The Present Past
A House Divided –Part 1- by “My Father’s Son” Sallie K. Harrison-Boyce-Auginbaugh-Boyce may have never figured out exactly what she wanted in a husband, but she certainly knew what she fancied from a house. In early 1902, the Catoctin Clarion and Star and Sentinel, published “A Matrimonial Mix,” an article explaining how Sallie Boyce first…
Fifty Years Ago: Political Turmoil in Thurmont
Randy Waesche Fifty years ago three of Thurmont’s leading citizens figured in two of the most remarkable episodes in town politics. The men were Donald L. Lewis, Roy W. Lookingbill, and Calvin G. Wilhide. Donald L. Lewis was one of Thurmont’s most-progressive mayors. Although only in office for just over five years, the effects of…