Shocking Accident. — Augustus Darby, aged 10 or 12 years, a son of Mr. Grafton Darby, of Martinsburg, was suddenly killed on Wednesday last. He was playing at the saw-mill of Fitz, when his clothing was […]
Sad Termination to a Frolic A correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch, writes from Harrisonburg, Va., under the date of April 7th, as follows: On Thursday night last there was a terrible tragedy enacted in this county. […]
Killed at the Bakerton Quarries.- William M. Smith, engineer in charge of the dinkey engine, at the limestone quarries at Bakerton, this county, was killed last Monday by a collision of the engine and a string […]
Disastrous Fire at Bakerton. The thriving town of Bakerton was the scene of another disastrous fire last Friday night, when the big store of Preston S. Millard was utterly consumed by the flames. Mr. Millard, who […]
Finds Death in Rattlesnake Run Last Sunday afternoon Lewis Woods, a boy about 14 years of age, met with a peculiar death in Rattlesnake run, two or three miles south of Shepherdstown. The little fellow made […]
John Moore, of Sample’s Manor, who works at the Bakerton lime plant, had a trying day of it last Wednesday. He was first struck on the head by a flying stone from a blast, which caused […]
Items From Bakerton. I see through your columns news from other places, and I thought that I would give you some from our little town. Bakerton is growing and is now about a mile long. It […]
Accident at Bakerton. A bad accident occurred yesterday morning at the limestone quarries of the Washington Building Lime Company at Bakerton, when Richard Brashears, of Sharpsburg, and John Hetzel, of Antietam, were painfully hurt. The two […]
The funeral service of Griggs Flanagan, whose sad death we recorded last week, was held Saturday morning at the home of his mother, Mrs. Bertha D. Flanagan, near Bakerton. The service was conducted by Rev. John […]
KILLED IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT. Tragic Death of Young Griggs Flanagan Near Shepherdstown. “The only son of his mother, and she was a widow.” A splendid young life was crushed out and a loving mother’s heart was […]
Big Fire at Bakerton. A part of the lime-burning plant of the Washington Building Lime Company at Bakerton, this county, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The fire started about 3 a. m., and seems […]
Sharpsburg News. While crossing the river near Mountain Lock last Saturday evening the boat in which were eleven men sank, and several of the number came near drowning, being unable to swim. Some of them belong […]
A stable on Mrs. Bertha Flanagan’s place near Bakerton, tenanted by Harry Trussell, was destroyed by fire last Saturday, together with its contents. Mr. Trussell has no idea how it caught afire.
James Flanagan lost a valuable mare last Friday night, the animal having hanged itself in its stall by a halter chain. This is the second horse that Mr. Flanagan has lost in the same stall in […]
The family of our friend John M. Welch, of Bakerton, this county, must have pretty good consciences, for they are sound sleepers. During the heavy thunder storm that passed over that section last Sunday night lightning […]
Dr. S. T. Knott and Dr. G. W. Banks last Saturday removed a tumor from the neck of Mr. John Welsh, of Bakerton. The operation was very successfully performed, and Mr. Welsh is getting along firstrate. […]
Mr. Thomas Welsh, who was injured in a blast at Bakerton, did not die, as reported. Mr. D. R. Houser, his foreman, was in town Tuesday, and said he was getting along very nicely.
