Evidence

September 9, 1897

Smiths visit family of James Flanagan

Mrs. M. E. Smith and her son Johnson visited the family of Mr. James Flanagan near Bakerton last week.
September 7, 1897

Repairs at the Virginia Ore Bank

The editor of the Shepherdstown Register recently visited the vicinity of Bakerton, and says: Extensive repairs are being made to the old Virginia ore bank property, which has recently been bought by Mr. Edward Mealey, of […]
August 12, 1897

An Evening Drive (to Bakerton).

The REGISTER man took a drive the other evening down to Bakerton by way of Moler’s Cross Roads, and he has thought that what he noticed might not be uninteresting in print. The first impression is […]
August 7, 1897

Wilde visit relatives in Bakerton

Mrs. Arthur Wild and Miss Bettie Wild have returned from a visit to relatives near Bakerton, Jefferson county.
July 22, 1897

James Flanagan receives visitors.

Mrs. Fannie Hedges and daughter, of Martinsburg, Miss Nellie May Norris, of Frederick, and Miss Lulah Bender, of Bolivar, visited the family of Mr. James Flanagan near Bakerton last week.
July 15, 1897

Ore Bank Running Full Blast

The Virginia ore bank near Bakerton started up full blast last Thursday. The property is now owned by Mr. Edward Mealey, of Hagerstown, and it is said that operations will be pushed right along and considerable […]
June 24, 1897

The Biggest Carp Yet.

The biggest carp we have ever heard of in this section was captured last Monday below Shepherdstown, near Flanagan’s quarries, by Mr. A. M. Hopper and his sons. The fish had gone into a shallow place, […]
June 17, 1897

The Miller Homestead Wedding

The Greencastle (Pa.) Echo-Pilot contains the following account of the recent wedding of Mr. John G. Flanagan and Miss Bertha D. Spickler: “The Miller Homestead” near Mason and Dixon, the scene of so many joyous occasions, […]
June 10, 1897

Married: John G. Flanagan & Bertha Spickler

Wedding Bells. Mr. John G. Flanagan, a well-known and popular resident of Bakerton, W. Va., and Miss Bertha D. Spickler, of Circleville, Ohio, a young lady of high ability and noble character, were married last Thursday […]
June 3, 1897

Flanagan takes bride

Mr. John G. Flanagan, a well-known and popular resident of the Bakerton neighborhood, left this morning for State Line, Pa., where this evening at 7 o’clock he takes to himself a bride in the person of […]
June 3, 1897

Fannie Flanagan: SUNK!

Canal Boat Sunk. The canal boat Fannie Flanagan, of Harper’s Ferry, ran on a rock in Big Slack Water, on Saturday, knocking a hole in the bottom. The boat filled with water and sank. Navigation was […]
June 3, 1897

Trail/Moler Ore Bank

Messrs. Charles E. Trail and Charles B. Moler are preparing to open an ore bank on property they have leased near Bakerton, adjoining the celebrated Virginia ore bank. They have built a new washer and are […]