On May 9, 1754, Jacob Foucht, a recent arrival in Frederick from Germany, advertised that he was "possessed of marvelous powers in the art of healing," even though there is no record of his ever having attained any medical education. On May 9, 1795, Thomas Price, who was one of the 12 judges of the Frederick County Court who rejected the British Stamp Act on November 23, 1765, died in Frederick. He was born September 15, 1732, in Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA, the son of John and Rebecca King Price. On May 9, 1859, the L. B. Lents National Circus performed at Reich's Barn Lot on East South Street in Frederick. On May 9, 1866, Milton Keller, 19, son of William Keller, was killed when he attempted to remove the fuse from an unexploded Civil War shell he and his brother found in a field east of Middletown. On May 9, 1880, the first service of the German Baptist Brethren in Frederick, now the Church of the Brethren, was held in the Methodist Protestant Church, presumably at its East Church Street location. The facility was rented by the Baptist Brethren for $20 per year. A church of their own was built in 1886 at 23 West Fourth Street. On May 9, 1895, Dr. Alice Mary Seabrook, the physician given credit for developing the incubator for new born babies, graduated from the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She was born April 20, 1856, in Adams County, PA, and died March 10, 1936, in Hollywood, CA. She was cremated and her ashes were buried in the Seabrook Family plot at Elias Lutheran Churchyard in Emmitsburg. On May 9, 1941, Sgt. Bert Pelissier, of the Devil's Lake (N.D.) Police Department, was appointed Frederick City Police Chief and director of public safety. 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 [email protected]