INDIAN KNIFE FOUND.John Houser, who is employed at the West Virginia Ore Bank, near Harper’s Ferry, found last week a large, stone Indian knife, about 15 inches long, and some small Indian relics among the stones […]
An almost complete home-coming took place on Easter at the home of Mr. J. T. Lewis, Dargan. With the exception of one son, all of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis’ children were at home. Those present were: […]
We were pleased to have a call last Saturday from Mr. Thos. B. Welsh and Mr. Lawrence Welsh, of Bakerton, who paid their subscriptions to the REGISTER.
Soup at Bakerton. A person coming into Bakerton last Saturday night would have been reminded of war times and camp-fire, for there was an old-time chicken soup, given at Moler’s store. The way those fat hens […]
The returns from the big porkers at Bakerton show that some good-sized pigs have been killed there this year. Thomas B. Welsh had five, the weights of which were 422, 407, 355, 335 and 313 pounds. […]
We were pleased to have a call last Saturday from Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Welsh, of Bakerton, who spent the day with friends in Shepherdstown. They are good friends of the REGISTER and paid up […]
A “devil’s cake” proved a very popular article at the festival at Bakerton last week. It brought the neat sum of $10.35. It was made and presented by Miss Anna Mary Welsh.
Miss Pearl Welsh, the ten-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Welsh, of Bakerton, was operated upon last Sunday for appendicitis. She stood the operation well and is getting along very nicely.
BAKERTON NEWS. With two steam shovels in operation at Bakerton, a great deal of excavation work is in progress. Much excitement prevailed the other day by the rumor, which quickly spread over the entire plant, that […]
The M. E. Sunday school picnic will be held at the river, near Mr. “Pet” Moler’s farm, on Saturday, August 26. These guests are spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Trundle: Mrs. Sarah […]
Chas. P. Gouker, Mrs. Frank Cole, Mrs. Hunter Swann and Mrs. Ida L. Moore, all of Washington, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hopper and family. Mrs. Gouker, who has been spending the past […]
Painter’s Secret.The living worth of good work is always recognized, even in small things. Sign-painters do not usually achieve wealth or fame, yet the Chicago News declares that fortune awaits the man who painted a station […]
HAS HISTORIC PASTHarper’s Ferry One of the Country’s Interesting Towns. Quaint, Picturesque and Almost Foreign Village in the Shenandoah Valley Has Prominent Place in History. Harper’s Ferry, Va.– Among the many interesting towns in the United […]
A few years after Elmwood mansion house was built the stone house was erected on Cold Spring Farm– where the new barn is now being built! This was also most substantially constructed, designed to stand for […]
