On December 1, 1770, Father Francis Maleve, who succeeded Father John Dubois as rector of St. John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Frederick in 1811, was born in Russia. During his term at St. John's he oversaw the construction of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church on Carrollton Manor. He died October 3, 1822. On December 1, 1831, the first train arrived in Frederick at the depot on South Carroll Street which, when it was torn down in 1911, was the oldest in the world. The first train to arrive here was horse drawn. On December 1, 1939, H. Dorsey Etchison, a member of one of Frederick's most prominent families and a local attorney, died at age 72. 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 November 30, 1765, a large demonstration was held in Frederick in the form of a parade and mock funeral for The Stamp Act, repudiated a week earlier by the 12 judges of The Frederick County Court. On November 30, 1941, The Joseph Dill Baker Memorial Tower and Carillon in Baker Park in Frederick was dedicated. On November 30, 1950, Army Cpl. Manville E. Dagenhart, of Myersville, was captured by Chinese forces in the Kunu-ri area of central North Korea. Army officials believe he died in POW camp No. 5, at Pyoktang in February 1951. On November 30, 1967, the Ox Fibre Brush Company closed its doors for the last time and the last employee was laid off as the company completed its move from Frederick to Cooksville, Tennessee. The company had started in Frederick in 1887. On November 30, 1978, Charlotte Yarroll Kerrigan retired after nearly 40 years in the Frederick County treasurer's office. She was succeeded as county treasurer by Martha Ann Brittain. Mrs. Kerrigan died on December 19, 2005, in Lewes, DE. Mrs. Brittain died May 8, 2007, 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 November 29, 1882, The Examiner lavished praise on local volunteer firefighters after a blaze in the Whalen Building in the first block of West Patrick Street in Frederick. On November 29, 1884, the publishers of The Morning Call, Schley & Delaplaine, announced they were discontinuing publication of the newspaper. On November 29, 1954, Emergency Hospital at Montevue in Frederick was closed with the birth of the last baby there. Dr. B. O. Thomas Sr., who had delivered the first baby at the hospital in 1934, was the attending physician. On November 29, 1968, Ernest W. Ausherman, Norman E. (Bob) Waltz, George C. Stauffer, and Joseph E. Biser, purchased the Baptist College property in Walkersville for $500,000, and announced plans to build a planned unit development. This later became known as Glade Towne. On November 29, 2004, Specialist Eric Wayne Hayes, son of Debbie Clabaugh Reckley, of Thurmont, and Douglas A. Hayes, of Harney, was killed in action in Al Miqdadiyah, Iraq, when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle. Funeral services and burial were held on December 7. He was interred in The Mountain View Cemetery, Harney. 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 November 28, 1782, citizens of the emerging United States celebrated "a day of solemn Thanksgiving to God for all his mercies" as proclaimed by John Hanson, president of the United States in Congress Assembled under the Articles of Confederation. On November 28, 1895, Newton M. Zentz bought the old Frederick City Mill on North Bentz Street just south of where the William R. Talley Recreation Center (the old National Guard Armory) is today. It became known as the Zentz Mill and was destroyed by fire on June 24, 1926. Zentz was born on July 26, 1852, in Carroll County, and died on December 12, 1924, in Frederick. On November 28, 1950, Army Sgt. Jacob A. Ely, of Walkersville, was last seen alive as he and his fellow crew members fled their disabled tank near Youngsong-dong, North Korea. He was never listed as a prisoner of war and his remains were never recovered. 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-2 398-408 - BUCKINGHAM, LUGENBEEL, STITELY - Sep 1857 Peter LUGENBEEL vs Thomas B. BUCKINGHAM - Foreclosure Thomas B. BUCKINGHAM obtained a mortgage from Peter LUGENBEEL for Land - "Resurvey on Stripes Purchase", 77 acres; from Nicholas BOYER to Peter LUGENBEEL in 1848 and from him to Thomas B. BUCKINGHAM in 1853. ["Resurvey on Stripes Purchase", 50 acres;and "Cold Friday", Lot #3, 4+ acres; and "Resurvey on Stripes Purchase", 22 acres, (from John SHRINER to Michael SHRINER in 1806).] Trustee was Jacob STITELY of John with sureties as John STITELY and John WEDDLE. Sale was held on 28 Mar 1860; high bidder was: - Peter LUGENBEEL at $700 Distribution: court costs, $104.02 - Peter LUGENBEEL for unpaid purchase money, $595.98 Closed 11 Jan 1861. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ====================

On November 27, 1883, Elihu Hall Rockwell was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. He was a school teacher, surveyor and civil engineer in Frederick County. Rockwell Terrace in downtown Frederick was named in his honor. On November 27, 1951, a severely wounded Army Sgt. Norman L. Reid, of Braddock Heights, was ambushed while being transported to an aid station near Ipsok, Korea. He was never listed among prisoners of war and was declared "deceased" by the Army on December 31, 1951. On November 27, 1992, President and Mrs. George Bush shopped at the J. C. Penny's store at the Fredericktowne Mall on Rt. 40 West 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 November 26, 1738, The Evangelical Lutheran Church on East Church Street in Frederick was founded. This is the traditional date given as the first in the history of this parish, originally known as The Monocacy Church. On November 26, 1763, the General Assembly of The Province of Maryland passed a law to erect a public school in Frederick. It would be 34 years before it happened. On November 26, 1808, Richard Potts, former U. S. Senator, a member of The Maryland House of Delegates, and an associate justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals, and a resident of Frederick, died at age 55. On November 26, 1845, David Lowenstein, a founder of The Union Manufacturing Company and a prominent Frederick merchant, was born in Germany. He died March 27, 1919. 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 November 25, 1782, Thomas Contee Worthington, who practiced law in Frederick "arriving shortly after Roger Brooke Taney," and who served as a general in the War of 1812, was born. He also served several terms in the Maryland House of Delegates and was elected to Congress in 1824. He died in 1847. On November 25, 1912, Col. Luke Tiernan Brien, a Frederick County native and owner of "Tyrone" (now called The Landon House) at Urbana, and who was a pioneer in railroad construction in the Midwest after The Civil War, died at the home of Mrs. Harry Besant on East Church Street in Frederick. He was born December 22, 1827. On November 25, 1924, Harry Houdini, the great magician, appeared at the National Guard Armory at the corner of West Second and North Bentz Streets in Frederick, and exposed fakes and magician's tricks. On November 25, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon announced the termination of U. S. research in offensive biological warfare, affecting 1,000 jobs at Ft. Detrick. 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 November 24, 1750, the exterior of the county's first courthouse was completed. The interior was finished in 1756. On November 24, 1790, John Thomas Schley, who built the first house in Frederick Town in 1746, died. On November 24, 1880, the members of The Independent Hose Company met to hear a proposal by the LaFrance Manufacturing Company, of Elmira, N. Y., to replace "Romeo," their fire engine destroyed at a fire the day before. On November 24, 1897, Judge John A. Lynch retired from the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court after 30 years on the bench. On November 24, 1908, the second monument to be erected on the Monocacy Battlefield just south of Frederick was dedicated by the State of Pennsylvania in honor of three regiments of that state that took part in the July 1864 battle. On November 24, 1955, Thanksgiving Day, the first service was held in the new sanctuary of the Frederick Church of The Brethren at the corner of West Second Street and Fairview Avenue. On November 24, 1959, The Historical Society of Frederick County, Inc., bought the Dr. John Baltzell house, and former Loats Female Orphan Asylum, on East Church Street in Frederick, for $45,000. On November 24, 2008, Jim Phelan, who coached the Mount Saint Mary's University men's basketball team for 49 years, was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, MO. 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 November 23, 1742, the Rev. Joseph Jennings became the first rector of All Saints Parish, which covered all of Western Maryland from Georgetown west through what is today Garrett County. At the time it was all part of Prince George's County. That changed in 1748 with the formation of Frederick County. On November 23, 1765, the 12 judges of the Frederick County Court resolved to reject The British Stamp Act, reaffirming their decision of the day before. This act is celebrated today as Repudiation Day. On November 23, 1880, a fire at the Frederick City Petroleum Works, on East Patrick Street near Water Street, resulted in the loss of "Romeo," the fire engine of The Independent Hose Company. It fell off a bridge into Carroll Creek. The engine was replaced by "Juliet" on March 18, 1881. On November 23, 1891, the Epworth League, a religious organization of Methodist young people, founded in 1889 at Cleveland, Ohio, and named from John Wesley's birthplace (Epworth, Lincolnshire, England), of the Calvary Methodist Church, was organized in Frederick with Hammond Urner as president. On November 23, 1955, Ruth Brown Bowie, known as "Miss Ruthie," believed to be the last known Frederick County resident to be born into slavery, died at the old Frederick Emergency Hospital on Montevue Lane. She was between 105 and 110 years old. 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-2 380-398 - THOMAS, RICHARDSON, DUVALL, CUNNINGHAM, BAKER, DUTROW, BUCKEY, PORTER, BOTELER, STEWART - Dec 1858 Benjamin A. CUNNINGHAM & Grafton DUVALL vs Caroline L. R. THOMAS, et al William THOMAS d/ Aug 1858 intestate d/ Caroline L. R. THOMAS, a minor Administrator was Grafton DUVALL with sureties as William H. WAYS and Arthur DELASHMUTT. Land - Lot #425 of "Resurvey on Right and Good Reason", 23 acres, and Lot #5, 1 acre; from William B. NORRIS (Baltimore city), exec/of George HOSSELBACK in 1852. - "Resurvey on Right and Good Reason", 4 acres; from John THOMAS & w/ Elizabeth in 1849; money paid to Elizabeth BALL; (previously to John THOMAS from John W. BASFORD & w/ Janey in 1834). - "Resurvey on Right and Good Reason", 76 acres and 2 1/2 acres; from John HAGAN & w/ Maria L. and Michael KEEFER & w/ Catharine A. in 1855. Land near the school house on the public road. Testimony was heard from William RICHARDSON Trustee was Grafton DUVALL with sureties as B. A. CUNNINGHAM and Daniel BAKER; sale was held on 19 Mar 1859 at the Bear Branch School House, high bidders were: - Richard P. T. DUTROW for Lot #1, 10 acres, at $14/acre - Jacob M. BUCKEY for Lot #2, 14 acres, at $13.40/acre - Mrs. Rebecca THOMAS for Lot #3, 2 1/2 acres, at $8.50/acre - Mrs. Rebecca THOMAS for Lot #4, 4 acres, at $15/acre - William PORTER and Benjamin BOTELER for Lot #5, 23 acres, at $6.60/acre - James STEWART for Lot #6, 51 acres, at $4.75/acre Total sales, $817.71. Distribution of $838.37; court costs, $158.67 - balance to creditors, paying at 87% of claims. Closed 28 Jan 1861. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ==================

On November 22, 1742, All Saints Parish of The Church of England was separated from the Prince George's parish by an act of the Maryland Assembly of October 29, 1742. It covered all of Western Maryland from Georgetown through what is today Garrett County. On November 22, 1765, the Frederick County Court, which ran the government of the county in this period of the county's history, approved the use of unstamped documents in defiance of the British Stamp Act. On November 22, 1765, Dr. Robert Landales Annan, who practiced medicine in Emmitsburg, was born at Neelytown, New York. He died July 12, 1827. On November 22, 1782, Thomas Sim Lee ended his third one-year term as governor of Maryland. He was not eligible to be re-elected, but would return to the office in 1792, serving an additional two years as governor. On November 22, 1845, the construction of a water system for Frederick was completed. It was financed through lotteries and loans. On November 22, 1845, the United Steam Fire Engine Company, successor to the Washington Hose Company, was officially organized. It remains one of Frederick's finest fire and rescue companies today. On November 22, 1846, the Carroll Creek through downtown Frederick flooded. It was the worst flood of the creek since 1821. On November 22, 1849, the "Farmers' Club" was organized with Gideon Bantz as president. On November 22, 1875, the Emmitsburg Railroad made its first trip from Emmitsburg to "a point west of the Monocacy River to connect with the Western Maryland Railroad." It had been incorporated on March 28, 1868. On November 22, 1937, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad announced the end of passenger and express service between Frederick and Baltimore. On November 22, 2005, the Frederick News-Post carried an article announcing the publication of a book detailing the history of "The Great Frederick Fair. The authors are Ann Lebherz, Sarah Drenning and Lorraine Nicklas. It was published by Locks Hill Press of Woodsboro. 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 November 21, 1803, the court martial of Col. Thomas Butler began in Frederick and ran through December 6. Butler was charged with disobedience of orders and neglect of duty. Butler apparently refused to have his hair cut to acceptable length under military regulations. He was found guilty on this charge, but not guilty on charges that he had refused to "descend the Mississippi to take command of Fort Adams." On November 21, 1887, John H. Biggus, of Woodville, was identified by Mrs. Mary L. Yeakle, of South Market Street, Frederick, as the man who had viciously assaulted her on November 18. On November 23, Biggus was lynched on Jefferson Street at the city limits. On November 21, 1904, the Junior Fire Company on North Market Street in Frederick, placed in service a "combination chemical hose wagon," purchased from the La France Engine Company. 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 November 20, 1750, Phillip Kefauver purchased 67 acres of land southwest of Middletown from Caleb Touchstone for 40 pounds, to be used as a church by both the Lutheran and Reformed congregations. All but two acres of this land was eventually lost by reason of a law which, at the time, prohibited a church from owning more than two acres. On November 20, 1798, John Frederick Amelung, who brought artisans to Frederick County from Germany to make what has become known as some of the finest glass made in colonial America, died at the home of his daughter, Sophia Amelung Volkman, on Bank Street in Baltimore. He was 57. On November 20, 1874, Lloyd T. Duval, who practiced medicine in Point of Rocks, died. He was born in Frederick County in 1823. On November 20, 2002, Mayor Jennifer Dougherty and the Frederick City Board of Aldermen voted in executive session to sell a 10-foot wide strip of land in Memorial Grounds Park, at the northwest corner of North Bentz Street and West Second Street, to private interests because it contained a monument of The Ten Commandments. The American Civil Liberties Union had filed suit in August asking the court to order the removal of the monument because its location on government owned property violated the U. S. Constitution. 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-2 345-380 - NORRIS, UMSTEAD, DEVILBILL, FOUTZ, GAITHER, STOKES - Jun 1860 John G. NORRIS vs William G. NORRIS, et al John T. NORRIS, dec'd (land records indicate 11 children) - Catharine w/o David UMSTEAD - Lott NORRIS - John NORRIS - Lloyd NORRIS - William NORRIS & w/ Henrietta - Otho NORRIS & w/ Sarh Ann - Montgomery County - Basil NORRIS & w/ Jane - Harriet w/o William DEVILBISS - Deborah w/o David FOUTZ - Mary NORRIS - Lydia NORRIS Land - "Ushers Freehold", 131 acres (from Catharine USHER in 1795); "Prospect Hill", "Resurvey on Woods Lot", (from John STEVENSON), total of 142 acres; a graveyard was said to be on this tract. - "Addition to Grummetts Prospect", 56 acres, on Bennetts Creek; (from Belt BRASHEAR in 1822) David UMSTEAD & w/ Catharine of Ross Co, Ohio sold her interests to Lott NORRIS, John NORRIS and Lloyd NORRIS in 1825. Basil NORRIS (w/ Jane) sold his 1/11 undivided share to his brothers William, John, Lott, Lloyd and Otho in 1825; mentions 56 acres with mills on Bennett's Creek on tract "Addition to Gummetts Prospects", same as conveyed to John T. NORRIS by D. Belt BRASHEAR in 1822; also includes "Ushers Freehold", 131 acres and a quarter of acre conveyed to John T. NORRIS by Catharine USHER in 1795; also "Woods Lot" to John T. NORRIS from John STEVENSON, dec'd. (Witnessed by George ROHR and Henry KEMP) David FOUTZ & w/ Deborah sold her share to Lott Norris in 1828. (Witnessed by Henry BAKER and John LUGENBEEL. William DEVILBISS & w/ Harriet (d/o John T. NORRIS) sold her share to Lott NORRIS and Lloyd NORRIS in 1828. (Witnessed by A. McILHENNY and John M. STEVENSON) Otho NORRIS (w/ Sarah Ann) of Montgomery County sold his undivided 1/11 share to Lott NORRIS, John NORRIS and Lloyd NORRIS in 1828. John NORRIS sold his shares to Basil NORRIS in 1828. Lloyd Norris sold his share to Lott NORRIS in 1828. Basil NORRIS (w/ Jane) sold his share to Lott NORRIS in 1830. (Witnessed by George ROHR and David STEINER) Mary NORRIS sold her share to Lott NORRIS in 1842. William NORRIS & w/ Henrietta sold his share to Lott NORRIS in 1843. (Witnessed by Joseph TANEY Jr. and John GLISAN) Lydia NORRIS sold her share to Lott NORRIS in 1844. (Witnessed by Abdiel UNKEFER and John GLISAN) ====== LOTT NORRIS d/ Sep 1856 (Will written 1 Mar 1855) widow - Elizabeth A. (renounced Will and claimed dower) s/ John G. NORRIS s/ William G. NORRIS, a minor s/ Richard Henry NORRIS, a minor s/ George Dorsey NORRIS, a minor SLAVES - to be freed upon wife's death or remarriage. Only one named was BENJAMIN, the oldest and who had served the longest - was given $200 Guardian to be John D. GAITHER; second choice, Richard D. GAITHER (Children not named in Will) Execs/ none listed Witnesses: William WARFIELD, Lewis ALBAUGH, Thomas MAYNARD Land - "Ushers Freehold", 4 acres; from George KLINE & w/ Sarah E. in 1849. (Previously from Richard COALE to John CAMPBELL Jr. in 1819; witnessed by Abdiel UNKEFER and Isaac BROWER) - "Prospect Hill" and "Resurvey on Woods Lot", 13 acres; from William BRIEN & w/ Lucy in 1852. (Witnessed by Abdiel UNKEFER and William H. BEALL) Guardian was William STOKES; testimony was heard from Henry C. GAITHER and George GAITHER. On 19 Jul 1860, Basil NORRIS testified the widow, Elizabeth A. NORRIS, was 44 years of age and was in general good health. Trustee was John G. NORRIS, but he renounced it; then George GAITHER was appointed trustee with sureties as Henry C. GAITHER and Elizabeth A. NORRIS. Sale was held on 22 Sep 1860 at the hotel of W. W. PERRY in Liberty; high bidder was: - Elizabeth A. NORRIS for the home place of 141 acres at $8,508 Distribution: court costs, $439.55 - Elizabeth A. NORRIS, in lieu of dower, 2/15 or $1,175.79 - each 1/4 share to Lott NORRIS' children, $1,748.16 Closed 7 Nov 1860. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ====================

On November 19, 1805, Father John DuBois found a level place on St. Mary's Mountain, just south of the small town of Emmitsburg in northern Frederick County, on which to build a church. St. Anthony's Shrine Church was constructed on the site. On November 19, 1936, Eli Grant Haugh, clerk of The Frederick County Circuit Court, died suddenly after serving 21 years in the post. On November 19, 1958, the bones of a child were uncovered in a pet cemetery just west of Frederick, starting the bizarre case of Larry Lord Motherwell, who eventually died in a California prison. On November 19, 1985, Frederick County Circuit Court Judge William W. Wenner was named to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals by Governor Harry Hughes. 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 November 18, 1821, the Rev. David Bossler was installed as the pastor of the Trinity Reformed Church in Mechanicstown (Thurmont). He served until November 11, 1832. On November 18, 1832, the Rev. Samuel Reinke, of Graceham Moravian Church, preached his last service at Harriet Chapel Episcopal Church at Catoctin Furnace. For several years Pastor Reinke preached the Sunday morning service at Graceham and an afternoon service at Harriet Chapel. On November 18, 1862, Dr. John Moran, the examining physician for the draft in Frederick, was acquitted at a hearing in Washington on charges he took bribes to exempt certain young men from military service. On November 18, 1866, Perry McCleery, the co-publisher with his brother Valentine of The Moon, and composing room foreman for The Frederick News-Post for 40 years, was born in the same North Market Street house in which he died January 24, 1927. On November 18, 1898, Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, a Frederick native, arrived in Frederick to a hero's welcome following his July victory at The Battle of Santiago, Cuba. On November 18, 2001, Stoll D. Kemp, who opened the first antique shop in New Market in 1936, died at a Frederick nursing home. He coined the name of New Market as "The Antiques Capital of Maryland." 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 November 17, 1895, James Bowen, 23, was lynched by an angry mob after he was arrested and charged with attempting to rape Miss Lilly Long at the home of Hamilton Geisbert, where she was employed. The lynching occurred on the Jefferson Road from a locust tree on the farm of Kennedy Butler, near where another lynching occurred in 1887. McCurdy Field is now located on this property. On November 17, 1896, Anne Grahame McPherson Ross, who donated the portrait of The Thomas Johnson Family to the Frederick library to be established by the will of Mrs. C. Burr Artz, died. On November 17, 1941, the first bells were placed in the tower and carillon in the Baker Park Memorial to Joseph Dill Baker, Frederick's First Citizen. On November 17, 2010, a building on the Columbia Campus of the Maryland School for the Deaf was named in honor of Dr. David Denton, who served as the superintendent of that institution from 1967 until his retirement in 1992. Dr. Denton was headquartered at the Frederick Campus of MSD, located on South Market Street. 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 November 16, 1846, The Independent Order of Odd Fellows dedicated a new hall next to the Evangelical Reformed Church (now Trinity Chapel) on West Church Street in Frederick. On November 16, 1898, and the following day, the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland held a session of its members in Frederick at Kemp Hall on East Church Street. On November 16, 1920, Mary Edith Coblentz Hightman, 27, who lived on a farm near Burkittsville, was raped and murdered by Charles B. Robinson, who worked on the farm. Robinson, who was 16 at the time of the murder, was hanged at the Frederick County Jail on West South Street in Frederick on February 25, 1921, for the crime. 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 November 15, 1763, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, who surveyed the now famous Mason-Dixon boundary line between Maryland and Pennsylvania, arrived in Philadelphia. Their work took them more than three years. November 15, 1774, is the traditional date given for the founding of Jefferson. On November 15, 1783, John Hanson, of Frederick, the first "President of The United States in Congress Assembled" under the Articles of Confederation, died while visiting relatives in Oxon Hill. On November 15, 1859, Meschach Browning, who was born in Frederick County in 1781 and who became one of the most prolific hunters in American history, died at the home of his daughter, Nancy Nattingly, at Hoyes in Garrett County. His diaries tell the story of early America and were published several times, beginning in 1859 as "Forty-Four Years in the Life of A Hunter." On November 15, 1911, President William Howard Taft addressed a standing room only crowd at The City Opera House on North Market Street in Frederick where the state convention of The Boards of Trade was being held. On November 15, 1946, The Episcopal Orphans House on the southeast corner of East Church Street and Middle Alley (now Maxwell Avenue) was sold at auction to Dr. P. S. Lansdale and Dr. Robert S. Tyson for $20,000. They converted the century-old building into apartments. On November 15, 1990, Judge William W. Wenner, of The Maryland Court of Special Appeals and a Brunswick native, was critically injured in a single-car accident in Rosemont. 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