History of Western Maryland. J. Thomas Scharf
President, Charles Cassini; Secretary, Aug. F. Ebert; Treasurer, John Englebrecht.
July 6th. — The oldest man in Frederick was Daniel Hauer, Sr., born in Lotheringen, Germany, Aug. 24, 1769. He came to America a passenger on the same ship with Baron DeKalb, and settled in Frederick in 1771.
October 25th.— "The Young Men's Bible Society of Frederick County" elected the following directors: from Lutheran Church, Geo. Englebrecht, A. F. Egbert, John Hanshaw, Jacob Englebrecht: from Episcopalian, Clottworthy Birnie, Jr., John A. Donne, Wm. J. Ross, Thos. Shriver; from German Reformed, Dr. Henry Staley, Lewis Ramsbaugh, Wm. Helfenstein, Seth Thomson; from Presbyterian, J. M. Shelman, Dr. Albert Ritchie, Robt. McLaird, J. G. McNeely; from Methodist, Godfrey Koontz, Geo. Koontz. Geo. Salmon, and Wm. Marvin.
1828.— April 19th. A black man of Dr. Tyler's, while digging clay in the doctor's brickyard, found a box of money, containing, as supposed, about two thousand dollars in specie.
July 4th. — James M. Cole delivered the oration. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad formally commenced at Baltimore by Charles Carroll of Carrollton, and at Washington the Ohio and Chesapeake Canal began by President J. Q. Adams.
December 5th. — Jonathan Edwards Woodbridge opened a school at Prospect Hill, one mile west of town, at Schnertzell's old building.
1829. — January. Balloon ascension,
February 8th. — Andrew Jackson, President-elect, arrived in Frederick en route to Washington, and stayed over-night at Talbott's tavern.
February 23rd. — Municipal vote at election: for mayor, Thomas Carlton 324, Geo. Kolb 208; for aldermen, Geo. Schultz 233, Jacob Faubel 227, Geo. W. Evitt 223, Samuel Carmack 223, John Kunkel 206 (all five were elected), Henry Kemp 205, Frederick Stoner 204, Jacob Englebrecht 204, Andrew Hein 197, Geo. Hauer 144, Geo. Houck 130, David Boyd 116, John McDonald 104, Jacob Brunner 88, Peter Kephart 51, N. Turbutt 15.
March 16th. — Henry Clay arrived in Frederick, and on the 18th the Adams men gave him a dinner.
May 16th. — Jacob Rohr appointed postmaster by President Jackson, vice Lewis Medtart.
July 2nd. — Very cold, and on June 29th light snow. About 1829 an entire family named Newey, seven in number, residing on the South Mountain, Frederick County, near Smithsburg, was murdered by a man named Markley, who was tried before Chief Justice John Buchanan, and convicted and hung! in Frederick County.
1830. — .June 7th. Work on the branch of the railroad from! Frederick to Frederick Junction began.
August 4th. — Methodist camp-meeting began on land of David Bowlus, near High Knob.
August 17th. — The troop of horse under Capt. W. S. McPherson called out to suppress a rebellion of laborers on the railroad. Capt. Carmack's company of infantry also went.
September 17th. — Laying of track on the railroad began near the depot.
October 31st. — United States General Synod of Lutheran Church met at Frederick.
John Nelson appointed in October special minister to Naples by President Jackson.
December 1st. — Baltimore and Ohio Railroad opened as far as Frederick.
December 3rd. — Trains began running regularly to Baltimore.
1832.— February 27th. Municipal election: for mayor, Thos. Carlton 298, Lewis Medtart 236: for aldermen, Daniel Kolb 300, Gideon Bantz 292, Thos. W. Morgan 257, David Boyd 217, Abraham Kemp 200, Casper Quynn 176, Jacob Faubel 117, Geo. W. Ent 108, Samuel Carmack 106, Andrew Heim 93, Wm. Kolb, Sr., 77, John Kunkel 70, George Shultz 69, William Fisher 62, Henry Nixdorff 59, John S. Miller, Frederick Goehler, Lewis Birely, N. Turbutt, John McDonald. John Fressler, and Philip Hauptman each had less than 59. The councilmen elected by wards were: 1st, George Wissinger; 2nd, Wm. Small 3rd, Jacob Keller; 4th, Philip Rohr; 5th, Samuel B. Lewis; 6th, George B. Shope; 7th, William Ely.
April 18th. — Railroad from Monocacy Viaduct to Point of Rocks finished.
April 23rd (Easter Monday). — The "Columbus" car went from Frederick to Point of Rocks, first trip, with fifty passengers.
May 21st. — The streets lighted for the first time with lamps, and Clement Hilton and John Haller appointed lighters.
June 23rd. — Three military companies formed: " Everhart Grays," commanded by Capt. Samuel Carmack; " Independent Blues," by Capt. Wm. Small; and " Worthington Blues", by Morris J. Jones.
July 4th. — The day was one of humiliation and prayer, with services in the churches, on account of the cholera prevailing all over the land.
July 5th. — Jacob Hart purchased of the Levy Court the old almshouse in Bentztown for two thousand four hundred dollars.
August 5th. — Camp-meeting in progress near Lewistown, on Mr. Devilbiss' land.
October 17th. — Jacob Ijams killed on the railroad by being run over by the engine while asleep on the track near Crum's farm.
In September and October, 1832, the cholera prevailed to an alarming extent in Frederick City. There were sixty-two deaths recorded in fifty-two days, and there were probably others not recorded.
That dreadful scourge, scarlet fever, prevailed for over two months, and during the time of the cholera mostly. It proved as fatal to children as the cholera among the grown people. It subsided in the latter part of November, 1832.
December 4th. — Lawrence Noland run over by the cars, between Frederick and Point of Rocks, and instantly killed.
1833.— April 22nd. The celebrated Indian chief Black Hawk, his two sons, the Prophet, and two warriors stayed at Frederick all night..
August 23rd. — Eight hundred and sixty-seven houses in Frederick, a gain of two hundred and twenty since June 27, 1817.
November 13th. — Falling stars in greatest profusion.
1834, — April 4th. A negro preached in Lutheran church.
April 15th. — A woman preached in Methodist church.
April 17th. — Rev. John Newland Maffett preached.
May 13th. — A sailor painted Reformed church steeple, and on the top of steeple fired off a pistol and drank a health to the town. On May 25th lightning struck above the steeple, shattering the top.
September 12th. — Mr. Simpson ascended in a balloon from academy yard and went three-fourths of a mile.
September 20th. — Lutheran camp-meeting in Loudon County, Va., at which hundreds from Frederick attended.
November 4th. — Sale of the estate of the late John Brien at public vendue, viz.: Ritchie's farm south of town, 328 acres, to Wm. Lorman, $80.30 per acre; the mansion-house fronting the court-house to F. A. Schley, $7050; the four houses (or block), the corner to Dr. R. E. Dorsey, $2025, second to James Raymond, $1710, third to J. M. Cole, $1690, fourth to E. A. Lynch, $2390; lot in Second Street, next to Presbyterian church, to Mahlon Talbott, $1700; "Hermitage Farm," of 748 acres, to John Schley, $26,367: (Lilly's) triangular farm south of town, 35 acres, to B. B. McPherson, $2400; and the mountain land to Wm. Lorman at $6.60 per acre.
December 10th. — Dr. Lewis Weltzsheimer, an apothecary in 1800, died.
1836. — July 4th. Celebration: two companies, under Capts. Hoskins and Small, one from Baltimore, and one from Winchester, marched in the procession; oration by Wm. P. Mauslby, and in the afternoon barbecue at Monocacy.
August 23rd. — Mill Alley, or Bentz Street, paved with stones.
September 2nd. — Hallerstown bridge built.
October 27th. — Railroad accident near Henry Doyle's plantation; ten persons injured, but none killed.
Gen. Santa Anna stopped at Roberts' tavern.
1837.— February