Laborers

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Laborers

This topic appears in 72 indexed records between 1831 and 1960.
72 Indexed Records
1831 Earliest Record
1960 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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May 22, 2026

Kelly agst. Smithfield, Charles Town and Harpers Ferry Turnpike Co.

Patrick Kelly Plaintiffagainstthe Smithfield, Charles Town and Harpers ferry Turnpike company Defendants This day came the plaintiff by his attorney, and the defendant being solemnly called come not, and thereupon came a Jury to wit, William […]
January 20, 2026

Curry; Killed By Train

Benjamin Curry, son-in-law of Mr. Patrick Higgins, of Keep Tryst, Md., who was employed in the B. & O. yards at Brunswick, was killed by a train there Thursday morning. — H. F. Sentinel.
January 6, 2026

Hoffman, Injured At Ore Bank

Lewis Hoffman, son of Frederick Hoffman, Sample’s Manor, employed at the West Virginia ore bank, was struck by a hugh [huge] rock which fell from overhead. His leg between the knee and ankle was broken.
January 6, 2026

Hoffmaster from & Best to Fruit Farm

Mr. J. W. Hoffmaster, this week, removed from the Osborne and Keller fruit farm to Dr. Reichard’s place, and Mr. Hezekiah Best, of near the West Virginia ore bank, has removed to the Osborne and Keller […]
January 6, 2026

Antietam Iron Works & Ore Banks

The furnace at Antietam, near Sharpsburg, known as the Antietam Iron Works, was put in blast last Thursday, the 19th inst., after standing idle for several years. Superintendent B. K. Goodyear’s daughter, Miss Oro Blanche Goodyear, […]
January 6, 2026

Harpers Ferry Laborers in Short Supply

According to the Harper’s Ferry Sentinel farm laborers are scarce in that vicinity and high priced, owing to all the laborers being in demand by the following industries in operation in the district. The Halltown Straw […]
January 6, 2026

Obit: James Myers

James Franklin Myers, Dargan, died at the Guilford Convalescent Home, Boonsboro, Friday morning of complications, after a long illness, aged 76 years. He was a member of Church of God of Samples Manor. He was employed […]
January 4, 2026

Gross: State Roads Quarry Foreman Drops Dead At Work

Chas. D. Gross Is Victim Of Heart Attack.State Roads Quarry Foreman Drops Dead At Work Tuesday. Stricken with an acute heart attack, Charles D. Gross, 60, foreman of a State Roads Commission corps, dropped dead at […]
December 20, 2025

Labor Strike at Engle/Bakerton Work Slows.

The first labor trouble in three years in this county came Thursday of last week, when the entire quarry force of the Southern Limestone Company at Engle quit work. About fifty men are involved. The strike […]
December 20, 2025

Houser Accepts Timekeeper Position in OH

Mr. W. J. Bryan Houser, of Bakerton, son of Mr. D. R. Houser, has accepted a position as time keeper with the Washington Building Lime Co., at Woodville, Ohio, and is much pleased with that section […]
December 20, 2025

Death Notice: Charles Flannagan

Charles Flannagan, aged 22 years died suddenly while laughing and talking with fellow employees of the Washington Building Lime Co., at Bakerton, Monday. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. James Flannagan, who with one […]
December 20, 2025

Death Notice: Roy Welsh

Roy Welsh, for years an employee of the Washington Building Lime Co., at Bakerton, died at his home there Saturday after a short illness. He was 44 years of age.
December 15, 2025

Armorers Strike & Petition

December 15, 2025

Harpers Ferry Armed Against Irish Laborers

December 15, 2025

Armory Wages Significantly Reduced

December 6, 2025

The Fifteenth Amendment

THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.The number of States which have passed the Fifteenth Amendment is twenty-one, and of these, four cannot be regarded as having legally ratified it. The St. Louis Republican (Democratic) accuses the Radical papers of […]
December 6, 2025

Riot at Winchester Depot

RIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS.– On Saturday night last, a number of negroes waylaid an Irish citizen near the Cemetery, and beat him in an outrageous manner. Upon this fact being ascertained on the Sabbath, there was some excitement […]
December 6, 2025

VA Election; Irish Casting Votes

THE VIRGINIA ELECTION. The election of Mr. Wise, says the Washington Organ, is generally conceded although there are nearly fifty counties yet to be heard from. It is hardly probable that Mr. Flournoy has gained enough […]
Time Periods

Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1830s 16 records
1840s 7 records
1900s 6 records
1910s 6 records
1860s 6 records
1850s 5 records