November 1925, 100 Years Ago Blue Ridge Choral Society Appears Before Large Audience The Blue Ridge Choral Society, assisted by Mrs. Charles F. Hudson, soprano, and the Frederick Concert Orchestra, gave a very enjoyable entertainment before an audience that taxed the town hall at Thurmont to capacity. The entertainment was the first of a series…

October 1925, 100 Years Ago Final Plans Are Made For Traffic During Fair Week …Thursday, October 22 extra car will leave Thurmont for Frederick at 7:30 a.m. Also in evening extra car will leave Frederick for Thurmont on about date at 8:10 p.m. Also from Wednesday evening October 21 until Saturday, October 24 inclusive regular…

James Rada, Jr. September 1925, 100 Years Ago Rural Towns Again Feel Water Shortage A grave situation confronts Frederick County towns unless there is soon sufficient rain to replenish the supply, according to a survey of the situation made today by The News and based on reports from a number of sections of the county.…

James Rada, Jr. August 1925, 100 Years Ago Many Will Attend Thurmont Picnic The attractiveness of the surroundings on the lawn of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel church, Thurmont, brought out a large crowd last Saturday afternoon for the annual picnic but the affair was somewhat marred by the rain in the evening. The festival…

James Rada, Jr. July 1925, 100 Years Ago Named to Clerkship Ralph E. Burdette, Park avenue, this city, has been appointed a deputy in the Clerk of Court’s Office to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Millard N. Nusz, who recently resigned. Mr. Burdette is from Thurmont, but recently removed to Frederick. He…

James Rada, Jr. June 1925, 100 Years Ago At Thurmont, Man Dies In Hospital Missing his footing and falling between two cars from a Western Maryland freight train on which he was a brakeman, John P. Vaughn, 32, of Hagerstown, sustained injuries this morning, which resulted in his death a few hours later at the…

James Rada, Jr. May 1925, 100 Years Ago Hit by Falling Tree, Man is Dead Harvey Woolard, 47, Thurmont, was the victim of an unusual accident on Friday morning about 10 o’clock when a dead tree fell upon him as he was stripping pulp wood from another tree near Catoctin Furnace, suffering injuries, from which…

James Rada, Jr. April 1925, 100 Years Ago Local Legion Auxiliary Makes Annual Easter Trip to Sabillasville Sanatorium Before an audience estimated at over 250 persons, local chapter of the American Legion Auxiliary, Mrs. George Birely, president, gave a diversified and very interesting Easter entertainment at the State Sanatorium, Sabillasville, Sunday afternoon. After the program,…

March 1925, 100 Years Ago Buy Thurmont Hotel The new Thurmont Hotel, of which Mrs. Evelyn Weiss was proprietor, has been sold to Leon B. Ramsdell and Robert H. Duff, both of whom are connected with the Opera House and Empire theatres. Possession will be given on Saturday at noon. The consideration is private. The…

February 1925, 100 Years Ago Warrant 2 Years Old Causes Arrest After a search extending for nearly two years, James Spear, about 30, formerly a Frederick lunchroom proprietor, was arrested on Saturday by County Constable Charles W. Smith on a warrant charging him with assault with intent to kill. The charge against Spear is the…

James Rada, Jr. Note: Newspaper excerpts are as they appeared in their respective issues. January 1925, 100 Years Ago Emmitsburg Community Show Held on Thursday The annual Emmitsburg Community Show will be held all day Thursday and at night in the Emmitsburg High School and will be featured by large displays of grain, potatoes and…

James Rada, Jr. Note: Newspaper excerpts are as they appeared in their respective issues. December 1924, 100 Years Ago Dr. O’Toole in London According to a teller received by Edmund it. Fhidung, a Baltimore entomologist, Dr. Bernard F. O’Toole, of Thurmont, recently saw the collection of rare butterflies and moms of Lord Rothschild of England.…

James Rada, Jr. Note: Newspaper excerpts are as they appeared in their respective issues. November 1924, 100 Years Ago Annual Apple Show Is Held At Thurmont Located in the heart of the county apple belt, Thurmont’s third annual exhibition held recently in Thurmont, under the supervision of the Citizens Saving Bank, a branch of the…

James Rada, Jr. Note: Newspaper excerpts are as they appeared in their respective issues. October 1924, 100 Years Ago Annual Convention of Pythian Sisters The fourth annual convention of Pythian Sisters of District No. 2, of Maryland, was held in Thurmont Monday afternoon and night with 82 delegates present from the six temples comprising the…

James Rada, Jr. Note: Newspaper excerpts are as they appeared in their respective issues. September 1924, 100 Years Ago Dentist Leaves For Africa For Big Game Hunt The dream of every hunter, from the boy who takes pot shots at squirrels to the man who hunts moose and bear, will soon be realized by Dr.…

James Rada, Jr. Note: Newspaper excerpts are as they appeared in their respective issues. August 1924, 100 Years Ago Union Mfg. Co. Picnic Planned Former employes as well as those now on the payroll are invited to participate in thesecond annual picnic of the Union Manufacturing Company, this city, which will be held inWillow Grove…

July 1924, 100 Years Ago Thurmont To Have Big 4th Celebration One of the largest Fourth of July celebrations ever held in Thurmont will take place Friday. An elaborate program which includes a parade, a baseball game, etc., has been prepared by the Civic League of Thurmont which is in charge of the demonstration. The…

June 1924, 100 Years Ago Deserted On Her Wedding Day, Says James R. Lowery, about 45 years old, formerly of Point of Rocks, was arrested Tuesday afternoon by County Constable Charles W. Smith, charged with desertion and nonsupport. He will be given a hearing in police court this evening at 7:30 o’clock. Lowery recently married…

May 1924, 100 Years Ago Thurmont Light Plant Cleared $38.01 in Year That the financial condition of Thurmont is sound and on a firm basis is shown by the following statement of receipts and expenditures including the condition of the corporation finances and the municipal electric light system. The corporation statement is for the fiscal…

by James Rada, Jr. March 1924, 100 Years Ago County Gains In Battle With Storm Damage Frederick county today gained ground in recovering from the effects of the disastrous storm which swept this section the first of the week. Although this section is still isolated, communication in being slowly established. …The telephone and telegraph services…