Loudoun County - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

Dist. No. 210 Serial No. 222 Place of Death County Lewis Magisterial District Court House City or Town Weston State Hospital Length of stay in hospital or inst. 12 Days Home (Usual Residence) of Deceased State […]

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 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 […]

October 29, 1914

29 Oct 1914

Power Plant at Weverton Rumor

The plans have been launched for the construction of a huge power plant at the old Weverton dam at Weverton, on the Potomac river, which is to generate power for the lights of Washington and to […]

July 20, 1911

20 Jul 1911

Spencer Takes Tavern Business For Radius of 20 miles.

Takes Business of Rivals. Spencer is now doing all the business formerly done by the three hotel bars that flourished for many years in Harpers Ferry, and then some more. Harpers Ferry was never dry before […]

January 15, 1901

15 Jan 1901

Notes of Charles Town Academy & Its Founders

Leaves From the Bygone.In the year 1857 the late Rev. Nathaniel Green North wrote a series of interesting contributions to the SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON under the caption of “Notes on Jefferson County.” Among them was a […]

October 10, 1900

10 Oct 1900

Jefferson Co., Most Productive in the Valley of VA

JEFFERSON COUNTYOne Of The Most Productive In The Valley Of Virginia.LIVE TOWNS AND VILLAGESCharlestown, The County Seat– Growth In Population And Manufactures– Railroad Facilities. [Special Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.]CHARLESTOWN, W. VA., Oct. 8.– Jefferson county […]

July 29, 1896

29 Jul 1896

Carter, Theft of Houser’s Horse.

A man calling himself James H. Carter was arrested in Hillsborough, Loudoun county, Va., Thursday, and brought to this place late that night by Constable S. T. Jones, of Harper’s Ferry. The man was arrested on […]

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 […]

October 7, 1879

7 Oct 1879

Death Notice, Mary Hunter

DIED. Near Charlestown, September 30th, 1879, of Scarlet Fever, FANNIE AMELIA, youngest daughter of D. H. C. and A. A. Beckham, aged 2 years. “She is not dead, — the child of our affection. — But […]

July 7, 1877

7 Jul 1877

The Friday Murder Mystery

THE HEARING AT HAGERSTOWN– DETAILS OF THE CRIME, ETC.[Reported for the Baltimore Sun.] HAGERSTOWN, MD., June 27, 1877.– James Gardner and J. W. Grove, who are in the county jail at this place on suspicion of […]

October 5, 1872

5 Oct 1872

Loudoun Poisoning, Caton.

ANOTHER SO-CALLED POISONING CASE IN LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA. — The Leesburg, (Va.) Semi-Weekly Telegram says that the lower part of Loudoun county, Va., was thrown into a great state of excitement last Thursday week by the […]

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Philip Coons Accounts

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