Chronicling America - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

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678 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

June 27, 1912

27 Jun 1912

Widow of Flanagan receives Visitors

Miss Mildred Kessler, of Pensacola, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Bushong and children, of Charles Town, spent Thursday of last week with Mrs. Bertha D. Flanagan at Rock Hill.

May 23, 1912

23 May 1912

Manuel & Welsh Married

Mr. W. L. Manuel and Miss Essie Welsh, both of Bakerton, were married in the Jefferson Hotel parlor Tuesday, Rev. J. C. Hawk officiating.

May 16, 1912

16 May 1912

Another Fraud Exposed: Potomac Refining Company

Another Fraud Exposed. The Potomac Refining Company, a concern which has been pecking around an old abandoned limestone quarry on the Maryland side of the Potomac river between Shepherdstown and Harper’s Ferry, has been proclaimed a […]

May 9, 1912

9 May 1912

W.F. Welsh Calls Register

Mr. W. F. Welsh, of Bakerton, made a pleasant call at the Register office on Monday.

April 19, 1912

19 Apr 1912

Harper’s Ferry Has Historic Past

HAS HISTORIC PASTHarper’s Ferry One of the Country’s Interesting Towns. Quaint, Picturesque and Almost Foreign Village in the Shenandoah Valley Has Prominent Place in History. Harper’s Ferry, Va.– Among the many interesting towns in the United […]

January 25, 1912

25 Jan 1912

Flanagan challenges weight records of young hogs

James Flanagan, of the Bakerton neighborhood, thinks that he can beat the record for weights of young hogs. A few days ago he killed six Duroc and Poland-China hogs 5 months and 12 days old that […]

January 25, 1912

25 Jan 1912

February Term of Court Jurymen

List of Jurymen. The following persons have been drawn as petit jurymen for the February term of the Jefferson Circuit Court — to report on February 14th, the second day of court: J. W. Kearney, W. […]

December 7, 1911

7 Dec 1911

Flanagan, Welsh Call Register Office

Miss Martha Flanagan and Miss Esther [Essie] Welsh, of Bakerton, made a pleasant call at the Register office last Friday.

November 16, 1911

16 Nov 1911

Guardian of Flanagan receives exonoration

An exoneration from taxes on an assessment of $2,652.25 in Harper’s Ferry district was accorded to F. L. Bushong, guardian of John Griggs Flanagan.

October 19, 1911

19 Oct 1911

Junior Epworth League Holds First Meeting

The Junior Epworth League at Bakerton held its first meeting since its organization last Sunday afternoon. The officers for this year are as follows: Superintendent, Mrs. Beulah Moler; president, Frank E. Grimm; first vice-president, Kate Kidwiler; […]

October 19, 1911

19 Oct 1911

To Rebuild Lime Plant

To Rebuild Lime Plant. That portion of the plant of the Washington Building Lime Company at Bakerton which was destroyed by fire last week is to be immediately rebuilt. The sheds and fixtures of twelve of […]

October 12, 1911

12 Oct 1911

Big Fire at Bakerton

Big Fire at Bakerton. A part of the lime-burning plant of the Washington Building Lime Company at Bakerton, this county, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The fire started about 3 a. m., and seems […]

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