EvidenceCollection: The News

July 27, 1891

Fire at Bakerton: Kilns and Freight Cars Destroyed

FIRE AT BAKERTONLime Kilns and Freight Cars Destroyed. The valuable lime kilns of the Washington Building Lime Company at Bakerton, near Martinsburg, W. Va. were destroyed by fire at 4 o’clock yesterday morning, entailing a loss […]
July 30, 1891

Rebuilding of Lime Kilns Commenced

Work has already begun upon preparations for the rebuilding of the lime kilns at Bakerton, which were destroyed by fire as reported in Monday’s NEWS.
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 […]
August 20, 1896

Obit: Mary J. Hoff

The Work of Death. Mary J. Hoff. Mary Jane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Hoff, died at the residence of her parents in Bakerton, W. Va., on August 16, of consumption, aged 17 years 10 months […]
August 17, 1894

Bakerton Items – Love, Visitors, and Drought Broken

Bakerton, W. Va. – Aug. 16. This section was visited by a very pleasant rain fall, which was a great benefit to the growing crops.  Geo. Trundle has been on the sick list since Friday. We […]