Pittsburgh - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

14 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

September 26, 1953

Catalogue request from Charles Stewart & Company by Martin D. Welsh, Welsh's Grocery & Service Station

26 Sep 1953

Charles Stewart & Co. Catalogue Request

Welsh’s Grocery & Service StationMartin D. WelshPhone 3524 Shepherdstown ExchangePOST OFFICE BLDG. BAKERTON, W. VA. Charles Stewart & Company,429 First Avenue,Pittsburgh, (19), Pa. Bakerton, W. Va.Jefferson County.Sept; 26 th., 1953. Gentlemen:–Please forward at once, ” YOUR-GENERAL-CATALGUE. […]

October 18, 1945

Pittsburgh-Erie Saw Company Purchase Order

18 Oct 1945

Pittsburg-Erie Saw Company Purchase Order

Pittsburg-Erie Saw Company,No. 4017-4031 Liberty Avenue, 9-2,Pittsburg, (24), Pa. Bakerton, W. Va.Jefferson County,October,18th;1945. Gentlemen :- Please Fwd; at once Via, Parcel PostC. O. D. the following:I- Only Buther’s Heat Saw that uses a 30 inch Blade.6- […]

December 2, 1925

2 Dec 1925

Edward Higgins Died At Harpers Ferry

MR. EDWARD HIGGINS DIES AT FERRY. Mr. Edward Higgins, an ex-Confederate veteran, of Harpers Ferry, who saw active service in the Stonewall Brigade in the early part of the war, and later in the cavalry, died […]

April 26, 1922

26 Apr 1922

Samples Manor News

An almost complete home-coming took place on Easter at the home of Mr. J. T. Lewis, Dargan. With the exception of one son, all of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis’ children were at home. Those present were: […]

June 29, 1921

29 Jun 1921

B&O Limestone Pamphlet; Largest Limestone Developments Near Bakerton

LARGEST LIMESTONE DEVELOPMENTS IN STATE NEAR HERE. H. O. Harzell Issues Limestone Pamphlet. H. O. Hartzell, manager Commercial Development, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, has issued an interesting pamphlet on “Lime, Limestone and Flux” for the Baltimore […]

May 21, 1918

21 May 1918

New Concern Takes Over Plant

OLD STONE CO. SELLS OUT.New Concern Takes Over Plant At Bakerton, W. Va.Charles Town, W. Va., May 20.– The Harpers Ferry Stone and Lime Company, who have been operating a plant at Millville, near this town, […]

November 10, 1917

10 Nov 1917

Winters Opens Colored School At Bakerton

HARPERS FERRY NEWSHarpers Ferry, W. Va., Nov. 8 — The community exhibit which took place at the colored school house Thursday and Friday of last week was quite a success. Everything available was displayed, such as […]

December 17, 1914

17 Dec 1914

Death of Marcus Stewart

Mr. Gus Stewart went to Pittsburg, Pa., last week to the funeral of his brother, Marcus Stewart who died of pneumonia. His wife was Miss Kate Halpin of this place who survives him with a son […]

December 2, 1909

2 Dec 1909

St. Peters Church Improvement

Church Improvement.St. Peter’s Catholic Church at Harper’s Ferry, which has been closed for the past four months while extensive improvements have been made, was reopened for public worship last Sunday, when appropriate services were held. The […]

November 25, 1907

25 Nov 1907

Obit: Thomas Licklider

Mr. Thomas Licklider, father of Mr. T. P. Licklider, of this city, and one of the most prominent and highly respected residents of Jefferson county, died at his home in Kearneysville at 1 o’clock Sunday morning, […]

August 17, 1899

17 Aug 1899

New Quarries; Peacher’s Mill

New Quarries Opened.The Washington Building Lime Company, which has such extensive quarries and kilns at Bakerton, this county, has just opened another limestone quarry at Pitchers [Peacher’s] Mill, on the B. & O. Railroad, a short […]

March 29, 1883

29 Mar 1883

James Doody, Killed

Mr. James Doody, who left Martinsburg January 1st for Pittsburg, was accidentally killed by being run over by an engine in the yard of the Connellsville & Pittsburg Railroad, at Pittsburg, on last Monday night.

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