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January 15, 2025
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Published by Kaila on January 15, 2025
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Martin D. Welsh, Largest Eel

Another would-be winner, had we a contest for the largest eel, was sent in by Martin D. Welsh, Bakerton, W. Va., but sad to relate, the Fisherman’s Luck contests do not include a niche in which […]
KailaKaila July 24, 1927
January 15, 2025
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Published by Kaila on January 15, 2025
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Winters Opens Colored School At Bakerton

HARPERS FERRY NEWSHarpers Ferry, W. Va., Nov. 8 — The community exhibit which took place at the colored school house Thursday and Friday of last week was quite a success. Everything available was displayed, such as […]
KailaKaila November 10, 1917
January 12, 2025
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Published by Kaila on January 12, 2025
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Frederick Birds Do Well, But Virginians Have Little Money to Bet.

INTERSTATE COCKING MAIN.Frederick Birds Do Well, but Virginians Have Little Money to Bet– Forty Birds Fought.[Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.] POINT OF ROCKS, MD., March 24.– The second cocking main of the season between Maryland […]
KailaKaila March 25, 1897
May 2, 2024
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Published by Kaila on May 2, 2024
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Pig with Six Feet Born near Bakerton

PIG WITH SIX FEET, ALL IN ACTIVE USE, IS BORN IN W. VA.CHARLES TOWN, W. Va., July 16.– Charles Melvin, who farms at the edge of Bakerton, has a pig born with six perfect feet and […]
KailaKaila July 16, 1929
May 2, 2024
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Published by Kaila on May 2, 2024
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Spencer Takes Tavern Business For Radius of 20 miles.

Takes Business of Rivals. Spencer is now doing all the business formerly done by the three hotel bars that flourished for many years in Harpers Ferry, and then some more. Harpers Ferry was never dry before […]
KailaKaila July 20, 1911
May 1, 2024
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Published by Kaila on May 1, 2024
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State Road Commission Determines Licensure for “Drivable Contraption”

Robert Duke didn’t know what to call the contraption in which he drives daily from Bakerton to Shepherdstown, and neither did the state road commission after they received a description. Duke assembled the machine himself from […]
KailaKaila December 6, 1939
May 1, 2024
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Published by Kaila on May 1, 2024
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Bakerton Items – Love, Visitors, and Drought Broken

Bakerton, W. Va. – Aug. 16. This section was visited by a very pleasant rain fall, which was a great benefit to the growing crops.  Geo. Trundle has been on the sick list since Friday. We […]
KailaKaila August 17, 1894
May 1, 2024
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Published by Kaila on May 1, 2024
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Moler record: Read Bible 56 Times.

Read Bible 56 Times. John C. Moler, a venerable resident of Bakerton, has read the Bible through fifty-six times. It is doubtful if any other person can be found who has such a record.
KailaKaila June 1, 1907
December 6, 2023
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Published by Kaila on December 6, 2023
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John Howard Searching For Owner of Pocket Bible

Capt. John Howard, mineralogist for the Charlestown M., M. & I. Co., and who during the late war was an officer in the 7th Md. Regiment, U. S. army, has shown us a pocket bible which […]
KailaKaila March 10, 1891
December 3, 2023
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Published by Kaila on December 3, 2023
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Hunter, Appreciative Readers

The Register acknowledges most cordial messages and good wishes from its friends and appreciative readers, Mr. and Mrs. William Hunter, of Toronto, Iowa.
KailaKaila January 23, 1913
November 6, 2023
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Published by Kaila on November 6, 2023
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Bridget Doody, Oldest In U.S.

Bridget Doody, who lives at Mineral Point, Wis., and is one hundred and eighteen years old, is believed to be the oldest woman in the United States. Her baptismal record in the County Wexford, Ireland, states […]
KailaKaila May 9, 1890
October 5, 2023
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Published by Kaila on October 5, 2023
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Trespass Notice; Joseph L. Eichelberger

Trespass Notice.—THE undersigned hereby warns all persons from trespassing upon his lands, (either upon the farm occupied, by Mr. Joseph L. Eichelberger, near Unionville, or upon the farm upon which I reside,) in any way whatever, […]
KailaKaila June 3, 1882
August 2, 2023
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Published by Kaila on August 2, 2023
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Virginius, Spontaneous Combustion

A singular instance of spontaneous combustion lately occurred at Virginius, near Harper’s Ferry. In the office of Mr. Glazer, clerk for Mr. Wernwag, was a small wooden box. This was filled with fine saw dust, & […]
KailaKaila September 8, 1828
August 2, 2023
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Published by Kaila on August 2, 2023
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Mary Jackson; on 5th husband

A hard character. — Mrs. Mary Jackson, of Harper’s Ferry, now only twenty eight years of age, was married a few days since to her fifth husband.
KailaKaila May 26, 1827
July 28, 2023
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Published by Kaila on July 28, 2023
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Boteler; Gun Belonging to “Old” Brown

We saw in the possession of Hon. A. R. Boteler, on Monday last, a gun belonging to “old” Brown, taken from his rendezvous on the mountain, which weighed 34 pounds and was worked by means of […]
KailaKaila October 29, 1859
July 27, 2023
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Published by Kaila on July 27, 2023
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Shamrock, winning song.

MR. GALLAHER, Mr. Toohey, the Editor of the “Shamrock,” New York, lately offered the Shamrock for the next three years, free of postage, as a premium to the author of the best song suitable to the […]
KailaKaila April 7, 1824
July 24, 2023
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Published by Kaila on July 24, 2023
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Harpers Ferry Population

The population of Harper’s Ferry is 952 and Bolivar 804, making a total of 1,756. Of this number, 426 are colored persons.
KailaKaila March 27, 1891
July 22, 2023
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Published by Kaila on July 22, 2023
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Items from Bakerton

Letter from Bakerton.Bakerton, Jan. 7, 1891. Miss Mary Moler, ho is attending school in Winchester, was home on a visit during Christmas week. Miss Addie Cather came with her to spend the short holiday given them […]
KailaKaila January 7, 1891
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