Chronicling America - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

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678 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

November 7, 1903

7 Nov 1903

Ran over by Tramcar; Barn Burned

MAN BEHEADED.Run Over by a Tramcar Near Shepherdstown– Barn Burned A young man by the name of Walters, about 18 years of age, was instantly killed at the Virginia ore bank, about six miles east of […]

October 8, 1903

8 Oct 1903

Soup At Bakerton; Welsh Scares Hen Theives

Soup at Bakerton. A person coming into Bakerton last Saturday night would have been reminded of war times and camp-fire, for there was an old-time chicken soup, given at Moler’s store. The way those fat hens […]

September 17, 1903

17 Sep 1903

Flanagan Yield On 10 Acres

James J. Flanagan, of Bakerton, made an average of 31 bushels of wheat on a ten-acre field. A mighty good yield for this year.

September 17, 1903

17 Sep 1903

Jefferson County Apple Crop

The disposition of the apple crop now ripening in Jefferson county is a proposition that causing a good deal of discussion. The buyers are holding off and bidding very low when they bid at all, while […]

August 18, 1903

18 Aug 1903

Exner–Higgins Marriage

Exner–Higgins. Mr. Lawrence Exner, of McKeesport, Pa., and Miss Mary Higgins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Higgins, were married on Tuesday evening last, in St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Harpers Ferry, by Rev. Father Collins. The […]

July 7, 1903

7 Jul 1903

Lightning Strikes Home of Sleeping Welsh Family

Lightning struck the dwelling of Mr. John M. Welsh, at Bakerton, Sunday night, cut the top off the chimney at one end of the house and the cornice off the other, lifted the pump out of […]

April 23, 1903

23 Apr 1903

Welsh’s Calls To Register

We were pleased to have a call last Saturday from Mr. Thos. B. Welsh and Mr. Lawrence Welsh, of Bakerton, who paid their subscriptions to the Register.

April 23, 1903

23 Apr 1903

Thos. & Lawrence Welsh; Call Register

We were pleased to have a call last Saturday from Mr. Thos. B. Welsh and Mr. Lawrence Welsh, of Bakerton, who paid their subscriptions to the REGISTER.

April 2, 1903

2 Apr 1903

Damages Paid By Railroad

In the Railroad World. Railroad affairs are thickening up about Shepherdstown. Every option in Jefferson county necessary for the B. & O. cut-off has been secured except one, that from Benjamin Hartzell at Shepherdstown, and Major […]

February 5, 1903

5 Feb 1903

Mary Engle & Frederick Moler, Married

Miss Mary Engle and Mr. Frederick Moler, both of this county, were married Wednesday evening of last week at the home of the bride’s father, Mr. William Engle, near Keller. The ceremony was performed by Rev. […]

October 28, 1902

28 Oct 1902

Higgins & Martin Wedding

Miss Catharine Higgins, daughter of Patrick Higgins, of Sandy Hook, Md., and James Martin, of Wheeling, were married Wednesday afternoon in St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Harpers Ferry, Rev. Father Massey officiating. William Walsh, Leo Burns, Bernard […]

October 9, 1902

9 Oct 1902

Mrs. J. G. Flanagan ill with Malarial Fever

Mrs. F. P. Miller and her son Ross, of Mason & Dixon, spent last week with her sister, Mrs. J. G. Flanagan, of Bakerton, who has been ill with malarial fever.

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