Buckeystown - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

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September 28, 1922

28 Sep 1922

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 […]

August 24, 1922

24 Aug 1922

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 […]

August 10, 1922

10 Aug 1922

More Bakerton News, Etc.

On Thursday of last week our baseball nine motored to Shenandoah Junction, and after a friendly little nine innings had passed we came home with the laurels. The score was 9 to 4 in our favor. […]

August 11, 1921

11 Aug 1921

DANIEL BAKER DEAD.Daniel Baker, of Baltimore, widely known as a churchman, philanthropist and leader in all good works, and a business man of the highest type, died early last Monday morning, following a protracted illness. He […]

August 9, 1921

9 Aug 1921

Daniel Baker, Dead in Baltimore

DANIEL BAKER, PRESIDENT OF STANDARD LIME AND STONE COMPANY, DIES MONDAY IN BALTIMORE HOME AFTER LONG ILLNESS. Prominent in Business and Church Life of Maryland– Pioneer of Great Quarry Interests In Berkeley County– Identified With Many […]

July 6, 1912

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6 Jul 1912

Standard Lime & Stone Receipt; W.L. Gross.

Buckeystown Office of The Standard Lime & Stone Co.Office at Equitable Building, Baltimore, Md. Telegraph Office, Frederick, Md.Telephone Connections Buckeystown, Frederick County, Md. July 6-1912 Mr. W. L. GrossBrunswick, Md. Dear SirWe thank you very much […]

October 14, 1911

14 Oct 1911

Big Fire At Bakerton Causes Loss of $15k

BIG FIRE AT BAKERTON CAUSES LOSS OF $15,000Sheds Around Twelve Big Limekilns of Standard Lime and Stone Co. Consumed Tuesday Night. Fire broke out between 2 and 3 o’clock Tuesday night at the plant of the […]

July 19, 1899

19 Jul 1899

Dorsey Foultz; Supposed Murder

Stole A Countryman’s Hat. “While I do not know about his identity,” said a man who had noticed the supposed murder. “I did believe there was something wrong about him. His actions indicated that there was […]

February 22, 1898

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22 Feb 1898

Washington Building Lime Co. Trademark Registration

July 27, 1891

27 Jul 1891

Fire at Bakerton: Kilns and Freight Cars Destroyed

FIRE AT BAKERTONLime Kilns and Freight Cars Destroyed. The valuable lime kilns of the Washington Building Lime Company at Bakerton, near Martinsburg, W. Va. were destroyed by fire at 4 o’clock yesterday morning, entailing a loss […]

March 10, 1891

10 Mar 1891

Quiet & Serene from Bakerton

Bakerton, W. VA.,March 10th, 1891, DEAR EDITOR– While all is quiet and serene at this place, yet there is one topic daily discussed with interest, viz: the C. & O. Canal. As many of our citizen […]

December 5, 1890

5 Dec 1890

Thomas, quarry superintendent, died.

Mr. F. C. Thomas, superintendent of the Standard Lime and Stone Company’s works at Martinsburg, died at that place last Saturday evening. Mr. Thomas was from Buckeystown, Md. He had been sick and confined to his […]

Evidence

Bakerton Visitations

More Bakerton Visitiations; etc.

More Bakerton News, Etc.

Daniel Baker Dead

Daniel Baker, Dead in Baltimore

Standard Lime & Stone Receipt; W.L. Gross.

Big Fire At Bakerton Causes Loss of $15k

Dorsey Foultz; Supposed Murder

Washington Building Lime Co. Trademark Registration

Fire at Bakerton: Kilns and Freight Cars Destroyed

Quiet & Serene from Bakerton

Thomas, quarry superintendent, died.

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