On August 11, 1860, Robert Bush was stabbed to death by Jacob Funk at Slabtown, about four miles south of Frederick. Funk was sentenced to nine years and five months in the state penitentiary upon his conviction for second degree murder. On August 11, 1864, the Rev. Osborne Ingle, who would later serve All Saints Episcopal Church for 43 years as rector, and Mary Mills Addison, niece of British author Joseph Addison, were married by the Rev. John Martin. Miss Addison was the daughter of Anthony Addison of Prince George's County. On August 11, 1952, Dr. Thomas S. Eader, the nation's oldest practicing dentist, announced that he would close his office at 40 North Market Street in Frederick. He was 92 and had been a dentist for 70 years. He died December 14, 1952, after a fall at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Helen Eader Johnson, on Clarke Place. On August 11, 1983, the Frederick County Commissioners voted to sell, and the Frederick City Board of Aldermen voted to buy, the Old Frederick County Courthouse on Courthouse Square. The sale price was $500,000. The deed was signed and the property transferred on October 24. On August 11, 1989, Frederick Memorial Hospital announced plans to demolish The Elm Street School to make way for a parking deck and other hospital expansion. Actual demolition began October 6, 1989. 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 August 10, 1753, King George II granted land to John Hawkins. Berlin, now Brunswick, was begun on this land in 1787. On August 10, 1820, Enoch Louis Lowe, the youngest governor in Maryland history, and a resident of East Second Street in Frederick as an adult, was born. He died August 23, 1892, in Brooklyn, NY, and is buried in St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Frederick. On August 10, 1826, the first graduation exercises from "St. John's Female Benevolent and First Frederick Free School" on East Second Street was conducted. 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 August 8, 1859, an iron dog at 22 South Market Street in Frederick was first observed at the John H. Williams home. This item comes from the Jacob Engelbrecht diaries. However, the dog was there prior to Engelbrecht's mention. On August 8, 1921, Daniel Baker, who with his brothers Joseph Dill Baker and William G. Baker, founded The Buckingham School at Buckeystown in 1899, died at his Baltimore home. He was born March 23, 1858, in Buckeystown. The school was for young men to learn a trade. 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-3 682-689 - MYERS, HALL, DAVIS, SLAVES, RAMSBURG - Mar 1862 Alexander DAVIS & w/ Charlotte J. vs Charles Jerome HALL and Julia Ann HALL Mary MYERS (Will written 6 Sep 1856) faithful servants of her mother, Elizabeth MYERS - Charlotte Jane HALL w/o Alexander Davis (free negroes) - Charles Jerome HALL & w/ Julia Ann Exec/ Samuel KEEFER Land - 3 acres in Lewistown Testimony was heard from Joshua DILL. Elizabeth MYERS signed manumassions on 9 Jan 1851, freeing the following slaves: - John William HALL, age 31 - Henry Edward HALL, age 47 - Charles Ramon HALL, age 25 - Charlotte Jane HALL, age 9 Witnessed by George W. SHANK and Martha C. ZIMMERMAN. Filed by negroes, John and Edward. Trustee was Joshua DILL. Sale was held on 18 Oct 1862 at the Dill House in Frederick; high bidder was: - Thomas C. RAMSBURG at $900 Distribution: court costs, $145.20 - Alexander DAVIS, 1/2, $377.40 - Charles R. HALL, 1/2, $377.40 Closed 17 Jan 1863. -- ================== www.MidMdRoots.com ==================

On August 7, 1824, a fire destroyed the Delaplaine Mill in Buckeystown. It was the first of three devastating fires at the facility. On August 7, 1828, the cornerstone was laid for the first St. John's Literary Institute in Frederick. On August 7, 1890, Daniel T. Lakin, who served as secretary and treasurer of the Frederick County Board of School Commissioners, and as superintendent of the Monocacy Division of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, died at his West Church Street home in Frederick. He was 48 and was initially buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. On August 7, 1934, Judge Glenn H. Worthington, who served 17 years on the Frederick County Circuit Court bench, and who wrote a definitive history of The Battle of Monocacy, died. He was born April 22, 1858. On August 7, 1934, The Walkersville Bank was incorporated, and opened for business. Walkersville had been without a bank since September 2, 1931, when The Central Trust Company of Frederick went bankrupt. 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 6, 1834, a special dinner for Roger Brooke Taney was held in Frederick. On August 6, 1851, Thomas John Chew Williams, who co-authored History of Frederick County with Folger McKinsey, was born in the rectory of All Saints Parish in Calvert County. He died December 11, 1929 in Baltimore. He authored several other histories, including a History of Washington County. On August 6, 1855, a private policeman shot and killed Andrew Sensill at a house of ill repute on West Fifth Street in Frederick. The officer was attempting to arrest Sensill on a misdemeanor warrant. No charges were placed against the officer. On August 6, 1913, Lord Nickens, a pioneer in the Civil Rights movement in Frederick County, was born at White Post VA. Mr. Nickens was president of the local chapter of the National Association for The Advancement of Colored People from 1972 to 1994. He died January 4, 2013. On August 6, 1937, Josephine P. Etchison, a Frederick native, was named librarian at the C. Burr Artz Library. She remained in the post until her retirement on June 1, 1967. On August 6, 1945, Professor Amon Burgee, the first and longtime head of Boys High School, died at his home at 213 East Patrick Street in Frederick. He also served as a county commissioner for four years. 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 5, 1840, Francis Thomas, of Petersville, who would become governor of Maryland, and William Price, of Washington County, MD, fought a duel in Morgan County, VA (now West Virginia). Neither man was injured. And, after each had taken a shot, they were reconciled on the field of honor. On August 5, 1879, John S. Wetzel, of Emmitsburg, disappeared in the company of his cousin Felix Munshower. A week later his body was found in a wooded area and Munshour was charged with his murder. He was tried and convicted in January 1880, and executed by hanging on November 11, 1881, at the Frederick County Jail on West South 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 Wasps1965@comcast.net <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net>

On August 4, 1865, Joseph Henry Apple, Jr., who would serve as president of Hood College for more than 40 years, was born. He died January 17, 1948, in Frederick. On August 4, 1895, Ambrosia Derwart Clarke, known as Mother Clarke, was born. She visited countless thousands of servicemen in hospitals all over Maryland. She had 24 children, 10 of whom survived her. She died April 21, 1987. On August 4, 1991, the first celebration of the confirmation of the title Basilica on the chapel of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg by Pope John Paul II was held. The Pope's official action was made on May 1. On August 4, 2005, the first edition of The Thurmont Dispatch made its debut. It was published by Raymond Buchheister, who also published The Emmitsburg Dispatch. Both papers have since ceased publication due to a major downturn in the national economy. 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 August 3, 1840, Lawrence Everhart, Revolutionary War hero, was buried in Middletown. He was born May 6, 1755, in Germany. On August 3, 1868, a Steiner child, who was never named specifically in news accounts, was given a prescription containing arsenic and later died. Harry Stair Steiner who was born December 1, 1867, the son of Herman Francis Steiner and Othella Jane Fout Steiner, died on August 3, 1868, and is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, according to Names In Stone. This is likely the child who died after taking the poison. On August 3, 1906, fire destroyed the property of the Frederick County Farmer's Exchange on South Carroll Street in Frederick. The facility was rebuilt and became known as the Mountain City Mill, which structure today houses The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center. On August 3, 1941, Louis C. Etchison, judge of The Orphans Court and a son of the founder of The Etchison Funeral Home, died at Frederick City Hospital. An ardent sportsman and naturalist, he was also the county's first game warden. On August 3, 1974, Richard M. Nixon began a weekend visit to Camp David near Thurmont just days before he resigned as President of The United States. 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-3 656-682 - JONES, McALEER, McGEARY - Feb 1861 William R. SANDERSON, Exec/of William R. SANDERSON vs Josiah JONES, et al Foreclosure against Josiah JONES & w/ Mary Eliza Trustee was William J. ROSS; on 29 Nov 1862, sale was held at the Dill House in Frederick; high bidders were: - Hugh McALEER for 217 acre farm, then in occupancy of James McGEARY, adjoining lands of Jacob M. KUNKEL and Henry CRAMER; from David HINES Y w/ Jane C. of Baltimore city; at $65.50/acre. - Hugh McALEER for "Chesnut Hill", 13 acres, from David HINES & w/ Jane C. of Baltimore city; at $5/acre Total sales, $14,281. Payments were made on 20 different mortgages. Closed 12 Feb 1862. -- ================== www.MidMdRoots.com ==================

On August 2, 1778, Methodist Bishop Robert R. Roberts, the first bishop of any denomination west of the Alleghany Mountains, was born in Frederick County. He died March 26, 1843, at his home in Lawrenceport, IN. Bishop Roberts was also among the founders of DePauw University. On August 2, 1885, torrential rains caused another flood of the Carroll Creek through downtown Frederick. On August 2, 1927, the cornerstone was laid for the Baker Annex at Frederick City Hospital. Joseph Dill Baker gave funds for the annex to allow Negroes to be admitted. When the annex opened in 1928, Drs. Ulysses Grant Bourne and Charles Brooks closed their hospital on West All Saints Street in Frederick, which had been established to treat Negro patients in 1919. On August 2, 1971, The Etchison Funeral Home, which had been in the same family for 125 years, was sold to four employees of the firm. Today it is known as the Keeney, Basford Funeral Home. On August 2, 1990, Charles E. "Buddy" Hefner, Jr., was shot and killed by Frederick City Police Pvt. Edward R. Kornacki during a confrontation in the 400 block of North Bentz Street. According to police reports, Hefner was despondent over the breakup of his second marriage. John W. Ashbury Wasps1965@comcast.net <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net>

On August 2, 1778, Methodist Bishop Robert R. Roberts, the first bishop of any denomination west of the Alleghany Mountains, was born in Frederick County. He died March 26, 1843, at his home in Lawrenceport, IN. Bishop Roberts was also among the founders of DePauw University. On August 2, 1885, torrential rains caused another flood of the Carroll Creek through downtown Frederick. On August 2, 1927, the cornerstone was laid for the Baker Annex at Frederick City Hospital. Joseph Dill Baker gave funds for the annex to allow Negroes to be admitted. When the annex opened in 1928, Drs. Ulysses Grant Bourne and Charles Brooks closed their hospital on West All Saints Street in Frederick, which had been established to treat Negro patients in 1919. On August 2, 1971, The Etchison Funeral Home, which had been in the same family for 125 years, was sold to four employees of the firm. Today it is known as the Keeney, Basford Funeral Home. On August 2, 1990, Charles E. "Buddy" Hefner, Jr., was shot and killed by Frederick City Police Pvt. Edward R. Kornacki during a confrontation in the 400 block of North Bentz Street. According to police reports, Hefner was despondent over the breakup of his second marriage. 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-3 653-655 - FISCHER, HARPER, BEVAN, CLINGAN, GOMBER, SHIPMAN, COLLIFLOWER, REIFSNIDER - Nov 1862 William F. COLLIFLOWER, et al vs George J. FISCHER Supplemental of BGF-2, 436 Estate of William FISCHER; William F. COLLIFLOWER, trustee 2nd Report of Sales (private sale) to - John REIFSNIDER for House & Lot at $1,400 Land - 2-story brick house on East Patrick St in Frederick city with a 1-story kitchen; adjoining property of Lewis S. CLINGAN, esquire. Heirs consenting to private sale: Joseph BEVAN, Sarah C. BEVAN, Robert G. HARPER, Harriet N. HARPER, Ann E. COLLIFLOWER, L. L. CLINGAN, John GOMBER, Minerva E. CLINGAN (one heir may have been absent and in Virginia). Distribution after court costs: - Ann E. COLLIFLOWER, 1/4, $318.50 - Sarah BEVAN, 1/4, $318.50 - William SHIPMAN, child of Miranda SHIPMAN, dec'd, 1/2 of 1/4, $159.50 - Harriet A. HARPER, child of Miranda SHIPMAN, dec'd, 1/2 of 1/4, $159.50 - Margaret GOMBER, 1/4, $318.50 Closed 11 Dec 1862. -- ================== www.MidMdRoots.com ==================

On August 1, 1769, Dr. Philip Thomas, the first physician of record in Frederick County, moved to Frederick after studying in Philadelphia for three years. On August 1, 1776, Lawrence Everhart, who would save the life of Col. William Washington at The Battle of Cowpens (S.C.) and carried a wounded Lafayette from the battlefield at Brandywine, enlisted in "The Flying Camp" under the command of Capt. Jacob Goode. On August 1, 1779, Francis Scott Key was born at Terra Rubra in present day Carroll County near Keymar. On August 1, 1840, Lawrence Everhart died in Middletown after suffering a stroke in Boonsboro while on his way to Hagerstown to see William Henry Harrison, who was campaigning for president. He was born May 6, 1755, in Hessheim, Plaltz, Germany. On August 1, 1864, Joseph Dyer answered a knock at his Market Street home in Frederick and was shot twice by a drunken Pvt. Alonzo Earl, of Company B, 1st New York Veteran Calvary. Dyer died and Earl was charged but escaped jail on September 6. On August 1, 1873, J. H. Hackelton, of Bristol, Maine, was selected by the Board of Trustees of The Frederick Female Seminary, as that institution's third president. He replaced Thomas McCann, who retired for health reasons at the end of the preceding school year. On August 1, 1879, Mechanicstown's newspaper, The Catoctin Clarion, was sold by William Need to E. L. Root and Charles E. Cassell. On August 1, 1896, the Frederick trolley was completed to Braddock Heights. On August 1, 1909, the Board of Directors of The First National Bank in Frederick voted to liquidate its holdings by selling out to The Central National Bank. On August 1, 1930, the Frederick County government leased Winchester Hall for government purposes. The county later purchased the property and it is today the central offices of the local government. On August 1, 2001, The Kiwanis Club of Frederick presented the oil portrait of Francis Scott Key, which hung in the lobby of the downtown Frederick hotel which bore his name, to the Historical Society of Frederick County. The painting was completed in 1925 by William H. B. Grinage, a local African-American, self-taught artist. On August 1, 2003, the Maryland Odd Fellows Home on North Market Street in Frederick closed its assisted living facility, ending nearly 80 years of service to the fraternal organization and the community. The property was later sold to The Banner School. 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 July 31, 1809, Elizabeth Ann Seton established the Daughters of Charity in Emmitsburg. On July 31, 1841, the first issue of Middletown's first newspaper - "Catoctin Enterprise and Middletown Valley Gazette" - was published by Jacob T. C. Miller. The paper was later known as "Catoctin Enterprise." On July 31, 1860, repairs to the steeple of The Evangelical Reformed Church on West Church Street in Frederick were completed. Repairs to the town clock in the steeple were completed in November. On July 31, 1913, the Frederick Mayor and Board of Aldermen voted to eliminate standing teams and hitching posts on Market Street between South and Fifth streets, and on Patrick Street from Middle Alley to Court Street on Saturdays. On July 31, 1929, Deputy Sheriff Clyde L. Hauver was shot and killed during a raid on an illegal still six miles west of Thurmont. Charles Lewis, of Thurmont, and Leslie Clark, of Hagerstown, were convicted January 13, 1930, of the crime. Deputy Hauver remains even today as the only deputy sheriff killed in the line of duty in 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 <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net

On July 30, 1802, Ezra Houck, second president of Farmers & Mechanics National Bank (1872-1878), was born. On July 30, 1820, four Osage Indians passed through Frederick enroute to St. Louis after concluding a treaty in Washington. On July 30, 1861, the Maryland General Assembly reassembled in Frederick following its April adjournment. The question of secession was the foremost issue on the agenda, yet no vote was ever taken. On July 30, 1864, Decatur Dorsey, who was born at New London in Frederick County, was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions at Petersburg, VA, on this date. The medal was presented November 8, 1865. On July 30, 1949, President Harry S Truman, and members of his staff, arrived in Thurmont for a weekend visit to Shangri-La, now called Camp David. On July 30, 1955, a new bridge, connecting Brunswick, Maryland, with the Virginia side of the Potomac River, was dedicated. On July 30, 2015, Edward G. Hargis, former chief of the Portsmouth, Virginia Police Department, was sworn in as the new chief of the City of Frederick Police Department, replacing Captain Patrick Grossman, who served as acting chief after the resignation of former Chief Thomas Ledwell on September 23, 2014. 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 July 29, 1819, Historian James A. McSherry, who wrote the first History of Maryland, was born in Littlestown, PA. He lived in Frederick at the time of the publication of the history in 1848. On July 29, 1839, Milton G. Urner, first president of the Frederick County Bar Association, was born near Libertytown. He died February 9, 1926. On July 29, 1848, Judge Abram Shriver, who served 40 years on the Frederick County Circuit Court, died, just seven years after retiring. On July 29, 1869, ground was broken to connect the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania railroads in Frederick. On July 29, 2015, the replica Barbara Fritchie house on West Patrick Street in Frederick, was sold at auction to the Ausherman Family Foundation. Marvin Ausherman placed the winning - and only - bid of $200,000. He said he planned to repair the property and re-open it to continue its tradition as a historical site 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 Wasps1965@comcast.net <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net>

On July 28, 1831, St. Mark's Episcopal Church at Petersville was consecrated by the Rt. Rev. William M. Stone, third bishop of the Diocese of Maryland, during the rectorship of the Rev. Jared Rice. On July 28, 1908, the cornerstone for The First Baptist Church of Brunswick was laid. On July 28, 1978, Frederick County Products Inc., the largest meat packing plant in the county and one of the oldest businesses in continuous operations, closed its doors, citing Environmental Protection Agency regulations as the culprit. 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-3 649-653 - KINNA, MARSHALL, LOATZ, KEMP - Dec 1857 Central Bank & Others vs Sampson KINNA & Others Supplemental of BGF-1, 541-611 Estate of James KINNA; Richard H. MARSHALL, trustee Land - 51 acres and mill near Middletown, encumbered by the life estate of the widow. Bidder at private sale was John LOATZ, esquire, at $1,525; however, it was requested that William H. C. KEMP be substitued as the bidder. Distribution was made to creditors at 26% of their claims. Closed 1 Jun 1863. -- ================== www.MidMdRoots.com ==================

On July 27, 1834, John Brien, the owner of Catoctin Furnace, died in Bedford Springs, PA. On July 27, 1848, wires for the magnetic telegraph from Baltimore to Wheeling, VA, were installed in Frederick. On July 27, 1917, Amos Tecumseh "Tup" Lucas, who was born into slavery, died at his Thurmont home at age 69. He had become a familiar figure in town and had a barber shop for many years which served Thurmont's white population. On July 27, 1944, the deed giving ownership of the historic Steiner House, at the intersection of West Patrick Street and South Jefferson Street in Frederick, to the Historical Society of Frederick County for its first permanent home was recorded. On July 27, 1950, Army Pfc. Charles C. Roberts, of Ijamsville, went missing in action near Anui, Korea. It is unknown what happened to him, but he was declared deceased on December 31, 1953, by the U.S. Army. On July 27, 1958, President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower made a surprise call at the home of Goodloe and Beverly Byron on Fleming Avenue in Frederick. During World War II, Mrs. Eisenhower shared an apartment in Washington with Mrs. Ruth Butcher, Mrs. Byron's mother. Mrs. Butcher was staying with the Byrons at the time of this visit. Both Mr. and Mrs. Byron were later elected to the U. S. House of Representatives. On July 27, 2006, Marine Lance Cpl. James W. Higgins, of Thurmont, MD, was mortally wounded in Al Anbar Province, Afghanistan, a week before he was scheduled to return to the U.S. He was born June 2, 1984, in Olney MD, the son of Debbie Russ Higgins of Thurmont, MD, and James W. Higgins Sr., of Elizabethtown PA. He graduated from Catoctin High School 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 Wasps1965@comcast.net <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net>