Research Topic

Mercantile Business

This topic appears in 41 indexed records between 1832 and 1977.
41 Indexed Records
1832 Earliest Record
1977 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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January 15, 2025

Moler’s Confectionery Burned

Shenandoah Junction. The confectionery store of Mr. Walter Moler, of Bakerton, W. Va., was destroyed by fire Monday. There was no insurance on the stock.
January 12, 2025

West Virginians [Jefferson Co.] Report a Year of Much Prosperity

FARMERS FARED WELL.West Virginians Report A Year of Much Prosperity.MOST ABUNDANT APPLE CROP.Lands Held Their Own In Price And Farmers Had Little Difficulty In Getting Loans At 6 Per Cent. [Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.]CHARLESTOWN, […]
May 1, 2024

Bakerton Items, Visitations, Campmeeting, Business and Drought

Bakerton, W. Va – July 24. Mrs. Alice Trundle, of Washington, is spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. George Duke, near Bakerton. Misses Sallie and Annie White, of Montgomery county, are visiting their uncle, Robert […]
May 1, 2024

C. D. Carter Store Burns, Loss of $25k

Store Burns At Bakerton Loss $25,000 There was a destructive fire at Bakerton, Jefferson county, early Tuesday morning when the general merchandise store of C. D. Carter was entirely destroyed, together with the big stock of […]
May 1, 2024

Millard, Moore Married At Halltown

Miss Mary Jessie Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Boeteler Moore, was married Wednesday at Halltown to Mr. Preston R. Millard, a merchant of Bakerton, by Rev. A. C. Hopkins, of Charles Town. The couple left […]
Time Periods

Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1910s 8 records
1940s 7 records
1900s 5 records
1950s 5 records
1890s 4 records
1920s 2 records