From: John Ashbury [mailto:wasps1965@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 11:20 AM To: 'Bob@WFMD.com' <Bob@WFMD.com>; 'Frank@WFMD.com' <Frank@WFMD.com> Subject: History Moment 12-16-2015 On December 16, 1765, The Maryland Gazette carried an article recounting the death and burial of "The Stamp Act" at the hands of the citizens of Frederick. On December 16, 1861, Frederick citizens were forbidden to sell or give liquor to soldiers under a rule signed by the Union Army provost marshal. On December 16, 1866, present day Trinity United Methodist Church was founded by 14 people. It was organized by the Rev. Samuel Register. On December 16, 1963, Floyd and Marie Smith, of Old Annapolis Road, filed a $100,000 damage suit in Frederick County Circuit Court on behalf of their son Donald K. Smith, who was attacked on November 5 and critically injured by three dogs belonging to Gilmore "Jake" Hamilton. On December 16, 1968, the demolition of the old Fredericktown Bank and Trust Company building in the first block of North Market Street in Frederick was begun. On December 16, 1981, a deed was recorded giving ownership of a 134.4 acre farm near MD Rt. 355, along the Monocacy River, to the National Park Service for inclusion in the Monocacy National Battlefield. The U. S. government paid the former owners, Dr. and Mrs. A. Earl Vivino, $360,000 for the property. On December 16, 1985, Lee J. Betts, president of Muscatine Community College in Muscatine, Iowa, was named president of Frederick Community College. He announced his retirement on November 20, 1996, effective December 31, 1997. He died November 23, 2010, at Quarryville PA. 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 December 15, 1796, Brigadier General James Wilkinson, who would be court-martialed in Frederick in 1811, became commanding general of all U. S. Army forces upon the death of General Anthony Wayne, who died on this date. On December 15, 1858, Major Samuel Barnes, founder of The Examiner newspaper in Frederick, died. He was born February 20, 1788, in Kent County MD. 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 December 14, 1910, M. E. Getzendanner, a grocer and dealer in liquor on West Patrick Street in Frederick, and among the founders of the Frederick Seamless Hosiery Company (later The Union Manufacturing Company), died. He was known as Eugene and was born on January 23, 1845. On December 14, 1919, Clarence S. Wallace, who shot and killed Thurmont merchant Leo M. Creager on October 18, 1919, during a manhunt in the area surrounding Thurmont, was himself shot and killed by police in Santa Barbara, CA On December 14, 1924, St. Timothy's Episcopal Church on Franklin Street in Frederick was consecrated. When the church opened for services, it was debt free. The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland closed the church in September 2015. On December 14, 1952, Dr. Thomas S. Eader, who, when he retired as a practicing dentist on August 3, 1952, was the oldest active dentist in America, died following a fall at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Helen Eader Johnson, on Clarke Place in Frederick. On December 14, 1973, Red Men's Hall was purchased for the Brunswick Museum. 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 December 13, 1749, John Murphy was sentenced to be hanged for "felony and burglary," becoming the first person executed in Frederick County. He was hanged the day he was sentenced, which was the day after his arrest. On December 13, 1830, Henry Clay Naill, who would become the long-serving secretary of the Board of Visitors of The Maryland Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, was born in Frederick. On December 13, 1888, Dr. John J. Moran, who was employed as examining surgeon for the U.S. Army in Frederick during the Civil War, and who attended Edgar Allan Poe during his last illness, died in Baltimore. He was born in 1820. On December 13, 1901, Dr. William H. Johnson, who was born July 1, 1827, and who practiced medicine in Adamstown, died. On December 13, 1939, Challedon was named "Horse of The Year" after winning $184,353 for Glade Valley Farms near Walkersville during the year. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Records - BGF-2 448-473 - STEWART, GUEREY, COLE, SHAFFER, NUTTY/NULTE, SMITH, NASH, FRAUNK, LEAPLEY - Jun 1858 William G. GUEREY & wife vs Craven S. WALKER & wife Mary STEWART d/ 1812 She left a number of children who all died unmarried, except d/ Margaret WALKER, widow, d/ 1827 intestate .....Mary C. (WALKER) w/o William G. GUEREY .....Craven S. WALKER & w/ Emeline .....Joseph R/B. WALKER d/ Elinor (d/ 1814) w/o Vincent COLE (d/ 1835) .....Sarah Ann w/o William SHAFFER - Baltimore County .....Catharine w/o Henry NUTTY - Baltimore County .....Rebecca w/o Thomas SMITH - Baltimore County .....Craven S. COLE - Baltimore County .....Jordan C. COLE d/ 1851-1852 intestate ........w/ Mary - Baltimore County (Towsontown) ...........Elizabeth A. COLE - Baltimore County ...........Matilda COLE, later w/o Joseph W. NASH - Baltimore County ...........Nicholas V. COLE - Baltimore County ...........Mary COLE, a minor - Baltimore County ...........Benjamin S. COLE, a minor - Baltimore County ...........Jordan B. COLE, a minor - Baltimore County ...........Rebecca COLE, a minor - Baltimore County ...........Craven W/S. COLE, a minor, & w/ Catharine FRAUNK - Baltimore County ...........Thomas COLE, a minor - Baltimore County d/ Sarah STEWART d/ c1846 intestate, no issue s/ Benjamin STEWART Land - "Resurvey on Jedborough Forrest", 131 acres; from Thomas CHISHOLM and 15 acres; from from Rebecca OSBORNE to Jordan STEWART (from Heirs of John CHISHOLM). Foreclosure by Farmers & Mechanics Bank against Benjamin STEWART with the bank claiming his interests in the property. The bank then sold it to Mary C. WALKER. Elinor's children (then in Carroll County) conveyed their interests to Benjamin STEWART, who conveyed all his interests to Mary C. GUEREY. Guardian was Joseph W. L. CARTY; testimony was heard from Arthur DELASHMUTT. Trustee was John A. LYNCH with sureties as Grayson EICHELBERGER and William S. BANTZ; sale was held on 5 Mar 1859, high bidder was Mary C. GUEREY at $4,960.78; however, she was not able to comply with the terms. A second sale was held on 15 Jul 1859 at the store of Mr. ALLNUTT in Licksville, high bidder was: - Peter N. LEAPLEY at $3,744.68 - Benjamin STEWART was high bidder for corn at $63 Total sales, $3,807.68. Distribution of $5,183.94; court costs, $355.05 - Craven S. WALKER, 1/3 of 1/4, $402.40 - Joseph R. WALKER, 1/3 of 1/4, $402.40 - Mary C. GUEREY, 1/3 of 1/4, $402.40 - Mary C. GUEREY, assignee of Benj. STEWART, 1/4, $1,207.22 - Mary C. GUEREY, assignee of Benj. STEWART who was assignee of Eleanor COLE, dec'd, 1/4, $1,207.22 (from Sarah STEWART) - Craven S. WALKER, 1/3 of 1/3 of 1/4, $134.13 - Joseph R. WALKER, 1/3 of 1/3 of 1/4, $134.13 - Sarah Ann SHAFER, 1/5 of 1/3 of 1/4, $80.48 - Catharine NOLTE, 1/5 of 1/3 of 1/4, $80.48 - Rebecca SMITH, 1/5 of 1/3 of 1/4, $80.48 - Craven S. COLE, 1/5 of 1/3 of 1/4, $80.48 - Mary COLE, wid/o Jordan C. COLE 1/10 of 1/5 of 1/3 of 1/4, $8.04 - Elizabeth A. COLE, 1/9 of 9/10 of 1/5 of 1/3 of 1/4, $8.04 - Matilda NASH, 1/9 of 9/10 of 1/5 of 1/3 of 1/4, $8.04 - Nicholas V. COLE, 1/9 of 9/10 of 1/5 of 1/3 of 1/4, $8.04 - Mary COLE, 1/9 of 9/10 of 1/5 of 1/3 of 1/4, $8.04 - Benjamin S. COLE, 1/9 of 9/10 of 1/5 of 1/3 of 1/4, $8.04 - Jordan B. COLE, 1/9 of 9/10 of 1/5 of 1/3 of 1/4, $8.04 - Rebecca COLE, 1/9 of 9/10 of 1/5 of 1/3 of 1/4, $8.04 - Craven W. COLE, 1/9 of 9/10 of 1/5 of 1/3 of 1/4, $8.04 - Thomas COLE, 1/9 of 9/10 of 1/5 of 1/3 of 1/4, $8.04 - Mary C. GUEREY, 1/3 of 1/3 of 1/4, $134.13 - Mary C. GUEREY, assignee of Benj. STEWART, 1/3 of 1/4, $402.40 Mary C. GUEREY's total was $3,353.39, less additional court costs for resale of property, etc, $1,323.66, leaving a balance to her of $2,029.73. Closed 8 Feb 1861. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ==================

On December 12, 1752, Francis Key, grandfather of Francis Scott Key, the author of The Star-Spangled Banner, married Miss Arnold Ross of Annapolis. At the time Francis Key was clerk of Cecil County MD. On December 12, 1860, the citizens of Frederick voted 314 to 117 to remain loyal to the Union. The vote was taken by having the citizens in favor of The Union pass through the east gate to Court House Square, and those favoring the South pass through the south gate. On December 12, 1902, the Masonic Lodge on West Church Street in Frederick was dedicated. On December 12, 1922, a contract was awarded to Hahn & Betson to build the colored high school, which was later named Lincoln, for a price of $23,000. The building was for years part of South Frederick Elementary School. At the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year the name again became The Lincoln School. On December 12, 1924, Newton M. Zentz, longtime owner of The Zentz Mill on North Bentz Street, south of the National Guard Armory (now The William Talley Recreation Center), died. He was born July 16, 1852, in Carroll County MD. On December 12, 1930, "Diamond Tooth" Claude Countee and two accomplices escaped from the Frederick County Jail on West South Street in Frederick. On December 12, 1952, Frederick's Citizens National Bank and Farmers & Mechanics National Bank announced plans to consolidate. 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 December 11, 1746, Maryland Governor Thomas Bladen appointed the Rev. Samuel Hunter as rector of All Saints Parish in Frederick. On December 11, 1770, Dorcas Sedgewick Johnson, mother of Thomas Johnson, Maryland's first governor, died. She was born November 2, 1705. On December 11, 1797, Jacob Engelbrecht, who recorded local and world events in diaries from 1819 to 1878, was born in Frederick. On December 11, 1831, the first United Brethren Church was dedicated in Mechanicstown (Thurmont). On December 11, 1839, Edward Yerbury Goldsborough, an attorney, Confederate Civil War veteran, county state's attorney, SPCA advocate, and a U.S. Marshall for Maryland, was born in Frederick. On December 11, 1880, John H. Bruner, president of the Frederick City Board of Aldermen, died of typhoid pneumonia at his North Market Street home. He was born November 20, 1847. On December 11, 1929, Thomas J. C. Williams, who with Folger McKinsey wrote History of Frederick County published in 1910, died in Baltimore. On December 11, 1993, The Board of Directors of The National Museum of Civil War Medicine voted to establish the museum at 48 East Patrick Street in downtown Frederick. The building formerly housed the Carty Furniture Store. 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 December 10, 1748, Frederick County was officially separated from Prince George's County. On December 10, 1820, Samuel Tyler, who became the first surgeon to adopt anesthetics in surgery, was born in Frederick. He died there on July 25, 1856. On December 10, 1887, James H. Gambrill, Jr., shot and killed Nelson Stanton, 42, whom he caught stealing coal from the rear of his father's Frederick Flouring Mill on South Carroll Street. Gambrill later testified that it was an accident. On December 10, 1892, Eleanor M. Johnson, who founded The Weekly Reader for America's school children, was born in Washington County. After her retirement she lived on Record Street at the corner of Second Street in Frederick, where Judge Glenn H. Worthington lived for many years. She died October 8, 1987, at a nursing home in Gaithersburg, MD. On December 10, 1907, the People's Fire Insurance Company of Frederick Maryland was incorporated. On December 10, 1910, The Evening Post began publication in Frederick. It later changed to a morning edition and was, in 1916, purchased by The Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company, the publishers of The News. On December 10, 1940, the first formal steps were taken to beatify Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton, who founded America's parochial school system in Emmitsburg. On December 10, 1941, Lt. Col. Elmer F. Munshower, later commander of the Maryland State Police and an alderman and mayor of Frederick, was named commander of A. P. Hill Military Reservation near Bowling Green, VA. On December 10, 2006, Robert R. Davila, of New Market, was selected by the board of trustees at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., as the interim president for 24 months. He took office on January 2, 2007. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Records - BGF-2 436-447 - FISHER, SHIPMAN, HARPER, GOMBER, COLLIFLOWER, BEVAN, CLINGAN - Jul 1860 William F. COLLIFLOWER, et al vs George J. FISHER William FISHER of Washington, DC, dec'd (Will TS-1, 327, written 25 Mar 1846; filed 18 Feb 1852) mother/ Elizabeth FISHER sister/ Miranda SHIPMAN, dec'd ..........William P. SHIPMAN ..........Harriet Ann w/o Robert G. HARPER - PA sister/ Margaret GOMBER sister/ Ann Eliza w/o William F. COLLIFLOWER sister/ Sarah w/o Joseph BEVAN - Baltimore city Execs/ George J. FISHER and Harriet FISHER (Harriet later died and George renounced the duties) Witnesses: Daniel W. MIDDLETON, Charles H.W. MEEHAN, Alfonso LALBR Land - Lot #275 with two-story brick house and extra lot (then in possession of Mrs GOMBER, on north side of Patrick St in Frederick Town; conveyed by John A. STEINER and Mary Ann STEINER for Elizabeth FISHER during her natural life and then to George J. FISHER in trust. Trustee was William F. COLLIFLOWER with sureties as Jonathan A. THOMAS and Joseph RODRICK. Sale was held at the Dill House in Frederick on 21 Nov 1860; high bidder was: - Lewis S. CLINGAN for Part 1, extra lot, at $2,730 There was no sufficient bid for the House and Lot. Distribution: court costs, $208.80 - A. P. KESSLER, Register, state tax, $63.03 - each 1/4 share to sisters, $614.56 Closed 9 Feb 1861. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ================== -- - Dorinda Shepley www.MidMdRoots.com

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Records - BGF-2 436-447 - FISHER, SHIPMAN, HARPER, GOMBER, COLLIFLOWER, BEVAN, CLINGAN - Jul 1860 William F. COLLIFLOWER, et al vs George J. FISHER William FISHER of Washington, DC, dec'd (Will TS-1, 327, written 25 Mar 1846; filed 18 Feb 1852) mother/ Elizabeth FISHER sister/ Miranda SHIPMAN, dec'd ..........William P. SHIPMAN ..........Harriet Ann w/o Robert G. HARPER - PA sister/ Margaret GOMBER sister/ Ann Eliza w/o William F. COLLIFLOWER sister/ Sarah w/o Joseph BEVAN - Baltimore city Execs/ George J. FISHER and Harriet FISHER (Harriet later died and George renounced the duties) Witnesses: Daniel W. MIDDLETON, Charles H.W. MEEHAN, Alfonso LALBR Land - Lot #275 with two-story brick house and extra lot (then in possession of Mrs GOMBER, on north side of Patrick St in Frederick Town; conveyed by John A. STEINER and Mary Ann STEINER for Elizabeth FISHER during her natural life and then to George J. FISHER in trust. Trustee was William F. COLLIFLOWER with sureties as Jonathan A. THOMAS and Joseph RODRICK. Sale was held at the Dill House in Frederick on 21 Nov 1860; high bidder was: - Lewis S. CLINGAN for Part 1, extra lot, at $2,730 There was no sufficient bid for the House and Lot. Distribution: court costs, $208.80 - A. P. KESSLER, Register, state tax, $63.03 - each 1/4 share to sisters, $614.56 Closed 9 Feb 1861. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ==================

On December 9, 1920, Jacob Rosenstock, a prominent Frederick merchant and president of The Frederick City Packing Company, died at his residence near the Monocacy River, east of town. On December 9, 1974, Pope Paul VI completed the formal process for naming Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton as the United States' first native-born saint of The Roman Catholic Church. Mother Seton started the parochial school system in the United States in Emmitsburg. On December 9, 2005, the students and faculty of the Mother Seton School in Emmitsburg celebrated the 195th anniversary of the founding of the school by Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. 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 December 8, 1855, the present twin-towered Evangelical Lutheran Church in the first block of East Church Street in Frederick was dedicated. On December 8, 1855, Thomas H. Haller, son of the publisher of The Examiner, and a prominent local businessman and founder of the Union Manufacturing Company, was born. He died October 21, 1935. On December 8, 1992, Cindy Gibson, a 17-year-old junior at Brunswick High School, revealed that she had AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). She died June 4, 1994, just three days before she would have graduated. She contracted the disease through a blood transfusion. 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 December 7, 1909, The Frederick and Middletown Railroad Company, the Braddock Heights and Jefferson Railroad Company, and the Washington, Frederick and Gettysburg (steam) Railroad Company were merged into the Frederick Railroad Company, with Emory L. Coblentz as president. On December 7, 1941, Frederick's 29th National Guard Division reported for duty following the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. On December 7, 1971, the signing of a contract between The Frederick Jaycees and The United States Olympic Committee to hold the women's track and field trials in Frederick in July 1972 was announced. 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-2 408-435 - MEASELL, STULL, SADLER, JOY, KLINE, NEIGHBORS, BURKHART, BROADRUP - Dec 1859 George W. MEASELL, et al vs Dorcas MEASELL, et al John MEASELL d/ mid Aug 1859, intestate widow - Dorcas s/ George W. MEASELL d/ Ann Rebecca w/o Dennis STULL d/ Harriet P. w/o William H. SADLER - Baltimore city d/ R. Amelia w/o James M. JOY d/ Catharine M. w/o Peter KLINE s/ Thomas J. MEASELL, a minor Land - "Distillery", "Chap Bought" and "Chestnut Level", 11 acres; by Agreement from Charles BROADRUP (w/ Susannah M.) in 1855. On 3 Jan 1859, Charles H. BURKHART made oath the widow was 55 years of age and in fair health. He also gave testimony. Guardian was Robert G. McPHERSON. Trustee was Nathan O. NEIGHBORS with sureties as Nicholas WHITMORE and Joseph G. MILLER. On 8 Mar 1860, sale was held on the premises; high bidder was: - James H. JOY at $420; but he assigned all his legal interests to Albert W. BURKHART on 17 Mar 1860. Distribution: court costs, $106.35 - Dorcas MEASELL, widow, in lieu of dower, 1/9 or $35.07 - each child's 1/6 share, $46.76 Closed 28 Jan 1861. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ==================

On December 6, 1792, Richard Potts, a Frederick lawyer, judge, patriot, aide to John Hanson and Thomas Johnson, and the judge who admitted both Roger Brooke Taney and Francis Scott Key to the practice of law in Frederick, was selected to replace Charles Carroll of Carrollton as a U. S. Senator for Maryland. On December 6, 1802, The Republican Advocate, "an ultra-democratic paper of considerable ability" began publication. It was a strong proponent of a constitutional change eliminating property ownership as a necessity for voting rights in the United States. On December 6, 1874, the Thurmont Moravian Church on Water Street was dedicated. The cornerstone had been laid on July 19. The church was closed after services on September 1, 1918. The building later housed numerous businesses, including the Thurmont Public Library. On December 6, 1892, a certificate of incorporation, signed by Frederick County Judge John A. Lynch, established The Savings Bank of Brunswick. The bank opened for business on December 15. On December 6, 1950, Army Cpl. Paul K. Carty, of Thurmont, was listed as missing in action near Hagaru-ri, Korea. The U.S. Army listed him as killed in action on December 31, 1953. On December 6, 1974, fire destroyed the YMCA building at the corner of West Church and North Court Streets 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 December 5, 1753, Daniel Dulany, credited with founding Frederick Towne, died in Annapolis. On December 5, 1797, Edward Yerbury Goldsborough, who practiced medicine in Frederick, was born. He died November 14, 1850 at Richfields just north of the city. On December 5, 1831, Francis Thomas, who would become governor of Maryland, began his nearly 10-year service as a congressman from Frederick County, after serving 10 years in the state's legislature. On December 5, 1862, G. Herbert Beckley, who would practice medicine in Middletown, was born in Woodsboro. On December 5, 1938, Edward Schley Delaplaine, a Frederick native and son of the founder of The News (Frederick's first daily newspaper), and a lawyer and historian, was sworn in as Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit and as an associate judge of The Maryland Court of Appeals. He was appointed by Maryland Governor Harry W. Nice. On December 5, 1950, an announcement was made of the gift to the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland of the 290-acre property on which The Buckingham School operated from 1898 to 1944 south of Buckeystown. The Baker family controlled the school from its inception and made the gift to the church. It then became the Clagett Diocesan Center. Part of the property has now been developed as Buckingham's Choice, a retirement community. On December 5, 1972, former Eisenhower Administration Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson dedicated the new Mormon Church on Yellow Springs Pike near Frederick. On December 5, 1975, Frederick City's first parking deck, on East Church Street where the old Calvary Methodist Church stood until 1930, was opened to the public. The cost was $1.3 million. On December 5, 1993, Edna Bowie Dykes, a longtime Frederick County teacher and one of the founders of The Esther Grinage Kindergarten for Negro children in 1937, died at age 90. 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 December 4, 1844, John Columbus Motter, who would become a county State's Attorney and an associate judge of The Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, was born in Emmitsburg. He died June 12, 1915, of a cerebral hemorrhage and was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. On December 4, 2005, The Historical Society of Frederick County, at its annual holiday party, gave special recognition to those who had a hand in the recovery of a pewter flagon, made by Johann Christoph Heyne in the 18th Century, stolen 30 years earlier from the society's headquarters. 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 December 3, 1766, Barbara Hauer (later Mrs. C. John Fritchie) was born in Pennsylvania. She died December 18, 1862, just three months after she waved the American flag at Confederate soldiers passing in front of her West Patrick Street home in Frederick. On December 3, 1831, the B&O Railroad began regular service between Frederick and Baltimore with horse-drawn cars. Frederick was the western terminal for the line until 1842. On December 3, 1839, a storm blanketed Frederick County with two-to-three feet of snow. 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 December 2, 1844, John Johnston Markell, a portrait and landscape artist and great grandson of the man who built the first house in Frederick - John Thomas Schley, died in Frederick. On December 2, 1959, Robert S. Rothenhoefer was appointed State's Attorney for Frederick County by Chief Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Edwin F. Nikirk. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Records - BGF-2 408-423 - GRIM, CRAMER, DELASHMUTT - Jul 1860 Jacob CRAMER vs Thomas C. GRIM, et al Land - 117 acres, in Mount Pleasant District in two tracts, 99+ acres, and 17+ acres; to Thomas C. GRIM & w/ Catharine from her parents, Jacob CRAMER & w/ Susan N. in Apr 1858. Thomas C. GRIM & w/ Catharine d/ Loviana A. GRIM, a minor d/ Fanny A. GRIM, a minor d/ Clara E. GRIM, a minor s/ Bradley L. GRIM, a minor Guardian was Robert G. McPHERSON; testimony was heard from William MAHONEY and E. L. DELASHMUTT, agent for Jacob CRAMER, who testified the GRIM's moved to Ohio within the last ten days. Trustee was Elias L. DELASHMUTT with sureties as Godfrey KOONTZ and William H. WAYS. Sale was held at the City Hotel in Frederick on 5 Nov 1860, high bidder was: - Jacob CRAMER for $4,817.50 Distribution of $4,822.24; court costs, $290.45 - Jacob CRAMER, in part for claims, $4,531.79 Closed 11 Jan 1861. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ==================