Bolivar - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

120 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

July 22, 1897

22 Jul 1897

James Flanagan receives visitors.

Mrs. Fannie Hedges and daughter, of Martinsburg, Miss Nellie May Norris, of Frederick, and Miss Lulah Bender, of Bolivar, visited the family of Mr. James Flanagan near Bakerton last week.

February 4, 1896

4 Feb 1896

Obituary: Margaret T. McGraw

Died on Saturday, January 18, 1896, of heart failure, Miss MARGARET T. McGRAW, of Harper’s Ferry, W. Va., in the 38th year of her age. Never, perhaps, has this community been so stirred or have the […]

October 16, 1895

16 Oct 1895

Fenton Cockrell, Escaped Injury

Mr. Fenton Cockerel, of the vicinity of Bolivar, by some means had his clothing caught in the machinery of his brother’s mill at Halltown, and would have been seriously injured if Mr. Johnson had not extracted […]

May 15, 1891

15 May 1891

Liquor Retail Licenses Granted and More

County Court. The County Court last week granted license to retail spirituous liquors to John S. Easterday, Thomas Elliott, Geo. A. Mock, F. B. Souders, Geo. W. Thomas, James A. Thomas and M. J. Kain, in […]

March 27, 1891

27 Mar 1891

Harpers Ferry Population

The population of Harper’s Ferry is 952 and Bolivar 804, making a total of 1,756. Of this number, 426 are colored persons.

December 10, 1890

10 Dec 1890

Activities in parts of Old Jefferson

The Charlestown and Washington City Improvement Company, has very beautiful residence sites in the eastern suburbs of town, and the engineers are dividing and subdividing the lands of the company to the best advantage, whilst energetic […]

October 22, 1890

22 Oct 1890

Obituary: Lawrence Finlan

LAWRENCE FINLAN DEAD.A Well Known Citizen Who Made His Own Tombstone. On Wednesday evening last, Lawrence Finlan, (familiarly called “Larry,”) a well-known and highly respected citizen of this place, died at his home on Camp Hill […]

September 2, 1890

2 Sep 1890

Obit: Mary McGlone

Miss Mary McGlone, eldest daughter of the late Edward McGlone, died at the residence of her mother in Bolivar, in this county, last Thursday morning, of typhoid fever. The deceased was an estimable young lady, and […]

July 5, 1889

5 Jul 1889

Geo. W. Smith, dead at Weston

Mr. Geo. W. Smith, an aged man from Bolivar, who was taken to the Insane Asylum at Weston less than a month ago, has since died in that institution.

April 24, 1888

24 Apr 1888

Death: Edward Sloane

In Bolivar, this county, April 20th, 1888, of typhoid fever, EDWARD, aged 15 years, oldest son of Lock and Ellen Sloane.

October 6, 1887

6 Oct 1887

Harpers Ferry Happenings

From the Sentinel:The Paper Mill Co. has increased their force to over two hundred men and are pushing the work as fast as possible. Charles L. Chapline has purchased the “Daily” property and will repair and […]

July 17, 1886

17 Jul 1886

Excursion to Harpers Ferry

HARPER’S FERRY.Since the announcement that Industry Lodge No. 2 A. O. U. W., would give an excursion to Harper’s Ferry on Thursday, July 29th over the new B. & O. Railroad we have frequently been asked […]

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