The Daily Mail - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

W. J. Burgan, assistant supervisor of the lower division of the C. & O. Canal, at Dam No. 4, narrowly escaped being crushed to death by a sack of cement, weighing 200 pounds, falling. He was […]

January 22, 1931

22 Jan 1931

Obit: Thomas L. McGowan

Thomas L. McGowan, aged 57, died at his home at Dargan at 1 o’clock this morning of complications after an illness of ten weeks. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ella McGowan, sosn, Thomas, Martinsburg; […]

September 5, 1934

5 Sep 1934

Gross: State Roads Quarry Foreman Drops Dead At Work

Chas. D. Gross Is Victim Of Heart Attack.State Roads Quarry Foreman Drops Dead At Work Tuesday. Stricken with an acute heart attack, Charles D. Gross, 60, foreman of a State Roads Commission corps, dropped dead at […]

September 6, 1933

6 Sep 1933

Obit: George Samuel Houser

George Samuel Houser died at his home in Bakerton, West Virginia, following a long illness, aged 75 years. He was born and reared in Washington County, Md., the son of Samuel and Mary Bennett Houser, the […]

June 29, 1963

29 Jun 1963

Funkstown, Mapleville Clash Sunday

Mapleville and Funkstown clash at Funkstown in a crucial contest as the Independent League moves into its 11th week of play on Sunday with a trio of games. Antietam travels to Greencastle and Bakerton visits Mt. […]

July 5, 1963

5 Jul 1963

Pony Express Team Wins Over Bakerton, 5 To 0

FUNKSTOWN RETAINS LEAD IN INDEPENDENT LOOPPony Express Team Wins Over Bakerton, 5 To 0. Jim Snyder, Phil Petry Combine to Hurl Shutout On July 4th; Stotler, Mercer Clout Back-To-Back Home Runs. Funkstown’s Pony Express baseball team […]

May 6, 1963

6 May 1963

Greencastle In 7-3 Win Over Bakerton Nine

Greencastle scored five runs in the fifth inning and went on to trim Bakerton, 7-3, in the Independent League yesterday. It was the first meeting of the year between the new clubs in the circuit and […]

August 11, 1959

11 Aug 1959

Obituary: Wilber H. Lewis

Wilber H. Lewis died suddenly at his home, Hagerstown, Route One, last evening, aged 72 years. Born in Samples Manor, he was the son of the late Jerome T. and Nannie V. (Winks) Lewis. He had […]

April 14, 1899

14 Apr 1899

Five New Drifts (Ore Bank)

Five new drifts 500 feet deep have been driven in the West Virginia iron-ore bank at Harper’s Ferry, now owned by Edward W. Mealey, of Hagerstown. The lowest drift is 80 feet below the surface. A […]

June 15, 1934

15 Jun 1934

Obituary: Millard D. Jamison

Millard D. Jamison died at his home at Antietam at 3 o’clock this morning of Hodkins disease, aged 27. He is survived by his wife, three children, May, Francis and David; brothers, Edgar, Antietam; Albert, Bakerton; […]

November 3, 1939

3 Nov 1939

Charles Sweeney caught with still near Bakerton

COUNTY MAN IS HELD FOR COURT.Charles L. Sweeney, Dargan, Caught With Still Near Bakerton. Charles L. Sweeney, Dargan section, who was arrested Tuesday by Federal agents for operation of a moonshine still across the Potomac near […]

September 6, 1933

6 Sep 1933

Obituary: George Samuel Houser

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