We learn that Dr. Daniel Bedinger, of Jefferson county, Va. is appointed paymaster of the United States army, at Harper’s Ferry. We learn too, that Capt M Thompson, the present clerk in that office, is to […]
Female Education WM M. JONES respectfully informs his friends and the public generally, that he has concluded to open a School for Females in Alexandria, on the 1st Monday in September next. His course of instruction […]
An incident of the occasion is thus referred to by Mr. Throckmorton, of Harper’s Ferry : When Beckham was shot our men became almost frantic. They rushed in Wager’s hotel, where the prisoner (Thompson) was crying […]
Bakerton, W. VA.,March 10th, 1891, DEAR EDITOR– While all is quiet and serene at this place, yet there is one topic daily discussed with interest, viz: the C. & O. Canal. As many of our citizen […]
A Veteran Railroad Man’s Memories of John Brown and the Raiders of 1859 HARPER’S FERRY, W. VA., Dec. 26.NEXT Tuesday will mark the anniversary of the execution of John Brown and his band of raiders at […]
