History of Western Maryland. J. Thomas Scharf
Abraham Shivers vs. The Political Examiner, for libel, returned a verdict of " not guilty."
July 2nd. — Freshet carried off part of the stone bridge on Market Street, at Hallerstown, and was very high on Patrick Street as far as Reitmyer's on the turnpike.
July 23rd.— The water in Carroll Creek was higher than it had been for thirty-three years, and William Perry lost two horses in the flood while attempting to cross the road between Ezra Dill's and William Springer's. The water in Market Street was as high as George Bentz', and in Patrick up to Jacob Scales'.
September 1st. — Two large Republican barbecues held, one on Maryland Tract, the other at Trout's place, four miles northwest.
September 3rd.— Lutheran State Synod met in Frederick. September 14th.— The first number of Republican Citizen and State Advertiser appeared.
September 18th. — A band of music was formed, composed of John Englebrecht, George Lowe, William Englebrecht, J. D. England, Ezra Doll, Adam Wolffe, Eli Moberly, Jacob Englebrecht, Charles Heckert.
September. — General prevalence of fever and ague. September 24th. — Bell procured for court-bouse steeple.
1822. — January 1st. The " Mathenian Association" selected the following managers: Cyrus Mantz, George Englebrecht, William Jenkins, Jr., Edward Trail, Philip Reich.
February. — The attempted impeachment of Judge Abraham Shriver, of the Fifth Judicial District, by the Legislature resulted in his acquittal.
March 24th. — Doctor Horwitz was giving lessons in Hebrew. May. — Capt. Thomas W. Morg.an commanded the " Independent Blues."
August 3rd. — "Harmonic Band" organized. September 6th. — Camp-meeting began on land of John Larkin, seven miles from town.
December 17th. — The dwelling-house of Jacob Weinbrenner burned with all the contents, and family barely saved their lives.
1823. — January 20th. Col. Steiner circulated a petition to have a bridge built over the Potomac at Harper's Ferry.
April 25th. — Roger Brooke Taney had a public sale of his household goods, preparatory to his departing to Baltimore to locate.
May 31st. — William Patterson (negro) was publicly whipped at court-house for stealing from his master.
June 25th.— A fire in the house of B. S. Pigman, on Court Street, occupied by A. Bladen as dwelling, and by Francis Thomas and Benjamin Price as law offices.
July 4th. — General celebration, reading of Declaration of Independence by James M. Shellman, and an oration by Benjamin Price.
July 13th —Lutheran Church purchased of Worthington Johnson twenty and three-quarter acres of land at the east end of Church Street for a graveyard, at five hundred dollars.
July 15th.— Col. A. Fenwick, Dr. William Howard, and William Price, canal commissioners, left Frederick for Poplar Springs to locate the canal. The cavalcade consisted of two wagons and sixty hands.
August 5th. — Mr. Jenkins and his horses were killed by lightning at Mr. Kephart's tavern during a hail-storm, in which hail fell larger than hen's eggs.
August 13th. — Meeting of canal delegates from different cities at court-house to organize for Ohio and Chesapeake Canal. The committee from Frederick were John Graham, John McPherson, Grafton Duvall, William Goldsborough, B. S. Pigman, William Tyler, and Singleton Duvall, who was secretary of the meeting.
September 4th. — Col. John McPherson purchased the mill of the late James Robertson, at the mouth of Linganore Creek, near Monocacy bridge, for thirty-five thousand five hundred dollars.
September 26th.— Political meeting addressed by W. P. Farquhar. Dr. Henry Baker, Benjamin Tingling, William Schley, and Frederick Darkis.
October 8th.— Market opened at Bentztown market-house. December loth.— Gen. Winfield Scott passed through Frederick.
1824. — January 7th. Great excitement about ghosts seen in the tavern-stand lately kept by Charles Humriehouse, but none of. the spirits were caught.
May 1st.— Militia parade-officers: Captains, James S. Weaver, Jacob Houck, Samuel Houston, Samuel Webster, David Springle, Winchester Clingan, Philip Pypher; Lieutenants Thomas Dean, Henry Stowell, Daniel Kolb, George Lowe, Ell Moberly, Thomas Dean, Levi Davis; Ensigns, J. J. McCully Augustus F. Ebert, William Doherty.
May 25th.— Gen. Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, passed through Frederick.
October 4th.— "Warren Greens," "Frederick Blues," artillery, and a troop of horse marched to Baltimore to welcome Lafayette.
December 7th. — An attempt made to rob the Winchester mail four miles from town.
December 29th. — Marquis de Lafayette arrived in Frederick at four p.m. He was received with as much pomp and parade as in any other city.
1825. — January 1st. At election of officers of " Mathenian Association," George Englebrecht was chosen president, J. N. Hoffman secretary, and John Cook treasurer.
April 9th. — In the Lutheran graveyard, at the east end of Church Street, recently laid off in lots twelve feet square and Bold at twelve dollars a lot, was buried Miss Prudencia Ebert, daughter of John Ebert, the first interment in this burial-ground.
April 20th. — Corner-stone laid for the rebuilding and enlarging of Lutheran church.
May 27th. — William Peter Pauli appointed letter-carrier and penny post for Frederick Town and vicinity.
May 26th. — Cattle-show at Mrs. Coockerley's tavern, Monocacy bridge, at which Geo. M. Conradt was awarded five dollars for best piece of carpeting, Geo. Wissinger two dollars for best linen, and John Hall two dollars for best piece of diaper.
June 13th. — The addition to Frederick at west end of Patrick Street was laid out by Col. Stephen Steiner and Stephen Ramsburg. It is now called "Battle Town," from a small encounter between Col. Steiner and Stephen Klein, the first resident of the addition. The people first called it " Stephensburg," from the three Stephens connected with it as aforesaid. After that it was called "Ratsville," from the great number of rats in its vicinity.
June 17th. — Anthony St. John Baker, British consul-general; Hon. Mr. De Malitz, Russian secretary of legation; and Mrs. Iturbide, ex-Empress of Mexico, passed through town.
July 4th. — Richard H. Marshall delivered the oration at the court-house. There was a barbecue at " Beatz' Pump."
August loth. — Lewis Medtart appointed postmaster, vice Col. James Fisher Houston, resigned, and removed the office to his dwelling next the market-house.
August 24th. — Francis Scott Key delivered fin address at the Reformed church.
November 18th. — The Duke of Saxe-Weimar was in Frederick: called on Rev. D. F. Schaeffer and John Schley; then went to Washington.
1826. — June 2nd. All Saints' Church used its new organ for the first time, made by Wilfred Hall, of Philadelphia, for seven hundred dollars.
July 4th.— The day celebrated by addresses by L. P. W. Walsh and Rev. D. F. Schaeffer.
July 2nd. — General meeting of sorrow in memory of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, who died on July 4, 1826. Suspension of all business. Oration at Lutheran church by Dr. John Tyler. The citizens all wore ci-ape on their left arms for thirty days. All the military companies and various orders and societies marched in the procession from the court-house to the church. All arrangements were made by a committee appointed at the "town-meeting" on the 16th, viz.: Geo. Baer, Col. John Mcpherson, Col. John Ritchie, Maj. John Graham, Maj. Peter Mantz, John Schley, William Ross, Grafton Duvall, John L. Harding, John Kunkel, Stephen Steiner, Geo. Baltzell, and Geo. W. Evitt.
September 17th. — Carter, a young Cherokee Indian (half-breed), addressed the Sunday-schools.
1727.