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Kuhns, Wolfes, and Other Natives Attended Foxville School Reunion


Deb Spalding
Photo by Deb Spalding

Yes, the Kuhns to Wolfsville. At that
and the Wolfes were time, Mr. Marshall
out for the Foxville Leatherman retired from
School Reunion on the principalship and Mr.
May 17, 2015, at the Kenneth Frushour was
school house. So were assigned as principal.
the Brandenburgs, Mrs. Virginia K. Draper
Buhrmans, Hurleys, was assigned as a sixth
Willards, Delauters, grade teacher, Mrs.
Klines, and Clines, in Judith (King) Raun
addition to members was assigned as a new
of other homestead first grade teacher, and
mountain families Miss Joan Lawyer (now
as students of the Spalding) was assigned as
former Foxville School a new third grade teacher.
reminisced while The students from
This photo was taken in the “Little” room of the school where grades 1, 2, and 3 were taught. Pictured left to right front row
enjoying a lunch of are Beverley (Hurley) Kolb, Margaret (Buhrman) Sigler, Ethel (Hurley) Fitzgerald, Betty Willard (former teacher at the school), Foxville continued to
homemade fare. “The Elva (Weagley) Schultz, Jane (Hayes) Draper, Janet (Wolfe) Monn, Jean (Wolfe) Cline; 2nd row, Diane (Hessong) Vaughn, Carolyn attend the Wolfsville
reunion has been held (Brandenburg) Fishack, Ruth “Pat” Willard, Nancy (Hurley) Glass, Evangeline (Willard) Brown, Judy (Kline) Willard, Patty (Jacobs) School until the new
since 1986, and since Willard, Genevieve Delauter, Paul Delauter; 3rd row, Dot McAfee, Henry Buhrman, Sara (Testerman) Hurley, Clarence Lee Willard, Rob Sabillasville Elementary
McAfee, Don Hurley, Harold “Bill” Brandenburg, Eugene Brandenburg, Karl E. Brandenburg, Rayetta (Willard) Brown, Austin “Ott”
that first gathering, 86 Wolfe, Richard Willard, Jim Kuhn, Ken Cline, and Walter Lantz, Jr. School was built and
people who were present occupied in September,
at the first reunion have passed and shimmying out a window and in the Foxville area. The current 1965. Sabillasville Elementary School
away,” said reunion coordinator, running home to avoid staying after Foxville School building was used will celebrate its 50th anniversary
Don Hurley. school (there was no mention of the until June 1961. It was planned that this year with special activities this
Students shared stories about escape the next day). the school would close earlier but fall. The anniversary will also be
arriving early to fire up the wood Before the Foxville School was there was much organized resistance honored at the opening ceremonies
stove; cutting firewood at the school built in 1924, North Franklin School to the idea. When it finally closed, of the Thurmont & Emmitsburg
to use when coal rations ran out; and East Franklin School served the entire student body consisting of Community Show in September.
sneaky boys putting pencils in a smaller groups of school children about 60 students was transferred For more information about the
girl’s braids; playing on a big log in Foxville School Reunion, please call
the woods behind the school house; Foxville School — 1948 or 1949 301-416-0798 or 301-416-0185.



































The photo was taken on the front steps of the Foxville School.

First row: Cyrus Brown, Gary Kendall, Unknown, Merle Toms, Dick Abraham, Clifton Pryor, Bonnie
Kuhn, Joan Fox (?); 2nd row: Kenny or Paul Smith (brothers), Charles Linton, Richard Toms, John
Stottlemyer, Leah Willard (also known as Leah (Wolfe), Kay Swope; 3rd row: Bob Testerman, Robert
Duncan, Ralph Hurley, Arthur Brandenburg, Frankie Linton; 4th row: Joan Draper, Beverley Hurley,
Harold Willard, Leon DeLauter, Josephine Buhrman, Dorothy Stottlemyer, Betty Pryor, Margaret
Kuhn; 5th row: Ronald Swope, Julia Brandenburg, Roberta Hauver, imogene Brown, and Gary
Swope.



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