Storm At Harpers Ferry
August 13, 2024Reunion Companies D & A, 12th Va. Cavalry
August 13, 2024A dastardly piece of work was committed Friday night in Sharpsburg by miscreants, who cut the harness of the team of William Welch, of Bakerton, while it was hitched at the City Hotel. The harness was cut up so badly as to render it useless, and his blankets were slit and also the whip hacked in several pieces. Mr. Welch had driven to Sharpsburg early in the evening and tied his horse at the hotel. Mr. Welch had to borrow a set of harness to drive home. The citizens denounced the act and are very indignant that such rowdyism should be perpetrated in the town. The officers and citizens are making every effort to find the guilty parties.
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