Research Topic

Pastimes

This topic appears in 80 indexed records between 1800 and 1943.
80 Indexed Records
1800 Earliest Record
1943 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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May 1, 2024

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 […]
May 1, 2024

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 […]
May 1, 2024

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.
December 6, 2023

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 […]
December 3, 2023

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.
Time Periods

Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 16 records
1900s 13 records
1910s 13 records
1920s 9 records
1820s 3 records
1860s 2 records