“Alas for poor Erin!– her pride has gone by, And the spirit is broken which never would bend;O’er the rain her children in secret must sigh,Y[?] ’tis treason to love her and death to defend.”[Moore. MR. […]
The Canal and Rail-road controversy settled.– We have before us a copy of the law which has just passed both houses of the Maryland Legislature, for effecting a compromise between the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and […]
To the Editor of the Virginia Free Press.Harpers Ferry, 19th March, 1833. DEAR SIR: — Before I enter upon an account of the celebration of St. Patrick’s day at Harpers-Ferry, the most romantic spot in Virginia, […]
ST. PATRICK’S DAY IN AMERICA.The birth-day anniversary of the illustrious Apostle of Ireland, ST. PATRICK, will be celebrated in a becoming manner, at Harpers-Ferry, on Sunday next. Solemn High Mass will be offered by the Rev. […]
William Sheerer an alien who is desirous of becoming a citizen of the United States this day appeared in Court and repeats that he was born in the Providence of Nlelee, County of Monaghan in Ireland […]
We are much gratified to find that the work upon the Canal has been resumed with great vigor since the disappearance of the Cholera. — Many hundred hands are busily engaged near Harpers-Ferry, and every thing […]
THE CHOLERA A deep feeling of melancholy came over us, a few days ago, as we passed along the turnpike between this place and Harper’s Ferry. In one part of the road, where, six weeks since, […]
Died,On Thursday morning last, in the 11th year of her age, Miss Hannah A. daughter of Mr. John Moore, of this county.On Wednesday, the 24th ult., Mrs. Nennis, of Halltown.On Friday last, Mrs. Walsh, wife of […]
A deep feeling of melancholy came over us, a few days ago, as we passed along the turnpike between this place and Harpers-Ferry. In one part of the road, where, six weeks since, about thirty hands […]
THE CHOLERA.The angel of death has been busy among us during the past week. The pestilence that “walketh in darkness and wasteth in noon-day,” has left sad mementoes of its visitation. The cholera has numbered several […]
No new case of Cholera has occured in town for more than two weeks— the laborer from Halltown, who brought the disease with him, is dead— and we can again pronounce our village almost entirely free […]
