25-50-100 Years Ago -- Oct. 27
Oct. 26—100 Years Ago
Oct. 27, 1923
Two frame houses on the west side of East street, between Church and Second streets and occupied by Julia Hurd and Frank Caesar, were damaged by fire and water Friday afternoon. The fire department responded promptly and extinguished the blaze. The fire originated on the second floor of the house occupied by Julia Hurd and in a short time the flames attacked the roof and spread to the adjoining house. A large portion of the roof of the Hurd property was burned away and the interior of the house was flooded with water. The origin of the fire is unknown. It is thought that sparks from a passing locomotive may have caused the blaze.
The Moose jubilee and institution under the auspices of Brunswick Lodge No. 1382 Loyal Order of Moose, will begin in Brunswick next Thursday evening. The Greater Washington, D.C., Lodge of Moose degree team, drill team and band will conduct the ceremonies. On Thursday and Friday evenings a grand harvest dance will be given in Red Men's Hall by the lodge. Nov. 1, is the one day in the three upon which the Moose plan to entertain the public in many ways. The day begins with aeroplane flights over the city and the distribution of Moose literature from the air. "Human fly" will perform on the walls of some building in the city. At some time during the day a boxing bout will be staged on a platform to be erected on the south side of Potomac street, east of the Baltimore and Ohio Hospital. A parade is the concluding event of the day.
Patrons of the Free Library have received invitations to a reception in connection with "Library Day" to be observed on October 27. For the past four years "Library Day" has served as the introduction to the annual canvass for funds for the support of the library. Patrons and friends are urged to call at the library on the appointed day, where someone of the directors is on hand during the whole day to receive contributions.
50 Years Ago
Oct. 27, 1973
A city man was arrested early last night and charged with the breaking and entering of a young Motter Avenue woman's home Friday morning. The woman had told police that when she awoke early Friday morning she found a man in her bedroom. She said she managed to talk him into letting her answer a phone call and told the caller to notify police. She told police conversed with the man "about all sorts of things." She reported she was not attacked or molested by the intruder who after about 30 minutes permitted her to answer the phone, then walked downstairs and out of the house.
Penalty kicks proved the difference in a Middletown 2-1 victory over Walkersville in the county class C playoff game in Emmitsburg on Friday. The win means that the Knights will host Mt. Savage in the District semi-finals next Tuesday. "I think we can go all the way now," said an excited Knight coach Cecil Keller after the game.
25 Years Ago
Oct. 27, 1998
Frederick County highway workers clearing weeds along the guardrail on Biggs Ford Road found a pipe bomb of gunpowder Monday with a 6-inch fuse, officials said. The discovery closed the road for about three hours. During that time bomb technicians from the Maryland State Fire Marshal's office brought in their robot to detonate the bomb, Sgt. Kirby Lee Maybush, of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office, said. Five minutes after the pipe bomb was found on Biggs Ford Road, Maryland State Police responded to Glade Valley Nursing Home, Walkersville, for a suspicious package, which turned out to be a shoe box filled with papers. Troopers took the report seriously because just two weeks before, on Oct. 11, the nursing home had received a bomb threat, Trooper First Class Bill Bergan said.
Frederick County will receive more than $400,000 in federal grants to fight juvenile and drug-related crimes, officials said Monday. The "Drug Elimination Grant" is coming from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funds are intended to help fight drug-related crime in assisted and public housing.
(Editor's Note: The News-Post does not have access to archives from 20 years ago for April 16 through December 2003. The "20 Years Ago" summary will return Jan. 1, 2024.)
