Evidence

November 5, 1903

John Flanagan Barn Burned.

Barn Burned.Late last Saturday night the barn on the farm of John G. Flanagan, tenanted by Cruzen Link, near Bakerton, this county, was destroyed by fire, with nearly all its contents. Among the valuable property that […]
November 3, 1903

A Man Beheaded at Ore Bank, Flanagan Barn Burned.

A MAN BEHEADED. Run Over By A Tramcar Near Shepherdstown— Barn Burned.[Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.] SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. VA., Nov 2. — A young man by the name of Walters, about 18 years of age, […]
October 29, 1903

A Visit to Bakerton.

The editor of the REGISTER spent last Friday at the busy village of Bakerton, in this county, where the Standard Stone and Lime Company of Washington, of which the Messrs. Baker are the moving spirits, has […]
October 29, 1903

Swope discovers 100lb of Honey

Charles Swope, who has been working in the clearing of the Messrs. Turner, west of town, found a bee tree a few days ago, and when it was cut down it yielded about a hundred pounds […]
October 29, 1903

Moler, High Yields due to Liming Fields

Wm. J. Moler raised this year on his farm at Bakerton 897 bushels of wheat from 33 acres of land, an average of over 27 bushels. This was an unusually heavy yield, and Mr. Moler attributes […]
October 8, 1903

Soup At Bakerton; Welsh Scares Hen Theives

Soup at Bakerton. A person coming into Bakerton last Saturday night would have been reminded of war times and camp-fire, for there was an old-time chicken soup, given at Moler’s store. The way those fat hens […]
September 17, 1903

Flanagan Yield On 10 Acres

James J. Flanagan, of Bakerton, made an average of 31 bushels of wheat on a ten-acre field. A mighty good yield for this year.
September 17, 1903

Jefferson County Apple Crop

The disposition of the apple crop now ripening in Jefferson county is a proposition that causing a good deal of discussion. The buyers are holding off and bidding very low when they bid at all, while […]
August 18, 1903

Exner–Higgins Marriage

Exner–Higgins. Mr. Lawrence Exner, of McKeesport, Pa., and Miss Mary Higgins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Higgins, were married on Tuesday evening last, in St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Harpers Ferry, by Rev. Father Collins. The […]
August 6, 1903

Tate Moton, dead after quarrel.

Tate Moton, the colored man who was so badly cut by Henry Taylor, also colored, a few weeks ago in a fight at Bakerton, died at his home in Bolivar last Saturday from the injuries he […]
July 9, 1903

Mantel Burns at John M. Welsh Household

The family of our friend John M. Welch, of Bakerton, this county, must have pretty good consciences, for they are sound sleepers. During the heavy thunder storm that passed over that section last Sunday night lightning […]
July 7, 1903

Lightning Strikes Home of Sleeping Welsh Family

Lightning struck the dwelling of Mr. John M. Welsh, at Bakerton, Sunday night, cut the top off the chimney at one end of the house and the cornice off the other, lifted the pump out of […]