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From: "John Ashbury" <>
Subject: History Moment - 5-28
Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 06:43:40 -0400
On May 28, 1859, a convention of slaveholders was held at The Frederick
County Courthouse to select delegates to the state convention to be held in
Baltimore on June 8.
On May 28, 1869, George Truman was hanged at the jail on West South Street
in Frederick for the murder of an unidentified man on January 30, 1869, near
Point of Rocks. While never fully identified, the murder victim is thought
to have been a Jewish peddler.
On May 28, 1888, a fire and explosion, caused by the ignition of gasoline
fumes, destroyed Charles Zeller's store at South and Market streets in
Frederick. Thirty-one members of the United Fire Company were injured
battling the subsequent fire. Most were cut by flying glass.
If anyone can add information to these History Moments,
or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day,
please contact me privately.
John W. Ashbury
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