Mrs. Catherine Higgins, wife of Edward Higgins, of Harper’s Ferry, died last week in Wooster, Ohio, where she had gone to visit her daughter, Mrs. Watts. Her death was caused by typhoid fever. Mrs. Higgins, who […]
The body of Mrs. Catherine Higgins, wife of Mr. Edward Higgins, was brought to her home at Harpers Ferry Sunday morning from Wooster, Ohio, where she died of typhoid fever while on a visit to her […]
DIED SUDDENLYWas One of Jefferson County’s Leading Citizens– Among First to Develop Limestone Resources. Charles Town, W. Va., July 31.– Mr. John Griggs Flannagan, one of Jefferson county’s most prominent business men and land owners, died […]
Passing Away. We regret to announce the passing of another estimable Jefferson county citizen in the death of Mr. John Griggs Flanagan, who died very suddenly last Thursday afternoon at his home near Bakerton. Mr. Flanagan […]
John Flanagan, about fifty-eight years old, an extensive farmer and owner of stone quarries, died suddenly at his home near Bakerton, W. Va. He was sitting on his porch and complained of pain in his side, […]
Mr. Raleigh W. Moler, a well-known resident of the vicinity of Bakerton, this county, died at his home last night about midnight, after an illness of several months, from a cancerous affection. He was about 43 […]
Decapitated by a Train.Special to The Washington Post.Harpers Ferry, W. Va., July 21.– Charles Lee, a colored man, living near Bakerton, while intoxicated last night, laid his head on the railroad and a train ran over […]
Miss Catharine A. McGraw, daughter of the late James McGraw of Harpers Ferry, died in Chicago, and her body was brought to Harpers Ferry and interred in St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery.
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, […]
[This newspaper page is torn and many words of the article is missing.] Death of Charles Davies.Mr. Davies, a well-known lawyer, died Tuesday at his home, 1915 Sixth street northwest, Washington City, after a short illness, […]
BOYDS, Md., July 21, 1907. Intelligence reached here yesterday afternoon announcing the death of Mrs. Florence E. Duke, widow of Robert Duke of Jefferson county, West Virginia, which occurred at her home at Bakerton, W. Va. […]
Infant Dead. Grace, the four and a half months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Newton Kidwiler, 130 East John street, died Wednesday evening between 5 and 6 o’clock of cholera infantum. The child had been […]
HOUSEWORTH. Mr. Smith Houseworth, one of Martinsurg’s most venerable citizens was instantly killed at Bakerton on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on Wednesday last about 2 o’clock. Mr. Houseworth had been on a visit to friends […]
Mr. George Beall Lynch, a native of Jefferson county, but who had been a resident of Baltimore for a number of years, died at the University Hospital in that city on Tuesday. The earlier years of […]
Shot By Bad Negro. Charles Gray, a well-known Baltimore and Ohio fireman, running on the Millville limestone train was shot and mortally wounded in front of the Baltimore and Ohio station at Weverton late Saturday night, […]
Passing Away.Death came very suddenly last Monday evening to Mrs. Sarah Thompson at the Entler Hotel in Shepherdstown. Mrs. Thompson had come to the hotel to spend a few weeks, her son and son-in-law, John R. […]