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    1. History Moment - 5-14-06
    2. John Ashbury
    3. On May 14, 1822, Worthington Johnson, nephew of Governor Thomas Johnson, married Mary Jane Potts, daughter of Richard Potts, Jr. On May 14, 1862, Frederick City policemen got badges for the first time. On May 14, 1880, Dr. Harrison Wagner was tried for barratry and found not guilty. The eccentric resident of Woodsboro had filed more than 500 civil suits before local justices of the peace claiming often unproved debts owed by residents of every section of the county. On May 14, 1930, The Walkersville Savings Bank founded in 1904, merged with the Central Trust Company of Frederick. On September 2, 1931, the bank was declared insolvent and its doors were closed. On May 14, 1950, a new, brick parish hall for St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Walkersville was dedicated. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)

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