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711 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977
September 7, 1897

Repairs at the Virginia Ore Bank

The editor of the Shepherdstown Register recently visited the vicinity of Bakerton, and says: Extensive repairs are being made to the old Virginia ore bank property, which has recently been bought by Mr. Edward Mealey, of […]
August 12, 1897

An Evening Drive (to Bakerton).

The REGISTER man took a drive the other evening down to Bakerton by way of Moler’s Cross Roads, and he has thought that what he noticed might not be uninteresting in print. The first impression is […]
August 7, 1897

Wilde visit relatives in Bakerton

Mrs. Arthur Wild and Miss Bettie Wild have returned from a visit to relatives near Bakerton, Jefferson county.
July 15, 1897

Ore Bank Running Full Blast

The Virginia ore bank near Bakerton started up full blast last Thursday. The property is now owned by Mr. Edward Mealey, of Hagerstown, and it is said that operations will be pushed right along and considerable […]
June 24, 1897

The Biggest Carp Yet.

The biggest carp we have ever heard of in this section was captured last Monday below Shepherdstown, near Flanagan’s quarries, by Mr. A. M. Hopper and his sons. The fish had gone into a shallow place, […]
June 3, 1897

Trail/Moler Ore Bank

Messrs. Charles E. Trail and Charles B. Moler are preparing to open an ore bank on property they have leased near Bakerton, adjoining the celebrated Virginia ore bank. They have built a new washer and are […]
June 3, 1897

Earthquake!

A well-defined earthquake was felt throughout the southern and middle western States on Monday about 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The shocks lasted but a few seconds and no serious damage is reported, although chimneys toppled […]
May 29, 1897

Martinsburg men visit Bakerton

Messrs. Ray. Caldwell, John Bratt, Edgar Hopper and Elmer Hopper, visited friends near Bakerton, last Sunday.
April 13, 1897

St. Peters Brickwork Completed

Messrs. Armentrout and Siford have completed the brickwork on the new St. Peter’s Catholic Church at Harper’s Ferry, and the building is about ready for the slate roof.
March 25, 1897

Walter Caton Real Estate Purchase

Mr. Walter Caton has bought from Messrs. Brock and Joseph Reinhart their farm adjoining Capt. Lee Moler’s and Mr. A. P. Reinhart’s places a couple of miles southeast of town. It contains 57 acres and Mr. […]
March 25, 1897

Obituary: Mary Alice Kearney

Death is Every Busy. Mrs. Mary Alice Kearney, widow of J. Kearsley Kearney, a former well-known resident of this county, died Tuesday at the home of her son, Mr. Stewart Kearney, in Sykesville, Md., after a […]
March 25, 1897

Frederick Birds Do Well, But Virginians Have Little Money to Bet.

INTERSTATE COCKING MAIN.Frederick Birds Do Well, but Virginians Have Little Money to Bet– Forty Birds Fought.[Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.] POINT OF ROCKS, MD., March 24.– The second cocking main of the season between Maryland […]