to Nicholas HOLTZ. Henry BAER also made another mortgage in 1819 for the same real estate to Jacob BAER and Frederick A. SCHLEY as they signed as security for Henry. William BAER was a s/o Henry BAER. Michael BAER and Ezra BAER were sons and executors of John BAER, dec'd. Land - 1/2 of Lot #3 in Frederick Town (being parts of Lot #24 and 25), on Patrick Street, includes a 2-story brick house occupied by Jacob BAER, from John NEILL in 1800. Trustee was Frederick A. SCHLEY; on 17 Sep 1825, sale made to Caleb DORSEY of Thomas for $3,005; finalized 3 Aug 1830. =================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On May 29, 1854, Ann J. Crawford, 67, became the first person to be buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick. She died the day before her interment. On May 29, 1986, Frederick J. Bower, prominent local attorney and activist in Democratic Party circles, was appointed to the Frederick County District Court. He left the bench in March 2005 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. On May 29, 1991, District Court Judge Herbert L. Rollins was elevated to the Frederick County Circuit Court by Governor William Donald Schaefer. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-9 326-341 - NICHOLS, DELOZIER, HUMBURG, BRIGHLEY, FUNK, FILSON - Aug 1826 Mathias NICHOLS and Henry NICHOLS - Sale of Real Estate William NICHOLS d/ 1 Jun 1826 intestate, leaving widow - Barbara and 9 children, - Mathias NICHOLS - Henry NICHOLS - Susan w/o Ignatius DELOZIER - Margaret w/o Conrad HUMBURG - Out of State - Sarah w/o Collison/William BRIGHLEY - John NICHOLS - Out of State - Elizabeth NICHOLS, a minor - Henrietta NICHOLS, a minor - Sidney Ann NICHOLS, a minor Land - "The River of Rocks", 190 acres, from John FUNK (w/ Prudence) of Washington Twp, Franklin Co, PA in 1805 (at that time, William NICHOLS also lived there), lies on South Mountain, next to Antietam Bottom; also, "March Weather", 153 acres,(resurveyed to Daniel DELOZIER by Special Warrant in 1794). On 4 Oct 1826, James NICHOLS testified John NICHOLS, Margaret and Conrad HUMBURG lived out of state but did not name the state. Guardian was David FILSON; trustee was James NICHOLS; after 3 failed public sales, private sale was made for $1,200 (name not disclosed) on 9 Apr 1828; each 1/9 share was $119.52; finalized 26 Aug 1830. =================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On May 28, 1859, a convention of slaveholders was held at The Frederick County Courthouse to select delegates to the state convention to be held in Baltimore on June 8. On May 28, 1869, George Truman was hanged at the jail on West South Street in Frederick for the murder of an unidentified man on January 30, 1869, near Point of Rocks. While never fully identified, the murder victim is thought to have been a Jewish peddler. On May 28, 1888, a fire and explosion, caused by the ignition of gasoline fumes, destroyed Charles Zeller's store at South and Market streets in Frederick. Thirty-one members of the United Fire Company were injured battling the subsequent fire. Most were cut by flying glass. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-9 318-326 - HAINES, DEVILBISS, UNKEFER, SWEADNER - Feb 1829 Thomas DEVILBISS vs Robert ELDER and Dr. Abdiel UNKEFER - Title In 1821, David HAINES mortgaged his property to Robert ELDER who assigned same to Thomas DEVILBISS in 1829. David HAINES d/ Oct 1821 intestate, leaving 8 children, - Mary HAINES, now w/o Thomas DEVILBISS - Samuel HAINES, a minor - William HAINES, a minor - James HAINES, a minor - Charles HAINES, a minor - Michael HAINES, a minor - Dennis HAINES, a minor - Sarah Ann HAINES, a minor Land - Lot #12 of "Leigh Castle", 23+ acres Administrator was Dr. Abdiel UNKEFER. Robert ELDER now resides in Ohio. Guardian was Daniel SWEADNER; trustee was Dr. Abdiel UNKEFER to convey deed to Thomas DEVILBISS with stipulation of minor children's claims as they become of age; finalized Jul 1830. =================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On May 27, 1768, the Rev. Bennett Allen was appointed rector of All Saints Parish, succeeding the Rev. Thomas Bacon, who had died. On May 27, 1853, a company was incorporated to build a road from Woodsboro to Ceresville, what is today The Woodsboro Pike (MD 194). On May 27, 1868, Abraham Kemp, longtime leader of The Evangelical Reformed Church, now the Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ in Frederick, died. The church renamed its Market Street building in his honor. It was in this building that the Maryland General Assembly met in 1862. On May 27, 1869, the iron bridge over Carroll Creek at Bentztown was completed. On May 27, 1892, 1st Lt. George E. Davis, Company D, 10th Vermont Infantry, was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions in The Battle of Monocacy on July 9, 1864. He was born December 26, 1839, in Dunstable, Mass. On May 27, 1901, Benjamin L. Shuff, longtime president of Farmers & Mechanics National Bank, was born near Wolfsville. On May 27, 1941, Katherine E. Byron, mother of Goodloe E. Byron and mother-in-law of Beverly B. Byron, was elected to replace her husband, William D. Byron, as the representative to Congress from the Sixth District of Maryland. All of these Byrons served in this post. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-9 296-318 - SWITZER, STEM, URNER, BAER, BRAWER, RINEHART, SIDLE, KINE/KIM, ZUBLIN, GROSH, HARLEY, FISHER, HAINES, JOHNSON, ENGLAR, PLAINS, ZIMMERMAN, TAFFER, BEANS, HITESHEW, HOLLENBERGER, OTT, MORNINGSTAR, EMERICK, MULLENDORE, ARNOULD, DETLOW, STONER, STOUFER, PRICE, CREAGER, WALTER, GARBER, SMITH - Oct 1829 Israel SWITZER and others vs Jacob SNAYDER and Philip ENGLER Rudolph SWITZER, widower, d/ 20 Mar 1829, (will 8 Sep 1827; codicil 16 Mar 1829; 31 Mar 1829) leaving 5 deceased siblings (nieces, nephews not named in will), bro/ Ulrick SWITZER, dec'd - his 8 children, .....Salome w/o Christian BRAWER .....Mary RINEHART .....Esther SIDLE .....Israel SWITZER .....Hannah KINE/KIM .....Jacob SWITZER .....Elizabeth RINEHART, dec'd - her 5 children, .....---Peter RINEHART .....---Esther RINEHART w/o Abraham ZUBLIN .....---Hannah RINEHART w/o Aaron GROSH .....---Mary FISHER .....---Elizabeth RINEHART w/o Abraham HARLEY .....Ulrick SWITZER Jr., dec'd - his 6 children, .....---Israel SWITZER .....---Jonathan SWITZER .....---David SWITZER .....---Hannah SWITZER .....---Esther SWITZER .....---Ann HAINES sis/ Elizabeth STEM, dec'd - her 6 children, .....Salome JOHNSON .....Mary ENGLER .....Elizabeth w/o David ENGLER .....Lydia w/o Jonathan PLAINS .....Catharine ZIMMERMAN, dec'd - her 10 children, .....---Nathan ZIMMERMAN .....---David ZIMMERMAN .....---Jacob ZIMMERMAN .....---John ZIMMERMAN .....---Lydia ZIMMERMAN .....---Rachel ZIMMERMAN .....---Mary w/o John TAFFER .....---Susanna w/o David JOHNSON .....---Ann w/o John BEANS .....---Elizabeth w/o Conrad HITESHEW .....John STEM, dec'd - his 3 children, .....---Samuel STEM .....---Eliza w/o William HOLLENBERGER .....---Lydia w/o George OTT bro/ Mathias SWITZER, dec'd - his 7 children, .....Jacob SWITZER .....Mathias SWITZER .....Catharine SWITZER .....Jonas SWITZER .....Elizabeth w/o George MORNINGSTAR .....Mary w/o ______ EMERICK .....Susan MULLENDORE, dec'd - children's names unknown sis/ Catharine BAER, dec'd - her 6 children, .....Jacob BAER .....Catharine BAER .....Rudolph BAER .....Elizabeth ARNOULD/AMAULD .....Abraham BAER .....John BAER, dec'd - children's names unknown sis/ Barbara URNER, dec'd - her 4 children, .....Elizabeth DETLOW, widow .....Martin URNER .....Mary RINEHART, dec'd - her 2 children, .....---Israel RINEHART .....---Hannah STONER, dec'd - her 7 children, ........---David STONER ........---Samuel STONER ........---John STONER ........---Ezra STONER ........---Mary STONER ........---Eleanor w/o John STOUFER ........---Abraham STONER .....Jonas URNER, dec'd - his 9 children, .....---Benjamin URNER .....---David URNER .....---Nathan URNER .....---Samuel URNER .....---George URNER .....---Hannah URNER .....---Lydia w/o William PRICE .....---Sarah w/o George PRICE .....---Elizabeth w/o Jonathan CREAGER - housekeeper - Margaret WALTER - German Baptist (Tunkers Society) for the poor ...to be paid to John GARBER of Samuel and Samuel PFOUTZ - tenant was William SMITH Executors were friends, Jacob SNADER and Philip ENGLER, both declining the duties; witnesses: Henry HERRING, Jacob SAYLER, John GARBER and David SWITZER. Land - "Resurvey on Small Begining", 79+ acres, on Little Pipe Creek, next to Peter MYERS and Jacob MYERS and "Resurvey on the Breeches", from David RINEHART and John MESSLER, exec/of Adam ZOLLMAN in 1812 per his 1811 will. - "Resurvey on Forest in Need", 3/4 acre, next to Ulrick SWITZER, from Israel RINEHART in 1816. Trustee was David SWITZER; survey showed property was actually 76 3/4 acres; sale made to Israel SWITZER of 75 acres for $1,918 about Apr 1830; each 1/5 share was about $357.12; finalized 10 Sep 1830. =================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On May 26, 1990, a memorial service for Charles Ernest Keller, Jr., better known as "King Kong" Keller when he played baseball for the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers, was held at Christ Reformed United Church of Christ in Middletown. He was born September 12, 1916, in Middletown, and died May 23, 1990. On May 26, 2003, Eva McKinley Eckhart, of Jefferson, celebrated her 110th birthday. She was born in Chester County, PA, on May 26, 1893. At age 14 she began working as a telephone operator after lying about her age. While living in Florida in the 1920s to help her husband recover from injuries suffered in an automobile accident, she met a neighbor she knew as "Joe." She later discovered that "Joe" was really Al Capone. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-9 287-296 - COVER, SULTZER, HINER, RUDISELL, HASS - Jan 1829 Ludwick RUDISELL, Jacob COVER and John HINER, creditors vs Sebastian SULTZER, on behalf of w/ Susanna SULTZER, and John COVER - Foreclosure Susanna SULTZER was indebted to Jacob COVER and John HINER as the executors of Jacob COVER Sr. with John COVER as her trustee. Mortgage was assigned to Ludwick RUDISELL Land "Earnest Choice" and "Venture", contiguous to each other. Trustee was John COVER; after a failed public sale, private sale was made to David HASS? on 23 Apr 1829 for $600; after payment of debts, John COVER received for Susanna $113.21; finalized 30 Aug 1830. =================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On May 25, 1811, a lottery was held to raise funds to pave Market Street in Frederick. On May 25, 1824, General Andrew Jackson passed through Frederick. On May 25, 1841, a lottery was held (once again) to raise funds to pave Market Street in Frederick. On May 25, 1994, a photo of Clinton administration officials boarding a presidential helicopter at Holly Hills Country Club, taken by Frederick News-Post photographer Skip Lawrence, which appeared in the editions of the News-Post on this date, lead to the resignation of David Watkins, a top aide and advisor to President William Jefferson Clinton. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-9 279-287 - RIDER, REICHER, BAUGHER, SMITH - Jul 1829 Isaac BAUGHER vs Catharine RIDER Estate A house and Lot in Emmitsburg were purchased from Jacob SMITH in 1822 by a note from George RIDER to Catharine RIDER who assigned the note to Jacob SMITH (whereabouts unknown) who assigned it to Isaac BAUGHER. In 1825, Baugher filed suit against George RIDER and obtained a judgement. Catharine RIDER, now dec'd, m/ Christian REICHER - PA ...d/ (not named), died abt 2 yrs after her mother and before Jul 1829 bro/ Frederick RIDER bro/ George RIDER - PA sis/ Elizabeth RIDER - PA Trustee was William ROSS; sale made to Isaac BAUGHER in May 1830 for $60; proceeds short; finalized 19 Aug 1830. =================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-9 263-279 - RHODES/ROTH, GILBERT, WILLARD, DEAVER, PHILPOTT, PRATHER - Aug 1827 Henry RHODES/ROTH Sr. Estate Henry RHODES Sr., dec'd (will 14 Apr 1806) widow - Catharine (d/ bef Aug 1827) and 10 children, - Elizabeth RHODES - Henry RHODES Jr., dec'd, leaving ..widow - Sally and 3 minor children, ...John RHODES ...Daniel RHODES ...Henry RHODES - George RHODES - Catharine RHODES w/o Thomas GILBERT, dec'd, ...- their 6 minor children, ...Thomas GILBERT - Out of State ...Eliza GILBERT ...Samuel GILBERT ...Mary GILBERT ...Hezekiah GILBERT ...Harman Rhodes GILBERT - John RHODES and widow, Margaret - Jacob RHODES - Samuel RHODES - Peter RHODES - Harman RHODES - Mary "Polly" RHODES w/o Reuben DEAVER - Ohio Executors were widow and son, Henry; witnesses: Charles PHILPOTT, Joseph GARROTT, Elias WILLARD. Land - "Maryland", 2 acres with houses, from Barton PHILPOTT, farmer, (w/ Barbara) in 1783 (to Henry ROTH/RHODE, blacksmith), next to Samuel PRATHER's land and main road leading to Harpers Ferry. - "Maryland", 2+ acres with houses, (contiguous to other tract) from Samuel PRATHER (w/ Elizabeth) (to Henry ROTH, blacksmith) in 1782. Guardian for Daniel and Henry RHODES was Corbin JACOBS; trustee was John RHODES who tried unsuccessfully to sell the property. Between 4 Sep 1828 and Feb 1829, John RHODES died; on 18 Jun 1829, Francis THOMAS was then appointed trustee. On 3 Oct 1829, sale was made to Peter RHODES for $395. On 9 Jun 1830, John WILLARD testified the widow of Henry Jr, Sarah "Sally" RHODES, was born on 27 Jul 1776, per records of his father, Elias WILLARD. She was granted 2/17 ($3.93) before distribution to her children. Each 1/10 was $33.48; a Margaret RHODES received Samuel's share as an assignee; finalized 14 Jun 1830. =================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-9 247-263 - CURFMAN, RHUL, GOMBER/GOWBER, KEMP, MANTZ, BRENGLE, ENGLE - Oct 1829 John CURFMAN and Jacob RHUL and w/ Sarah (CURFMAN), all of Shrewsbury Twp, York Co, PA vs John GOMBER/GOWBER of Frederick County - Foreclosure John GOMBER was a security of Gilbert KEMP in his guardian bond for John CURFMAN and Sarah CURFMAN, children of Daniel CURFMAN of Frederick County. Gilbert KEMP is now insolvent. John GOMBER mortgaged his real estate to the CURFMAN siblings as security of monies due them; but he had also mortgaged the same property to Casper MANTZ, exec/of Francis MANTZ in 1824 to cover bond. Land - Lot #63 in Frederick Town; conveyed in 1805 by Jacob GOMBER, Eve Margaret BRENGLE (widow), George BENTZ and w/ Elizabeth to John GOMBER; - and 4 Lots in Frederick Town, conveyed to John GOMBER by Peter ENGLE, a gunsmith, in 1795. Trustee was Thomas C. WORTHINGTON; John GOMBER was able to pay the heirs of Daniel CURFMAN their $393.34 each and received a 5-year extension to pay Casper MANTZ; finalized 5 Aug 1830. =================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com 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. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)