Howard County - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

7 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

October 23, 1910

23 Oct 1910

Howard Man Sent To Prison

Charlestown, W. Va., Oct. 22 — In the Circuit Court here yesterday Judge Faulkner sentenced John Shipley to 18 months in the West Virginia Penitentiary for committing a felonious assult on John Moore, superintendent of the […]

December 5, 1890

5 Dec 1890

The Robber Gang Broken Up

Along the line of the Monocacy river, skirting the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, a gang of robbers has been operating for nearly a year. They not only stole from the company, but held up foot passengers […]

August 4, 1883

4 Aug 1883

Watersville Train Crash

Engine No. 215, of an east-bound stock train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, ran into a coal train at Watersville at 1:30 on Wednesday. The train in front had broken loose, leaving eight hoppers on […]

November 17, 1874

17 Nov 1874

Doody, Faherty, married.

On Monday, November 9, 1874, at St. Peter’s Church, Harper’s Ferry, by Rev. Father Kain, JOHN FAHERTY, of Ellicott City, Md., to Miss MARY DOODY, of Harper’s Ferry.

November 27, 1834

27 Nov 1834

Murders on Washington Railroad

Shocking Outrage.– We learn that a most outrageous murder was committed last night on the Washington Rail-Road, 8th section, about 18 miles from Baltimore. It appears that a dispute arose between some of the workmen and […]

August 21, 1834

21 Aug 1834

Rail Road Traveling

Rail Road Travelling. — It appears from a paragraph in the Gazette, that the amount received by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company from persons travelling between Baltimore and Frederick during the month of July […]

June 9, 1831

9 Jun 1831

Canals and Rail Roads, No. II (Canal vs. Railroad Cost)

CANALS AND RAIL ROADS, No. 11 Mr. EDITOR:– In our first No. we questioned the soundness of the Valley in Virginia, in favour of a Rail Road, as the Great Improvement of this interesting section of […]

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