The Shepherdstown Register - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

BAKERTON NEWS. With two steam shovels in operation at Bakerton, a great deal of excavation work is in progress. Much excitement prevailed the other day by the rumor, which quickly spread over the entire plant, that […]

August 10, 1922

10 Aug 1922

More Bakerton News, Etc.

On Thursday of last week our baseball nine motored to Shenandoah Junction, and after a friendly little nine innings had passed we came home with the laurels. The score was 9 to 4 in our favor. […]

October 16, 1919

16 Oct 1919

Death Notice: Michael Bowler

Michael Bowler, a former resident of Shenandoah Junction died last week in Roanoke, Va. His body was brought to Harper’s Ferry for internment. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. C. C. Tapscott, at Shenandoah Junction, […]

August 24, 1922

24 Aug 1922

More Bakerton Visitiations; etc.

The M. E. Sunday school picnic will be held at the river, near Mr. “Pet” Moler’s farm, on Saturday, August 26. These guests are spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Trundle: Mrs. Sarah […]

September 28, 1922

28 Sep 1922

Bakerton Visitations

Chas. P. Gouker, Mrs. Frank Cole, Mrs. Hunter Swann and Mrs. Ida L. Moore, all of Washington, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hopper and family. Mrs. Gouker, who has been spending the past […]

October 5, 1922

5 Oct 1922

More Bakerton News

Beginning October 8th, revival services will be held each night at the M. E. Church South for a period of two weeks. D. R. Houser is spending his vacation with relatives in Ohio and other points. […]

October 19, 1922

19 Oct 1922

Bakerton News [Personals]

On Monday morning, October 9th, while Mrs. Dora M. Eaton was preparing breakfast, she was taken suddenly ill and was assisted to bed by her son, where her condition grew rapidly worse until in a very […]

December 14, 1922

14 Dec 1922

Annie Welsh; Favored Child in Will

By her will dated August 28, 1917, Mrs. Annie M. Welsh, who died at her home at Bakerton November 18, left one dollar to each of her children. Then in addition to the dollar left to […]

November 11, 1920

11 Nov 1920

P.S. Millard; Purchases New Property

P. S. Millard, the Bakerton merchant, has bought from the Hopkins heirs a lot fronting 160 feet on the Harper’s Ferry pike, just east of Charles Town, paying $2,000 for it. Mr. Millard, who some time […]

June 20, 1918

20 Jun 1918

B. Houser Returns To Bakerton; Clabaugh to Tyrone.

Bryan Houser, who has been employed at Woodville, Ohio, for the past several years, has returned to his home at Bakerton, this county, having been recalled to take a place in the office of the Washington […]

January 20, 1916

20 Jan 1916

Moler/Rice & Maisel/Houser Marriages

On December 29th, at Shenandoah Junction, Mr. Carlton Arthur Moler and Miss Nellie Rebecca Rice, both of Bakerton, W. Va., were united in marriage by Rev. Ernest W. Aaron, pastor of the M. E. Church South. […]

November 11, 1915

11 Nov 1915

Moler Sells 12 Acres to Washington Building Lime

Albert T. Moler has sold twelve acres from his farm at Bakerton to the Washington Building Lime Company on private terms. The land adjoins the big lime buring plant of this company and contains quantities of […]

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