Civil War living history re-enacts South Mountain at Middletown
Nearly 200 volunteers staged a Union versus Confederacy re-enactment at Middletown County Park recreating the 1862 South Mountain prelude to Antietam. Brig. Gen. Frank Foyt narrated as soldiers acted out the battle with period gear, cannons, and muskets, while spectators watched from hillside and field.
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Middletown
Bull Run
South Mountain
Frederick County
Virginia
Confederacy
Antietam
Middletown County Park
Frank Foyt
Robert E Lee
Shenandoah Valley
Maryland
Dodd
Foyt
Rutherford B. Hayes
George 5. McLelland
Damascus community show showcases down home fun
Damascus residents enjoyed a large community show at Damascus High School with thousands of exhibits from garden products to senior citizen entries. Local volunteers organized the event, featuring apple butter demonstrations and animal petting, with six entries per exhibitor and premiums awarded.
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Damascus
Damascus High School
Kerry Kelpy
Kelpy
Suspect sought in Emmitsburg weapon theft and related cases
State police seek a tall white male with tattoos who entered a Taneytown Pike residence last week and stole five firearms valued at 85 000. Investigators urge caution about accepting drinks from strangers. Separately, theft of 5000 in construction gear from Libertytown Volunteer Fire Co with Christoff markings is under probe. Further, Holter Road break in yielded a video recorder a Colt 44 pistol a black powder pistol coins and a radio cassette. Tim Miller leads the case. Frederick County Sheriff probes two lawn mowers stolen from Bull’s Lawn Mower Service on Linganore Road. The red Toro mower valued at 10 is missing. Police call the situation ongoing.
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Emmitsburg
Taneytown Pike
Libertytown Volunteer Fire Co
Christoff
Holter Road
Tim Miller
Fredenck County
Fredenck County Sheriff's Department
Lgwr
Bull's Lawn Mower Service
Linganore Road
Frederick
Kirby Maxbush
Frederick City
Richard J. Ashton
Susan C. Nicol
Middletown festival honors local history effort attracts crowds
A Middletown history festival showcases antiques from Middletown, apple butter and cider in the yard, horse drawn carriage rides, baked goods, antique cars on North Church Street, and performances by Middletown High School Vocal Ensemble, Concert Band, the Frederick Singers, and the Frederick Area Tale Spinners. Children build scarecrows from old clothes and hay while Brigham notes higher donations after a security system was added.
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Middletown
Brigham
North Church Street
Middletown High School
Frederick Singers
Frederick Area
Obituaries continue with Landis and Burtner families
Obituary items note William McKinley Landis of Frederick and Robert Carl Landis of Hagerstown plus Norma Elizabeth Bell of Waldorf. Services set for Sept 30 at Etchison Memorial Chapel, with interment at Mount Olivet. Joyce Lee Burtner of Middletown, age 44, dies Sept 28 at Frederick Memorial Hospital, survived by husband David Burtner and five children etc. Funeral arrangements listed with viewing times and church memorials proposed.
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William McKinley Landis
Frederick
Robert Carl Landis
Hagerstown
Norma Elizabeth Bell
Waldorf
Heather Lynn Bell
Samantha Ann Bell
Smith, Keeney & Basford
E. Church St
Etchison Memorial
Funeral Home
W. Phillip Fogarty
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Mownt Olivet Cemetery
Evangelical Lutheran Church Memorial Fund
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Joyce Lee Burtner
Bible Road
Middletown
David JW. Burtner
Burtner
LeRoy A. Sr
Mary Isabel Young Adams
Frederick County
Zion Lutheran Church
Kathy May Gouge
Jefferson
Karen Lee Hauser
Gary Wyand Burtner
Neal Albert Burtner
Joann Burtner
Connie M
Nusbaum
Janet L. Shoemaker
Linda L. Garber
Union Bridge
Diane I. Smith
Mount Airy
June E. Wilson
Myersville
LeRoy A. Adams Jr
Richard L. Adams
Mark A. Adams
Crystal May Gouge
Sean Wayne Hausler
William Jacob Burtner
Franklin Ross Adams
Donald B. Thompson
E. Main St
Zios Lutheran Church
William L. Dreikorn
Lutheran
American Cancer Society
Market St
Train Whistle Blasts Mark Brunswick Railroad Days
The Brunswick Railroad Days drew over 500 people as youngsters and some adults circulated a passenger car to blow the whistle. A railroader urged one pull per customer though observers noted firmer adherence was loose. Four year old Thomas Robertshaw of Frederick pulled a long blast card.
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Brunswick
Thomas Robertshaw
Frederick
Civil War Echoes and Local Crash Highlight Weekend Events
The report recalls Civil War battles and a gray coat trade with Union uniforms, mentions Joby Dodd’s rapid rise, and notes a creek crossing mishap in 1862. Locally, crowds enjoyed bands, yard sales, and encampments while Southern States Cooperative showcased seminars. Seven Walkersville High students were injured in a Crum Road crash, treated and released, as two ambulances transported others to Frederick Memorial Hospital. Matt Kempner
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Joby Dodd
Southern States Cooperative
Frederick
WTR
Brunswick
Southern State
Walkersville High
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Crum
Isreal Creek
Walkersville High School
Walkersville
Russell Beaton
Matt Kempner
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