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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May 22, 2020

A Visit to Bakerton.

The editor of the REGISTER spent last Friday at the busy village of Bakerton, in this county, where the Standard Stone and Lime Company of Washington, of which the Messrs. Baker are the moving spirits, has […]
May 22, 2020

Bakerton, 1890

Bakerton is the name of the new town that is being built up at Oak Grove school-house. It is two and a-half miles from the main line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, by which it […]
September 18, 2018

Billmyer & Rentch Receive Spring/Summer Goods

Messrs. BAKER & Billmyer, and D. S. RENTCH are now receiving a splendid and varied assortment of Spring and Summer Goods, which they are determined to dispose of at low prices. See advertisements in to-day’s Register.
July 31, 2018

Millard’s Clerks Up In The Air

P. S. Millard’s clerks were “all up in the air” yesterday–shingling the roof of his store. We hope that his clerks will bring prices down with them.
July 31, 2018

W. S. Geary Resigns with Millard

W. S. Geary has resigned his position with P. S. Millard, the Bakerton merchant, to take employment at the Bartlett-Hayward ammunition plant in Baltimore. He will be greatly missed by his friends in the Bakerton neighborhood.
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