Big Hogs.The following are some of the weights of big porkers killed in the town and county: Geo. W. Duke a 400-pounder ; Alex Freeman, two at 385 and 382 ; H. M. Loyns one at […]
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 […]
There was a very interesting meeting of Moler’s Alliance at Moler’s Cross Roads last Friday, the occasion being a dinner given by the Alliance to visiting brethren and friends. The ladies of that section are famous […]
COMMUNICATED.Bakerton, W. Va. February 2, 1892 DEAR EDITOR– As your correspondent, with many others of this community, has been so unfortunate as to have the grippe, you have had no news from this section for some […]
Morgan’s Grove Premiums. […] LADIES’ DEPARTMENT […] Billmyer’s special premium, Miss Martha Flanagan; bread. Chocolate cake, Miss Annie Flanagan 1st, Mrs. L. H. Moler, 2d. […] HORSES […] heavy draft, Luther Ropp 1st, James Flanagan 2d; […]
The Harper’s Ferry Sentinel says that Mr. John Flanagan, one of Jefferson’s successful farmers, harvested this year from 16 acres of ground 467 bushels of wheat, an average yield per acre of over 29 bushels. Sunday […]
The past month has been an extremely dry one, and vegetation has suffered greatly for want of rain. The corn crop in this section will not be nearly as large as usual, as the ground has […]
The hog statistics are still coming in. Mr. Frank M. Moler, near Bakerton, killed five last week that averages 833 pounds each. The largest weighed 390 pounds. Mr. Isaac Kidwiler, near the same place, killed one […]
Mr. E. Hess Reinhart raised a big crop of corn this year. On 13 acres he raised 950 bushels, and average of 73 bushels per acre. The corn was of the “Golden Beauty” variety, and Mr. […]
For Sale– Some full-bred mammoth bronze turkeys, imported from Bedford county, Pennsylvania. Terms moderate. Inquire of Mrs. D. M. Daniels, Bakerton, W. Va.
The heaviest weight reported by the hog committee from Shepherdstown was the porker killed last week by Mr. Jep Wintermoyer, which weighed 415 pounds net. Mr. J. J. W. Johnson’s two big hogs betrayed the confidence […]
Bakerton is the name of the new town that is being built up at Oak Grove school-house. It is two and a-half miles from the main line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, by which it […]
According to the Harper’s Ferry Sentinel farm laborers are scarce in that vicinity and high priced, owing to all the laborers being in demand by the following industries in operation in the district. The Halltown Straw […]
Notwithstanding the heavy rain Monday night and the gloomy outlook Tuesday morning, a large crowd of persons assembled at Morgan’s Grove to witness the opening of the third annual agricultural exhibition. The entries of horses, colts, […]
Moler’s Grove. At a meeting of the Farmers’ Stock and Agricultural Society of Moler’s Grove the following officers were elected by the Society: Capt. L. H. Moler, President. J. W. McGarry, W. J. Knott, Vice-Presidents. G. […]
BIG HOGS AT BOLIVAR. — One of our patrons and old friends at Bolivar, (we will not mention his name because he is a very modest man, as well as very handsome,) gives us the following […]
