Line # 8 Name of Decedent Eichelberger, Anna Belle Place of Death Berkeley [County], Martinsburg Sex F Color or Race 64 Married, Single, Widowed, Divorced M Date of Birth Jan. 5, 1897 Age 43 yrs. 8 […]
Mr. and Mrs. Hetzel are Guests of Honor at Harpers Ferry. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ingram, Harpers Ferry, entertained at a dinner party at their home, honoring their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Hetzel, […]
Patrick Higgins, for many years a well-known character of the Harper’s Ferry neighborhood, died last Sunday at his home at Sandy Hook, in the 84th year of his age. Higgins was the first man to be […]
Patrick Higgins, On Guard At Harpers Ferry Bridge, Was Shot By John Brown When The Abolitionists’ Raid Occurred. JUST as the roll of a drum quickens the step of the old soldiers and rekindles within them […]
5th Ward, Hollidaysburg Borough, Blair County, Pennsylvaniaas enumerated by John G. PowellHouse Number: 1008 Name Relationship Sex Age Martial Status Number of Years of Marriage Mother of How Many Children Charles R. Brown Head M 27 […]
A Veteran Railroad Man’s Memories of John Brown and the Raiders of 1859 HARPER’S FERRY, W. VA., Dec. 26.NEXT Tuesday will mark the anniversary of the execution of John Brown and his band of raiders at […]
ATTACKED BY A NEGRO. Henry Brown, colored, was arrested in Martinsburg, W. Va. Friday night on information furnished by the officials of Page county, Va., for an alleged attempt to criminally assault Mrs. William Shiffler, a […]
At Liberty Under Bonds. Arthur G. Homer of 632 Massachusetts avenue northwest was named as a defendant in the Police Court today on a charge of embezzlement. He waived a preliminary hearing and was held by […]
FEDERAL COURT ADJOURNSTO MEET IN THIS CITY THE SECOND TUESDAY IN MAY NEXT. The Harper’s Ferry Paper Company Wins the Famous Potomac River Pollution Case — The Temporary Injunction Perpetuated — Other Cases. After being in […]
Important Case Decided.In the United States Court in Martinsburg last Saturday in the case of the Harper’s Ferry pulp company against Joseph E. Thropp, etc., Judge Jackson gave a decision in favor of the pulp company. […]
JEFFERSON COUNTYOne Of The Most Productive In The Valley Of Virginia.LIVE TOWNS AND VILLAGESCharlestown, The County Seat– Growth In Population And Manufactures– Railroad Facilities. [Special Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.]CHARLESTOWN, W. VA., Oct. 8.– Jefferson county […]
We are frequently asked as to the hanging of John Brown and his comrades– some persons supposing that all were hanged the same day. The facts are these: John Brown was hung December 2nd, 1859, at […]
The farm of John Moler, sold by Geo. M. Beltzhoover, special commissioner, last Saturday, was bought by Michael Brown, of the cement mill vicinity. He paid $30 per acre for it. The farm contains 83 acres, […]
The boom at Shenandoah Junction, or, as it is to be known in the future, Antietam City, is a go. A representative of the REGISTER visited that place on Tuesday, and from Col. Chas. T. Hood, […]
A Great Demonstration. We don’t know how it used to be in old times, but it is certain that the younger generation has never seen a political demonstration in Shepherdstown equal to that of Tuesday night […]
