Duffields - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

George William Hoffmaster of 720 Winchester Avenue, Martinsburg, W. Va., died Wednesday night in Martinsburg Hospital after a long illness. A former resident of Bakerton, he was born at Duffields in Jefferson County, February 27, 1910, […]

July 27, 1929

27 Jul 1929

Obituary: Mrs. Nannie Hill

Mrs. Nannie Hill, wife of Nelson E. Hill, 533 Maryland avenue, died at her home at 10:15 a. m. Friday from heart trouble, aged 52 years. She was a member of the Presbyterian church. She is […]

July 16, 1929

16 Jul 1929

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 […]

May 19, 1921

19 May 1921

Hog Wallow in Deplorable Condition

With further reference to the roads, the “hog wallow,” miscalled the road between Bakerton and Duffields, is in truly deplorable condition. This road reminds us of the train service on the old Frog Hollow branch. It […]

April 1, 1920

1 Apr 1920

The Old Unionville Church

THE OLD UNIONVILLE CHURCH.By J. O. Knott. The old brick Methodist Church, with its attached graveyard, situated on the turnpike leading to Shepherdstown, and in the midst of that scattering group of houses formerly known as […]

December 19, 1919

19 Dec 1919

Bettie Moler, Obit

Mrs. Bettie Moler Mrs. Bettie Moler, widow of Adam B. Moler, died Tuesday night at her home near Bakerton, after an illness of two weeks, from pneumonia, aged 66 years. Her death was a shock to […]

September 4, 1919

4 Sep 1919

Hog Cholera Havoc in Jefferson County

The hog cholera is still playing havoc in various sections of the county. There have been serious losses in Shepherdstown and vicinity, and scores of fine porkers have died in the Bakerton neighborhood. The disease has […]

October 24, 1918

24 Oct 1918

Physicians Sick; Unable To Care For Patients

Dr. S. T. Knott, of the vicinity of Molers’ Cross Roads’ has been sick in bed the past week and was unable to answer the many calls for his services. Dr. C. C. Johnson and his […]

August 9, 1917

9 Aug 1917

Obit: Mrs. Mary C. Licklider

Mrs. Mary C. Licklider, for many years a greatly esteemed resident of this neighborhood, died last Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Kephart, near Duffields, following an illness of a couple of weeks […]

January 20, 1916

20 Jan 1916

Moler/Rice & Maisel/Houser Marriages

On December 29th, at Shenandoah Junction, Mr. Carlton Arthur Moler and Miss Nellie Rebecca Rice, both of Bakerton, W. Va., were united in marriage by Rev. Ernest W. Aaron, pastor of the M. E. Church South. […]

January 14, 1916

14 Jan 1916

Maisel–Houser Marriage

Maisel–Houser.Word was received in Catonsville yesterday of the marriage of Milton Maisel, son of the late Frederick Maisel, of Catonsville, to Miss Katherine Moler Houser, daughter of D. R. Houser, of Bakerton, W. Va., which took […]

December 3, 1914

3 Dec 1914

Lamon, Flanagan surprise with Wedding

Mrs. Bertha D. Flanagan and Mr. A. A. Lamon, both of this county, were married on Monday last at the Presbyterian manse at Duffields by Rev. John C. Siler. The bride was the widow of John […]

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