Philadelphia - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

On Monday morning, October 9th, while Mrs. Dora M. Eaton was preparing breakfast, she was taken suddenly ill and was assisted to bed by her son, where her condition grew rapidly worse until in a very […]

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 […]

December 27, 1908

27 Dec 1908

Higgins, Memories of John Brown & The Raiders

A Veteran Railroad Man’s Memories of John Brown and the Raiders of 1859 HARPER’S FERRY, W. VA., Dec. 26.NEXT Tuesday will mark the anniversary of the execution of John Brown and his band of raiders at […]

November 7, 1907

7 Nov 1907

An Honorable Roll (Company F, First VA Cavalry)

An Honorable Roll. Robert L. Billmyer, of this vicinity, has handed us the following list of the surviving members of Company F, First Virginia Cavalry, commanded by the late Captain M. J. Billmyer, and we print […]

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 […]

December 10, 1890

10 Dec 1890

Activities in parts of Old Jefferson

The Charlestown and Washington City Improvement Company, has very beautiful residence sites in the eastern suburbs of town, and the engineers are dividing and subdividing the lands of the company to the best advantage, whilst energetic […]

July 17, 1886

17 Jul 1886

Excursion to Harpers Ferry

HARPER’S FERRY.Since the announcement that Industry Lodge No. 2 A. O. U. W., would give an excursion to Harper’s Ferry on Thursday, July 29th over the new B. & O. Railroad we have frequently been asked […]

January 25, 1866

25 Jan 1866

Obit: Mary Ann Strider

On the 16th December, 1865, at Harper’s Ferry, at the residence of Mr. Thomas Gallagher, Mrs. MARY ANN STRIDER, widow of John F. Strider, after a short illness of two days, having been stricken with paralysis. […]

October 29, 1859

29 Oct 1859

Colored Volunteer Company Arms Removed

It is stated that the arms recently furnished to a colored volunteer company in Philadelphia, have been taken away by the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, in consequence of the Harper’s Ferry affair.

July 25, 1848

25 Jul 1848

Mysterious Disappearance of Doran

A TALE OF MYSTERY.– Mr. Richard D. Doran of Harper’s Ferry, who was for many years engaged in the mercantile business at that place, disappeared somewhat suddenly, about four years since, and all efforts to obtain […]

May 13, 1847

13 May 1847

Yankee Sullivan vs. Robert Caunt

Yankee Sullivan and Robert Caunt, the fighting characters, returned last evening from their visit to Harper’s Ferry. I learn that they fought but eight rounds, in each of which Caunt suffered terribly, and was wholly unable […]

September 27, 1844

27 Sep 1844

Mr. Clay [whig] & the Catholics

Another of the desperate means put in use, in consequence of the declining fortunes of Whiggery, is an effort to secure the Catholic vote of the country for Mr. Clay. We were shown at Harpers-Ferry, a […]

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