Jefferson County - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

1949 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

June 1, 1899

1 Jun 1899

James Flanagan entertains Harpers Ferry guests

Messrs. A. Young and H. Shaffer, of Middletown, and several friends from Harper’s Ferry, were entertained at Mr. James Flanagan’s near Bakerton recently.

May 23, 1899

23 May 1899

Thomas Welsh NOT DEAD

Mr. Thomas Welsh, who was injured in a blast at Bakerton, did not die, as reported. Mr. D. R. Houser, his foreman, was in town Tuesday, and said he was getting along very nicely.

May 20, 1899

20 May 1899

Father Kelly attends seriously injured Thomas Welsh

Rev. Father Kelly went to Bakerton Wednesday morning to see Thomas Welsh, who was seriously injured by an explosion of dynamite on Monday.

May 16, 1899

16 May 1899

Thomas Welsh injury & death

Mr. Thomas Welsh was injured by a blast at Bakerton last Wednesday, and died Saturday.

May 16, 1899

16 May 1899

12th Va Cavalry Basket Reunion

Cos. D and A, 12th Va. Cavalry, will hold a basket reunion in the grove adjoining the public schoolhouse at Shenandoah Junction, on Saturday, May 20. All old Confederate soldiers are cordially invited to join with […]

May 15, 1899

15 May 1899

Thomas Welsh reported dead.

Mr. Thomas Welsh, who was fatally injured by a blast at Bakerton on Wednesday last, died yesterday.

May 13, 1899

13 May 1899

Thomas Welsh seriously injured; Israel Boyd home burns.

Jefferson County Items.Charlestown, W. Va., May 12– Mr. Thomas Welsh, an employee of the Standard Lime and Stone Company, at Bakerton, was seriously injured by the explosion of a blast at their quarry yesterday. One arm […]

May 11, 1899

11 May 1899

Serious Accident at Bakerton

Serious Accident at Bakerton. Thomas B. Welsh was the victim of a very serious accident at Bakerton, this county, yesterday morning. It appears that the day previous a blast had been set off in the stone […]

May 11, 1899

11 May 1899

Canal Boating Discouraging

Boating on the canal is reported by the Sharpsburg Record as very discouraging. Some have only made one trip and hardly realized enough to pay their expenses.

April 20, 1899

20 Apr 1899

Flanagan, Walsh, & Moore visit Washington

Miss Martha Flanagan, Mrs. Nora Moore and Mrs. Maggie Walsh, of the Bakerton neighborhood, spent the past week with friends in Washington City.

April 20, 1899

20 Apr 1899

Catons visit Flanagan daughter

Mrs. Margaret Caton is visiting her daughter, Mrs. James Flanagan, near Bakerton.

April 14, 1899

14 Apr 1899

Five New Drifts (Ore Bank)

Five new drifts 500 feet deep have been driven in the West Virginia iron-ore bank at Harper’s Ferry, now owned by Edward W. Mealey, of Hagerstown. The lowest drift is 80 feet below the surface. A […]

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