EvidenceCollection: The Baltimore Sun

June 20, 1855

Burton Appointment to British Armory

ANOTHER COMPLIMENT TO AMERICAN MECHANICS.– James H. Burton, late master armorer in the National Armory at Harper’s Ferry, Va.; but for some months past a resident of Springfield, Mass., it is said, has received from the […]
October 26, 1855

27 Migrate to West

MIGRATING.– A large number of the citizens of Harper’s ferry, Va., left for the West a few evenings ago– among them, Jesse Schofield and family, Adam Young and family, and R. H. Hoffman and family, the […]
September 27, 1855

Mass Discharge from Armory

It is stated that 45 workmen have been discharged from the Harper’s Ferry Armory.
September 11, 1850

Cholera in South Bolivar

THE CHOLERA NEAR HARPER’S FERRY.– The Charlestown Spirit of Jefferson, of yesterday, has the following in reference to the re-appearance of the cholera in the neighborhood of Harper’s Ferry: Without any apparent local causes, and without […]
September 14, 1850

Health of Harpers Ferry

HEALTH OF HARPER’S FERRY.– The following note, from a correspondent at Harper’s Ferry, gives the latest intelligence of the health of that place, and we are gratified to learn that no new cases of cholera have […]
November 21, 1850

Sad Condition of Harpers Ferry

HARPER’S FERRY.– The editor of the Boonsboro’ Odd Fellow lately visited Harper’s Ferry, and says: — “We were sorry to hear of the embarrassed condition of monetary affairs and the consequent prostration of business. This sad […]
April 19, 1850

Shenandoah Steamboat Company

SHENANDOAH STEAMBOAT COMPANY.– The river Shenandoah, which empties from the Virginia side into the Potomac, at Harper’s Ferry, it seems, is to be navigated by steamers. A company has been formed called the Shenandoah Steamboat Company, […]
August 9, 1850

The Cholera at Harper’s Ferry

The Cholera at Harper’s Ferry. We regret to learn that the cholera has commenced at Harper’s Ferry again with increased violence, and that a considerable number of deaths have taken place during the past two days. […]
August 21, 1850

The Cholera — Harpers Ferry, Martinsburg, &c.

THE CHOLERA– Harper’s Ferry, Martinsburg, &c. — There is much less alarm now in Jefferson county, Va., in regard to the cholera, it having greatly subsided, and the Charlestown Free Press of yesterday, says: The health […]
October 20, 1894

Bakerton stone paves streets of Brunswick.

Four carloads of crushed limestone were received today from Bakerton, W. Va., and have been placed on the streets of Brunswick, which were lately graded. The work of street improvement is being pushed rapidly along, and […]
October 13, 1899

Thomas Boyer not expected to recover from Ore Bank accident.

Thomas Boyer, of Stumptown, near Sharpsburg, was yesterday struck in the head by a large rock in the Virginia Ore mines, near Bakerton, and he is not expected to recover.
August 28, 1896

Harpers Ferry druggist, Miskimmon, Arrested for Assault/Threats to Kill Bakerton Lime Superintendent.

E. M. Miskimmon, a druggist of Harper’s Ferry, was arrested and tried today on a warrant sworn out before Justice O. F. Gallaher by Mr. S. W. Bratt, superintendent of the Washington Building Lime Company of […]