December 5, 2025

The Old River Road to Shepherdstown

The Old River Road to Shepherdstown.By J. O. Knott The Potomac is one of the most picturesque rivers in the world. When I heard as a child, the words: “Oh Jordan’s stormy banks I stand, and […]
November 17, 2025

More About the Old Mill [Cement]

The relating of one interesting event in Shepherdstown’s history calls out another. The recent article in the Register concerning the old mill east of town brought to the remembrance of Mr. Beltzhoover that some years ago […]
November 10, 2025

Small, Esq. Questions Title of Ore Bank

ALBERT SMALL,Attorney and Counsellor at Law.Hagerstown, Md., July 28th, 1883. The Hon. The Secry of the Treasury:Sir:Just at the close of the Rebellion, while a student here my predecessor found among his father’s “papers” a bundle […]
October 23, 2025

Naturalization: Peter McKenna

Peter McKenna, a native of Ireland, this day applied to the Court to be admitted a citizen of the United States, as it appearing to the Court that more than two years ago, to wit: at […]
October 22, 2025

Thieves in Harpers Ferry, Bakerton.

Letter from Harper’s Ferry. Messrs. Editors.– A short time ago some thief or thieves invaded the hennery of poor Billy Anderson, and abstracted therefrom eight valuable chickens of fancy blood. They came a few nights since […]