Pastimes

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Pastimes

This topic appears in 79 indexed records between 1800 and 1943.
79 Indexed Records
1800 Earliest Record
1943 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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July 13, 2018

Bakerton Residents See Back The Attack

BAKERTON. Thos who visited Washington, D. last week to see the Army Show, “Back the Attack”, were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Flanagan, Mrs. Freddie Mahoney, Mr. Ray Lewis, Mr. Arche Huser, Mr. Ronald Bush, Mr. […]
May 1, 2024

State Road Commission Determines Licensure for “Drivable Contraption”

Robert Duke didn’t know what to call the contraption in which he drives daily from Bakerton to Shepherdstown, and neither did the state road commission after they received a description. Duke assembled the machine himself from […]
May 2, 2024

Pig with Six Feet Born near Bakerton

PIG WITH SIX FEET, ALL IN ACTIVE USE, IS BORN IN W. VA.CHARLES TOWN, W. Va., July 16.– Charles Melvin, who farms at the edge of Bakerton, has a pig born with six perfect feet and […]
January 15, 2025

Martin D. Welsh, Largest Eel

Another would-be winner, had we a contest for the largest eel, was sent in by Martin D. Welsh, Bakerton, W. Va., but sad to relate, the Fisherman’s Luck contests do not include a niche in which […]
December 21, 2025

Bakerton Visitations

Chas. P. Gouker, Mrs. Frank Cole, Mrs. Hunter Swann and Mrs. Ida L. Moore, all of Washington, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hopper and family. Mrs. Gouker, who has been spending the past […]
December 21, 2025

More Bakerton Visitiations; etc.

The M. E. Sunday school picnic will be held at the river, near Mr. “Pet” Moler’s farm, on Saturday, August 26. These guests are spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Trundle: Mrs. Sarah […]
January 6, 2026

Samples Manor News

An almost complete home-coming took place on Easter at the home of Mr. J. T. Lewis, Dargan. With the exception of one son, all of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis’ children were at home. Those present were: […]
December 5, 2025

Rattlesnake Run; Name Origin

A few years after Elmwood mansion house was built the stone house was erected on Cold Spring Farm– where the new barn is now being built! This was also most substantially constructed, designed to stand for […]
December 22, 2025

Work at Bakerton; Welsh & Moler Ill. Visitations.

BAKERTON NEWS. With two steam shovels in operation at Bakerton, a great deal of excavation work is in progress. Much excitement prevailed the other day by the rumor, which quickly spread over the entire plant, that […]
July 31, 2018

Bakerton Residence Witness Martinsburg Game

Carrol Moler, William Mills, Martin Welsh, M. G. Maisel and Bryan Houser motored to Martinsburg Monday afternoon to witness the opening game of Chambersburg and Martinsburg. The game was not so interesting as it might have […]
December 5, 2025

The Old River Road to Shepherdstown

The Old River Road to Shepherdstown.By J. O. Knott The Potomac is one of the most picturesque rivers in the world. When I heard as a child, the words: “Oh Jordan’s stormy banks I stand, and […]
July 31, 2018

A. A. Lamon, Reward for lost diamond ring

$50 REWARD Lost, a diamond ring, valued at $500. The finder will receive a reward of $50.00 by returning the same to A. A. Lamon, Bakerton, W. Va., or for furnishing information that will lead to […]
January 15, 2025

Winters Opens Colored School At Bakerton

HARPERS FERRY NEWSHarpers Ferry, W. Va., Nov. 8 — The community exhibit which took place at the colored school house Thursday and Friday of last week was quite a success. Everything available was displayed, such as […]
July 20, 2018

Bertha Flanagan Purchases Touring Car

Mrs. Bertha Flanagan, of Bakerton, has bought a handsome five-passenger Franklin touring car.
July 20, 2018

Notice to Trespassers of Flanagan Property

Notice to Trespassers. All persons are warned not to trespass upon the property of the undersigned by hunting, trapping nor in any other manner. The names of the offenders will be sent to a magistrate for […]
December 3, 2023

Hunter, Appreciative Readers

The Register acknowledges most cordial messages and good wishes from its friends and appreciative readers, Mr. and Mrs. William Hunter, of Toronto, Iowa.
July 20, 2018

Flanagan residence painted

M. G. Bast and his force have finished painting the residence of the late John G. Flanagan at Rock Hill and is a splendid piece of work.
December 7, 2025

Harper’s Ferry Has Historic Past

HAS HISTORIC PASTHarper’s Ferry One of the Country’s Interesting Towns. Quaint, Picturesque and Almost Foreign Village in the Shenandoah Valley Has Prominent Place in History. Harper’s Ferry, Va.– Among the many interesting towns in the United […]
Time Periods

Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 16 records
1900s 13 records
1910s 13 records
1920s 9 records
1820s 3 records
1810s 1 records