The Lime Company’s works at Bakerton, Jefferson county, were destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. Eight cars were also burned. The loss is estimated at $15,000. Property insured for $1,000. The terrible destruction to the C. […]
The works of the Washington Building Lime Company, at Bakerton, Jefferson county, W. Va., were totally destroyed by fire last Sunday morning. Loss estimated at $15,000; insured for $10,000.
The Lime Company’s works at Bakerton, in this county, were destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. Eight cars were also burned. The loss is estimated at $15,000. Property insured for $1,000–placed in ten companies through the […]
The works of the Washington Building Lime Company, at Bakerton in this county, were totally destroyed by fire last Sunday morning. Loss estimated at $15,000. Insured for $10,000, placed in ten different companies, with agency of […]
FIRE AT BAKERTONLime Kilns and Freight Cars Destroyed. The valuable lime kilns of the Washington Building Lime Company at Bakerton, near Martinsburg, W. Va. were destroyed by fire at 4 o’clock yesterday morning, entailing a loss […]
A VISIT TO BAKERTON. Editor Register: Mr. I. H. Baker, the enterprising superintendent Baker, of the Washington Building Lime Co.’s Works, gave us a pleasant surprise by inviting us to see the works in operation at […]
The REGISTER’S article last week on the proposed railroad through Jefferson and Berkeley counties, from North Mountain, say, to Harper’s Ferry, has caused a great deal of comment, and the one expression from the people along […]
[…] By the projected route through Jefferson and Berkeley counties referred to (the original B. & O. survey), the road would not only touch Shepherdstown, where it would be given a hearty welcome, as was given […]
Bakerton, W. VA.,March 10th, 1891, DEAR EDITOR– While all is quiet and serene at this place, yet there is one topic daily discussed with interest, viz: the C. & O. Canal. As many of our citizen […]
Bakerton, W. Va.February 16, 1891. EDITOR REGISTER– As we have not been represented in your columns for some time, we beg that you favor us this week if space will permit. While all is quiet here, […]
Items from Bakerton. The following items were sent us by a correspondent from Bakerton last week, but were not received until after the REGISTER had gone to press, owing to delayed trains: The stone crusher at […]
At Bakerton. The Washington Building Lime Company is sinking its artesian well at Bakerton, this county, to a greater depth. As the demand for water becomes larger the present supply fails to meet the requirements. So […]
Secretary of State Ohley has granted a charter to the Limestone Company of Harper’s Ferry, which has a capital stock of $10,000. It has the privilege of buying land, building furnaces, mills, etc. Its stock which […]
Mr. F. C. Thomas, superintendent of the Standard Lime and Stone Company’s works at Martinsburg, died at that place last Saturday evening. Mr. Thomas was from Buckeystown, Md. He had been sick and confined to his […]
Bakerton is the name of the new town that is being built up at Oak Grove school-house. It is two and a-half miles from the main line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, by which it […]
According to the Harper’s Ferry Sentinel farm laborers are scarce in that vicinity and high priced, owing to all the laborers being in demand by the following industries in operation in the district. The Halltown Straw […]
The Secreatary of State has granted a charter to the Washington Building Lime Company, of Moler’s P. O., Jefferson county. Its charter is to expire on Sept. 1, 1939. Its capital stock is $500, ten per […]
