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June 24, 1903

Rouzee’s estate sues B&O. Fourth member of family killed by railroad.

Railroad Sued for Rouzee’s Death.Special to The Washington Post. Winchester, Va., June 23.— The estate of Walter Rouzee, who was killed by a train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Bakerton, has sued the railroad […]
June 7, 1903

Rouzee, killed by train.

Killed On Railroad Track. Special to The Washington Post. Charleston, W. Va., June 6.— Walter W. Rouzee, an employee in the cooperage shop of the Washington Building Lime Company, at Bakerton, was killed Thursday evening at […]
May 4, 1903

Washington Building Lime Leases Hagerstown Cooperage Stave Mill

Leased Stave Mill.The Washington Building Lime Co., of Frederick county, has leased of the Hagerstown Cooperage Co. the latter’s stave mill at Big Pool, the yards and dwelling and bought the stave-making machinery and stave wood […]
April 24, 1903

Ore Mine to Start Up.

Former Congressman Joseph E. Thropp, of Pennsylvania, owner of the Virginia ore bank, near Harper’s Ferry, has commenced operations at the mine, which was shut down for over a year. An injunction restraining him from operating […]
April 23, 1903

Welsh’s Calls To Register

We were pleased to have a call last Saturday from Mr. Thos. B. Welsh and Mr. Lawrence Welsh, of Bakerton, who paid their subscriptions to the Register.
April 23, 1903

Thos. & Lawrence Welsh; Call Register

We were pleased to have a call last Saturday from Mr. Thos. B. Welsh and Mr. Lawrence Welsh, of Bakerton, who paid their subscriptions to the REGISTER.
April 11, 1903

Flanagans to Cherry Run and Potomac Valley Railroad Company

Deed Book 93, page 117 330. John G. Flanagan and Bertha G., his wife To Deed of Bargain and sale The Cherry Run and potomac valley Railroad Company THIS DEED, made this 11th. day of April […]
April 2, 1903

Damages Paid By Railroad

In the Railroad World. Railroad affairs are thickening up about Shepherdstown. Every option in Jefferson county necessary for the B. & O. cut-off has been secured except one, that from Benjamin Hartzell at Shepherdstown, and Major […]
March 19, 1903

Thropp to build settling pond.

J. E. Thropp, owner of the Virginia Ore Bank property near Bakerton, has bought from Jacob S. Moler eight acres of land, near the river, for which he paid $200 an acre cash. He will construct […]
February 5, 1903

Mary Engle & Frederick Moler, Married

Miss Mary Engle and Mr. Frederick Moler, both of this county, were married Wednesday evening of last week at the home of the bride’s father, Mr. William Engle, near Keller. The ceremony was performed by Rev. […]
December 2, 1902

Smallpox Discovered Among Laborers at Bakerton quarries.

BOYD’S AND VICINITY.Smallpox Discovered Among Laborers at Stone Quarries.Special Correspondence of the Evening Star. BOYD’S, Md. December 1, 1902. […] At the Standard Lime and Stone Company quarries at Bakerton west of Brunswick, there developed a […]
November 19, 1902

Death: Gustave Stickles

Our vicinity was saddened by the news on Sunday of the death of Miss Gustave Stickles at Bakerton, W. Va. She was the youngest daughter of Joseph Stickles, of this county. Gussie was a bright girl […]