Evidence

September 26, 1909

Capt. Melvin house burned. Joseph Graham, resident.

A house belonging to Capt. J. S. Melvin at Duffields, near Bakerton, W. Va., and occupied by Joseph Graham, was burned with most of its contents.
March 3, 1906

Graham, cripple, killed by railroad.

Cripple Killed Near Harpers Ferry.Special to The Washington Post. Harpers Ferry, W. Va., March 2.— Passenger train No. 8 on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad struck and killed a white man named Graham this morning, just […]
November 4, 1901

Kaldenback, Circuit Court No. 1.

Circuit Court No. 1. Joseph H. Hinwood, Nichols ave.; Charles Schaffer, 1417 N. J. ave.; Frederic C. Johnson, 2927 M st.; John B. Lord, Bunker Hill road; William Carney, 923 G st. s.w.; John B. Stubbs, […]
December 3, 1895

John Welsh sues Oak Grove Principal

Mr. John M. Welsh, of Bakerton, this county, sued Mr. Jesse A. Engle, Principle of the Oak Grove School, for damages for whipping his son Roy, aged twelve years. The case was tried by a jury […]
November 28, 1895

John Martin Welsh sues Schoolteacher

Damages, One Cent. There was an interesting trial before Magistrate M. L. Eichelberger, near Uvilla, last Saturday. Mr. John M. Welsh sued Mr. Jesse A. Engle for $100 damages for whipping his (Welsh’s) son. Mr. Engle […]
December 5, 1890

Indian Mound Opened; Moler

Mr. B. F. Harrison and Mr. William Graham went down to Mr. J. S. Moler’s place last Thursday, and together with Mr. Moler opened up the Indian mound, or, more properly, cairn. It contained nothing but […]
September 11, 1850

Cholera in South Bolivar

THE CHOLERA NEAR HARPER’S FERRY.– The Charlestown Spirit of Jefferson, of yesterday, has the following in reference to the re-appearance of the cholera in the neighborhood of Harper’s Ferry: Without any apparent local causes, and without […]