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HOGAN, GEORGE H.
(1870-1926) Honored 1977 George Hogan attended public school in Brunswick, worked as a fireman on the B&O, then joined B. P. Crampton Co., where he learned the milling trade. He became Secretary-Manager of the company and held the position until his death. In 1907 he helped organize the Peoples National Bank of Brunswick (now F&M) and served as director. He was a stockholder in the building and managing of Red Men's Hall, helped organize the Brunswick Fire Company, and was active in other community affairs. HOGAN, MARY VIRGINIA HYMES (1847-1930) Honored 1980 In 1886 Mary Virginia Hymes became Postmistress, a post she held until 1889. The Hymes residence was on the comer of North Virginia Avenue and "B" Street, on lots obtained from Joseph L. Smith, son of Leonard Smith, founder of the town. As Mrs. Michael Hogan, she was the mother of Samuel Thomas, George, and Ellen (Miss Ella) Rosalie.
Mary Lavenia Hood was a teacher of the Ladies Bible Class of First Methodist Church for many years. She was instrumental in starting the public library in Brunswick, and also served on the Frederick County School Board. In 1966 the Brunswick Elementary PTA honored her with a life membership. HORINE, DR. ARLINGTON GROVE (1863-1956) Honored 1977 Dr. Arlington Grove Horine graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 1887 and Jefferson Medical College in 1890, the year he established a drug store on Railroad Street along the Westbound tracks in Brunswick. From 1891 to 1903 he served as Surgeon for the B&O. During this time, 1200 accident cases were treated. Dr. Horine also served as Brunswick's Health Officer and instituted new techniques for sanitation. In 1906, 1908, and 1910 he was elected mayor of Brunswick. HOVERMALE, ELIZABETH LEE NIXON (1892-1960) Honored 1976
Elizabeth Lee N ixon Hovermale was a gifted pianist and played for the Eastern Star Lodge for 28 years, for the Rotary Club, and for the Methodist C hurch Sunday School. She also served as organist for the church. A gifted 'music woman,' if she didn't have notes before her, all one had to do was hum the tune and she could play it.
HOGAN, RICHARD M. (1908-1981) Honored 1980 After Brunswick High School, Richard M. Hogan attended the University of Richmond. Always vitally interested in his home town, he contributed significant reminiscences and vignettes of Brunswick to the Brunswick Citizen in his later years, drawing on his experience as a teenager, when he helped his father operate the historic mill.
HOVERMALE, HOWARD B. (1884-1930) Honored 1977 Howard B. Hovermale came to Brunswick as a youth and clerked in the B&O yards. He served an apprenticeship in pharmacy with Dr. Arlington Horine and later received a degree in pharmacy in Georgia. He established his own drug store at 224 West Potomac Street in 1913. He was a member of the Maryland Pharmaceutical Association, the Brunswick Band, and several lodges.
HOOD, GEORGE ALEX (1862-1944) Honored 1977 George Alex Hood manied and moved to Brunswick in 1891 to begin work as a foreman for the newly expanded B&O yards. In 1918 he organized and became Scoutmaster of BSA Troop No. 2 of Brunswick, the second Boy Scout Troop in the State, and in 1919 he organized the Boy Scout Summer Camp. In 1922, he and his daughters, Lavenia and Georgia, organized the first Girl Scout Troop in Frederick County.
HOVET, DR. MARY ROCKWELL (1917- ) Honored 1984 Mary taught ten years at BHS, then served in Howard County from 1948 until her retirement in 1981 as supervisor of high schools, director of instruction, and assistant superintendent. Dr. Mary Rockwell Hovet was elected to the First Institute for Science Teachers at the Thomas A. Edison Foundation. She has been president of both the Frederick and Maryland State Business and Professional Women's Clubs and of the Maryland Assocation of Supervision and Curriculum Development. She served also on the Board of Trustees of the State
HOOD, MARY LAVENIA (1895-1985) Honored 1976 Miss Hood was a native and lifelong resident of Brunswick. She graduated from Brunswick High School, then from Maryland State Normal School in Towson. She taught one year at Knoxville school and next in Brunswick. She received her BS Degree from Madison College in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She continued teaching until her retirement in 1955.
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