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711 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

March 30, 1888

30 Mar 1888

James Flanagan Purchases Adjoining Lands from John G. Moler

Mr. James Flanagan has purchased a small tract of land– 71 1/2 acres– from Mr. John Griff Moler, for $40 per acre cash. The land adjoins Mr. Flanagan’s place.

November 4, 1887

4 Nov 1887

Hamilton Purchases Ore Bank

At a public sale at Charleston, West Virginia, on October 15, 1887, Ex-Governor Hamilton bought the iron ore property known as the Virginia ore bank, owned by Q. P. Ahl and situated 2 miles above Harper’s […]

October 7, 1887

7 Oct 1887

J. Flanagan purchases Atkinson Farm.

Mr. James Flanagan has bought of Mr. Wm. J Moler the farm known as the Atkinson farm, southeast of Shepherdstown. It contains 65 acres, and Mr. Flanagan paid $2,400 cash for it.

July 7, 1887

7 Jul 1887

Cart Horse Fell 15 Feet

A horse owned by Mr. T. J. Boerley, of Harper’s Ferry, became unmanageable while being hooked to a cart on Tuesday last, and backed over a wall about 15 feet high and injured himself so badly […]

March 29, 1887

29 Mar 1887

Knott purchases Caton residence.

Mr. Charles H. Knott has bought the Kloth farm, occupied by Mr. George Caton, and adjoining Mr. Knott’s farm.

March 25, 1887

25 Mar 1887

Obit, Hunter, Funk

Sudden Deaths. — Last Sunday night Miss Mary Hunter, an aged resident of Shepherdstown, was suddenly taken ill, and before a physician could arrive she had died. The deceased was a sister of Capt. J. H. […]

July 2, 1886

2 Jul 1886

British Isles – Pot Boiling

‘The political pot is boiling, almost over the brim, as expected, in the British isles. Parson Beecher of Brooklyn, in his very first speech, “put his foot in it” so maladroitly, that according to a cable […]

March 26, 1886

26 Mar 1886

John W. Caton – Warning to Neighbors

WARNING.ALL persons are hereby warned not to allow hogs to trespass upon my premises.JOHN W. CATON

March 12, 1886

12 Mar 1886

Fourth of July Claims, 1886

Claims Allowed. — Among the claims allowed to West Virginia by the Second Comptroller of the Treasury, and for which appropriation has been made by Congress, are the following for Berkeley and Jefferson counties. They are […]

July 23, 1885

23 Jul 1885

Married: Engle & Longerbeam

In Charlestown, July 16th, 1885, by Rev. Dr. A. C. Hopkins, Mr. CHARLES ENGLE to Miss REBECCA ELIZABETH LONGERBEAM.

July 21, 1885

21 Jul 1885

Spirit of Jefferson Deaths, July 1885

DIED. At the residence of her half-brother, Mr. John H. Allstadt, in this county, on Wednesday, July 15th, 1885, Miss HANNAH HALL, at an advanced age. She had been a consistent member of the Methodist Church […]

July 3, 1885

3 Jul 1885

Oak Grove School Commencement Celebration

COMMUNICATED. DEAR REGISTER.– The large and flourishing school so ably taught by that popular teacher Mr. Jesse A. Engle, gave their friends a rare and intellectual and literary treat at the close of their school. This […]

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