December 21, 2025

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 […]
December 21, 2025

Real Estate Transfers; Washington Building Lime Adds Two Parcels

The Washington Building Lime Company has added two small parcels of real estate to its holdings at Bakerton by purchase. One parcel containing one acre was bought of Hattie Moler and others; the other containing about […]
October 24, 2025

Naturalization Intent: Patrick Hopkins

Patrick Hopkins, an alien, who has lately arrived in the United States and is desirous of being naturalized a citizen thereof, this day, appeared in Court and in pursuance of the act of Congress made a […]
August 14, 2024

Superintendent Brett & Moore married.

Mr. Samuel W. Brett, superintendent of the Bakerton Lime Works, and Miss Fannie B. Moore, attractive daughter of County Commissioner T. B. Moore, were married at the residence of the bride’s parents, at Halltown in this […]
May 2, 2024

Hold Up May Link with Fatal Crash (Duke Dec.)

HOLD-UP MAY LINK WITH FATAL CRASHHit-and-Run Death of J. C. Duke Leads Police to Investigate. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star.PRIEST BRIDGE, Md., May 31. — With two colored men under arrest in Annapolis as […]