On March 30, 1803, Sam, a Negro, was hanged at The Old Magazine on The Harpers Ferry Road. He was convicted of the murder of Jane, also a Negro. On March 30, 1870, an amendment to the U. S. Constitution, Article XV, gave "males of any race, color or previous condition of servitude, the right to vote." On March 30, 1890, a new church of the Utica Charge of the Reformed Church was dedicated. On March 30, 1911, the Central National Bank moved from its West Church street location to the northeast corner of North Market Street and East Church Street, in Frederick and into its new four story building, which had been built by the Lloyd C. Culler Construction Company. On March 30, 1919, David Lowenstein, a founder of the Union Manufacturing Company and a long-time Frederick merchant, was buried in the Hebrew Cemetery in Baltimore. He died March 27. He was born on November 26, 1845, in Germany. On March 30, 1928, it was announced at a church council that the name of the German Baptist Brethren, whose church was at 23 West Fourth Street in Frederick, had been officially changed to the Church of The Brethren. On March 30, 1980, Dr. Patrick L. Christoff, who spent 60 days in the Anne Arundel County Jail upon his conviction in an enrollment padding scandal at Frederick Community College, was given a surprise party upon his release. 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>

Just a note - I finally updated the MidMdRoots website, so the links have been repaired. Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Records - BGF-3 49-74 - ILER / EYLER, FEITZ, SMITH, FOGLE, HARLAN - Aug 1860 Peter ILER, et al vs Margaret ILER, et al Jacob ILER d/ Dec 1859, intestate widow - Margaret s/ Conrad ILER - Tiffin, Seneca Co, Ohio s/ Jacob ILER s/ Peter ILER - Worster, Wayne Co, Ohio d/ Mary ILER d/ Barbara w/o David FEITZ s/ John ILER - Illinois s/ William ILER Land - "Resurvey on Good Neighborhood", 47 acres. Inherited from his father, Conrad ILER Sr. by Will filed 3 Aug 1816; land previously conveyed to Conrad from Balser FOX (w/ Elizabeth) in 1797. Adjoined tract "Fatt Mutton Enlarged" (resurveyed for Henry FOGLE in 1802 and granted to him in 1812 for 234 acres) and "Addition to Arnolds Integrity" (conveyed by Arnold HARDY to Noah PHILLIPS for 24 acres in 1811). Located 2 1/2 miles NE of Woodsborough, adjoining lands of Col. Noah PHILLIPS, William HAUK and Peter ILER Sr. There were two 1 1/2 story log houses, barn and other buildings. Jacob ILER petitioned for insolvency in 1862 with John A. HARLAN as his trustee. Conrad ILER petitioned for insolvency in 1845 with John SMITH of M. as his trustee (it was later determined this Conrad ILER was the s/o John ILER, not this Jacob ILER). William ILER filed for insolvency in 1854; his trustee was David FEITZ (w/ Barbara). Testimony from widow was witnessed by John DIFFENDAL; testimony was heard from John SMITH of M. stating the widow was age 75-80 and her health was fair for her age (dated 18 Jan 1861). Testimony at the hearing was heard from John SMITH of M. who stated John A. HARLAN is now deceased. Trustee was Grayson EICHELBERGER with Edward SHRIVER and William T. PRESTON as sureties. Sale was held 4 May 1861 at the hotel of Moses ANDERS in Woodsboro by auctioneer George W. SHANK; high bidder was: - David E. FOGLE at $706 Jacob ILER asked the sale be set aside as he claimed his out-of-state brother Conrad was chosen as their agent to sell the property and it had been sold to the claimant's wife. Exception was overruled. Distribution of $706; court costs, $162.62 - Margaret ILER, widow, 1/10 in lieu of dower, $54.34 - each 1/7 share to the children, $69.86 Closed 21 May 1862. -- ================== www.MidMdRoots.com ==================

On March 28, 1863, Brigadier General James Cooper, a native of Frederick and a congressman and U. S. senator from Pennsylvania, and a Pennsylvania attorney general, died while in command of Union forces at Camp Chase outside Columbus, Ohio. He was buried on April 1st at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick. On March 28, 1868, the Emmitsburg Railroad was incorporated. It was authorized to build a railroad from Emmitsburg to a point on the Western Maryland Railroad west of the Monocacy River. The first train ran on November 22, 1875. On March 28, 1986, Ernest Berger, a popular book and stationary store owner in the 100 block of North Market Street and later on North Court Street, died in Tamarac, Florida. He was 76 and was buried at Resthaven Memorial Gardens on U. S. 15 north of Frederick. He was born March 10, 1910, in Philadelphia. 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 March 27, 1887, Catherine Thomas Artz, who left a trust for the establishment of the C. Burr Artz Library in memory of her husband, died in Chicago. She was a native of Frederick. Her husband made his fortune in the Chicago real estate market. On March 27, 1913, Clifford Holland opened the Free Colored Men's Library on Ice Street in Frederick. He was the grandfather of William O. Lee, Jr., who became a Frederick County school principal and Frederick City alderman and who, in 2003, published a history of African-Americans in Frederick City, On March 27, 1955, the cornerstone was laid for the new Church of The Brethren at the corner of West Second Street and Fairview Avenue in Frederick. The church was previously located at 23 West Fourth Street. On March 27, 2007, Charlotte L. Barry Winters, who lived on Reno Monument Road in western Frederick County for 30 years and who was the last surviving female veteran of World War I, died at a nursing home in Boonsboro MD. She was born November 10, 1897, in Washington, DC. 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 March 26, 1843, Methodist Bishop Robert R. Roberts, who was born in Frederick County August 2, 1778, and who was the first bishop of any denomination west of the Alleghany Mountains, died at his home in Lawrenceport, IN. Bishop Roberts was also among the founders of DePauw University. On March 26, 1866, Bradley T. Johnson, a former Frederick County State's Attorney and a general in the Confederate Army, was arrested in Baltimore on a charge of treason. He was released on $20,000 bail. At the insistence of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, President Andrew Johnson granted a pardon on April 2nd, and the charges were dismissed. On March 26, 1895, Luther A. Horine, a 37-year-old farmer living near Jefferson, was fatally injured on the Carroll Creek Bridge on South Market Street in Frederick. Mr. Horine's team of horses was startled at the Square Corner while he was in Citizen's National Bank and bolted down South Market. Mr. Horine chased after the horses and wagon and caught up just before the bridge. In crossing the bridge he was caught between the bridge railing and his wagon, suffering fatal internal injuries. On March 26, 1897, the first organizational meeting of the women who founded Frederick City Hospital was held. Emma Josephine Smith donated seven acres on the northwest edge of the city for the facility. 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 March 25, 1634, The Ark and The Dove landed on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay at St. Mary's County, beginning the colonization of Maryland. On March 25, 1753, the land on which Brunswick was later laid out by Leonard Smith, and previously conveyed to John Hawkins by King George II, was surveyed. The grant was called "Merry Peep-O-Day." On March 25, 1775, Dr. William Hilleary, one of the earliest physicians of record in Frederick County, was born at Mt. Pleasant. He died March 15, 1834. On March 25, 1790, Leonard Smith, who laid out Berlin (now Brunswick) on November 9, 1780, died and was buried in St. John's Roman Catholic Cemetery in Frederick. On March 25, 1865, Dr. George Frederick Smith, who developed and patented Smith's Rosebud Salve, which was produced in Woodsboro, was born. He died February 5, 1952. On March 25, 1874, B. F. Hammaker established his marble and granite works at Mechanicstown (Thurmont). In 1907 the firm made the Alabama Division Monument for the Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania. The company also made the Boy Scouts monument in Washington, DC. On March 25, 1899, the banking firm of Flook, Gaver & Co. was organized in Myersville. On March 25, 1911, Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick was incorporated. It was formed to provide assistance to Frederick Countians in need. On March 25, 1914, Baltimore's Sun newspaper reported a fire in Mount Airy that destroyed two mills, a bank, several other stores and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station. Frederick fire companies were summoned to help contain the blaze. On March 25, 1954, The Historical Society of Frederick County unveiled a bronze plaque at the replica Barbara Fritchie House on West Patrick Street in Frederick to commemorate the visit there on May 17, 1943, of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. On March 25, 2006, ground was broken for a new $3.5 million visitors center at the Monocacy Battlefield, just south of 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 March 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 March 24, 1857, Margaret Minerva Robinson, the first teacher and principal at Girls High School in Frederick, was born in Harford County. She died November 9, 1945, at The Home for The Aged (now The Record Street Home) on Record Street. On March 24, 1874, Colonel Charles E. Trail and John Ritchie presented a petition to Congress asking that the federal government reimburse Frederick for the $200,000 ransom paid to Confederate General Jubal Early on July 9, 1864. (Requests to Congress and legislation introduced for this reimbursement were presented many times between the end of The Civil War and the late 1970s, always to no avail.) On March 24, 1879, John Loats, who gave his name and his money to The Loats Female Orphan Asylum, died. He was born October 7, 1814. (The home of The Loats Asylum on East Church Street in Frederick is now the home of The Historical Society 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 <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net

On March 23, 1748, George Washington entered in his journal a description of an encounter with Indians near "Skipton," now Old Town in Alleghany County, then a part of what became Frederick County. He was spending several days with Col. Thomas Cresap at his home. On March 23, 1878, the telephone made its first appearance in Frederick at the Western Union Telegraph Office on East Patrick Street, where Charles F. Kreh was the manager. On March 23, 1941, the Reverend Samuel S. "Toby" Johnston became rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Frederick. On March 23, 1977, eight members of the Bernard E. Burkett, Jr., family died in a fire at their home on Walter Martz Road just north of Frederick City. 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 29-48 - HERSPERGER, KNODE, SMITH, WALLACE, WILLIARD, BARRICK, DARE, BEACHLEY - Feb 1860 William S. HERSPERGER, et al vs Henry C. HERSPERGER, et al Henry HERSPERGER d/ 10 Jan 1859, intestate widow - Julia Ann (age 63) s/ Henry C. HERSPERGER - Kentucky s/ Tilghman T. HERSPERGER - California d/ Mary C. w/o George KNODE - Indiana d/ Malinda S. w/o James SMITH - Kentucky d/ Sarah E. w/o William WALLACE - Texas s/ Oliver H. HERSPERGER d/ c1855 in Texas .....Scott HERSPERGER - Texas .....Clay HERSPERGER - Texas s/ William S. HERSPERGER d/ Harriet wid/o Abraham WILLIARD d/ Elizabeth S. (d/ Jul 1860) ...w/o William Levi S. BARRICK .....Charles C. BARRICK .....Ada Florence BARRICK .....Susan M. BARRICK s/ Aaron B. HERSPERGER d/ Julia Ann HERSPERGER d/ Amanda H. HERSPERGER Land - 94 acres, in Jefferson District, on the east side of Catoctin Creek, 2 1/2 miles from the village of Jefferson and 4 miles from Middletown; adjoining lands of Benjamin ROUTZAHN, Joseph SHAFFER and Levin RICE. - 177 acres, in Middletown District Guardian for the Barrick children was John DARE. Testimony was heard from Mrs. Julia Ann HERSPERGER, John DARE and Jesse M. LITTLE. The widow's dower was laid off seperate. Trustee was William S. HERSPERGER with sureties as John DARE and Henry H. BISER. Sale was held on 10 Apr 1861, high bidder was: - Daniel BEACHLEY for 94 acres at $3,478.94 Distribution: court costs, $273.61 - each 1/12 share, $267.11 The deceased children's share was divided evenly amongst their children. Closed 14 Sep 1861. ================== www.MidMdRoots.com ==================

On March 22, 1765, The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament with an effective date of November 1, 1765. This action led to the Repudiation of The Stamp Act on November 23, 1765, by the 12 justices of The Frederick County Court. On March 22, 1821, James Mifflin Hood was born in Baltimore. He was the husband of Margaret Scholl, for whom Hood College was named in 1912. He operated a leather, saddle and carriage shop on South Market Street in Frederick. On March 22, 1863, a fire destroyed three buildings at the U. S. Army's General Hospital #1, at the Hessian Barracks on South Market Street in Frederick. In addition to the loss of the buildings, more than $4,000 in supplies was destroyed. On March 22, 1915, fire destroyed McCardell's Confectionary at 118 North Market Street in Frederick. The business moved to East and Second Streets while A.C. McCardell rebuilt on Market Street. Another fire on the same site destroyed the J. C. Penny store on January 31, 1955. On March 22, 1958, Claire McCardell, fashion innovator and Frederick native, died of colon cancer in New York City. On March 22, 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan attended Palm Sunday services at Trinity United Church of Christ in Thurmont. On March 22, 1991, bad weather forced a helicopter carrying President George H. W. Bush to a weekend vacation at Camp David to land at Frederick Municipal Airport. 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 March 21, 1777, Thomas Johnson, of Frederick, was sworn in as the first governor of Maryland. On March 21, 1815, Col. John McPherson bought lots on Council Street in Frederick at auction. He built identical houses on them that are known today as the Ross and Mathias houses. On March 21, 1883, photographer Jacob Byerly died at age 75. On March 21, 1888, The (Frederick) News announced that a "very handsome wing" had been added to the Episcopal Orphans House on East Church Street. It contained a large dining room, a kitchen, dormitories, large closets and a spacious pantry. The cost was $3,000. Today this property is on the southeast corner of East Church and Maxwell Avenue. On March 21, 1978, Samuel H. Rosenstock, local philanthropist, deeded his one-half interest in two farms near Frederick Municipal Airport jointly to Hood College and Frederick Memorial Hospital. The value of the gift at the time was about $300,000. 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 Equity BGF-3 1-29 - SLAVES, LUCKETT, REMSBURG, McGILL, RHODERICK, RHANAHAN - Oct 1858 Negroes, AIREY, RUTH and FANNY vs Sebastian RAMSBURG & Others - to Establish their Freedom and/or Prevention of their Sale William LUCKETT, dec'd (Will written 1 Oct 1817) - Samuel LUCKETT & w/ Rebecca - Nelson LUCKETT - Lloyd LUCKETT & w/ Henrietta S. - Clarissa Harlon LUCKETT (101 acres beginning at tract "John and Sarah") - Serena LUCKETT (161 acres beginning at tract "John and Sarah") ==== Serena LUCKETT d/ Apr 1858 (Will written 4 Mar 1856) nephew/ Mount Joy B. LUCKETT ($200) niece/ Lucinda LUCKETT - Montgomery County niece/ Mary Brengle LUCKETT - Montgomery County niece/ Caroline LUCKETT (died before Serena) niece/ Ann Elizabeth LUCKETT (now insane & in Maryland Hospital in Baltimore) (guardian was Joseph W. L. CARTY) SLAVES - negro DAVID/DAVY (reserved money for his support) - RUTH (then 18) and her 'increase' to be freed upon decedent's death. - FANNY (then 21) and her 'increase' to be freed upon decedent's death. - AIREY and her 'increase' to be freed upon decedent's death. - servant CHARLES (then age 15) to be free at age 21; - and GEORGE (then age 7) to remain with his mother until he is 16, then hired out until age 21, then to be freed. Balance of estate, except the servents, to be divided equally among the four nieces. Exec/ Mount Joy B. LUCKETT (he died before taking duties in 1857-1858); whereby Sebastian REMSBURG was made administrator. Witnesses: Sebastian REMSBURG, Jacob GROVE, W. H. GROVE Letters of Administration issued 14 July 1857 to Sebastian REMSBURG with sureties George GROSS and George W. CRUM. Land - "Second Resurvey on Lucketts Merry Midnight", (a portion) 320 acres; from Samuel LUCKETT, Nelson LUCKETT and Lloyd LUCKETT to Clarissa Harlon LUCKETT and Serena LUCKETT in 1821. (Witnessed by William R. KING and P. McGILL Jr. - JS-14, 110) Land is located in Jefferson District, three miles south of Jefferson, near the 29th Lock on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. It lies on the public road from the Catoctin Switch on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road. Portions were sold to Henry GROSS and William LAKIN, leaving about 180 acres, Serena's portion is undivided. Improvements consist of a comfortable dwelling house, dairy, granaries, negro quarters and other out buildings, 1/3 in timber. It lies about a mile North of the Catoctin Depot on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road, adjoining lands of Charles GROSS, Dr. G. W. CRUM, George P. RAMSBURG and is accessible to churches, schools, mills and markets. (Act of 1831, Ch 281 - Conditions for Freedom of Slaves in a Will; one provision is that the decedent's estate must cover debts.) Testimony was heard from Sebastian REMSBURG who also was appointed trustee with sureties as George W. CRUm and Jacob REMSBURG. Sale was held on 2 May 1861; Clarissa LUCKETT appointed George W. CRUM as her agent and agreed her undivided portion should be sold at the same time, total was 171 acres. High bidder was: - Thomas J. McGILL at $6,788.27, subject to grains growing and due to Lewis RHODERICK and William RHANAHAN. Distribution of $3,394.13; court costs $217.43 - multiple creditors, $2,497.46 - A. P. KESSLER, Register of Wills, tax, $16.98 - Eleanor H. LUCKETT, executrix and devisee of M. B. LUCKETT, dec'd, his legacy with interest, $230.10 - Lucinda LUCKETT, 1/3, $144.05 - Mary B. LUCKETT, 1/3, $144.05 - Ann E. LUCKETT, 1/3, $144.05 Closed 14 Aug 1861. ================== www.MidMdRoots.com ==================

On March 20, 1771, a deed was signed by Conrad Crone for a parcel of ground in Middletown, giving it to the trustees of a Lutheran church to be built on the site. On March 20, 1872, lawyer William Schley died of smallpox. He was born in Frederick on October 31, 1799. On February 13, 1837, he fought a duel at Alexandria, VA, with William Cost Johnson, of Jefferson. Both men were wounded, but recovered and became close friends. On March 20, 1910, William B. Davis, known as "Uncle Billy," who had driven the horses for the engine of the Juniors Fire Company for seven years, was suddenly killed while responded to a fire. On March 20, 1942, D. John Markey, who operated a shoe store at 9 North Market Street, and who served in the Army during four wars, was named to command Camp Pickett, near Blackstone, VA. 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 March 19, 1839, the cornerstone was laid for St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Emmitsburg, on a site selected by Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton just prior to her death on January 4, 1821. On March 19, 1895, Mrs. Howard E. Sparrow, wife of the owner of the "City Hotel" in Middletown, was trapped by the collapse of the stable at the rear of the property. She suffered a severely broken leg, which was repaired in an operation by Drs. E. L. Beckley and J. E. Beatty. Mrs. Sparrow, however, died on April 4, 1895, after tetanus set in. Also trapped in the collapse was John Herring, the former owner of the hotel. He escaped serious injury. On March 19, 1978, five Frederick County citizens died in a light plane crash in the Adirondack Mountains in New York State. Among the victims was attorney Gregory J. Hayward. On March 19, 1987, Dr. Stuart D. Berger, superintendent of Frederick County Public Schools, accepted a similar position with the Wichita, KS, school system after six years here. On March 19, 2008, the family of U. S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Kenneth Caniford, of Middletown, was informed that remains unearthed recently in Laos had been identified as his. Caniford was among the crew of an AC-130 gunship shot down March 29, 1972, over Laos. 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 March 18, 1766, the British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, which it had passed March 22, 1765. This legislation was repudiated by the "12 Immortal Judges of the Frederick County Court" in November 1765, the first official body in the colonies to do so. On March 18, 1843, Frederick Augustus Heisley, who designed and constructed Frederick's Town Clock in the steeple of Trinity Chapel on West Church Street, died in Harrisburg, PA. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net

On March 17, 1762, Thomas Johnson, of Frederick, became a member of the lower house of The Maryland Assembly. He served until April 19, 1774. On March 17, 1777, Roger Brooke Taney, future Chief Justice of The United States, was born in Calvert County. On March 17, 1872, Mrs. Ezra Arnold and her five children were overcome by carbon monoxide gas in their Burkittsville home. Mrs. Arnold died, but all the children recovered. Her husband was driving cattle to market in Baltimore at the time of the incident. On March 17, 1873, Ulysses Grant Bourne, Sr., Frederick physician for more than 50 years, and a prominent leader of the African-American community both in Frederick County and at the state level, was born in Calvert County. On March 17, 1959, George Eldred VanFossen, a pioneer with the Ox Fibre Brush Company in Frederick, died at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was a Frederick native and lived at 117 East Eighth Street at the time of his death. On March 17, 1963, Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton was beatified by Pope John The 23rd. On March 17, 1993, snow from a March 13th blizzard collapsed the roof of The Leggett Department Store at the Francis Scott Key Mall. J C Penny now occupies the space at the mall. 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 March 16, 1829, Secretary of State Henry Clay arrived in Frederick for a stay of several days. A banquet was given for him at Talbott's Tavern on the 17th, but the $3 per person price for the event was considered expensive. On March 16, 1862, Sgt. Hanson T. C. Green, a Frederick native and member of Cole's Rangers, captured three Confederate soldiers just outside Winchester, VA, and was commended for his gallantry. On March 16, 1886, Ezra Michael, who with his wife Margaret operated a Safe House on the Underground Railroad for runaway slaves in the Adamstown area, died at age 72. He was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery. On March 16, 1921, the Walkersville Homemakers' Club was organized. Mrs. A. G. McKinney was elected its first president. On March 16, 1953, fifteen residents of Rosemont, near Brunswick, held a meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Smith, to discuss the formation of an incorporated community. Eventually Rosemont was formally incorporated. 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-2 734-738 - TAYLOR, JANNEY, HAMILTON, WATTMAN - Feb 1859 George W. JANNEY and James W. HAMILTON George W. JANNEY and James W. HAMILTON held an 1858 mortgage of James TAYLOR and W/ Ellen for Land - 1/2 of Lot #40 on plat of Berlin (now Brunswick), with dwelling house and meat house. It was sold to Joseph WATTMAN for $240 which paid the mortgage after court costs were paid. Closed 14 Sep 1861. ================== The End of BGF-2 ================== www.MidMdRoots.com ==================

On February 20, 1788, Samuel Barnes, who founded The Examiner newspaper in Frederick, was born in Kent County. He died December 15, 1858. On February 20, 1954, the last passenger trolley in Frederick County made its run from Frederick to Thurmont. On February 20, 1977, thieves stole about $3,000 in sacred and secular articles from All Saints Episcopal Church at 106 West Church Street in Frederick. All the items, which included two sterling silver chalices, were recovered the next day. On February 20, 1997, Frances Elizabeth Brown, an elementary school teacher for 40 years in Frederick County, and one of the founders of The Esther Grinage Kindergarten for black children (1937), died at the Carroll Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Washington, D.C. She was born November 12, 1905, in Washington. 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 February 19, 1821, the Parish Sunday School of All Saints Episcopal Church in Frederick was established during the rectorship of the Rev. John Johns. Dr. Johns was later the bishop of the Diocese of Virginia. On February 19, 1837, the Rev. S. W. Harkney preached his first sermon at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frederick. On February 19, 1895, William T. Delaplaine, founder of The News, Frederick's first daily newspaper, and The Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company, died of pneumonia at age 35. He left a widow and four sons. Mr. Delaplaine contracted his fatal illness during a food and fuel drive for the poor of Frederick during a very harsh winter of 1894-95. On February 19, 1923, the Woodsboro Homemakers Club, called the Woodsboro Demonstration Club, was organized through the efforts of Mrs. J. P. Feiser. On February 19, 2007, James Douglas, 29, entered a liquor store in the Antietam Village Shopping Center, at Thomas Johnson Drive and Opossumtown Pike, pointed a gun at the owner and told him to get out. Before events culminated, the entire center was destroyed by a fire Douglas set. Douglas also lost his life in the blaze. 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>