Evidence

April 19, 1898

Harwood, Painful Injuries from Fall.

Mr. Clinton Harwood fell from a building he was erecting for Mr. Jesse Cook, near Bakerton, and sustained painful injuries. Dr. S. T. Knott rendered the necessary attention.
March 31, 1898

Lee French, Deadly Accident at Quarries

Lee French, a colored man, met death at the Standard Lime and Stone Company’s quarries, south of Martinsburg, on Wednesday. French was the tender of one of the trucks used in hauling stone to the larger […]
February 22, 1898
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Washington Building Lime Co. Trademark Registration

January 15, 1898

Kidwiler girl, 4-mos old; died of measles

The four months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luke Kidwiler died at their home on South Queen street, on Saturday night, of measles. The remains were taken to Bakerton on Monday for interment.
January 13, 1898

Feb. 1898 List of Jurymen

List of Jurymen. The following is a list of petit jurors drawn to appear February 9, second day of the next term of the Jefferson Circuit Court: E. A. Colston, D. T. Nichols, C. J. Knott, […]
January 13, 1898

Bakerton is booming!

Bakerton is booming. This thriving town, which is located about half way between Shepherdstown and Harper’s Ferry, is the scene of lively operations just now. The Washington Building Lime Company, which has for years had its […]
November 4, 1897

Flanagan Gifts Apples to Registers Office

We are indebted to our good friend, Mr. James Flanagan, of the Bakerton neighborhood, for a generous bag full of excellent apples. We have enjoyed them very much.
October 21, 1897

Flanagans visit friends in Frederick

Mr. and Mrs. James Flanagan and their little son John, of Bakerton, are visiting friends in Frederick, Md., this week.
October 21, 1897

Flanagan Birthday Dinner

Birthday Dinner. One of the most pleasant of the festive occasions in which the Register man has participated this year was the birthday dinner at Mr. James Flanagan’s near Bakerton last Saturday. Mr. Flanagan was fifty […]
October 16, 1897

Bakerton guests of Miss Maggie Anderson, Martinsburg.

Mr. Willie Flanagan and sister, Miss Essie, of Bakerton, and Miss Lula Bender, of Bolivar, were the guests of Miss Maggie Anderson last Sunday.
October 12, 1897

Works at Bakerton

Passing through the busy little settlement of Bakerton last Thursday, we stopped for a few minutes chat with Mr. D. R. Houser, the efficient superintendent of the outside men engaged upon the works of the Washington […]
September 9, 1897

Break-in at James Flanagan’s

One day last week while the family of Mr. James Flanagan, near Bakerton, were away from home some one entered the house and stole a number of articles. Among the valuables missed was an old-fashioned silver […]