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711 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

August 17, 1894

17 Aug 1894

Bakerton Items – Love, Visitors, and Drought Broken

Bakerton, W. Va. – Aug. 16. This section was visited by a very pleasant rain fall, which was a great benefit to the growing crops. Geo. Trundle has been on the sick list since Friday. We […]

August 15, 1894

15 Aug 1894

Camp Meeting at Bakerton

The woods meeting conducted by Rev. F. A. Strother will begin at Bakerton Friday, August 17th. Opening sermon at 8 p. m.– The preaching will be continued at least ten days, Rev. J. P. Hyde is […]

July 31, 1894

31 Jul 1894

Staley, Caton Marriage Announcement

On Saturday evening, July 14, 1894, at the Southern Methodist parsonage in Shepherdstown by Rev. F. A. Strother, Mr. WALTER CATON to Miss CARRIE B. STALEY, all of this county.

July 24, 1894

24 Jul 1894

Bakerton Items, Visitations, Campmeeting, Business and Drought

Bakerton, W. Va – July 24. Mrs. Alice Trundle, of Washington, is spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. George Duke, near Bakerton. Misses Sallie and Annie White, of Montgomery county, are visiting their uncle, Robert […]

July 19, 1894

19 Jul 1894

Caton/Staley Surprise Wedding

There was another wedding surprise on Saturday evening, when Mr. Walter Caton and Miss Carrie B. Staley called at the Southern Methodist parsonage and were married by Rev. F. A. Strother. Both are from the same […]

July 16, 1894

16 Jul 1894

Bakerton Items; Industry & Accidents, Preaching at Oak Grove, Visitations and More

Bakerton, W. Va. – July 14. Mr and Mrs. Clay Moler, who were married in March, have built themselves a new house near Bakerton and moved into it. There will be preaching in Oak Grove school […]

June 13, 1894

13 Jun 1894

Marriage Announcement: Kidwiler, Moore Married

At the Lutheran Church, Sharpsburg, May 30, 1894, by Rev. J. W. Lingle, Mr. NEWTON E. KIDWILER, of Bakerton, this county, and Miss IDA ESTELLA MOORE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moore, of Sample’s Manor.

March 29, 1894

29 Mar 1894

Drunk Ore Bank Employee Arrested over dynamite.

A man from the Virginia ore bank came to Shepherdstown last Friday and got pretty comfortably drunk. He bought some dynamite cartridges for use in the mine there, but he handled them rather too recklessly for […]

March 15, 1894

15 Mar 1894

Bakerton On the Boom

Letter From Bakerton.—Bakerton, W. Va.,March 13, 1894. MR. EDITOR– As I have not seen anything in your paper for some time concerning our little town, I will write you a few items which may be of […]

January 2, 1894

2 Jan 1894

Superintendent Brett & Moore married.

Mr. Samuel W. Brett, superintendent of the Bakerton Lime Works, and Miss Fannie B. Moore, attractive daughter of County Commissioner T. B. Moore, were married at the residence of the bride’s parents, at Halltown in this […]

December 6, 1893

6 Dec 1893

Bakerton Lime; Gold Medal at World’s Fair

The Washington Building Lime Company of Bakerton, this county, received at the World’s Fair the highest award, a gold medal, for the best quality of lime– superior points of excellence and the highest tribute paid to […]

November 29, 1893

29 Nov 1893

Obit: Kate Burns

Mrs. Kate Burns died at her residence in Cumberland, Md., on the 21st of October, aged 60 years. She was a sister of the late M. Walsh, of this place. The remains were interred in the […]

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