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