Evidence

June 1, 1880

1880 Census: Robert J. Halpin Household

May 29, 1880

Charles Flanagan, well after illness.

We were glad to see our young friend Mr. Charles Flanagan in town again, last week, after having recovered from a long and serious attack of illness.
April 28, 1880

Antietam Iron Works & Ore Banks

The furnace at Antietam, near Sharpsburg, known as the Antietam Iron Works, was put in blast last Thursday, the 19th inst., after standing idle for several years. Superintendent B. K. Goodyear’s daughter, Miss Oro Blanche Goodyear, […]
March 13, 1880

Hotel Arrivals – Entler Hotel & Virginia Hotel

HOTEL ARRIVALS.ENTLER HOTEL — Major Henry Hagan, Proprietor. D. S. Eichelberger, Jr., Geo. Stanley, Martinsburg; R. W. Grove, Noah Myers, Dr. Russell, C. G. Biggs, W. W. Cronise, Sharpsburg; W. C. Hayes, W. H. Kleinsmith, Baltimore; […]
February 28, 1880

Mining Ore in WV

The owner of the furnace at Knoxville, on the Potomac River, is mining ore at his ore-banks in West Virginia, and intends to put the works in full operation early in the Spring. Another sign of […]
October 31, 1879

Deed: Ahl, Ore Bank

United Statesto John A. Ahl and Daniel V. Ahl This Indenture Witnesseth: That whereas, an act of Congress, approved the 15th day of December 1868, an act providing for the sale of the lands, tenements, and […]
October 7, 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 […]
September 6, 1879

Special Commissioners’ Sale

SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS’ SALE OF A VALUABLE FARM, IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VA. By virtue of three several Decrees rendered by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia, on the 26th day of April, 1878, on […]
April 19, 1879

Carts being made for Flanagan Lime

Mr. Good and Mayor Ray have been quite busy this week in making carts for Flanigan’s limestone quarry below town.
October 12, 1878

Rev. J. J. Keane Visits St. Peters

Right Rev. J. J. Keane, the recently consecrated Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia, visited Harper’s Ferry on Tuesday week. In the evening of the same day the St. Peter’s Catholic Church was the scene […]
May 13, 1878

Heaviest Storm Recorded; Massive Damage

The heaviest storm ever known in the State passed over Jefferson county, West Virginia, on Monday last. Hailstones as large as eggs fell for an hour, killing cattle, hogs and sheep. A heavy rain storm followed, […]
May 4, 1878

American Union attempts to block appointment, anti-Catholic grounds.

The Order of the American Union At Work.The hatred of the Northern Republican for a Catholic church is only matched by the hatred of the carpet-bagger for the county jail. It is well-known that some years […]