On October 8, 1758, The Moravian Church, then called "Die Gemeindes in Manakasy," at Graceham was organized by Bishop Matthew Hehl. On October 8, 1762, Michael Peck was hanged in Frederick for the murder of George Jacob Poe. On October 8, 1871, John Belt, of Adamstown, who was shot during an altercation with Dr. Jacob Thomas on October 2, died at his home. Dr. Thomas was eventually convicted of manslaughter in March 1873. On October 8, 1900, the owners of The McMurray Packing Company announced they would be closing their plant in Frederick in the spring of 1901 and moving to Appleton, Wisconsin. The reason given was the reduced cost of corn for packing in Wisconsin. The McMurray plant in Frederick covered most of the square block bounded by Bentz Street on the West, South Street on the south, Ice Street on the east and All Saints Street on the north. On October 8, 1987, Eleanor M. Johnson, founder of The Weekly Reader for America's schools, died. During her retirement she lived on Record Street in Frederick, in the same house where William Tyler Page, author of The American Creed, grew up. She was born December 10, 1892, in Washington County. On October 8, 2009, groundbreaking ceremonies for a new Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center and Montevue Assisted Living took place at the site at the corner of Rosemont Avenue and Montevue Lane in Frederick. The facility opened in 2012. 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]