Evidence

July 31, 1894

Staley, Caton Marriage Announcement

On Saturday evening, July 14, 1894, at the Southern Methodist parsonage in Shepherdstown by Rev. F. A. Strother, Mr. WALTER CATON to Miss CARRIE B. STALEY, all of this county.
July 24, 1894

Bakerton Items, Visitations, Campmeeting, Business and Drought

Bakerton, W. Va – July 24. Mrs. Alice Trundle, of Washington, is spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. George Duke, near Bakerton. Misses Sallie and Annie White, of Montgomery county, are visiting their uncle, Robert […]
July 19, 1894

Caton/Staley Surprise Wedding

There was another wedding surprise on Saturday evening, when Mr. Walter Caton and Miss Carrie B. Staley called at the Southern Methodist parsonage and were married by Rev. F. A. Strother. Both are from the same […]
July 16, 1894

Bakerton Items; Industry & Accidents, Preaching at Oak Grove, Visitations and More

Bakerton, W. Va. – July 14. Mr and Mrs. Clay Moler, who were married in March, have built themselves a new house near Bakerton and moved into it. There will be preaching in Oak Grove school […]
July 14, 1894

Marriage: Caton & Staley

No. 60 Time of Marriage July, 1894 Place of Marriage Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Full Names of Parties Walter Caton and Miss Carry B. Staley Age of Husband 24 Age of Wife 21 Condition of Husband Single […]
June 19, 1894

Deed of Trust: P. O’Brien, Dixon Trustee

Deed of Trust.This Deed, made this 19th day of June in the year 1894, between Patrick O’Brien party of the first part, and George W. Dixon, Trustee, party of the second part, Witnesseth, That the said […]
June 13, 1894

Marriage Announcement: Kidwiler, Moore Married

At the Lutheran Church, Sharpsburg, May 30, 1894, by Rev. J. W. Lingle, Mr. NEWTON E. KIDWILER, of Bakerton, this county, and Miss IDA ESTELLA MOORE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moore, of Sample’s Manor.
May 3, 1894

Birth: Essie Welsh

Essie has two registers of birth. One is located under Welsh, the other is incorrectly indexed as Erin. Number 785 Date of Return May 7, 1894 Name of Child Essie Welsh Sex Female No. of Child […]
April 12, 1894

Coleman to Flanagan’s Place

Mr. Charles Coleman, of Clarke county, Va., has moved to Mr. John G. Flanagan’s place near Bakerton.
April 11, 1894

Higgins Residence; Destroyed By Fire

On Friday night, March 30th, the dwelling of Mr. Patrick Higgins, at Harper’s Ferry, was destroyed by fire. Insured at $1,200.
March 29, 1894

Drunk Ore Bank Employee Arrested over dynamite.

A man from the Virginia ore bank came to Shepherdstown last Friday and got pretty comfortably drunk. He bought some dynamite cartridges for use in the mine there, but he handled them rather too recklessly for […]
March 15, 1894

Bakerton On the Boom

Letter From Bakerton.—Bakerton, W. Va.,March 13, 1894. MR. EDITOR– As I have not seen anything in your paper for some time concerning our little town, I will write you a few items which may be of […]